A police officer pulls over this guy who had been weaving in and out of the lanes. He goes up to the guy"s window and says, "Sir, I need you to blow into this breathalyzer tube."
The man says, "Sorry officer, I can"t do that. I am an asthmatic. If I do that I"ll have a really bad asthma attack."
"Okay, fine. I need you to come down to the station to give a blood sample."
"I can"t do that either. I am a hemophiliac. If I do that, I"ll bleed to death."
"Well, then we need an urine sample."
"I"m sorry, officer, I can"t do that either. I am also a diabetic. If I do that I"ll get really low blood sugar."
"All right then I need you to come out here and walk this white line."
"I can"t do that, officer."
"Why not?"
"Because I"m too drunk to do that!"
v. (-ring) insure again (esp. Of an insurer transferring risk to another insurer). reinsurance n.
REINVEST
v. Invest again (esp. Proceeds or interest). reinvestment n.
REKINDLE
v. (-ling) kindle again.
RELATION
n. - a the way in which one person or thing is related or connected to another. B connection, correspondence, contrast, or feeling prevailing between persons or things (bears no relation to the facts; enjoyed good relations for many years).
- relative.
- (in pl.) A (foll.
RELATIVE
atomic mass n. The ratio of the average mass of one atom of an element to one-twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.
- density n. The ratio between the mass of a substance and that of the same volume of a substance used as a standard (usu. Water or air).
- molecular mass n. The ratio of the average mass of one molecule of an element or compound to one-twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.
- —adj. - considered in relation to something else (relative velocity).
- (foll. By to) proportioned to (something else) (growth is relative to input).
- implying comparison or contextual relation (‘heat’ is a relative word).
- comparative (their relative merits).
- having mutual relations; corresponding in some way; related to each other.
- (foll. By to) having reference or relating to (the facts relative to the issue).
- gram. A (of a word, esp. A pronoun) referring to an expressed or implied antecedent and attaching a subordinate clause to it, e.g. Which, who. B (of a clause) attached to an antecedent by a relative word. —n. - person connected by blood or marriage.
- species related to another by common origin.
- gram. Relative word, esp. A pronoun. relatively adv. [latin: related to *refer]
RELEGATE
v. (-ting) 1 consign or dismiss to an inferior position.
- transfer (a sports team) to a lower division of a league etc.
- banish. relegation n. [latin relego send away]
RELEVANT
adj. (often foll. By to) bearing on or having reference to the matter in hand. relevance n. [latin relevo: related to *relieve]
RELIABLE
adj. Of consistently good character or quality; dependable. reliability n. Reliably adv.
RELIANCE
n. (foll. By in, on) trust, confidence. reliant adj.
Snails produce a colorless, sticky discharge that forms a protective carpet under them as they travel along. The discharge is so effective that they can crawl along the edge of a razor without cutting themselves.
