World Book 1997 4.0

home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search

/ World Book 1997 4.0 / The World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia v4.00.iso / data / dictdata / reinvigo.dic < prev next >

Wrap

Text File | 1997-04-07 | 10.8 KB | 263 lines

<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>REINVIGO</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="reinvestigate"> reinvestigate, transitive verb, -gated, -gating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to investigate again. Ex. When I acquainted my friend with these facts he reinvestigated the specimen (Jonathan Hutchinson). </DL> <A NAME="reinvestigation"> reinvestigation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of reinvestigating. </DL> <A NAME="reinvestment"> reinvestment, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the action of reinvesting. <DD> 2. a second investment. </DL> <A NAME="reinvigorate"> reinvigorate, transitive verb, -ated, -ating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to invigorate again; give fresh vigor to. Ex. Spain ... was in some degree reinvigorated by the infusion of a foreign element into her government (William E. H. Lecky). </DL> <A NAME="reinvigoration"> reinvigoration, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of reinforcement. </DL> <A NAME="reinvitation"> reinvitation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of inviting again; reinviting. </DL> <A NAME="reinvite"> reinvite, transitive verb, -vited, -viting.<DL COMPACT><DD> to invite again. </DL> <A NAME="reinvolve"> reinvolve, transitive verb, -volved, -volving.<DL COMPACT><DD> to involve anew. </DL> <A NAME="reirradiate"> reirradiate, transitive verb, -ated, -ating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to irradiate again. </DL> <A NAME="reis"> reis, noun, pl. of real.<DL COMPACT><DD> a former Portuguese and Brazilian unit of money. Nine Portuguese reis or eighteen Brazilian reis were worth one United States cent. </DL> <A NAME="reissuance"> reissuance, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of issuing again or state of being issued again. </DL> <A NAME="reissue"> reissue, verb, -sued, -suing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t., v.i. to issue again or in a new way. Ex. The rifles are being reissued this week (Newsweek). <DD>noun a second or repeated issue. Ex. The reissue of a best seller at a lower price. Its reissue is a lively event in a dull publishing season (Time). </DL> <A NAME="reit"> REIT (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> real estate investment trust. Ex. ... REITs, new kinds of companies that warned prospective investors in statements filed with the Security Exchange Commission that they were risky, speculative ventures (Washington Post). </DL> <A NAME="reiter"> reiter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a German mounted soldier, especially in the wars of the 1500's and 1600's. </DL> <A NAME="reiterate"> reiterate, transitive verb, -ated, -ating.<DL COMPACT><DD> to say or do several times; repeat again and again. Ex. The girl did not move though the policeman reiterated his command that she go. The boy reiterated his assurances that he would be very careful with my bicycle. </DL> <A NAME="reiteration"> reiteration, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a saying again; repetition. <DD> 2. something repeated. </DL> <A NAME="reiterative"> reiterative, adjective. =repetitious.adv. reiteratively. </DL> <A NAME="reiterssyndrome"> Reiter's syndrome,<DL COMPACT><DD> a disease characterized by inflammation of the joints, of the conjunctiva, and of the urethra. Ex. Reiter's syndrome [is] a probable variant of rheumatoid arthritis (George E. Ehrlich). </DL> <A NAME="reiver"> reiver, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Scottish.) reaver; robber; raider. </DL> <A NAME="reja"> reja, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Spanish.) a decorative screen or grating protecting a window or before an altar, chapel, or choir of a church. </DL> <A NAME="rejaser"> rejaser, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a person who engages in or practices rejasing. </DL> <A NAME="rejasing"> rejasing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) the act or practice of putting rubbish or discarded items to useful purpose. Ex. The biggest benefit of rejasing is that virtually indestructible objects never reach the garbage heap (Time). </DL> <A NAME="reject"> reject, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to refuse to take, use, believe, consider, or grant. Ex. They rejected our help. He tried to join the army but was rejected because of poor health. (SYN) decline, rebuff, repulse. <DD> 2. to throw away as useless or unsatisfactory. Ex. Reject all apples with soft spots. <DD> 3. (of the body) to resist the introduction of (foreign tissue or other matter) by the mechanism of immunity. Ex. Trouble is, the human body has a habit of trying to reject any tissue or organism that is foreign to its own chemistry (Time). <DD> 4. to repulse or rebuff (a person or appeal). <DD> 5. to vomit. <DD>noun a rejected person or thing. Ex. [His] wardrobe must have been made up of Salvation Army rejects (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="rejectable"> rejectable, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> capable of being rejected; worthy or suitable to be rejected. </DL> <A NAME="rejectamenta"> rejectamenta, noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. things rejected as useless or worthless; refuse; waste. <DD> 2. =excrement. </DL> <A NAME="rejectant"> rejectant, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an insect repellent derived from a substance in plants which insects reject. Ex. To be of practical value ... a rejectant should be persistent and should be absorbed by the plant so that new plant growth would also be distasteful (Science News). </DL> <A NAME="rejectee"> rejectee, noun. =reject.</DL> <A NAME="rejecter"> rejecter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person or thing that rejects. </DL> <A NAME="rejection"> rejection, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of rejecting. Ex. The inspector ordered the rejection of the faulty parts. <DD> 2. the state of being rejected. Ex. A child who feels unloved, unwanted, or unworthy of his parents' interest is said to be suffering from rejection (Sidonie M. Gruenberg). <DD> 3. a thing rejected. Ex. All rejections by the inspector were destroyed at once. <DD> 4. (Biology.) immunological resistance of an organism to the grafting or implantation of foreign tissue. Ex. It is well known that immunity problems, including rejection of transplants have been unsolved (Science News Letter). </DL> <A NAME="rejectionist"> rejectionist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of the Arab leaders or states that refuse to negotiate or work out a settlement with Israel. Ex. The "rejectionists" ... have accused Syria of wanting to eliminate them so as to have a free hand to embark on what they call an Egyptian-type policy of accommodation with the United States and Israel (Henry J. Tanner). </DL> <A NAME="rejectionslip"> rejection slip,<DL COMPACT><DD> a note from a publisher rejecting the accompanying returned manuscript. Ex. For the first time out of twenty tries I got a check instead of a rejection slip (James Thurber). </DL> <A NAME="rejective"> rejective, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that rejects; rejecting. </DL> <A NAME="rejectiveart"> rejective art, =minimal art.</DL> <A NAME="rejectivist"> rejectivist, noun. =minimalist.</DL> <A NAME="rejector"> rejector, noun. =rejecter.</DL> <A NAME="rejig"> rejig, noun, verb, -jigged, -jigging.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) <DD>noun an overhauling or streamlining. <DD>v.t. to rejigger. Ex. The Treasury rejigged an old wartime poster to read in effect "Spend to Defend the Right to be Free" (Punch). </DL> <A NAME="rejigger"> rejigger, transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) to change or rearrange, especially by clever handling or juggling; work over in a new form. Ex. Sir Arthur ... had rejiggered his assistant's records (Time). </DL> <A NAME="rejoice"> rejoice, verb, -joiced, -joicing.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. to be glad; be filled with joy. Ex. Mother rejoiced at our success. <DD>v.t. 1. to make glad; fill with joy. Ex. Good news rejoices the heart. (SYN) cheer, delight. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) to be joyful at. Ex. Ne'er mother Rejoiced deliverance more (Shakespeare). noun rejoicer. </DL> <A NAME="rejoiceful"> rejoiceful, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> joyful; joyous. </DL> <A NAME="rejoicing"> rejoicing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the feeling or expression of joy. Ex. There were great festivities--illuminations, state concerts, immense crowds, and general rejoicings (Lytton Strachey). <DD> 2. an occasion for joy. <DD> 3. (Obsolete.) a cause of joy. Ex. Thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart (Jeremiah 15:16). adv. rejoicingly. </DL> <A NAME="rejoin"> rejoin (1), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to join again; unite again. Ex. The members of our family will be rejoined at Thanksgiving. <DD> 2. to join the company of again. Ex. The sailor will rejoin his comrades. <DD>v.i. to come together again; be reunited. </DL> <A NAME="rejoin"> rejoin (2), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to answer; reply. Ex. "Come with me!" "Not on your life," he rejoined. <DD>v.i. 1. to make answer to a reply or remark. <DD> 2. (Law.) to answer the plaintiff's reply to the defendant's plea. </DL> <A NAME="rejoinder"> rejoinder, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an answer to a reply; response. Ex. a debater's rejoinder. (SYN) retort. <DD> 2. (Law.) a defendant's answer to the plaintiff's reply to the defendant's plea. </DL> <A NAME="rejudge"> rejudge, transitive verb, -judged, -judging.<DL COMPACT><DD> to judge over again or in a new way. </DL> <A NAME="rejuggle"> rejuggle, transitive verb, -gled, -gling.<DL COMPACT><DD> to juggle again. </DL> <A NAME="rejustification"> rejustification, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of rejustifying. </DL> <A HREF="rejuvena.dic">NEXT</A>