REDUNDANT

(ADJ) BEYOND WHAT IS NEEDED; UNNECESSARILY REPETITIOUS

IN THE PHRASE “REPEAT AGAIN” THE WORD “AGAIN” IS USUALLY REDUNDANT.

REFORM

(V) TO CHANGE OR CORRECT

TIA MARIA TORRES HELPS PATROLEES TO REFORM BY HELPING THEM TO LEARN THE SKILLS NEEDED TO FIND A GOOD JOB.

REFUTE

(V) TO CONTRADICT; DISPROVE

THE ARGUMENT THAT A SMALL COUNTRY WITH FEW NATURAL RESOURCES CANNOT BECOME A RICH COUNTRY IS REFUTED BY THE EXAMPLE OF SINGAPORE.

REGRESS

(V) TO MOVE BACKWARD; RETURN TO AN EARLIER FORM

WHEN ADULTS ARE UNDER STRESS, THEY SOMETIMES REGRESS TO CHILDISH BEHAVIOR.

RELEGATE

(V) TO PUT IN AN INFERIOR POSITION

PAUL’S POOR PERFORMANCE ON THE FINAL HISTORY EXAM RELEGATED HIM TO THE AIS CLASS THE FOLLOWING YEAR.

RELEVANT

(ADJ) REFERRING TO THE MATTER UNDER CONSIDERATION

AN IMPORTANT JOB OF A JUDGE IS TO DETERMINE WHAT TESTIMONY IS RELEVANT IN EACH PARTICULAR CASE.

REMEDY

(V) TO CURE; CORRECT

FREQUENTLY, THE BEST REMEDY FOR WHAT AILS US IS A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP.

REMORSELESS

(ADJ) HAVING NO PITY; RELENTLESS

THE ADVANCE OF THE LAVA TOWARD THE TOWN WAS REMORELESS.

RENAISSANCE

(N) REBIRTH; REVIVAL

The Renaissance was a great time for art, the sciences, and innovation of all kinds.

RENOUNCE

(V) TO GIVE UP OR REJECT A RIGHT OR TITLE

THE WINNER OF THE LOTTERY RENOUNCED HER RIGHT TO THE MONEY BECAUSE SHE FELT SHE DID NOT DESERVE IT.

REPLICATE

(V) TO DUPLICATE; REPEAT

SCIEINTISTS MUST BE ABLE TO REPLICATE EXPERIMENTS BEFORE RESULTS FROM THEM CAN BE ACCEPTED.

REPRESS

(V) TO RESTRAIN; HOLD BACK

MARY HAD REPRESSED HER CHILDHOOD MEMORY OF THE TRAGEDY FOR 30 YEARS BEFORE LETTING IT OUT IN A COUSELING SESSION.

REPREHENSIBLE

(ADJ) BLAMEWORTHY; DISREPUTABLE

MURDER IS A REPREHENSIBLE ACT THAT IS SERIOUSLY PUNISHED IN EVERY SOCIETY.

REPRIMAND

(V) TO SCOLD

THE PRINCIPAL REPRIMANDED THE STUDENT FOR CAUSING A DISTURBANCE OUTSIDE THE SCHOOL.

REPROVE

(V) TO CRITICIZE; CORRECT

THE WRITER WAS REPROVED BY CRITICS FOR USING A PASSAGE FROM ANOTHER WORK WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.

REPUDIATE

(V) TO REJECT

MR. JONES REPUDIATED THE ACCUSATION THAT HE WAS INVOLVED IN CRIMINAL ACTIVITIES.

RETICENT

(ADJ) NOT SPEAKING FREELY; RESERVED

JULIE BECAME RETICENT WHEN SHE WAS ASKED TO TELL THE STORY OF HER PAST.

RETRACT

(V) TO TAKE BACK

ONCE AN INSULT HAS PASSED A PERSON’S LIPS, IT CANNOT BE RETRACTED.

REVERE

(V) TO WORSHIP; REGARD WITH AWE

BUDDHA IS REVERED BY HINDUS AS WELL AS BY BUDDHISTS.

REVOKE

(V) TO CANCEL; CALL BACK

PETER’S DRIVING WAS SO POOR THAT HIS LICENSE WAS REVOKED.