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R Words #1

R First	R Middle/End	R and L
requisite	severe	tranquility
radiant	sporadic	controversial
ridge	superior	particular
remarkable	disregard	profoundly
reliably	trap	briefly
reluctantly	prone	discernible
renown	proportions	parallel
reaction	characteristic	periodically
rhythm	striking	overlook
reflection	predominant	practical
relate	narrate	partially

Definitions: First Letter R

1. requisite--required, necessary
2. radiant--very bright and pleasing
3. ridge--high part that drops suddenly, top of a cliff or steep hill or the top of someone's nose
4. remarkable--having wonderful qualities
5. reliably--responsibly, as is expected or required
6. reluctantly--unwilling, not wanting to do something
7. renown--fame, great popularity
8. reaction--response to a situation
9. rhythm--beats in music
10. reflection--an image, a face in the mirror or mountain in a lake
11. relate--to tell

Vocabulary Story: First Letter R

The man sat in an office. He wrote the requisite information on a form. He seemed to be a remarkable person. His face was radiant, and the secretary asked herself if he was a man of renown. He wore black glasses that rested on the ridge of his nose. When the office music changed from blues to jazz, he had a pleasant reaction and tapped the rhythm of the music with his left hand. As soon as the doctor was ready, the reliable secretary called his name. He reluctantly walked away from the music. His face was a reflection of his emotions, and it changed from radiant to disinterested. The secretary wondered what story he would relate to the psychoanalyst.

R Words: Middle/End

1. severe--very bad
2. sporadic--happening off and on, happening at different and and unpredictable times
3 superior--better than others
4. disregard--to pay no attention to, to not care about
5. trap--to lock in a closed space, to do this with ideas or words
6. prone--lying flat on one's back
7. proportions--size in relation to each other, ie. propotions of a person's body
8. characteristic--trait, a way that a person or thing is
9. striking--something that catches the eye
10. predominant--having the highest quality or regard over other people or things that are similar
11. narrate--to tell a story

Vocabulary Story: R in the Middle or End

The woman had a severe backache that troubled her sporadically. She worked as an advertising agent and felt herself superior to others. She showed disregard toward anyone in a service profession such as a waitor or office assistant. When her back troubled her, she had to lie prone, and she felt horribly trapped in that condition. Her proportions showed the cause of her pain. She had an overly large head and a small, thin neck. The pressure on the neck caused the back pain. She also had a characteristic habit of walking around with her head bent slightly forward. It was a striking characteristic; everyone noticed. Though she was predominant in the company, few people respected her. If she had narrated her own story, however, she might have told it differently than I did.

Definitions: R and L

1. tranquility--peace, ease, contentment
2. controversial--at issue, something people are arguing about
3. particular--specific, an important person, thing or detail
4. profoundly--in a way that a person feels deeply or spiritually
5. briefly--quickly
6. discernible--understandable or able to be figured out
7. parallel--two things at equal distance from each other continuously
8. periodically--from time to time
9. overlook--to not observe by accident or intentionally
10. practical--common, making common sense, of middle monetary value
11. partially--partly, about one part

Vocabulary Story: R and L

The husband and wife's relationship was full of tranquility. They never discussed controversial issues. If a particular issue was on all the news reports, they chose not to talk about it. They both profoundly felt that political issues did not need to enter their relationship. Sometimes, while having dinner, one of them would briefly mention an issue. If it was easily discernible, they would talk about it for a few minutes. If they saw that their opposing opinions were as solid as a pair of parallel lines, they would change the subject. Periodically they argued a little bit, but it was so infrequent as to be overlooked. They were very practical people. They lived each day as well as they could, and if they were partially dissatisfied, they chose not to notice.

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