GRE Vocabulary

#801

rebuke

Verb

Example sentences

1. The teacher gave him a sharp rebuke for cheating.
2. She chose to rebuke the worker in private.
3. His rude behavior drew a public rebuke.

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#802

recapitulation

Noun

Example sentences

1. The lesson ended with a short recapitulation of the main points.
2. Her final chapter is a recapitulation of the whole argument.
3. We listened to a brief recapitulation of the meeting.

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#803

reconcile

Verb

Example sentences

1. They hope to reconcile after years of conflict.
2. It is difficult to reconcile these two different reports.
3. She managed to reconcile work with family life.

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#804

recondite

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The professor studies a recondite area of ancient law.
2. His recondite explanation confused the class.
3. Only experts understood the recondite text.

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#805

recrimination

Noun

Example sentences

1. The meeting ended in anger and recrimination.
2. Instead of recrimination, they focused on solving the problem.
3. Both sides exchanged bitter recrimination.

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#806

recrudesce

Verb

Example sentences

1. The old conflict may recrudesce if talks fail.
2. His pain began to recrudesce after the medicine wore off.
3. Violence could recrudesce during the crisis.

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#807

redoubtable

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The redoubtable lawyer rarely lost a case.
2. They faced a redoubtable opponent in the final.
3. The redoubtable leader remained calm under pressure.

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#808

redress

Noun

Example sentences

1. The court ordered the company to redress the harm.
2. Citizens demanded redress for the unfair treatment.
3. The new law aims to redress past injustice.

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#809

refractory

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The refractory child refused every instruction.
2. The disease proved refractory to treatment.
3. A refractory material can resist very high heat.

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#810

refute

Verb

Example sentences

1. The evidence may refute his claim.
2. She used facts to refute the rumor.
3. No one could refute the clear scientific result.

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#811

relegate

Verb

Example sentences

1. The manager may relegate him to a less important role.
2. The defeat will relegate the team to a lower division.
3. Do not relegate safety to second place.

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#812

remiss

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The school was remiss in protecting the children.
2. I would be remiss if I did not thank you.
3. He was remiss in paying the bill on time.

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#813

remonstrate

Verb

Example sentences

1. She began to remonstrate with the driver about his speed.
2. Workers will remonstrate against the unfair rule.
3. He tried to remonstrate calmly.

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#814

renege

Verb

Example sentences

1. The company must not renege on its promise.
2. He chose to renege on the agreement.
3. She was angry when they began to renege on the deal.

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#815

replete

Adjective

Example sentences

1. The garden was replete with colorful flowers.
2. The report is replete with useful examples.
3. The story is replete with surprising events.

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#816

reprisal

Noun

Example sentences

1. They feared reprisal after reporting the crime.
2. The attack was carried out in reprisal for an earlier strike.
3. Workers spoke anonymously to avoid reprisal.

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#817

reproach

Verb

Example sentences

1. Her disappointed look was a silent reproach.
2. He could not reproach her for telling the truth.
3. The failure brought reproach on the whole department.

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#818

reprobate

Noun

Example sentences

1. The old reprobate cheated everyone he met.
2. The story's reprobate finally faced punishment.
3. No one trusted the known reprobate.

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#819

repudiate

Verb

Example sentences

1. The leader will repudiate the false statement.
2. She decided to repudiate the unfair agreement.
3. The group must repudiate violence clearly.

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#820

rescind

Verb

Example sentences

1. The company may rescind the job offer.
2. The court voted to rescind the earlier order.
3. They had to rescind the rule after public protest.

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