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rabbit
bunny, bunny rabbit, coney, cony
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race
contest, competition, sprint, dash, heat
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racial
ethnic, ethnical
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racing
motorsport, the races, competitive racing
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racism
bigotry, prejudice, xenophobia, intolerance, discrimination
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racist
bigot, racialist, supremacist, chauvinist, rayciss
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racking
straight-up method
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radical
extreme, revolutionary, fundamental, drastic, sweeping
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radio
wireless, broadcasting, airwaves, receiver, set
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rage
wrath, indignation, tantrum, temper, apoplexy
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rah
wow
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raid
incursion, assault, ambush, foray, swoop
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raider
corsair, freebooter, pirate
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rail
bar, railing, handrail, banister, guardrail
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railroad
coerce, pressure, bulldoze, steamroll, force
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railway
railroad, rail line, train line, rail network, track
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rain
rainfall, precipitation, shower, drizzle, downpour
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rainbow
multihued, polychromatic
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raise
lift, elevate, hoist, boost, put up
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raised
elevated, embossed, protruding, built-up, prominent
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raising
upbringing, rearing, parenting, nurturing, bringing up
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rally
demonstration, gathering, assembly, march, rebound
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ralph
puke, throw up, be sick, hurl, heave
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ram
tup, butt, slam, smash, force
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ran
sprinted, raced, dashed, jogged, bolted
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random
arbitrary, haphazard, chance, unplanned, accidental
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randy
toey, coarse, rude
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range
span, spread, scope, spectrum, extent
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ranging
varying, spanning, extending, roaming, stretching
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rank
position, grade, level, standing, status
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ranked
rated, graded, ordered, classified, positioned
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ranking
standing, placement, position, grading, senior
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ransack
ramshack, ransackle, ranshackle
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rap
hip-hop, rhyme, knock, tap, bang
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rape
sexual assault, sexual violence, sexual abuse, abuse, constuprate
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rapid
quick, fast, swift, speedy, brisk
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rapidly
quickly, swiftly, speedily, fast, briskly
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rare
unusual, exceptional, sparse, dearthy, few and far between
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rarely
hardly ever, not often, barely, hardly, infrequently
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rarity
black swan, lightning in a bottle, one in a million, rara avis, rare bird
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rascal
imp, mischief-maker, scamp, scoundrel
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raspberry
hindberry, raspis
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rat
informer, snitch, grass, squeal, betray
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rate
speed, pace, tempo, frequency, proportion
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rated
ranked, graded, classified, scored, assessed
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rather
preferably, sooner, instead, fairly, quite
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rating
score, grade, ranking, assessment, evaluation
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ratio
proportion, rate, quotient, relation
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ration
Hooverize
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rationality
rationalness
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rave
craze, have a kangaroo loose in the top paddock, have a screw loose, have bats in one's belfry, have bats in the belfry
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ravenous
starving
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ravish
abripe
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raw
uncooked, fresh, coarse, crude, natural
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ray
beam, shaft, streak, gleam, glimmer
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re
regarding, concerning, about, in reference to, with regard to
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reach
stretch out, extend, reach out, hold out, stretch
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reaches
stretches, expanses, tracts, extents, spans
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reaching
stretching, extending, outstretching, straining
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react
respond, reply, retaliate, reciprocate, answer
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reaction
response, reply, answer, feedback, reception
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read
peruse, study, scan, skim, go through
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reader
subscriber, bookworm, bibliophile, peruser
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reading
perusal, study, poring over, scanning, comprehension
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ready
prepared, set, primed, poised, all set
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real
existing, tangible, true, actual, authentic
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realise
understand, grasp, recognise, comprehend, appreciate
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realist
real-worlder
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realistic
practical, sensible, pragmatic, lifelike, true-to-life
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reality
fact, existence, the real world, actual state, truth
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realize
recognize, understand, grasp, comprehend, appreciate
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really
actually, genuinely, in reality, honestly, in fact
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realm
country, land, kingdom
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ream
nail, root, tap
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rear
raise, bring up, nurture, foster, breed
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reason
cause, explanation, motive, grounds, justification
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reasonable
fair, sensible, rational, sound, level-headed
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rebel
defy
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rebellion
uprising
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reboot
rebegin, recommence, reinitiate, restart
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recall
remember, recollect, call to mind, retrieve, reminisce
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recant
abjure, backpedal, disavow, disown, eat one's words
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receive
collect, be given, take in, acquire, accept
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received
accepted, established, conventional, standard, orthodox
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receiving
getting, accepting, taking, obtaining, collecting
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recent
new, latest, fresh, current, modern
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recently
not long ago, as of late, freshly, just now, just then
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receptacle
thalamus, torus, socket
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reception
front desk, welcome, gathering, party, function
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recipe
formula, method, instructions, prescription, blueprint
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recipient
accepter, accipient, acquirer, getter, obtainer
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reciprocal
mutual, two-way, contrary, opposite, converse
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reciprocate
give as good as one gets, respond in kind
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reckless
daring, devil-may-care, headstrong, heedless, impetuous
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reckoning
computation
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recluse
reclusive
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recognition
identification, detection, recall, discernment, recollection
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recognize
identify, know, place, spot, distinguish
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recognized
established, accepted, acknowledged, respected, official
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recoil
kick
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recollection
reminiscence, remembrance, memory, mind, recall
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recommend
suggest, advise, endorse, propose, advocate
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recommended
advised, suggested, endorsed, advisable, approved
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recompense
recompensate
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reconsider
think over, second-guess
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record
account, log, file, register, documentation
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recorded
taped, captured, documented, logged, registered
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recording
tape, track, clip, footage, take
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recover
recuperate, heal, mend, convalesce, retrieve
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recovery
recuperation, healing, rehabilitation, improvement, revival
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recurring
repetitive
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red
ruby, cherry, carmine, cinnabar, claret
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red screen
red chroma key screen
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redhead
Red, ginger, ginge, ging, ginger head
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redirect
reorient, redirect examination
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reduce
decrease, lower, lessen, diminish, cut
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reduced
lowered, decreased, lessened, diminished, cut
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reducing
lessening, lowering, diminishing, decreasing, shrinking
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reduction
decrease, cut, cutback, lowering, shrinkage
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redundancy
backup, retirement
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redundant
acervatim, adscititious, dropsical, duplicate, excessive
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ree
merry, squiffy
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reek
funk, honk, niff, hum, pong
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refer
point, send, allude, mention, pass on
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reference
mention, allusion, citation, nod, note
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referring
mentioning, alluding, citing, indicating, denoting
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refinement
gentility
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reflect
mirror, echo, ponder, contemplate, mull over
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reflected
mirrored, bounced, echoed, thrown back, borrowed
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reflection
image, mirror image, contemplation, meditation, musing
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reform
improvement, change, overhaul, amendment, revision
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reformed
Calvinistic
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refrigerator
chiller, coolchest, fridge, frigerator, icebox
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refuge
haven, sanctuary, zoar, asylum, bield
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refugee
flightling
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refuse
decline, reject, turn down, rebuff, rubbish
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regard
esteem, admiration, deference, estimation, view
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regarded
esteemed, respected, considered, viewed, deemed
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regarding
concerning, about, re, with reference to, as regards
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regardless
nonetheless, nevertheless, notwithstanding, irrespective, no matter what
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regards
greetings, best wishes, respects, compliments
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regeneration
palingenesia, rebirth, regen
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regime
government, administration, rule, system, order
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Regina
R.
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regional
local, provincial, district, area, territorial
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regions
provinces, countryside, periphery, hinterland, outlying areas
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register
enrol, sign up, record, log, file
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registered
recorded, enrolled, listed, official, certified
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regress
retrogress
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regret
remorse, rue, contrition, sorrow, repentance
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