receptive
adjectiveWilling to listen to, consider, or accept ideas and suggestions.
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adjectiveCowardly or disloyal, especially in abandoning a duty.
Cowardly
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recuperate
verbTo recover strength or well-being after strain or illness.
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reluctant
adjectiveHesitant or unwilling to do something.
replenish
verbTo restore a supply that has been used up.
replete
adjectiveFully supplied or filled with something.
resentment
nounLasting displeasure or bitterness about a perceived wrong or unfair treatment.
resolve
nounFirm determination to carry out a purpose.
resplendent
adjectiveDazzlingly bright, rich, or impressive in appearance.
reticent
adjectiveReluctant to speak freely or reveal one's thoughts.
rhetoric
nounThe art of effective expression; also language criticized as impressive but lacking substance.
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