v. give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
E.g. He wanted to release the list with the names of the prisoners before Monday.
v. free from a burden; alleviate; save from ruin
E.g. International contractors led by the French started tunneling under this city of fifteen million to help relieve traffic congestion.
a. eased; made easier to bear; extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
E.g. She set the little creature down, and felt quite relieved to see it trot away quietly into the wood.
n. expression, in speech or writing, of something remarked or noticed
E.g. It was this last remark that had made the whole party look so grave and anxious.
n. depiction or interpretation, as in painting or music; translation; version
E.g. I am sure his rendering was the biggest and fullest side of that man - there is always a fine ironical appreciation of character.
n. improving by renewing and restoring; state of being restored to its former good condition; renewal
E.g. After a long renovation, you look much better.
v. force or drive back; disgust; offer resistance to; fight against
E.g. Poles of the same name repel each other; poles of unlike name attract each other.
v. fill or make complete again; add a new stock or supply to
E.g. Before she could take another backpacking trip, Carla had to replenish her stock of freeze-dried foods.
v. duplicate, copy, reproduce, or repeat; fold over or bend back
E.g. Because he had always wanted a palace, Donald decided to replicate the Tai Mahal in miniature on his estate.
a. fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude; bearing character or power of another; acting for another or others
E.g. Obviously letting things run their natural course has not resulted in such a representative diversity!
v. have offspring or young; duplicate; make a copy
E.g. The deer and hare in our neighborhood reproduce madly.
n. extreme dislike or aversion; opposition; conflict; resistance, in a physical sense
E.g. I can still recall my repugnance when I was told that dirty story.
v. force or drive back; drive back; refuse; disgust
E.g. He had to repulse the suggestion because it gave him no room to live.
v. express the need or desire for; ask for
E.g. I request that she inputs the entire manuscript in 2 days.
n. free from harm or evil; take from legal custody by force
E.g. Whale and dolphin rescue is an international issue.
v. feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
E.g. What people resent is that CEOs are earning many hundreds of times more than the average employee.
n. lack of enthusiasm; skeptical caution; something saved for future use; self-restraint in expression
E.g. The bank had put $3.9 billion in reserve to cover such costs.
v. keep back, as for future use or for a special purpose; keep or secure for one; retain
E.g. I reserve the right to disagree.
v. dwell; live in a place permanently or for an extended period
E.g. We reside officially in Iceland.
n. one who resides in a place permanently or for an extended period; dweller
E.g. One police officer told the BBC that fifty-three mentally ill patients were resident in the institution.
a. firm, unyielding, or determined; having decided purpose
E.g. Louise was resolute: She would get into medical school no matter what.
n. honor or esteem; admire; aspect; detail or point
E.g. The publishers say they are not cashing in, just treating the emergency services with the respect they deserve.
a. individual; relating to particular persons or things, each to each; particular; respectful; regardful
E.g. She says the leaders will brief each other on their respective domestic development plan.
a. inhaling and exhaling; breathing
E.g. Chronic malnutrition is said to be widespread; major causes among children include respiratory infections and malaria.
n. duties; obligation; state of being responsible, accountable, or answerable
E.g. Now the Norwegian Fisheries Minister says Norway has a national responsibility to discover the fate of one of its famous sons.
v. give or bring back; return to its original condition
E.g. He told BBC News that they will restore it using 200-year-old techniques and all their old tools.
v. keep under control; hold back ; place limits on
E.g. No one had leisure to watch or restrain them.
v. keep or confine within limits
E.g. This will give recommendation on the best way to advance, but not restrict thing.
v. keep; maintain possession of; hire by payment of a fee; keep in mind; remember
E.g. I read over 100 books a year, and what I retain is usually the general storyline and my impression of the characters.
a. holding; having quality, power, or capacity of retaining, as to retain knowledge with ease
E.g. The pupil did not need to spend much time studying, for he had a retentive mind and remembered all he read.
v. fall or draw back; withdraw or retire; slope backward
E.g. It looks like Alice Hoffman wisely thought to retreat from the field and suspended or cancelled her account.
a. greatly respected; profoundly honored
E.g. The intervention by Thailand's revered monarch two weeks ago is more likely to have influenced their verdict.
a. full of rigors; harsh; rigidly accurate; precise
E.g. Disliked by his superiors, the officer candidate endured an extremely rigorous training program.
v. grow ripe; cause to ripen or develop fully
E.g. The peach and plum ripen in July and both are my summer fruit.
a. involving risk or danger; hazardous
E.g. Shares are a relatively risky asset, it's not good for common seniors holding.
n. established ceremony prescribed by a religion
E.g. The reading out of a roll call of the dead has become an annual rite.
n. gnawing; biting; corroding; any of various mammals of rodent, such as a mouse, rat, squirrel,
E.g. A cat killing a small rodent is not a cause for alarm as regards the psychological health of the cat.
n. fish eggs; egg mass; female of any species of deer
E.g. Roe is the fully ripe egg masses of fish and certain marine animals, such as shrimp and scallop.
a. elastic; difficult to chew; having a texture resembling rubber
E.g. Our own clock radio in our bedroom has the same kind of rubbery pads on the bottom.
v. fall or tumble down; destroy; devastate; exterminate
E.g. We see him gradually ruin himself for a long existing rumor of his property.