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regret, n. sorrow, compunction, deprecation, rue.
regret, v. deplore, be sorry for, rue, deprecate.
regular, a. formal, normal, conventional, systematic: steady, uniform, methodical, constant; (Colloq.) unmitigated, thorough, out-and-out.
regularity, n. uniformity, symmetry, shapeliness, constancy, order, system, method. Antonyms: irregularity, inconstancy, unshapeliness, disorder.
rehash, n. _rechauffe_.
reign, n. sovereignty, rule, dominion; regnancy, sway, power, influence; kingdom, realm.
reins, n. pl. loins.
reject, v. cast away, discard; refuse, decline, rebuff, repulse, contemn, repudiate.
rejection, n. refusal, declination, rebuff, repulse, discarding, repudiation.
rejoice, v. glory, exult; gladden, cheer, delight, please, exhilarate.
rejoicing, n. joy, gladness, exultation, delight, pleasure.
relate, v. recount, narrate, tell.
related, a. allied, cognate, german, agnate, akin, kindred; consanguineous; cognate; agnate; correlated, correlative.
relation, n. connection, bearing, relations.h.i.+p, reference, correlation, alliance, correspondence, relevancy; affinity, consanguinity, kindred, kins.h.i.+p, cognation, filiation; telling, account, recital, narration, narrative, detail, report. Antonyms: irrelation, alienage.
relations.h.i.+p, n. kindred, affinity, alliance, kins.h.i.+p, cognation.
relations.h.i.+p by blood. consanguinity; cognation; agnation.
relations.h.i.+p by marriage. affinity.
relative, a. relating, referring, respecting, pertaining; particular, definite, specific, pertinent.
relative, n. relation, kinsman, kinswoman, connection; cognate, agnate. a.s.sociated Words: nepotism, nepotic, nepotist.
relax, v. loosen, slacken; abate, diminish, mitigate, temper.
relaxation, n. loosening, slackening; diversion, recreation, rest.
relay, n. reinforcement.
release, v. liberate, loose, discharge, free, acquit, extricate, disengage, relinquish, absolve, remit, relieve, exonerate, disenc.u.mber.
release, n. liberation, discharge, deliverance, acquittance, extrication, exoneration, disengagement, freedom.
relentless, a. ruthless, implacable, unrelenting, inexorable, unmerciful.
relevancy, n. pertinency, applicability, relevance.
relevant, a. pertinent, germane, apposite.
reliability, n. trustworthiness.
reliable, a. trustworthy, trusty, dependable.
reliance, n. dependence, confidence, trust.
reliant, a. confident, trusting.
relics, n. pl. leavings, remains, reliquiae, remnants; memorial, souvenir, memento, trophy, keepsake. a.s.sociated Words: reliquary, confession, hierotheca.
relict, n. widow.
relief, n. alleviation, mitigation, comfort, ease, succor, palliation, a.s.suagement, help; redress, remedy; relay, reinforcement; prominence, projection.
relieve, v. a.s.suage, alleviate, allay, lessen, remedy, ease, mitigate, palliate, succor, extricate, disentangle, disburden, redress, disengage.
relieving, a. mitigative, a.s.suasive, palliative, remedial, emollient, lenitive, comforting.
religious, a. pious, G.o.dly, devout, righteous, devotional; strict, exact, scrupulous, conscientious.
relinquish, v. surrender, waive, forego, renounce, cede, abandon, desert.
relinquishment, n. surrender, abandonment, renunciation.
relishable, a. palatable, gustable.
reluctance, n. unwillingness, disinclination, aversion.
reluctant, a. disinclined, unwilling, averse, loath, indisposed.
remain, v. See stay.
remainder, n. residue, remnant, balance, rest, surplus, surplusage, residuum.
remaining, a. residual, remanent, remainder.
remains, n. pl. relics, debris, remnants; corpse.
remand, v. recommit, send back.--n. recommitment.
remark, v. notice, observe, heed, see, note; say, state, a.s.sert.
remark, n. comment, observation.
remarkable, a. noteworthy, striking, extraordinary, wonderful, notable.
