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Regiment (noun) 

a permanent unit of an army, typically divided into several smaller units and often into two 

battalions; a large number of people or things 

William Tecumseh Sherman, division commander, was quoted saying to reporters, "Take

your regiment to Ohio. No enemy is nearer than Corinth." 

Region (noun) 

an area of a country or the world having definable characteristics but not always fixed 

boundaries; an administrative district of a city or country

Arnold speculated that the Polar Regions might have areas that are permanently

shadowed, hence permanently cold. 

Regulatory (verb) 

control or maintain the rate or speed of a machine or process; control or supervise by 

means of rules and regulations

Some alters create new alters as needed. Others perform a system regulatory function;

they determine which alter will be in charge at a given time.

Regurgitate (verb) 

to throw or pour back or out from or as if from a cavity 

California condors are scavengers, eating dead animals and carcasses left by hunters.

Some condors will regurgitate their food if they feel threatened. 

Rehabilitation (verb) 

restore to health or normal life by training and therapy after imprisonment, addiction, or 

illness Cardiac rehabilitation professionals find themselves increasingly drawn into

discussions about healthcare reform, particularly when it relates to cost containment. 

Rehearse (verb) 

to do or perform repeatedly so as to master

The bride and the groom usually rehearse their wedding ceremony before the actual

day of the wedding. 

Relative (adjective) 

considered in relation or in proportion to something else; existing or possessing a 

characteristic only in comparison to something else

The precise composition, and relative proportions of that dust and gas, holds clues to

the materials and physical conditions present in the frigid outer regions of the solar

system where comets are formed.

Remarkable (adjective) 

extraordinary or striking.

Leopold was a successful composer and violinist and assistant concertmaster at the

Salzburg court, whose archbishop, Sigismund von Schrattenbach, encouraged the

activities of Leopold and his remarkable children.

Remedy (noun)

a medicine, application, or treatment that relieves or cures a disease

So we wanted to see how it measured in its latest marketing claims as an anti-aging

remedy for men in their 40s," says Conrad Earnest, PhD, of the Cooper Institute Centers

for Integrative Health Research in Dallas. 

Reminiscent of (adjective) 

tending to remind one of something; absorbed in memories

Going fishing by the lake last week was reminiscent of the times when I went fishing as

a child.