recession | a period of reduced trade |
reckless | showing a lack of care about danger |
to reprimend | to scold sb oficially |
refuge | a place that provides protection |
to remunerate | to reward |
resolution | a decision to stop doing sth |
to reverberate | to echo |
rebate | an amount of money which is paid back to you because you've paid more tax |
to recede | to move or slope backwards |
to recuperate | to get well again after an illness |
to reimburse sb for sth | to pay sb back money he's spent |
reluctant | unwilling |
resilient | able to recover quickly from unpleasant or damaging events |
to rebuke | to speak severely to sb because he's done sth you don't approve of |
recipient | a person who receives sth |
recrute | sb who has recently joined an army |
to repuse | to prove sb to be mistaken |
retort | a quick, rude answer |
to recapitulate | to repeat the chief points of sth that has been said |
redundant | dismissed by the employer |
to repudiate | not to accept/ to say that you don't have anything to do with sth |
to reciprocate | to have the same feelings about sb as he has |
receptacle | a container for keeping things in |
refrain | a part of song that is repeated |
recess | a period of holiday between a sessions of work |