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Rebound
- noun - a movement back from an impact
- a reaction to a crisis or setback or frustration; "he is still on the rebound from his wife's death"
- return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"
- spring back; spring away from an impact; "The rubber ball bounced"; "These particles do not resile but they unite after they collide"
- the act of securing possession of the rebounding basketball after a missed shot
Recluse
- adjective - hermit
- one who lives in solitude
- withdrawn from society; seeking solitude; "lived an unsocial reclusive life"
Recouch
- - To retire again to a couch; to lie down again.
Recount
- noun - an additional (usually a second) count; especially of the votes in a close election
- count again; "We had to recount all the votes after an accusation of fraud was made"
- narrate or give a detailed account of; "Tell what happened"; "The father told a story to his child"
Recoupe
- - To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for eviction.
Recoups
- verb - regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"
- reimburse or compensate (someone), as for a loss
- retain and refrain from disbursing; of payments; "My employer is withholding taxes"
Recruit
- noun - a recently enlisted soldier
- any new member or supporter (as in the armed forces)
- cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
- register formally as a participant or member; "The party recruited many new members"
- seek to employ; "The lab director recruited an able crew of assistants"
Redbuds
- noun - small shrubby tree of eastern North America similar to the Judas tree having usually pink flowers; found in damp sheltered underwood