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receptive

Short Definition : quick or willing to receive (ideas, suggestions, etc.); Ex. receptive to the proposal

Definition
(adj) open to arguments, ideas, or change
Example Sentence
  • receptive to reason and the logic of facts
Definition
(adj) ready or willing to receive favorably
Synonyms : open
Example Sentence
  • receptive to the proposals
Definition
(adj) of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system
Synonyms : centripetal sensory
Example Sentence
  • sensory neurons
Definition
(adj) able to absorb liquid (not repellent)
Example Sentence
  • the paper is ink-receptive
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for receptive

in the reception the girl must b receptive

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one who accept something easily.

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rece(recieve)+tive(in telugu ivvu..)....u give ideas a recieve them

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recess

Short Definition : pause; temporary cessation; alcove; secret inner place; Ex. parliament in recess; V. CF. recessive

Definition
(noun) a state of abeyance or suspended business
Synonyms : deferral
Definition
(noun) a small concavity
Synonyms : corner niche recession
Definition
(noun) an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
Synonyms : inlet
Definition
(noun) an enclosure that is set back or indented
Synonyms : niche
Definition
(noun) a pause from doing something (as work)
Synonyms : break respite time out
Example Sentence
  • we took a 10-minute break
  • he took time out to recuperate
Definition
(verb) put into a recess
Example Sentence
  • recess lights
Definition
(verb) make a recess in
Example Sentence
  • recess the piece of wood
Definition
(verb) close at the end of a session
Synonyms : adjourn break up
Example Sentence
  • The court adjourned
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for recess

recess,sounds like resession which remainds a session yet to come after some break

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recession

Short Definition : withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity

Definition
(noun) the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year Definition
(noun) a small concavity
Synonyms : corner niche recess
Definition
(noun) the withdrawal of the clergy and choir from the chancel to the vestry at the end of a church service
Synonyms : recessional
Definition
(noun) the act of ceding back
Synonyms : ceding back
Definition
(noun) the act of becoming more distant
Synonyms : receding
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for recession

taken from..Latin cession which is made from cedere means to withdraw......to yield.....so words like depression , recession, concession, secession.and all of these have the cession..means to yield something less or withdarw...in some or other way...

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split it like..re(means again)+cession..(sounds like session)....so a SESSION OF political party has AGAIN started after the WITHDRAWAL FROM NATIONAL party.

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recession (re+cease) <-> regression (re+gather)

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recidivism

Short Definition : habitual return to crime (even after being punished); N. recidivist

Definition
(noun) habitual relapse into crime
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for recidivism

=re (back to) + CID (crime investigation department) = back to crime

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re+CIDIVISM consider the second part, if you see suicide,homicide etc all will end up with cide which is bad, CRIME

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re- "back" + cidivism......cid/cad=I fall)....falling back.....to something..again..or reoccurring......so recidivism... is the act of a person repeating an undesirable behavior..nothing but habitual relapse of crime.

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recidivism = recidi (recede) + divism -> prism -> prison ... a phenomenon that does not allow to recede(pull bak) from goin to prison

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Racism is the crime

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Racism is a crime and no matter how much you punish, it always keeps coming back to the criminal.

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RACE+DIVISIM.....people who divide people on the basis of race relapse into racedivism

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Recidivist was pirating CD’s (RE ) again

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Recidivist was pirating CD’s (RE ) again

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When your dick is way too big for a mouth or pussy, and when you hate this websites lack of words. And restarted ads (like fucking jack in the box jumbo jack!

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recipient

Short Definition : receiver

Definition
(noun) a person who receives something
Synonyms : receiver
Definition
(noun) the semantic role of the animate entity that is passively involved in the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
Synonyms : recipient role
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for recipient

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Big assembly hall. I am receiving prescription as prize from doctor. Everyone applauds.

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reciprocal

Short Definition : mutual; given and received in return; exchangeable; interacting; Ex. reciprocal trade agreement

Definition
(noun) something (a term or expression or concept) that has a reciprocal relation to something else
Example Sentence
  • risk is the reciprocal of safety
Definition
(noun) (mathematics) one of a pair of numbers whose product is 1: the reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2; the multiplicative inverse of 7 is 1/7 Definition
(noun) hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype
Synonyms : reciprocal cross
Definition
(adj) concerning each of two or more persons or things; especially given or done in return
Synonyms : mutual
Example Sentence
  • reciprocal aid
  • reciprocal trade
  • mutual respect
  • reciprocal privileges at other clubs
Definition
(adj) of or relating to the multiplicative inverse of a quantity or function
Example Sentence
  • the reciprocal ratio of a:b is b:a
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for reciprocal

x= 1/y , it is reciprocal because x and y can be exchangeable.

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when multiplying a ratio,, we have to mutually multiply both denominator and numerator with a quantity

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reciprocate

Short Definition : do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move

Definition
(verb) act, feel, or give mutually or in return
Example Sentence
  • We always invite the neighbors and they never reciprocate!
Definition
(verb) alternate the direction of motion of
Example Sentence
  • the engine reciprocates the propeller
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for reciprocate

reciprocate >> reciprocal(return)

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When the goods are delivered, you give a RECEIPT

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recital

Short Definition : act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)

Definition
(noun) the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
Synonyms : narration yarn
Example Sentence
  • his narration was hesitant
Definition
(noun) performance of music or dance especially by soloists Definition
(noun) a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
Synonyms : reading recitation
Example Sentence
  • the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems
Definition
(noun) a detailed statement giving facts and figures
Example Sentence
  • his wife gave a recital of his infidelities
Definition
(noun) a detailed account or description of something
Example Sentence
  • he was forced to listen to a recital of his many shortcomings
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for recital

"Re + site " reciting means re sighting or reading

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recite

Short Definition : repeat aloud (something learned); describe; Ex. recite his complaints; N. recitation

Definition
(verb) recite in elocution
Synonyms : declaim
Definition
(verb) repeat aloud from memory
Example Sentence
  • she recited a poem
  • The pupil recited his lesson for the day
Definition
(verb) render verbally,
Synonyms : retell
Example Sentence
  • recite a poem
  • retell a story
Definition
(verb) narrate or give a detailed account of
Synonyms : narrate recount tell
Example Sentence
  • Tell what happened
  • The father told a story to his child
Definition
(verb) specify individually
Example Sentence
  • She enumerated the many obstacles she had encountered
  • The doctor recited the list of possible side effects of the drug
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for recite

an exciting recite

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resay

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reckon

Short Definition : count; calculate; regard as; think; suppose

Definition
(verb) expect, believe, or suppose
Example Sentence
  • I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel
  • I thought to find her in a bad state
  • he didn't think to find her in the kitchen
  • I guess she is angry at me for standing her up
Definition
(verb) judge to be probable Definition
(verb) deem to be
Synonyms : consider regard see view
Example Sentence
  • She views this quite differently from me
  • I consider her to be shallow
  • I don't see the situation quite as negatively as you do
Definition
(verb) make a mathematical calculation or computation Definition
(verb) have faith or confidence in
Example Sentence
  • you can count on me to help you any time
  • Look to your friends for support
  • You can bet on that!
  • Depend on your family in times of crisis
Definition
(verb) take account of
Synonyms : count
Example Sentence
  • You have to reckon with our opponents
  • Count on the monsoon
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for reckon

reckon:rec+kon.from kon u can say 'akon',famous singer and with REC u can say reached. so it is probable that akon reached here by 10.

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recollect ... old memories

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rec(K) + ON who's recording is on and hence can grasp and calculate fast

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re(Again)ckon(sounds like count)means counting again

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