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Retiring
- verb - break from a meeting or gathering; "We adjourned for lunch"; "The men retired to the library"
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- cause to get out; "The pitcher retired three batters"; "the runner was put out at third base"
- dispose of (something no longer useful or needed); "She finally retired that old coat"
- go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position; "He retired at age 68"
- lose interest; "he retired from life when his wife died"
- make (someone) retire; "The director was retired after the scandal"
- not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value of his work"; "a shy retiring girl"
- of a person who has held and relinquished a position or office; "a retiring member of the board"
- prepare for sleep; "I usually turn in at midnight"; "He goes to bed at the crack of dawn"
- pull back or move away or backward;
- reluctant to draw
Retorted
- verb - answer back
- replied sharply and angrily
Returned
- verb - answer back
- be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
- be restored; "Her old vigor returned"
- bring back to the point of departure
- elect again
- give back; "render money"
- give or supply; "The cow brings in 5 liters of milk"; "This year's crop yielded 1,000 bushels of corn"; "The estate renders some revenue for the family"
- go back to a previous state; "We reverted to the old rules"
- go back to something earlier; "This harks back to a previous remark of his"
- go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before; "return to your native land"; "the professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean"
- make a return; "return a kickback"
- pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
- pay back; "Please refund me my money"
Reverend
- adjective - a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
- a title of respect for a clergyman
- worthy of adoration or reverence
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"
Revering
- verb -
- love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
Reversal
- noun - a change from one state to the opposite state; "there was a reversal of autonomic function"
- a decision to reverse an earlier decision
- a judgment by a higher court that the judgment of a lower court was incorrect and should be set aside
- a major change in attitude or principle or point of view; "an about-face on foreign policy"
- an unfortunate happening that hinders or impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating
- the act of reversing the order or place of
- turning in an opposite direction or position; "the reversal of the image in the lens"
- turning in the opposite direction