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Essential Vocabulary
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QUICK REVIEW #71
Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.

1. reconnoiter a. formidable
2. recrimination b. disprove
3. rectify c. bend
4. redoubtable d. entertain
5. reductive e. survey

6. redundancy f. vomit
7. refract g. superfluity
8. refute h. recurrence
9. regale i. repeat
10. regurgitate j. correct
11. reiterate k. countercharge
12. relapse l. lowering

relinquish (ri LIN kwish) vt. 1. to abandon (a claim); 2. to surrender
(something); 3. to give up
• Carla relinquished all claim to part ownership of Ira’s cat.
• By the Treaty of Torsedilla, Spain relinquished all claims on Brazil to
Portugal.
• Mike relinquished his sidearm to the palace guard.
[-ed, -ing] [Syn. abandon, waive, forego]
reluctant (ri LUHK tint) adj. 1. unwilling or opposed to participating in;
disinclined; 2. marked by unwillingness
• The defendant in most trials is usually a reluctant participant.
• Mark seemed reluctant to accept Abbie’s excuse for not being able to go
bowling on Thursday night.
[-ly adv.] [Syn. loath, unwilling]
remiss (ri MISS) adj. 1. negligent in; careless about; lax; 2. marked by careless-
ness or negligence
• Don’t be remiss in paying your income taxes on time.
• The yard clearly showed that the house’s last owner had been remiss in
performing lawn maintenance.
[Syn. negligent, neglectful, lax]
remnant (REM nint) n. 1. what is left over; remainder; 2. a small remaining
part or quantity; 3. last trace; 4. a piece of cloth or carpet left at the end of a roll
• Only a small remnant of the turkey remained after the feasters at Bob and
Barbara’s were finished with it.