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91Devil (Islam) — Iblis redirects here. For other uses, see Iblis (disambiguation). Shaitan redirects here. For the 2011 film, see Shaitan (film) …
92Battle of Hat Dich — Part of the Vietnam War …
93recess — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. alcove, niche, nook, bay; intermission, pause, interim, rest, break, breathing spell, coffee or lunch break. See receptacle, angularity, repose. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An intermission] Syn. respite,… …
94rest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. remainder, remains, balance, residuum; repose; death. See music. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Repose] Syn. sleep, ease, quiet, quietude, quietness, tranquillity, slumber, calm, calmness, peace, peacefulness …
95vacation — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. holiday, rest, time off, leave [of absence]; recess, respite; abandonment, departure. See repose. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. respite, rest, recreation time, intermission, recess, nonterm, holiday, R&R,… …
96respect — [14] Respect and respite [13] are ultimately the same word. Both go back to respectus, the past participle of Latin respicere ‘look back at’, hence ‘look at, regard, consider’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and specere …
97reprieve — /rəˈpriv / (say ruh preev) verb (t) (reprieved, reprieving) 1. to respite (a person) from impending punishment, especially to grant a delay of the execution of (a condemned person). 2. to relieve temporarily from any evil. –noun 3. respite from… …
98respect — [14] Respect and respite [13] are ultimately the same word. Both go back to respectus, the past participle of Latin respicere ‘look back at’, hence ‘look at, regard, consider’. This was a compound verb formed from the prefix re ‘back’ and specere …
99reprieve — v. & n. v.tr. 1 remit, commute, or postpone the execution of (a condemned person). 2 give respite to. n. 1 a the act or an instance of reprieving or being reprieved. b a warrant for this. 2 respite; a respite or temporary escape. Etymology: ME as …
100respiteless — tlə̇s adjective : having no respite * * * ˈrespiteless, a. [f. respite n.] Without respite or relief (Webster, 1864, citing Baxter) …
