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Reductio
- noun - (reduction to the absurd) a disproof by showing that the consequences of the proposition are absurd; or a proof of a proposition by showing that its negation leads to a contradiction
Redwithe
- - A west Indian climbing shrub (Combretum Jacquini) with slender reddish branchlets.
Rodentia
- noun - small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis
Rudistes
- - An extinct order or suborder of bivalve mollusks characteristic of the Cretaceous period; -- called also Rudista. See Illust. under Hippurite.
Sadistic
- adjective - deriving pleasure or sexual gratification from inflicting pain on another
Sidestep
- noun - a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
Undertow
- noun - an inclination contrary to the strongest or prevailing feeling; "his account had a poignant undertow of regret"
- the seaward undercurrent created after waves have broken on the shore
Vadantes
- - An extensive artificial group of birds including the wading, swimming, and cursorial birds.
Vedantic
- - Of or pertaining to the Vedas.