A tough old cowboy told his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. The grandson did this religiously, and lived to the age of 93.
When he died he left 14 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren… and a 15-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.
- give up or cease from (a habit, plan, belief, etc.).
- relax hold of. relinquishment n. [latin relinquo -lict- leave behind]
REMARKABLE
adj. Worth notice; exceptional; striking. remarkably adv. [french remarquable: related to *remark]
REMITTANCE
n. - money sent, esp. By post.
- sending of money.
REMORSEFUL
adj. Filled with repentance. remorsefully adv.
REMORTGAGE
—v. (-ging) (also absol.) Mortgage again; revise the terms of an existing mortgage on (a property). —n. Different or altered mortgage.
REMUNERATE
v. (-ting) 1 reward; pay for services rendered.
- serve as or provide recompense for (work etc.) Or to (a person). remuneration n. Remunerative adj. [latin munus -ner- gift]
RENDEZVOUS
—n. (pl. Same) 1 agreed or regular meeting-place.
- meeting by arrangement. —v. (rendezvouses; rendezvoused; rendezvousing) meet at a rendezvous. [french, = present yourselves]
REORGANIZE
v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) organize differently. reorganization n.
REPARATION
n. - making amends.
- (esp. In pl.) Compensation for war damages.
REPATRIATE
—v. (-ting) return (a person) to his or her native land. —n. Repatriated person. repatriation n. [latin repatrio go back home, from patria native land]
