English to English Dictionary

Recklessness

The trait of acting without thinking or caring about the consequences of an action.

Recluse

A person who lives a solitary life and tends to avoid other people.

Reconcile

To restore friendly relations between enemies or disputing parties.

Recreationalist

A person who engages in recreational activities, especially outdoor pursuits such as hiking, skiing, or camping.

Recursion

The repeated application of a recursive procedure or definition, where a function calls itself directly or indirectly.

Redaction

The action of censoring or obscuring part of a text for legal, security, or privacy purposes.

Rededicate

To dedicate again or in a renewed manner, especially to a particular purpose, task, or deity.

Redeem

To compensate for the bad aspects of something; to gain or regain possession of something in exchange for payment.

Reemployment

The act of employing someone again, or the state of being employed again after a period of unemployment.

Reestablishment

The action of restoring something that has been interrupted, damaged, or destroyed to its former state or condition.

Refectory

A room used for communal meals, especially in a monastery, convent, or college.

Refutable

Able to be proved wrong or false by argument, evidence, or testing.