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reproof, 311
reproval, reproof, 311
reprove, 312 " condemn, 113
repudiate, abandon, 1 " renounce, 309
repugnance, antipathy, 48 " hatred, 193
repugnant, incongruous, 214
repulse, drive, 140
repulsion, antipathy, 48
reputation, character, 102 " fame, 166
repute, fame, 166
request, v., ask, 59 " pray, 281
require, ask, 59 " make, 236
required, necessary, 250
requirement, necessity, 250
requisite, a., necessary, 250 " order, 258
requisite, n., necessity, 250
requital, pay, 266 " revenge, 316
requite, 313
rescind, cancel, 92
resemblance, analogy, 43 " approximation, 55
resembling, alike, 30
resentful, restive, 314
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resentment, anger, 44 " hatred, 193 " pique, 272
reserve, modesty, 244 " pride, 286
reserved, taciturn, 351
reside, abide, 5
residence, home, 201
resign, abandon, 1
resignation, patience, 265
resist, drive, 140 " hinder, 199
resistance, defense, 123
resolute, obstinate, 256
resolution, fortitude, 176
resolved, obstinate, 256
resource, alternative, 38
respect, v., admire, 23 " venerate, 366
respect, n., esteem, n., 157
response, answer, 46
responsibility, duty, 142
rest, v., abide, 5
rest, n., 313
restiff, restive, 314
restive, 314
restless, active, 17 " restive, 314
restore, recover, 305
restrain, 315 " arrest, 57 " bind, 81 " govern, 185 " keep, 226
restraint, barrier, 74
restrict, bind, 81 " restrain, 315
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restriction, barrier, 74
result, v., follow, 174
result, n., consequence, 116 " end, n., 148 " event, 158 " harvest, 192 " operation, 258
resume, recover, 305
retain, keep, 226
retainer, accessory, 13
retaliate, avenge, 69 " requite, 313
retaliation, revenge, 316
retard, hinder, 199 " obstruct, 257
reticent, taciturn, 351
retire, abandon, 1
retirement, 315
retort, answer, 46
retract, abandon, 1
retribution, revenge, 316
retrieve, recover, 305
retrospect, memory, 239
retrospection, memory, 239
return, v., requite, 313
return, n., harvest, 192 " profit, 288
returns, profit, 288
reveal, announce, 46
revelation, 316
revenge, v., avenge, 69 " requite, 313
revenge, n., 316 " hatred, 193
revere, admire, 23 " venerate, 366
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reverence, v., venerate, 366
reverence, n., veneration, 366
reverie, dream, 139
reverse, v., abolish, 6
reverse, n., misfortune, 242
revile, abuse, 12 " slander, 336
revoke, abolish, 6 " cancel, 92 " renounce, 309
revolt, n., revolution, 317
revolution, 317 " change, 101
revolve, 318
reward, v., requite, 313
reward, n., subsidy, 345
rhythm, meter, 240
rich, plentiful, 276 " racy, 299
ride, drive, 140
riddle, 318
ridicule, banter, 73
ridiculous, absurd, 11 " queer, 297
right, a., innocent, 220
right, n., 319 " duty, 142 " justice, 225
right away, right off, immediately, 211
righteous, innocent, 220
righteousness, duty, 142 " justice, 225 " religion, 307 " virtue, 370
rightfulness, justice, 225
rightness, virtue, 370
rigid, severe, 329
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rigorous, severe, 329
rim, bank, 72
rime (rhyme), poetry, 277
rinse, cleanse, 107
riot, revolution, 317
rip, rend, 309
rise, v., 319
rise, n., beginning, 78
risk, n., danger, 121 " hazard, 194
risky, precarious, 282
rite, sacrament, 321
rival, n., enemy, 151
rivalry, ambition, 40
rive, break, 86 " rend, 309
road, way, 372
roadway, way, 372
roam, wander, 371
roar, call, 91
robber, 320
robes, dress, 140
rock, shake, 330
roll, v., revolve, 318
roll, n., record, n., 304
romance, dream, 139 " fiction, 170
root out, exterminate, 163
rot, decay, 122
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rotate, revolve, 318
rough, awkward, 70 " bluff, 83
rout, conquer, 115
route, way, 372
routine, habit, 187
rove, wander, 371
royal, 320
rub off or out, cancel, 92
rude, barbarous, 73 " bluff, 83 " rustic, 321
rudeness, impudence, 213
rue, mourn, 246
ruin, v., abuse, 12 " demolish, 127 " subvert, 346
ruin, n., misfortune, 242
ruinous, pernicious, 270
rule, v., govern, 185
rule, n., habit, 187 " law, 229 " system, 350
rumor, report, 311
rupture, break, 86 " rend, 309
rural, rustic, 321
ruse, artifice, 58 " pretense, 283
rush, career, 95
rustic, 321
sable, dark, 122
sacrament, 321
sacred, holy, 200
sacrifice, surrender, 349
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sadness, grief, 187
safeguard, defense, 123
sagacious, 322 " astute, 62
sagacity, acumen, 18 " wisdom, 372
sage, sagacious, 322
saintly, holy, 200
salable, venal, 365
salary, pay, 266
sale, 323
salubrious, healthy, 195
salutary, healthy, 195
salutation, parting, farewell, 168
salute, address, v., 19
same, alike, 30 " synonymous, 349
sample, 323 " example, 160
sanctimoniousness, hypocrisy, 204
sanctimony, hypocrisy, 204
sanction, v., abet, 4 " allow, 35 " confirm, 114
sanitary, healthy, 195
sarcasm, banter, 73
sate, satisfy, 324
satiate, satisfy, 324
satire, banter, 73
satisfaction, happiness, 189 " propitiation, 291
satisfactory, adequate, 21 " comfortable, 110
satisfied, comfortable, 110
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satisfy, 324 " requite, 313
satisfying, delightful, 126
sauciness, impudence, 213 " pertness, 271
savage, barbarous, 73 " bitter, 81 " fierce, 171
savant, scholar, 324
save, but, 89
saving, frugality, 180
savory, delicious, 126
saw, n., proverb, 293
say, allege, 31 " announce, 46 " speak, 339 " state, 341
saying, proverb, 293
scan, look, 234
scarce, rare, 300
scare, frighten, 180
schedule, record, 304
scheme, design, 128 " hypothesis, 205
schismatic, heretic, 196
scholar, 324
scholarship, knowledge, 227
school, v., teach, 353
schooling, education, 143
science, 325 " knowledge, 227
scintilla, particle, 264
scintillation, light, 231
scoff, sneer, 337
scorch, burn, 87
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scorn, v., abhor, 5
scorn, n., neglect, 251
scour, cleanse, 107
scourge, beat, 75
scout, spy, 340
scrap, particle, 264
scratch out, cancel, 92
scream, call, 91
screen, hide, 197 " palliate, 261 " shelter, 331
scrimping, frugality, 180
scroll, record, 304
scrub, cleanse, 107
scruple, doubt, n., 138
scrutinizing, inquisitive, 221
search, hunt, 203
searching, inquisitive, 221
season, time, 356
seat of government, capital, 94
seclusion, retirement, 315
second, help, 195
secret, mysterious, 247
secrete, hide, 197
section, part, 264
secure, arrest, 57 " attain, 64 " bind, 81 " catch, 97 " get, 183 " purchase, 295
security, 326
sedate, calm, 91
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sedition, revolution, 317
seditious, rebellious, 304
seduce, allure, 37
sedulous, industrious, 215
sedulousness, industry, 216
see, discern, 133 " look, 234
seed, plant, 274
seed down, plant, 274
seem, appear, 52
seeming, a., apparent, 52
seeming, n., pretense, 283
seemly, becoming, 77
segment, part, 264
seize, arrest, 57 " catch, 97
select, allot, 34 " choose, 104
self-abnegation, 329
self-assertion, assurance, 61 " egotism, 145
self-complacency, pride, 286
self-conceit, egotism, 145 " pride, 286
self-condemnation, repentance, 310
self-confidence, assurance, 61 " egotism, 145
self-consciousness, egotism, 145
self-control, abstinence, 10 " self-abnegation, 326
self-denial, abstinence, 10 " self-abnegation, 326
self-devotion, self-abnegation, 326
self-esteem, egotism, 145 " pride, 286
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self-exaltation, pride, 286
self-immolation, self-abnegation, 326
self-opinionated, dogmatic, 137
self-possessed, calm, 91
self-reliance, assurance, 61
self-renunciation, self-abnegation, 326
self-respect, pride, 286
self-restraint, abstinence, 10
self-sacrifice, self-abnegation, 326
sell, convey, 119
semblance, analogy, 43 " pretense, 283