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romanticisation |
Noun
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the act of indulging in sentiment |
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reward |
Noun
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an act performed to strengthen approved behavior |
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reward |
Noun
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benefit resulting from some event or action |
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reward |
Noun
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the offer of money for helping to find a criminal or for returning lost property |
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reward |
Noun
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a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing |
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reward |
Noun
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payment made in return for a service rendered |
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reward |
Verb
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strengthen and support with rewards |
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reward |
Verb
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act or give recompense in recognition of someone's behavior or actions |
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reward |
Verb
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bestow honor or rewards upon |
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refereeing |
Noun
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the act of umpiring |
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rapprochement |
Noun
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the reestablishing of cordial relations |
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rape conviction |
Noun
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conviction for rape |
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robbery conviction |
Noun
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conviction for robbery |
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retaliatory eviction |
Noun
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an eviction in reprisal for the tenant's good-faith complaints against the landlord |
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reenlistment |
Noun
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a renewed enlistment |
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royalism |
Noun
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adherence or attachment to a monarchy or to the principle of monarchal government |
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rendezvous |
Noun
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a meeting planned at a certain time and place |
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rendezvous |
Noun
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a date |
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rendezvous |
Noun
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a place where people meet |
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rendezvous |
Verb
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meet at a rendezvous |
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ridicule |
Noun
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the act of deriding or treating with contempt |
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ridicule |
Noun
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language or behavior intended to mock or humiliate |
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ridicule |
Verb
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subject to laughter or ridicule |
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rebuff |
Noun
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a deliberate discourteous act, usually as an expression of anger or disapproval |
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rebuff |
Noun
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an instance of driving away or warding off |
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rebuff |
Verb
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reject outright and bluntly |
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rebuff |
Verb
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force or drive back |
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recusancy |
Noun
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refusal to submit to established authority |
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resettlement |
Noun
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the transportation of people (as a family or colony) to a new settlement (as after an upheaval of some kind) |
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race murder |
Noun
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systematic killing of a racial or cultural group |
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racial extermination |
Noun
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systematic killing of a racial or cultural group |
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requital |
Noun
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an act of requiting |
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requital |
Noun
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a justly deserved penalty |
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retaliation |
Noun
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action taken in return for an injury or offense |
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revenge |
Noun
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action taken in return for an injury or offense |
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revenge |
Verb
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take revenge for a perceived wrong |
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reverence |
Noun
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an act showing respect (especially a bow or curtsy) |
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reverence |
Noun
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a reverent mental attitude |
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reverence |
Noun
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a feeling of profound respect for someone or something |
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reverence |
Verb
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regard with feelings of respect and reverence |
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reprisal |
Noun
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a retaliatory action against an enemy in wartime |
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radio observation |
Noun
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an observation made with a radio telescope |
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raising hell |
Noun
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making trouble just for the fun of it |
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readmission |
Noun
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the act of admitting someone again |
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remarriage |
Noun
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the act of marrying again |
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recruitment |
Noun
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the act of getting recruits |
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reference |
Noun
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the act of referring or consulting |
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reference |
Noun
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the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression |
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reference |
Noun
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the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to |
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reference |
Noun
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(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored |