It is important that a relationship be friendly and express group reciprocity.

Recitation (noun)

musical declamation of the kind usual in the narrative and dialogue parts of opera and

oratorio

The program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems.

Reclaiming (verb)

retrieve or recover; bring (waste land or land formerly under water) under cultivation

Until we can discover an inexpensive system for reclaiming sea water, we must all

work together to make sure there is fresh clean water for the next generations.

Recombining (verb)

to put together again into one mass so that the constituent parts are more or less

homogeneous

By recombining the atoms of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in different combinations,

the plant creates the different carbohydrates.

Reconstitute (verb)

to form or make up again or anew

U.S. officials emphasized this was not evidence Iraq had a nuclear weapon -- but it was

evidence the Iraqis concealed plans to reconstitute their nuclear program as soon as

the world was no longer looking.

Recovered (verb)

return to a normal state of health, mind, or strength

Therapists believe that the appropriate therapy involves the recovery of childhood abuse

memories, through recovered memory therapy re-integration of alters into the

dominant personality.

Rectangular (adjective)

a plane figure with four straight sides and four right angles, and with unequal adjacent

sides

Betsy Johnson lives in a humble three bedroom rectangular shaped house.

Recycled (adjective)

Into reusable material; use again

To save paper, one should consider buying books made only with recycled paper.

Redact (verb)

to put in writing; to select or adapt for publication

Court documents related to the guardian's medical plan for J.D. are redacted and do

not disclose when and where the young woman will be taken to give birth.

Redeem (verb)

to free from a lien by payment of an amount secured thereby; to remove the obligation of

by payment

By redeeming this debt early, we continue with our stated policy to further reduce the

company's total debt position.

Reflexive (adjective)

acting or happening without apparent forethought, prompting, or planning

Because the dogs’ salivation is reflexive, Pavlov decided to analyze how the dogs

learned to associate the bell with being fed.

Reform (verb)

make changes in something in order to improve it; cause to abandon an immoral or

criminal lifestyle

In a short time, the reforms might well be a dynamic instability in the care and

networking of patients with cardiovascular diseases.

Refract (verb)

to cause to move, especially at an angle; to bend

Sound waves traveling upward may be refracted by the difference in temperature and

redirected toward the ground.

Refrain from (verb)

stop oneself from doing something

He refrained from hitting him back.

Regardless of (adverb)

despite the prevailing circumstances

For example, some argue that regardless of any individual's desire to get married, the

community as a whole should support official recognition of their right to do so.

Regenerate (verb)

re-grow new tissue; bring new and more vigorous life to an area or institution

But Davis and Trier have found that mesoscale convective vortexes play a key role in

helping storms regenerate over two or more days.

Regime (noun)

a government in power

He said the European Union would extend its ban on visits by Myanmar officials,

warning that further pressure would follow "unless the regime moves rapidly to restore

civilian rule and democracy."

Regiment (noun)

a permanent unit of an army, typically divided into several smaller units and often into two

battalions; a large number of people or things

William Tecumseh Sherman, division commander, was quoted saying to reporters, "Take

your regiment to Ohio. No enemy is nearer than Corinth."

Region (noun)

an area of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed

boundaries; an administrative district of a city or country

Arnold speculated that the Polar Regions might have areas that are permanently

shadowed, hence permanently cold.

Regulatory (verb)

control or maintain the rate or speed of a machine or process; control or supervise by

means of rules and regulations

Some alters create new alters as needed. Others perform a system regulatory function;

they determine which alter will be in charge at a given time.

Regurgitate (verb)

to throw or pour back or out from or as if from a cavity

California condors are scavengers, eating dead animals and carcasses left by hunters.

Some condors will regurgitate their food if they feel threatened.

Rehabilitation (verb)

restore to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or