reciprocate V. /互给;呼唤;酬答/repay in kind. If they attack us, we shall be compelled to reciprocate and bomb their
territory. reciprocity, N.
recluse N. /隐遁者;寂寞者/hermit; loner. Disappointed in love, Miss Emily became a recluse; she shut herself away in
her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul. reclusive, ADJ.
reconcile V. /抛弃前嫌;不打不相识;结为好友;化解冲突/correct inconsistencies; become friendly after a quarrel. Each
month when we try to reconcile our checkbook with the bank statement, we quarrel. However, despite these monthly lovers' quarrels, we always manage to reconcile.
reconnaissance N. /侦查/survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering. If you encounter any enemy soldiers during
your reconnaissance, capture them for questioning.
recount V. /解说，告诉;重新数/narrate or tell; count over again. A born storyteller, my father loved to recount anecdotes
about his early years in New York.
recourse N. /求助;求援/resorting to help when in trouble. The boy's only recourse was to appeal to his father for aid. recrimination N. /反责;反击/countercharges. Loud and angry recriminations were her answer to his accusations. rectify V. /纠正/set right; correct. You had better send a check to rectify your account before American Express
cancels your credit card.
rectitude N. /垂直;正直;公正/uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment. The Eagle Scout was a model of
rectitude.
recumbent ADJ. /靠着的;斜躺的;不动的;休息的/reclining; lying down completely or in part. The command "AT EASE"
does not permit you to take a recumbent position.
recuperate V. /恢复/recover. The doctors were worried because the patient did not recuperate as rapidly as they had
expected.
recurrent ADJ. /一遍又一遍发生的;循环发生的/occurring again and again. Richard's recurrent asthma attacks disturbed us
and we consulted a physician.
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redolent ADJ. /有味道的;有香味儿的/fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor. Even though it is February, the air is
redolent of spring.
redoubtable ADJ. /可怕的/formidable; causing fear. During the Cold War period, neighboring countries tried not to
offend the Russians because they could be redoubtable foes.
redress N. /补偿;赔偿/remedy; compensation. Do you mean to tell me that I can get no redress for my injuries? also V. redundant ADJ. /冗余的;多余的/superfluous; repetitious; excessivejy wordy. The bottle of wine I brought to Bob's was
certainly redundant how was I to know Bob owned a winery? In your essay, you repeat several points unnecessarily; try to be less redundant in the future. redundancy, N.
reek V. /散发(气味)/emit (odor). The room reeked with stale tobacco smoke. also N.
refraction N. /(光线的)折舐，弯曲/bending of a ray of light. When you look at a stick inserted in water, it looks bent
because of the refraction of the light by the water.
refractory ADJ. /按不住的;不服气的;倔强的/stubborn; unmanageable. The refractory horse was eliminated from the race
when he refused to obey the jockey.
refrain V. /抵制;抵抗;远离，节制/abstain from; resist. Whenever he heard a song with a lively chorus, Sol could never
refrain from joining in on the refrain.
refurbish V. /刷新;修复;擦亮/renovate; make bright by polishing. The flood left a deposit of mud on everything; we had
to refurbish our belongings.
refute V. /反驳/disprove. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to refute the false testimony of the prosecution's sole witness. refutation, N.
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