Words with Meanings

Refurbish (v.) make clean — A person can refurbish his image by leading life dedicated to his vocation.
Robust (adj.) vigorous, strong — Only robust players can withstand the stress and strain of sports in modern times.
Renounce (v.) abandon, give up — They have permanently and irrevocably renounced their foreign nationality.
Rudimentary (adj.) not developed, elementary — If one wishes to learn the art of conversation, one must be aware of the rudimentary rules of grammar.
Remonstrate (v.) protest — The players remonstrated with the umpire about the run-out decision.
Repudiate (v.) disown — The Finance Minister repudiated his remarks by saying that he was quoted out of context.
Rapprochement (n.) reconciliation — There is hardly any possibility of rapprochement between India and Pakistan as long as Kashmir dispute between them exists.
Raze (v.) destroy completely — The whole village was razed to ground by constant shelling from across the border.
Recrimination (n.) counter charges — When her husband advised her not to neglect her domestic obligations, there were offensive recriminations from her.
Repercussion (n.) reaction — Accountability must be across the board and its repercussion must be seen in providing relief to the public.
Rectify (v.) correct — The accountant was able to find out the mistake and rectified it in time.
Relinquish (v.) abandon — Neither of the two brothers is ready to relinquish his claims to the paternal property.
Retrograde (v.) going backward —Although we claim to have progressed in every field, in fact we have retrograded in upholding human values.
Retrospective (adj.) looking back on the past (from past effect) — (i) When he is in restrospective mood, he speaks high of halcyon days of his youth. (ii) You will get bonus with retrospective effect.
Retaliate (v.) hit back — The Defence Minister warned that Pakistan would retaliate, if attacked.

Refurbish (v.) make clean — A person can refurbish his image by leading life dedicated to his vocation.

Robust (adj.) vigorous, strong — Only robust players can withstand the stress and strain of sports in modern times.

Renounce (v.) abandon, give up — They have permanently and irrevocably renounced their foreign nationality.

Rudimentary (adj.) not developed, elementary — If one wishes to learn the art of conversation, one must be aware of the rudimentary rules of grammar.

Remonstrate (v.) protest — The players remonstrated with the umpire about the run-out decision.

Repudiate (v.) disown — The Finance Minister repudiated his remarks by saying that he was quoted out of context.

Rapprochement (n.) reconciliation — There is hardly any possibility of rapprochement between India and Pakistan as long as Kashmir dispute between them exists.

Raze (v.) destroy completely — The whole village was razed to ground by constant shelling from across the border.

Recrimination (n.) counter charges — When her husband advised her not to neglect her domestic obligations, there were offensive recriminations from her.

Repercussion (n.) reaction — Accountability must be across the board and its repercussion must be seen in providing relief to the public.

Rectify (v.) correct — The accountant was able to find out the mistake and rectified it in time.

Relinquish (v.) abandon — Neither of the two brothers is ready to relinquish his claims to the paternal property.

Retrograde (v.) going backward —Although we claim to have progressed in every field, in fact we have retrograded in upholding human values.

Retrospective (adj.) looking back on the past (from past effect) — (i) When he is in restrospective mood, he speaks high of halcyon days of his youth. (ii) You will get bonus with retrospective effect.

Retaliate (v.) hit back — The Defence Minister warned that Pakistan would retaliate, if attacked.

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