RECREATION, n. A particular kind of dejection to relieve a general



fatigue.

RECRUIT, n. A person distinguishable from a civilian by his uniform



and from a soldier by his gait.

Fresh from the farm or factory or street,



His marching, in pursuit or in retreat,

Were an impressivemartial spectacle



Except for two impediments -- his feet.

Thompson Johnson



RECTOR, n. In the Church of England, the Third Person of the

parochial Trinity, the Cruate and the Vicar being the other two.



REDEMPTION, n. Deliverance of sinners from the penalty of their sin,

through their murder of the deity against whom they sinned. The



doctrine of Redemption is the fundamentalmystery of our holy

religion, and whoso believeth in it shall not perish, but have



everlasting life in which to try to understand it.

We must awake Man's spirit from his sin,



And take some special measure for redeeming it;

Though hard indeed the task to get it in



Among the angels any way but teaming it,

Or purify it otherwise than steaming it.



I'm awkward at Redemption -- a beginner:

My method is to crucify the sinner.



Golgo Brone

REDRESS, n. Reparation without satisfaction.



Among the Anglo-Saxon a subject conceiving himself wronged by the

king was permitted, on proving his injury, to beat a brazen image of



the royal offender with a switch that was afterward applied to his own

naked back. The latter rite was performed by the public hangman, and



it assuredmoderation in the plaintiff's choice of a switch.

RED-SKIN, n. A North American Indian, whose skin is not red -- at



least not on the outside.

REDUNDANT, adj. Superfluous; needless; _de trop_.



The Sultan said: "There's evidence abundant

To prove this unbelieving dog redundant."



To whom the Grand Vizier, with mien impressive,

Replied: "His head, at least, appears excessive."



Habeeb Suleiman

Mr. Debs is a redundant citizen.



Theodore Roosevelt

REFERENDUM, n. A law for submission of proposed legislation to a



popular vote to learn the nonsensus of public opinion.

REFLECTION, n. An action of the mind whereby we obtain a clearer view



of our relation to the things of yesterday and are able to avoid the

perils that we shall not again encounter.



REFORM, v. A thing that mostly satisfies reformers opposed to

reformation.



REFUGE, n. Anything assuring protection to one in peril. Moses and

Joshua provided six cities of refuge -- Bezer, Golan, Ramoth, Kadesh,



Schekem and Hebron -- to which one who had taken life inadvertently

could flee when hunted by relatives of the deceased. This admirable



expedient supplied him with wholesome exercise and enabled them to

enjoy the pleasures of the chase; whereby the soul of the dead man was



appropriately honored by observations akin to the funeral games of

early Greece.



REFUSAL, n. Denial of something desired; as an elderly maiden's hand

in marriage, to a rich and handsome suitor; a valuablefranchise to a



rich corporation, by an alderman; absolution to an impenitent king, by

a priest, and so forth. Refusals are graded in a descending scale of



finality thus: the refusalabsolute, the refusal condition, the

• literary [´litərəri] a.文学(上)的 (初中英语单词)


• fundamental [,fʌndə´mentl] a.基本的 n.原理 (初中英语单词)


• mainly [´meinli] ad.主要地；大体上 (初中英语单词)


• politics [´pɔlitiks] n.政治(学)；政治活动 (初中英语单词)


• philosophy [fi´lɔsəfi] n.哲学；人生观 (初中英语单词)


• absolute [´æbsəlu:t] a.绝对的 n.绝对 (初中英语单词)


• torture [´tɔ:tʃə] n.&vt.折磨；痛苦；拷问 (初中英语单词)


• statesman [´steitsmən] n.政治家，国务活动家 (初中英语单词)


• lawyer [´lɔ:jə] n.律师；法学家 (初中英语单词)


• argument [´ɑ:gjumənt] n.辩论；争论；论证 (初中英语单词)


• ignorance [´ignərəns] n.无知，愚昧 (初中英语单词)


• messenger [´mesindʒə] n.使者；送信人 (初中英语单词)


• speaker [´spi:kə] n.演讲人；代言人 (初中英语单词)


• solemn [´sɔləm] a.严肃的；隆重的 (初中英语单词)


• republic [ri´pʌblik] n.共和国；共和政体 (初中英语单词)


• supreme [su:´pri:m, sju:-] a.最高的，无上的 (初中英语单词)


• formerly [´fɔ:məli] ad.从前，以前 (初中英语单词)


• embrace [im´breis] vt.&n.拥抱；采纳；信奉 (初中英语单词)


• relative [´relətiv] a.有关系的 n.亲属 (初中英语单词)


• scratch [skrætʃ] v.&n.抓，搔；抓伤 (初中英语单词)


• rabbit [´ræbit] n.兔子，野兔 (初中英语单词)


• instrument [´instrumənt] n.仪器；手段；乐器 (初中英语单词)


• learning [´lə:niŋ] n.学习；学问；知识 (初中英语单词)


• mineral [´minərəl] n.矿物 a.矿物的 (初中英语单词)


• mechanical [mi´kænikəl] a.机械的；力学的 (初中英语单词)


• normal [´nɔ:məl] a.正规的 n.正常状态 (初中英语单词)


• persuasion [pə´sweiʒən] n.说服(力)；劝说；见解 (初中英语单词)


• player [´pleiə] n.游戏的人；选手 (初中英语单词)


• relieve [ri´li:v] v.救济，援救；减轻 (初中英语单词)


• pursuit [pə´sju:t] n.追踪；追击；事务 (初中英语单词)


• mystery [´mistəri] n.神秘；秘密；故弄玄虚 (初中英语单词)


• perish [´periʃ] v.灭亡；消灭；(使)死去 (初中英语单词)


• measure [´meʒə] n.量度；范围 vt.测量 (初中英语单词)


• otherwise [´ʌðəwaiz] ad.另外 conj.否则 (初中英语单词)


• injury [´indʒəri] n.伤害；毁坏；侮辱 (初中英语单词)


• indian [´indiən] a.印度的 n.印度人 (初中英语单词)


• legislation [,ledʒis´leiʃən] n.立法；法规 (初中英语单词)


• obtain [əb´tein] v.获得；买到；得到承认 (初中英语单词)


• yesterday [´jestədi] n.&ad.昨天；前不久 (初中英语单词)


• mostly [´məustli] ad.主要地；多半；通常 (初中英语单词)


• protection [prə´tekʃən] n.警戒；护照；通行证 (初中英语单词)


• refuge [´refju:dʒ] v.&n.避难(所)；庇护 (初中英语单词)


• funeral [´fju:nərəl] n.葬礼，丧葬；困难 (初中英语单词)


• valuable [´væljuəbəl, -jubəl] a.有价值的，贵重的 (初中英语单词)


• corporation [,kɔ:pə´reiʃən] n.社团；法人；公司 (初中英语单词)


• priest [pri:st] n.教士；牧师；神父 (初中英语单词)


• inventor [in´ventə] n.发明者 (高中英语单词)


• implement [´implimənt] n.工具 vt.执行 (高中英语单词)


• equivalent [i´kwivələnt] a.相等的 n.同等物 (高中英语单词)


• misfortune [mis´fɔ:tʃən] n.不幸；灾祸 (高中英语单词)


• pronounced [prə´naunst] a.发出音的；显著的 (高中英语单词)


• senate [´senit] n.参议院；上院 (高中英语单词)


• quotation [kwəu´teiʃən] n.引用；引文；语录 (高中英语单词)


• elevation [,eli´veiʃən] n.高度；晋升；高尚 (高中英语单词)


• solemnly [´sɔləmli] ad.严肃地，庄严地 (高中英语单词)


• comestible [kə´mestibl] a.可以吃的 (高中英语单词)


• recipe [´resipi] n.食谱；决窍；处方 (高中英语单词)


• gratify [´grætifai] vt.使高兴；满足 (高中英语单词)


• indiana [,indi´ænə] n.印第安纳(州) (高中英语单词)


• scientist [´saiəntist] n.(自然)科学家 (高中英语单词)


• exceedingly [ik´si:diŋli] ad.非常地，极度地 (高中英语单词)


• landscape [´lændskeip] n.风景；景色；风景画 (高中英语单词)


• philosopher [fi´lɔsəfə] n.哲学家；思想家；哲人 (高中英语单词)


• infection [in´fekʃən] n.感染，影响 (高中英语单词)


• impressive [im´presiv] a.给人深刻印象的 (高中英语单词)


• penalty [´penlti] n.刑罚；惩罚；障碍 (高中英语单词)


• awkward [´ɔ:kwəd] a.笨拙的；为难的 (高中英语单词)


• switch [switʃ] n.开关 v.转换 (高中英语单词)


• needless [´ni:dləs] a.不必要的；无用的 (高中英语单词)


• sultan [´sʌltən] n.苏丹 (高中英语单词)


• wholesome [´həulsəm] a.有益于健康的 (高中英语单词)


• refusal [ri´fju:zəl] n.拒绝；优先取舍权 (高中英语单词)


• unexpectedly [´ʌniks´pektidli] ad.意外地；突然地 (英语四级单词)


• beneficial [,beni´fiʃəl] a.有利的，有益的 (英语四级单词)


• sheath [ʃi:θ] n.鞘，壳，套 (英语四级单词)


• excellence [´eksələns] n.优秀；杰出；优点 (英语四级单词)


• adjective [´ædʒiktiv] n.形容词 (英语四级单词)


• providence [´prɔvidəns] n.天意，天命，上帝 (英语四级单词)


• thrift [θrift] n.节俭，节约 (英语四级单词)


• prostrate [´prɔstreit, prɔ´streit] a.俯伏的 vt.弄倒 (英语四级单词)


• nucleus [´nju:kliəs] n.核(心)；细胞核 (英语四级单词)


• accessible [ək´sesəbəl] a.易接近的；可到达的 (英语四级单词)


• suspension [sə´spenʃən] n.吊；中止；暂停 (英语四级单词)


• civilian [si´viljən] n.平民 a.平民的 (英语四级单词)


• martial [´mɑ:ʃəl] a.战争的；象军人的 (英语四级单词)


• deliverance [di´livərəns] n.援救；获释 (英语四级单词)


• reparation [,repə´reiʃən] n.补偿；补救 (英语四级单词)


• brazen [´breizən] a.黄铜制的；无耻的 (英语四级单词)


• offender [ə´fendə] n.冒犯者；罪犯 (英语四级单词)


• moderation [,mɔdə´reiʃən] n.适度；温和；节制 (英语四级单词)


• superfluous [su:´pə:fluəs, sju:-] a.过剩的，多余的 (英语四级单词)


• submission [səb´miʃən] n.屈服；谦恭 (英语四级单词)


• whereby [weə´bai] ad.凭什么；靠那个 (英语四级单词)


• elderly [´eldəli] a. 较老的，年长的 (英语四级单词)


• suitor [´su:tə, ´sju:-] n.原告；请求者；求爱者 (英语四级单词)


• alderman [´ɔ:ldəmən] n.市参议员；总督 (英语四级单词)


• portable [´pɔ:təbəl] a.轻便的 n.手提打字机 (英语六级单词)


• insight [´insait] n.洞悉；洞察力；见识 (英语六级单词)


• incomparable [in´kɔmpərəbəl] a.无可比拟的 (英语六级单词)


• infallible [in´fæləbəl] a.必然的；不会错的 (英语六级单词)


• eternally [i:´tə:nli] ad.永久地；不朽地 (英语六级单词)


• unprofitable [ʌn´prɔfitəbl] a.没有利润的；无益的 (英语六级单词)


• insensible [in´sensəbəl] a.麻木的；冷淡的 (英语六级单词)


• devoid [di´vɔid] a.无…的，缺…的 (英语六级单词)


• enhance [in´hɑ:ns] vt.提高，增加；增进 (英语六级单词)


• radius [´reidiəs] n.辐射光线；半径范围 (英语六级单词)


• impediment [im´pedimənt] n.妨碍，阻碍物；口吃 (英语六级单词)


• transit [´trænzit, -sit] n.通过；运行；运输 (英语六级单词)


• phantom [´fæntəm] n.幽灵；幻影 a.幻想的 (英语六级单词)


• justification [,dʒʌstifi´keiʃən] n.辩护；根据；缘故 (英语六级单词)


• trinity [´triniti] n.三个一组 (英语六级单词)


• purify [´pjuərifai] vt.净化；精炼；提纯 (英语六级单词)


• anglo-saxon [,æŋgləu ´sæksən] n.盎格鲁撒克逊人 (英语六级单词)


• applied [ə´plaid] a.实用的，应用的 (英语六级单词)


• assured [ə´ʃuəd] a.确实的 n.被保险人 (英语六级单词)


• denial [di´naiəl] n.否认；拒绝 (英语六级单词)


• franchise [´fræntʃaiz] n.选举权；特许权 (英语六级单词)