An English teacher wrote these words on the whiteboard: «woman without her man is nothing». The teacher then asked the students to punctuate the words correctly. The men wrote: «Woman, without her man, is nothing.»The women wrote: «Woman! Without her, man is nothing.»
n. Spontaneous disintegration of atomic nuclei, with the emission of usu. Penetrating radiation or particles.
RAPPROCHEMENT
n. Resumption of harmonious relations, esp. Between states. [french: related to *approach]
RASPBERRYCANE
n. Raspberry plant.
REINCARNATION
n. Rebirth of a soul in a new body. reincarnate v. (-ting). Reincarnate adj.
REINFORCEMENT
n. - reinforcing or being reinforced.
- thing that reinforces.
- (in pl.) Reinforcing personnel or equipment etc.
RENATIONALIZE
v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) nationalize again (an originally nationalized and more recently privatized industry etc.). renationalization n.
REPREHENSIBLE
adj. Blameworthy.
RETROSPECTION
n. Looking back into the past.
RETROSPECTIVE
—adj. - looking back on or dealing with the past.
- (of a statute etc.) Applying to the past as well as the future. —n. Exhibition, recital, etc. Showing an artist's development over his or her lifetime. retrospectively adv.
REVOLUTIONARY
—adj. - involving great and often violent change.
- of or causing political revolution. —n. (pl. -ies) instigator or supporter of political revolution.
