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refractory  Speak Example sentences
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extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
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put down by force or intimidation ; restrain; crush; oppress; conceal or hide
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pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
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stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
relapse  Speak Example sentences
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feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
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falling back into a former state, especially becoming worse
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
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make an energetic, usually hasty search
relinquish  Speak Example sentences
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reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
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prominent or protruding; projecting outwardly; moving by leaps or springs
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pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
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give up something with reluctance; retire from; give up or abandon
remiss  Speak Example sentences
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give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law
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list, especially of names
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negligent; careless in performing duty or business
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government; mode of ruling; rule; authority
remit  Speak Example sentences
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stubborn; unmanageable; obstinately resistant to authority or control
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feel regret, remorse, or sorrow for; mourn
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reddish color; healthy-looking
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send back; give up; surrender; resign; restore; transmit or send, especially as money in payment of a demand
renegade  Speak Example sentences
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list, especially of names
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metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or pieces of material together
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disloyal person; traitor or rebel
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reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
requisition  Speak Example sentences
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act of requiring, as of right; demand or application made as by authority.
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extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
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do something harmful or negative to get revenge for some harm; fight back or respond in kind to an injury or affront
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of or relating to a monarch; royal; magnificent; splendid
resolve  Speak Example sentences
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something justly deserved; recompense; compensation; punishment for offenses
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pitiless; cruel; having no compassion or pity; merciless
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determination; formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote
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meeting at a prearranged time and place; popular gathering place; prearranged meeting point for troops or ships
restitution  Speak Example sentences
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reparation; getting something back again; restoring something to its original state
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satisfy appetite fully; satisfy to excess
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extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions
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remainder; small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
retroactive  Speak Example sentences
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go backwards; decline to inferior state; degenerate
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moderation or limitation; controlling force; loss of freedom; control of feelings
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revoke or annul, especially by official or formal act
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extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to prior conditions