- The ice-cream cake disappeared without leaving a remnantbehind.
- Carpet remnantsare usually very good buys and, in some cases, can be
room size.
[Syn. scrap, remainder]
remuneration(ri MYOO noer AY shin) n. 1. the act of paying for work done;
- reward; payment; compensation
- A painter usually expects remunerationwhen his job is completed.
- Remunerationshould be appropriate to the nature of the job performed.
[Syn. payment]
render(REN dir) vt. 1. to deliver, present, or submit for payment (for example,
a bill); 2. to give in return; 3. to pay something due or owed; 4. to represent or
depict - The painter will renderthe bill to his customer upon completing the job.
- The Lone Ranger rendersgood in response to evil.
- Ralph renderedPhyllis thanks for a job well done.
- The architect rendereda drawing of the new kitchen.
[-ed*, -ing]
renovate(REN uh VAYT) vt. 1. to make sound again; to clean up and make like
new; 2. to revive; refresh - Jason enjoyed renovatinghomes so much that he gave up his teaching job
to do it full-time. - When you renovate your kitchen,you can expect to improvise and put up
with inconveniences until the job is done. - Wallie felt renovatedafter her plunge in the ocean.
[-d, renovating] [Syn. renew]
renunciation(ri NUHN see AY shin) n. 1. the act of formally giving up, often
at the cost of a right, claim, title, etc.; 2. a formal declaration of the foregoing - His renunciationof all claims to the motorcycle came only after receiving a
fair amount in compensation. - The applicant signed the renunciationof rights to the deed to the house
until the mortgage had been paid off.
[Syn. disclaimer]
repentance(re PEN tins) n. a feeling of sorrow or self-reproach for what one
has done or has not done - Ralph had a deep feeling of repentancefor not having gotten to know his
father better. - Absolution by repentancefor indiscretions and sins is one of the attractive
qualities of the Catholic Church.
[Syn. penitence]
reprehensible(REP ri HEN si bl) adj. deserving reprimand or rebuke; fault
filled; awful - The judge told the hit-and-run driver that his behavior had been reprehensible.
- Reprehensiblebehavior is not permissible under any circumstances—even if
you can get away with it.
[reprehensibly adv.]
R: SAT Words 201