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RehashPronunciation: (rē-hăsh′)
Kind of word: Verb
Formal definition:
To talk about or discuss ( somenthing ) again.
To reuse (old material) in a new form.
Informal definition: when you talk about somenthing again and again, but somenthing that you already know.
Examples:
- Some students merely rehash what they've heard in lectures.
- His new book is just a rehash (of his previous ones).
- Restate
- Reuse
- Change
- Discuss
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RedefinePronunciation: (ˌrē-di-ˈfīn)
Kind of word: Verb
Formal definition:
Give new meaning to
Informal definition: when you or someone think about somenthing but now in a different or new way.
Example:
- A really fantastic song might redefine what rock and roll can mean to people.
- Readdress
- Reanalyze
- Review
- Reexplore
- Reconsider
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ReconnectPronunciation:(riːkəˈnɛkt)
Kind of word: Verb
Formal definition:
1 To link or be linked together again.
Informal definition:
Reestablish a bond of communication or emotion
Informal definition:
Reestablish a bond of communication or emotion
With someone or with a situation.
Examples:
- If he could reconnect the continuity of himself, it would finally give the lie to the dream.
- Holism had been an attempt to restore life to this universe and to reconnect human beings with it.
- Reopen
- Remake
- Resume
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RecallPronunciation: (rĭ-kôl′)
Kind of word: Verb
Formal definition:
1.
To ask or order to return. To remember; recollect.
Informal definition:
Bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one’s mind.
Examples:
Bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one’s mind.
Examples:
- I don't recall her name.
- Recalled all workers who had been laid off.
- Remember
- Recollect
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RebuildPronunciation: (rē-bĭld′)
Kind of word: Verb
Formal definition:
The restoration of an item to a standard as nearly as possible to its original condition in appearance, performance, and life expectancy.
Informal definition:
Build (something) again after it has been damaged or destroyed.
Example:
- With the insurance money we can rebuild our house.
- Put
- Together
- Fix
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HarmoniousPronunciation: (hahr-moh-nee-uh s)
Kind of word: Adjective
Formal definition:
Something that is pleasant to the ear; tuneful; melodious.
Examples:
- The different parts of the picture form a harmonious whole.
- A harmonious arrangement of colours.
Related Words:
- Congenial
- Congruent
- Discordant
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EmpathizePronunciation: (ɛmpəˌθaɪz)
Kind of word: Verb
Formal definition:
Is to understand or relate to someone else's emotional experience.
Examples:
- His ability to empathize with people made him an excellent marriage counsel or.
- Sympathize
- Understand
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EmpatheticPronunciation: (em-puh-thet-ik)
Kind of word: Adjective
Formal definition:
"Cognizant of and comprehending the needs, feelings, problems, and views of others".
Examples:
- An empathetic social worker who soon realized that the single mother was at her breaking point.
- Compassionate
- Sympathetic
- Empathic
- Hard
- Inhuman
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ClashPronunciation:(ˈklash)
Kind of word: Verb
Formal definition:
To be in a situation in which you are fighting or disagreeing.
Examples:
- Police and protesters clashed yesterday.
- The sofa and the chair clash.
- Collide
- Conflict
- Accord
- Blend
- Conform
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Pronunciation:[buh-nef-ik]
Kind of word: Adjective
Formal definition:
"Doing or promoting some good".
Example:
- He belief that participation in sports has a benefic influence on a young person.
- Advantageous
- Beneficent
- Beneficial
- Benignant
- Favorable
- Good
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AdmirePronunciation: (ăd′mər-ə-bəl)
Kind of word: Verb
Formal definition:
"To regard with esteem, respect, approval, or pleased surprise".
Examples:
- Now he sat down with a feigned ease that Aubrey was compelled to admire.
- The young could admire him, the middle-aged call on his understanding.
- Respect
- Value
- Prize
- Honour
- Praise
- Appreciate
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Pronunciation: (ˈadm(ə)rəb(ə)l)
Kind of word: Adjective
Formal definition:
"Arousing or deserving respect and approval".
Examples:
- Her restraint during questioning was admirable.
- He has one admirable quality.
Related Words:
- worthy of admiration
- worthy of commendation
- praiseworthy
- laudable
- estimable
- meritorious
- creditable.
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