roll out: v. straighten by unrolling; put into use or action rotate: v. plant or grow in a fixed cyclic order of succession; swirl; revolve; turn on or around an axis or a center rouse: v. become active; excite, as to anger or action; stir up; awaken royalty: n. person of royal rank or lineage; share paid to a writer or composer out of the proceeds resulting from the sale or performance of his or her work rub: n. application of friction and pressure; act or remark that annoys or hurts another; difficulty or obstacle ruffle: v. make into a ruff; wrinkle; disturb surface of; make uneven by agitation or commotion; throw into disorder or confusion ruinous: a. causing, or tending to cause ruin; destructive; baneful; pernicious rupture: n. act of making a sudden noisy break rural: a. country; relating to rural areas safeguard: n. one who, or that which, defends or protects; defense; protection salvage: v. save from loss or destruction; save discarded or damaged material for further use sanction: v. give authorization or approval to something; penalize a state, especially for violating international law saturate: v. soak, fill, or load to capacity; cause to unite with the greatest possible amount of another substance scant: a. scarcely sufficient; less than is wanted for the purpose; not enough scapegoat: n. someone who bears the blame for others scarcely: ad. hardly; barely; only just scene: n. something seen by a viewer; a view or prospect scold: v. find fault or rail with rude clamor; utter harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke scorch: v. burn superficially; parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; affect painfully with heat; burn scorn: n. extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; expression of mockery, derision, contempt, or disdain scrupulous: a. exactly and carefully conducted; by extreme care and great effort; cautious scrutiny: n. close investigation or examination seam: n. line of junction formed by sewing together two pieces; line across a surface, as a crack; scar seclude: v. isolate; separate; keep away from others secrecy: n. state of being secret or concealed sectional: a. consisting of or divided into sections; separating into sections secular: a. worldly rather than spiritual; not specifically relating to religion; lasting from century to century security: n. a stock certificate or bond, a document indicating ownership or creditor-ship; safety sediment: n. deposit; matter deposited by some natural process seep: v. pass gradually or leak through, as if through small openings
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