R&Dabbr. department in a company that develops new products
' K$ H4 _" W) \7 ?# Oradiate v. to send out rays or waves; to issue or emerge in rays or waves
* p; B5 |: [3 [1 c; ?$ iraise n. increase in salary; wage increase
$ J# m4 h, a$ `) Lraise v. to elevate; to lift; to excite; to arouse; to cause; to bring about; to grow; to cultivate
# Z4 i) v; a. T2 D+ Iranches n. farm with large pastureland for raising livestock
2 ?! x; S6 r1 zrandomly adv. accidentally; by chance
- h/ Z6 U' q5 G$ u3 o! Vrange n. mountain chain; meadow; pasture; scope; extent; shooting gallery; field; domain; assortment9 z9 I3 l1 `( Z# |: e- m$ H
range v. to determine the scope of a target; to extend; to stretch; to vary; to fluctuate within certain boundaries- I4 z" _# u# M: }( E
rank v. to arrange in a line; to arrange in a row; to grade; to classify; to assign a rank
# e: A5 o# X: G6 d" Brarely adv. infrequently; not often; seldom. w6 T3 u/ ?; e+ R3 I3 `: t
rate n. proportion between two things; price, cost; speed, pace; tax, assessment
/ N; k; w X2 Brate v. to assess, to appraise, to determine value; to grade, to classify, to sort
4 T2 q. _0 e5 s4 v* |. ?rational adj. logical; reasonable; intelligent; prudent; expressible as a whole number (Mathematics)
$ X3 b/ _( p N Y" M. Frazor n. a sharp-edged cutting instrument used especially for shaving the face or other body parts; an electric instrument with vibrating or rotating blades used for shaving4 b1 o' `3 l' {$ {" A+ U
razor v. to shave, cut, or remove with or as with a razor+ [, S' q1 B8 E7 }: L8 ]0 P6 R8 S
readership n. total number of people who subscribe to a particular publication$ C; o9 D% c1 J4 Y Q/ X
readiness n. preparedness; willingness; promptness; quickness
. X% T% B' ] j1 d- Y6 orear adj. back; hind
H2 V7 @5 ]3 Z$ w( {& drear n. back end; hindmost unit of an army (or fleet, etc.)7 o+ V: ^3 j+ q$ F3 x% P1 o. F
reasonable adj. rational; logical; intelligent; wise; plausible; likely; credible# x; h0 t8 a, K0 W! l( y
rebound n. backlash. @' I2 q1 t* p
rebound v. to spring back; v( X* `2 \4 u# T8 j# d- D5 Z
rebuild v. to reconstruct; to erect again
9 g" W8 `( a! b/ o3 x6 lrecant v. to give up; to renounce; to deny; to disavow; to retract# g* w) a2 e n( z
recap v. to reclose with a cap; to replace a cap; to put new treads onto a tire; to recapitulate; to summarize; to review with a short summary) J7 L- S) ]! A1 s5 R2 w
receipt n. bill of sale; written statement of purchases5 J$ l* e7 ]+ y% O
reception n. acceptance; event in which guests are formally welcomed by their host; check-in) u# Q @ [, R7 ]* q
receptionist n. person who greets visitors or clients on the telephone and upon their arrival1 F* Z( p; Z' V1 Z( [$ F
recession n. slow economy, period characterized by a decline in the gross domestic product during two or more consecutive quarters; ebb, decline; withdrawal; act of receding' g' @# w, C9 K: p- ~* C, C* C, Z; N
recipe n. a set of directions with a list of ingredients for making or preparing something, especially food; a formula for or means to a desired end Y7 v5 L: P0 O: O: R
recipient n. person who accepts; person who takes or gets; P6 s2 Q6 M8 J1 N8 j% U# Y
reclaim v. to demand the return of property; to regain possession; to repossess! S5 K) @9 u H( e" Q9 P
recognition n. acknowledgment; identification
" z/ o1 `: ]! _, drecognizable adj. identifiable; determinable; able to be distinguished; can be recognized9 B4 U8 ]* a6 H: R& ~ ]. x
recognize v. to identify; to acknowledge; to know; to admit; to acknowledge as true a- u2 K' y: d- c& D$ K
recommend v. to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
# q: n% `& R# \recommendation n. endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice+ F9 `. J9 w/ p3 g; K; p1 x% m
recompense v. to award compensation to; to award compensation for; make a return for
2 ~' D8 [1 A1 [$ B) [7 ^4 W4 U- Freconsider v. to contemplate again
* w/ d% L% ]4 ?; i$ H) Wreconstruct v. to construct again; rebuild; to assemble or build again mentally; re-create; to cause to adopt a new attitude or outlook0 [3 J1 H5 Q4 ^ B L1 j. V n) q7 R
recover v. to get well; to get back; to regain; to obtain again! `, q' z& h/ {/ M3 V. k
recovery n. recuperation; getting well; return
) R. x! ~$ {3 T! precruit n. new member of a group; one who is newly enlisted or drafted into the armed forces; ^% }8 ~6 @( D
recruit v. to enlist or draft new members (esp. for the armed forces); to gain; to obtain; to procure
( i7 |- r' U" V. `8 x" Crecruitment n. act of enlisting or drafting new members (esp. into the armed forces)8 p+ U5 Y2 h* |/ c# {! [% o: r
rectangle n. parallelogram/ ?( w( P# ^5 D6 N9 d( s
rectify v. to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust* f# _( @0 Z I5 t
redemption n. the act of redeeming or the condition of having been redeemed; recovery of something pawned or mortgaged; the payment of an obligation, as a government's payment of the value of its bonds$ t: G: W7 r. v" n; l
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refer v. to send; to direct; to ascribe to; to relate to; to pertain to; to apply to; to call attention to; to allude to |