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


Spelling Word: radius
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v.
purchase back; regain possession of by payment; ransom or rescue from captivity; pay penalty; make amends for


Spelling Word: redeem
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n.
frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on axis, on which threads or lines are wound


Spelling Word: reel
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n.
transmitting money, bills, especially to a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in discharge of an obligation


Spelling Word: remittance
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n. Syn. alteration; renewal
improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal


Spelling Word: renovation
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v. Syn. disgust; reject; refuse
force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against


Spelling Word: repel
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v. Syn. admonish
express disapproval or disappointment; bring shame upon; disgrace


Spelling Word: reproach
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v. Syn. dwell; live; inhabit
dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period


Spelling Word: reside
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v. Syn. yield; surrender; abandon
sign back; return by a formal act; yield to another; abandon


Spelling Word: resign
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n. Syn. breathing; exhalation
breathing; process of inhaling and exhaling; oxidative process occurring within living cells


Spelling Word: respiration