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| rebuke | to criticize; to scold sharply; a scolding |
| recoil | to draw back; to shrink back involentarily; to spring back, like a gun that's been fired; the act of springing back or reacting |
| refrain | to hold or keep oneself back; to abstain; a phrase or verse repeated in a song or poem |
| refute | to prove that something is false or incorrect; to disprove |
| relent | to give in or yeild on something; to become less harsh |
| renounce | to give up; to abandon; to cast off something |
| repel | to force back; to drive away; to keep off or out; to cause to feel disgust |
| replenish | to refill; to resupply |
| resolve | to make a definite decision about; to solve; determination |
| retaliate | to pay back a wrong or injury; to return aninjury; to get even |
