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resemblance, n. likeness, similitude, similarity, a.n.a.logy, parity, semblance.
resentment, n. dudgeon, umbrage, displeasure, grudge.
reserve, n. reticence, constraint, uncommunicativeness, taciturnity, restraint.
reserved, a. retained, withheld, excepted; uncommunicative, reticent, taciturn, restrained.
residence, n. dwelling, domiciliation, abode, habitancy, habitation, domicile, home.
resident, n. denizen, inhabitant, dweller, residentiary.
residue, n. remainder, remnant, residuum, rest, balance; surplus, excess.
resign, v. demit, abdicate, withdraw, surrender, relinquish, submit.
resignation, n. surrender, abdication, demit; forbearance, fort.i.tude, long-suffering, patience.
resigned, a. surrendered; uncomplaining, submissive, patient.
resist, v. oppose, withstand, impugn, oppugn, defy, baffle, contravene, rebuff.
resistance, n. opposition, renitence, recalcitration, oppugnation, antagonism, rebuff.
resistant, a. resisting, opposing, renitent.
resistless, a. irresistible.
resolute, a. determined, unwavering, unflinching, steadfast, firm, pertinacious.
resolution, n. firmness, determination, pertinacity, persistence, steadfastness, constancy; resolve, purpose, determination; decomposition, solution, dissolution.
resolvable, a. solvable, resoluble, dissolvable.
resolve, v. determine; dissolve, liquefy.
resolve, n. resolution, determination, intention, purpose, design.
resonance, n. reverberation.
resonant, a. resounding, reverberating.
resound, v. reverberate, reecho, peal.
resound, n. echo, reverberation.
resounder, n. resonator, reverberator.
resounding, a. resonant.
resource, n. resort, expedient, device, s.h.i.+ft.
resources, n. pl. a.s.sets, means.
respect, n. care, caution, regard; esteem, veneration, deference, reverence, homage, obeisance; reference, regard; particular, feature.
Antonyms: See disrespect.
respect, v. esteem, venerate, revere, honor, reverence.
respectable, a. reputable, honorable, estimable; moderate, fair, average.
respectful, a. deferential, courteous, polite, obeisant, reverent.
Antonyms: disrespectful, discourteous, defiant, irreverent.
respective, a. relative; particular, own.
respect of persons. partiality, favoritism.
respects, n. pl. compliments, regards, devoirs.
response, n. reply, answer, rejoinder, retort, repartee, antiphon, antiphone, antiphony.
responsibility, n. accountability, liability; duty, trust.
responsible, a. accountable, answerable, amenable. Antonyms: irresponsible, unaccountable, independent.
responsive, a. responding, antiphonal.
responsory, n. antiphone, antiphony, antiphonary.
rest, n. quiet, quietness, inactivity, repose, ease, tranquillity, quiescence, stillness, stagnation, security, cessation, abeyance, intermission, respite, reprieve, pause, recess, sabbatism; caesura, pause; support, stay, brace; residue, remainder, balance, residuum, others; surplus. Antonyms: activity, agitation, unrest, commotion.
rest, v. stop, halt, pause, desist; repose, recline, lie; trust, rely, depend, acquiesce.
restaurant, n. cafe, eating-house, chophouse, refectory, buffet.
restaurant keeper. restaurateur.
rest house. caravansary (in Eastern countries).
resting, a. reclining, lying, inc.u.mbent.
resting on something else. superinc.u.mbent.--n. superinc.u.mbence.
rest.i.tution, n. repayment, restoration, return, indemnification; reparation, requital, compensation.
restive, a. restless, impatient, fidgety, intractable, uneasy, fractious, rebellious.
restless, a. restive, fidgety, agitated, unquiet, uneasy, kicksy-wicksy.
