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loiter

1. stand about idly
ex. loitering at street corners
2.go slowly, with frequent stops
ex. Don't loiter on the way home

lull

1.make(a person or an animal) quiet or less active;
ex. lull a baby to sleep
2. calm (sb. sb's fears, etc) esp by deception
ex. lulled us into a false sense of security.
ex. By dawn the wind had lulled.

recess

1. period of time when work or business is stopped.
ex. the summer recess.
2. space in a room where part of a wall is set back from the main part; alcove
3. hollow space inside sth.
ex. A drawer with a secret recess.
4. remote or secret place
ex. in the innermost recesses of heart/mind

rave

1. talk wildly or furiously as if in a fever or mad
ex. The patient began to rave incoherently at the nurses.
2. rave about sth./sb.: speak or write about sb./sth. with enthusiasm or admiration.
ex. She simply rave about French cooking.

rant and rave

condemn or censure sb./sth. loudly and forcefully
ex. You can rant and rave at the fine, but you still have to pay it.

rebuke

express sharp or severe disapproval to sb.
ex. My boss rebuked me for coming to work late.

rash

1. patch of tiny red spots on the skin
ex. I break out/ come out in a rash if I eat chocolate.
2. rash of sth (fig) sudden widespread appearance of sth unpleasant
ex. A rash of ugly new houses.
3. impetuous;
It was rash of you to sign the form without reading it.

rapture

intense delight
ex. gazing in/with rapture at the girl he loved.
ex. I am in raptures about my new jobs.

recollect

succeed in calling (sth.) back to the mind; remember
ex. As far as I recollect, you came late.
ex. Can you recollect how it was done?
ex. No one can recollect her leaving.

reckless

not thinking of the consequences or of danger; rash or impulsive
He's quite reckless of his own safety.


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