a disavowal or taking back of a previous assertion
report card
Noun
a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
rogation
Noun
a solemn supplication ceremony prescribed by the church
repulse
Noun
an instance of driving away or warding off
repulse
Verb
force or drive back
repulse
Verb
cause to move back by force or influence
repulse
Verb
be repellent to
requiescat
Noun
a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
recounting
Noun
an act of narration
rumor
Noun
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
rumor
Verb
tell or spread rumors
rumour
Noun
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
rumour
Verb
tell or spread rumors
redirect examination
Noun
(law) questioning of a witness by the party that called the witness after that witness has been subject to cross-examination
ratification
Noun
making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it
ratting
Noun
to furnish incriminating evidence to an officer of the law, usually in return for favors
run-in
Noun
an angry dispute
reintroduction
Noun
an act of renewed introduction
rights offering
Noun
an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later
rights issue
Noun
an offering of common stock to existing shareholders who hold subscription rights or pre-emptive rights that entitle them to buy newly issued shares at a discount from the price at which they will be offered to the public later
rule of grammar
Noun
a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
rule of morphology
Noun
a linguistic rule for the formation of words
recrimination
Noun
mutual accusations
radar target
Noun
a radar echo displayed so as to show the position of a reflecting surface
radar echo
Noun
an electronic signal that has been reflected back to the radar antenna
radar beacon
Noun
a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position
racon
Noun
a device that, on receiving radar signals, transmits coded signals in response to help navigators determine their position
renouncement
Noun
an act (spoken or written) declaring that something is surrendered or disowned
ranting
Noun
a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
rodomontade
Noun
vain and empty boasting
remonstrance
Noun
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
rhodomontade
Noun
vain and empty boasting
remonstration
Noun
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
reference point
Noun
an indicator that orients you generally
Red Notice
Noun
an Interpol notice describing a wanted person and asking that he or she be arrested with a view to extradition
raw deal
Noun
unfair treatment
renascence
Noun
a second or new birth
recurrent event
Noun
an event that recurs at intervals
rift
Noun
a personal or social separation (as between opposing factions)
rift
Noun
a narrow fissure in rock
rift
Noun
a gap between cloud masses
running start
Noun
a quick and auspicious beginning
running start
Noun
a racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line
racing start
Noun
the start of a race
run-time error
Noun
an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time
runtime error
Noun
an error in logic or arithmetic that must be detected at run time
ravage
Noun
(usually plural) a destructive action
ravage
Verb
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
ravage
Verb
make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
rolling wave
Noun
a long heavy sea wave as it advances towards the shore