reference
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reflection/-exion
The bird sees its reflection in the mirror,
thinking another bird is accompanying itself.
refresh
A new breeze is blowing—
and a nation refreshed by freedom stands ready to push on:
there is new ground to be broken,
and new action to be taken.
registration
School registration takes place next week.
remain
The island is expected to remain frozen for the next hundred years,
despite changes in the world's climate,
and the vault is being carved out of the ice and rock.
resistance
The demonstrators offered little or no resistance to the police.
resort
If persuasion won't work,
we may have to resort to force.
restrain
At that time,
the government must restrain the prices and profits.
restraint
Men do not easily shed tears,
because they want to show their great restraint in not crying.
resume
In a speech,
Sharonrepeated his position
that Palestinians must stop “incitement and terror”
and implement deep democratic reforms
before any political negotiations can resume.
right-wing
A preference for right-wing governments
had been implicit in the policy of the early Eisenhower years.
risky
It's risky to drive fast on the icy roads.
rival
She has no rival in the field of romantic fiction.
rope
Lately, business has been on the ropes.
rotate
Danger:rotating blades.
ruin
He ruined his prospects by carelessness.
sake
I'll help you for your sister's sake.
satisfactory
We want a satisfactory explanation of your lateness.
scatter
More than 2.5 million Vietnamese are scattered
in 80 countries around the globe.
scene
People crowed behind the scenes,
met and congratulated her.
schooling
He has little real schooling.
segment
The community college
is the most rapidly growing segment of higher education
in the United States.
sequence
The sequences of historical plays by Shakespeare
are still masterpieces in today's literature.
shame
Will students feel great shame at having failed the final exam?
sheer
Our army was beaten by sheer weight of numbers.
shortage
In the developed countries,
there's a great shortage of work force.
sidewalk
There were leaves lying all over the sidewalk.
slap
The girl slapped the boy in the face
for his kissing her without permission.
slippery
Drive carefully:
the roads are wet and slippery.
soar
The jet soared into the air.
solemn
The solemn statement of the central government on this issue
was feathered in full in the news papers.
sorrow
Life has many joys and sorrows.
split
A lightning bolt split the night sky.
spokesperson
A spokesperson for the German embassy said
that they have been notified of the incident.
sponsor
I'm doing a sponsored swim on Saturday—
will you sponsor me?
stagger
Nothing can stagger her belief in communism.
startle
She was so startled at the sight of Andrew
that she dropped the paper bag.
