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.