recommend v. to advocate; to endorse; to speak well of; to advise; to suggest
recommendation n. endorsement; approval; letter of reference; suggestion; advice
recompense v. to award compensation to; to award compensation for; make a return for
reconsider v. to contemplate again
reconstruct v. to construct again; rebuild; to assemble or build again mentally; re-create; to cause to adopt a new attitude or outlook
recover v. to get well; to get back; to regain; to obtain again
recovery n. recuperation; getting well; return
recruit n. new member of a group; one who is newly enlisted or drafted into the armed forces
recruit v. to enlist or draft new members (esp. for the armed forces); to gain; to obtain; to procure
recruitment n. act of enlisting or drafting new members (esp. into the armed forces)
rectangle n. parallelogram
rectify v. to fix; to repair; to correct; to calibrate; to adjust
redemption n. the act of redeeming or the condition of having been redeemed; recovery of something pawned or mortgaged; the payment of an obligation, as a government's payment of the value of its bonds
refer v. to send; to direct; to ascribe to; to relate to; to pertain to; to apply to; to call attention to; to allude to
reference n. comment; remark; ascription; relation; mention; allusion; regard; note that directs a reader to another source of information; supporting evidence taken from another book or publication
reference v. to add a footnote; to place a note that directs readers to another source of information (in a book, journal, etc.)
reflect v. to mirror; to send back a mirror image; to send back energy from a surface; to send back; to cause to return; to express; to give a particular impression; to contemplate; to think
reflection n. act of casting back a mirror image; act of sending back energy from a surface; state of being reflected; image that is reflected; idea, concept; thought, notion; act of placing blame, accusation
refrain from v. to hold oneself back; forbear
refund n. return of money; repayment; reimbursement
refund v. to return money; to reimburse; to repay; to provide new funds; to finance again
refurbish v. to make new again; to renovate; to restore to good condition
refusal n. denial; rejection
refuse n. garbage; trash; waste
refuse v. to decline; to deny; to reject