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ravage/ravish: to ravage is to cause massive destruction; to ravish is to emotionally abduct or rape
rebut/refute: to rebut is to argue contrarily; to refute is to successfuly argue on a matter of judgment
refer/allude: to refer is to directly relate information; to allude is to indirectly mention something
regime/administration/government/junta: regime is synonymous with "political system" and does not define "government"; as a noun in this sense, administration is the group comprising the executive officials of a government; a government is an operating system of political administration; a junta is a council or group that may rule after a coup
renounce/denounce: to renounce is to discard or to abandon; to denounce is to accuse or to harshly criticize
repress/oppress: oppress is to dominate or maltreat; repress, not as strong as oppress, is to subordinate or control
resident/citizen/subject/national/native a resident is an inhabitant of a national subcategory, such as a city, village, or state; a citizen is a person with the full civil rights conferred by a nation, either by birth or naturalization; a subject is a synonym for "citizen" in a monarchy; a national is a person living in a nation other than the national of citizenship, or a person under the protection of a specified country; a native is an individual born in a given location
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