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Rules, power & society

Kings, laws, leaders, fairness and how groups are run. Foundation words are free for everyone; the harder levels come with Premium.

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Advanced, Stretch levels: the first 12 of 17, A to Z.

  • ratify

    verbAdvanced

    to make an agreement official by approving it

    Similar:
    approve
    Opposite:
    cancel

  • recalcitrant

    adj.Stretch

    stubbornly refusing to obey rules or orders

    Similar:
    stubborn
    Opposite:
    compliant

  • relegate

    verbStretch

    to move someone or something down to a lower position

    Similar:
    demote
    Opposite:
    elevate

  • relinquish

    verbStretch

    to give up something, such as a right or a place

    Similar:
    give up
    Opposite:
    keep

  • renegade

    nounStretch

    a person who turns against their own side or group

    Similar:
    traitor
    Opposite:
    follower

  • renounce

    verbAdvanced

    to give up or reject something formally

    Similar:
    give up
    Opposite:
    accept

  • repercussions

    nounStretch

    unwanted results that follow from an action or event

    Similar:
    consequences

  • repress

    verbAdvanced

    to hold back a feeling or stop something from showing

    Similar:
    hold back
    Opposite:
    disclose

  • reprieve

    nounStretch

    a delay or escape from something unpleasant

    Similar:
    relief
    Opposite:
    condemnation

  • reprimand

    nounAdvanced

    a strict telling-off, or to tell someone off strictly

    Similar:
    rebuke
    Opposite:
    commend

  • reprove

    verbStretch

    to tell someone off gently for doing wrong

    Similar:
    rebuke
    Opposite:
    applaud

  • repudiate

    verbStretch

    to refuse to accept something as true or right

    Similar:
    reject
    Opposite:
    accept

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