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ruination |
Noun
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an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction |
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regicide |
Noun
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the act of killing a king |
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regicide |
Noun
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someone who commits regicide |
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razing |
Noun
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complete destruction of a building |
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razing |
Noun
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the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled |
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relinquishment |
Noun
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the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. |
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relinquishment |
Noun
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a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. |
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relinquishing |
Noun
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the act of giving up and abandoning a struggle or task etc. |
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relinquishing |
Noun
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a verbal act of renouncing a claim or right or position etc. |
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recission |
Noun
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(law) the act of rescinding |
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rescission |
Noun
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(law) the act of rescinding |
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regression |
Noun
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returning to a former state |
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regression |
Noun
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the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x) |
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regression |
Noun
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(psychiatry) a defense mechanism in which you flee from reality by assuming a more infantile state |
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regression |
Noun
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an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely |
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retch |
Noun
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an involuntary spasm of ineffectual vomiting |
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retch |
Verb
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eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth |
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retch |
Verb
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make an unsuccessful effort to vomit |
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retrogression |
Noun
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returning to a former state |
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retrogression |
Noun
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passing from a more complex to a simpler biological form |
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retroversion |
Noun
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returning to a former state |
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retroversion |
Noun
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translation back into the original language |
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retroversion |
Noun
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a turning or tilting backward of an organ or body part |
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resumption |
Noun
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beginning again |
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recommencement |
Noun
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beginning again |
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rise to power |
Noun
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the act of attaining or gaining access to a new office or right or position (especially the throne) |
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reveille |
Noun
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a signal to get up in the morning |
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reveille |
Noun
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a military signal to wake up |
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rubdown |
Noun
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the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes |
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redress |
Noun
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act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil |
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redress |
Noun
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a sum of money paid in compensation for loss or injury |
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redress |
Verb
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make reparations or amends for |
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remedy |
Noun
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act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil |
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remedy |
Noun
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a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain |
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remedy |
Verb
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provide relief for |
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remedy |
Verb
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set straight or right |
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remediation |
Noun
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act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil |
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retribution |
Noun
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the act of correcting for your wrongdoing |
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retribution |
Noun
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the act of taking revenge, such as harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done, especially in the next life |
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retribution |
Noun
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a justly deserved penalty |
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recompense |
Noun
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the act of compensating for service or loss or injury |
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recompense |
Noun
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payment or reward (as for service rendered) |
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recompense |
Verb
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make payment to |
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recompense |
Verb
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make amends for |
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re-establishment |
Noun
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restoration to a previous state |
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reform |
Noun
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a change for the better as a result of correcting abuses |
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reform |
Noun
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self-improvement in behavior or morals by abandoning some vice |
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reform |
Noun
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a campaign aimed to correct abuses or malpractices |
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reform |
Verb
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change for the better |
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reform |
Verb
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make changes for improvement in order to remove abuse and injustices |