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Today's words

1 remain

Their motives remain a mystery.

2 rein

Most of us know we should rein in our energy use.

3 remainder

He gulped down the remainder of his coffee.

4 reinforce

Remember you want your visuals to reinforce your message, not detract from what you are saying.

5 remains

The theory remains untested.

6 reject

Animals reject the runt of the litter.

7 remark

What did he mean by that remark?

8 rejoice

When the war ended, people finally had cause to rejoice.

9 remarkable

She was a truly remarkable woman.

10 relate

It is difficult to relate these results with any known cause.

11 remedy

There is no simple remedy for unemployment.

12 Remind

Remind me to phone Alan before I go out.

13 relative

He's a distant relative of the mayor.

14 remnant

The remnant time was measurable.

15 relativity

According to the theory of relativity, nothing can travel faster than light.

16 removal

Clearance of the site required the removal of a number of trees.

17 relay

They raced to a thrilling victory in the relay.

18 relevant

Do you have the relevant experience?

19 render

It's a concept that is difficult to render into English.

20 reliable

She was efficient and reliable.

21 reliance

Heavy reliance on one client is risky when you are building up a business.

22 renovate

Help renovate your local park.

23 Relief

Relief supplies were rushed in.

24 rent

She agreed to rent me the room.

25 relieve

The new secretary will relieve us of some of the paperwork.

26 repair

I took my bike in for repair.

27 repay

I can never repay your many kindnesses to me

28 resemblance

She bears an uncanny resemblance to Dido.

29 repel

Like poles repel each other.

30 resent

It is only natural that he should resent you.

31 repertoire

Fishing and hunting are not part of his typical repertoire.

32 reservation

We can hold your reservation for three days.

33 reserve

You can reserve seats over the telephone.

34 reservoir

The reservoir was low after the long drought.

35 residence

The house was terribly small and cramped, but the agent described it as a bijou residence.

36 resident

Local resident groups have united in opposition to the plan.

37 resign

He ought to resign, I think.

38 represent

The carvings represent a hunting scene.

39 resilient

He'll get over it—young people are amazingly resilient.

40 representative

He was the Queen's representative at the ceremony.

41 resist

Few can resist the lure of adventure.

42 repression

Everyone should fight against repression and injustice.

43 reproach

He looked at her with reproach.

44 resistant

. Paint the shed with weather-resistant paint.

45 reproduce

These organisms reproduce parthenogenetically.

46 resolute

He became even more resolute in his opposition to the plan.

47 reptile

I mean, crocodiles' brains are the most developed of any reptile.

48 resolution

They refused to comply with the UN resolution.

49 resort

The resort is geared towards children.

50 reputation

His reputation is without a blemish.

51 respective

They are each recognized specialists in their respective fields.

52 rescue

We had given up hope of rescue.

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持之苟有恒,久久自芬芳