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Showing 18 of 194 words/rɪˈsɛp.tɪv/ [receptive]
[adjective] Willing to consider or accept new ideas, suggestions, or influences.
/rɪˈsɛsɪz/ [recesses]
[noun] Small spaces created by building part of a wall further back from the rest, or remote, hidden, or secluded parts of something.
/rɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/ [recipient]
[noun] A person who receives or is awarded something.
/rɪˈkleɪm/ [reclaim]
[verb] To retrieve or recover something lost, detained, or abandoned.
/ˌriːˈklæs.ɪ.faɪ/ [reclassify]
[verb] To assign something to a different category, class, or group than it was in previously.
/ˈrɛk.əɡ.naɪzd/ [recognized]
[verb] To identify someone or something from having encountered them before; to know again.
/rɪˈkɔɪ.lɪŋ/ [recoiling]
[verb] The act of suddenly springing or flinching back in fear, horror, or disgust.
/ˌriː.kəmˈpoʊz/ [recompose]
[verb] To compose again or in a different way; to rearrange or reorganize the elements of something.
/ˌriː.kənˈdɪʃ.ənd/ [reconditioned]
[adjective] Having been overhauled, repaired, or restored to a good working state and appearance.
/rɪˈkʌv.ər/ [recover]
[verb] To return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength after an illness, injury, or setback.
/rɛkt/ [rect]
[adjective] Straight or right; used as a combining form or prefix in various English words indicating alignment, uprightness, or correctness.
/ˈrɛktɪfaɪər/ [rectifier]
[noun] An electrical device that converts alternating current (AC), which periodically reverses direction, into direct current (DC), which flows in only one direction.
/ˈrɛk.tɪ.faɪ ə mɪˈsteɪk/ [rectify a mistake]
[idiom] To correct, amend, or set right an error, fault, or inaccuracy.
/ˈrɛk.tə.ri/ [rectory]
[noun] The official residence of a rector, typically a member of the clergy in charge of a parish.
/ˈrɛd.əl.ənt/ [redolent]
[adjective] Strongly smelling of something, or having a pleasant odor.
/rɪˈdrɛs/ [redress]
[verb] To remedy or set right an undesirable or unfair situation.
/rɪˈdʌk.ʃən/ [reduction]
[noun] The action or fact of making a specified thing smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.
/ˌriː.ɪnˈfɔːrs/ [reenforce]
[verb] To strengthen or support an object, structure, or idea, typically by adding additional material or resources.