4000 Duolingo Vocabulary List

purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for

capable of being revoked; as a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant

having the shape of a rectangle; having one or more right angles

not wanting to take some action; averse

make less severe or strict; become less tense

consume greedily; devour; seek or seize as prey or plunder

frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound

recurring with measured regularity

deliberately lowering the body's temperature for therapeutic purposes

established ceremony prescribed by a religion

involving risk or danger; hazardous

money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward

easily; quickly; in a prompt, timely manner; promptly

not wanting to take some action; averse

the direct popular vote on a proposed law or constitutional amendment; a note from a diplomat

keep under control; hold back; place limits on

a right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery

keep back, as for future use or a special purpose; keep or secure for one; retain

preserve by chilling; cool or chill something

arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain

determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

make less severe or strict; become less tense

grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully

preserve by chilling; cool or chill something

act of restoring something or someone to a satisfactory state

put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide

keep under control; hold back; place limits on

chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of the water

organize opposition to authority; make revolution

purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay the penalty; make amends for

receding; pull back or move away or backward; withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position

money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward

move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over

money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward

overturn; turn inside out or upside down; turning in the opposite direction

put down by force or intimidation; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide

a rapid series of short, loud sounds; loosely connected horny sections

recurring with measured regularity

capable of being revoked; as a revocable edict or grant; a revocable covenant

become destroyed by water, air, or an etching chemical such as an acid