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Retroact
- - Intransitive verb
1. To act in opposition, to react
2. To have reference to or influence on past occurrences
- To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be retrospective.
Retrofit
- noun - a component or accessory added to something after it has been manufactured
- fit in or on an existing structure, such as an older house; "The mansion was retrofitted with modern plumbing"
- provide with parts, devices, or equipment not available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; "They car companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors"
- substitute new or modernized parts or equipment for older ones; "The laboratory retrofitted to meet the safety codes"
- the act of adding a component or accessory to something that did not have it when it was manufactured; "the court ordered a retrofit on all automobiles"
Revenant
- adjective - a person who returns after a lengthy absence
- coming back; "a revenant ghost"
- of or relating to or typical of a revenant; "revenant shrieks and groans"
- someone who has returned from the dead
Reverent
- adjective - feeling or showing profound respect or veneration; "maintained a reverent silence"
- showing great reverence for god; "a godly man"; "leading a godly life"
Rheocrat
- - A kind of motor speed controller permitting of very gradual variation in speed and of reverse. It is especially suitable for use with motor driven machine tools.
Rheostat
- noun - resistor for regulating current
Rice Rat
- noun - hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States
RICO Act
- noun - law intended to eradicate organized crime by establishing strong sanctions and forfeiture provisions
Ricochet
- noun - a glancing rebound
- spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"