| 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 |