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resilient (ri ZIL yint) adj. 1. bouncing back from adversity; 2. springing back 327
into shape after having been distorted; 3. recovering strength, spirit, and good
humor
• Gary showed that he was resilient by hitting a home run after striking out
three consecutive times.
• Foam rubber is a very resilient material, and cushions made from it retain
their shape after being sat on hundreds of times.
• Ursala showed that she was resilient by joking with the paramedics only
moments after they pulled her from the rubble of the collapsed building.
[-ly adv., resilience n.] [Syn. elastic]

QUICK REVIEW #119
Match the word from column 2 with the word from column 1 that means most
nearly the same thing.
1. receptor a. repel

2. recitation b. compensation
3. recluse c. rescuing
4. recondite d. receiver
5. redemptive e. subdue
6. refractory f. pitiless
7. relapse g. elastic
8. relentless h. fall back

9. reparation i. abstruse
10. repress j. gathering
11. repulse k. difficult
12. resilient l. hermit
resolve (ri ZOLV) vt. 1. to break up into constituent parts; to analyze; 2. to
change; 3. to cause; 4. to show the solution —n. firmness of purpose; determination
• A prism can resolve white light into the colors of a rainbow.
• The two sides tried for weeks to resolve their dispute.
• Einstein resolved the relationship between energy and matter.
• Edward expressed his resolve to find a solution.
[-d, resolving] [Syn. decide]
rhinestone (RYN stohn) n. a piece of colorless glass cut to look like a diamond
• Rhinestones were first created in Germany’s Rhine Valley.
• Since their creation, rhinestones have been popular in costume jewelry.
[Syn. fake gem, glass]