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relevance

n. [Something's relevance to a situation or person is its importance or significance in that situation or to that person. ]

ex. Politicians' private lives have no relevance to their public roles.

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rely

v. [to be dependent ]

v. [to have confidence based on experience ]

ex. Nowadays we rely increasingly on computers for help/to help us.

reliance /rɪˋlaɪəns/

n. [the act of relying , the state of being reliant ; confidence or trust in sb/sth]

ex. reliance on the Internet

relic

n. [trace or feature surviving from a past age and serving to remind people of it]

ps. A relic is a fragment from the past

etymology: from relinquere, Latin for "to leave behind."

wiki: In religion, a relic is a part of the body of a saint or a venerated person, or else another type of ancient religious object, carefully preserved for purposes of veneration or as a tangible memorial. Relics are an important aspect of some forms of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Shamanism, and many other religions.

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relieved

adj. [experiencing or showing relief especially from anxiety or pent-up emotions ]

ex. We are all relieved to be back home.

ex. I am very relieved that it is over.

p.s relief relieve

religion

n.宗教

ex. Religions such as Christianity and Buddhism are quite popular in this region. (2014補)

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relinquish /rɪˋlɪŋkwɪʃ/

re-linqu(leave)-ish

v. [ give up ; to withdraw or retreat from; to stop holding physically ]

ex. to relinquish U.S. citizenship.

ex. The monkey wouldn't relinquish its grasp on the banana.

review:

de linqu ency	n.[neglect of duty or obligation; Juvenile delinquency]
	wiki: A juvenile delinquent, often shortened as delinquent is a young person (under 18) who fails to do that which is required by law; see juvenile delinquency. de(completely)-linque(leave)-ency

dere lict	adj. [=delinquent]
	adj. [left or deserted, as by the owner or guardian ; abandoned]
	de-relict(L. relinquere ,leave)

etymology: linquere, leave

relish

n. [great enjoyment of food]

ex. eat, drink with (great) relish

note: relish 指的是好好品嚐食物，像是去高級餐廳吃頓飯，你就可以用這個字。用來當衍生字義時可以指品嚐享受其他的事物。

v. [enjoy or get pleasure out of ]

ex. to relish a meal, drink, joke

ex. She relishes every moment of jealousy from the other girls in the party when she wears a beautiful red fit dress, making her the most attractive one. (2014補)

聯想： re a l + f ish : to relish a real fish

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remain der

n. [something that remains or is left]

ex. the remainder of the day.

ex. We spent the remainder of the day sightseeing

ps. 餘數

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remains

n. [ancient buildings, etc that have survived when others were destroyed; ruins ]

ex. the remains of an abbey, of ancient Rome

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reminder

re-mind-er

n. [a person or thing that serves to remind.]

ex. just a kindly reminder that the rent is due.

reminisce /ˏrɛməˋnɪs/

re-min(mind; to think)-i-sce

v. [If you reminisce about something from your past, you write or talk about it, often with pleasure.]

ex. Ray and I ate our meal and reminisced about the trip.

ps. reminiscence

ex. A visit to your old elementary school may flood your brain with reminiscences.

ps. review p.307

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字根 mon mem 有remind, remember的意思

Dante Bucci - Reminiscence

remiss

adj. [careless of one's duty]

ps. If someone is remiss, they are careless about doing things which ought to be done.

ex. to be remiss in fulfilling your obligations.

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字根miss，mit，是throw丟和send寄的意思

re miss	a.玩忽職守 [careless about their duty] [一次又一次的放掉]
	不斷的把責任丟掉--> 玩忽職守

re mit	v.豁免捐稅、匯款、減緩、赦免懲罰
	最原始的意思是send money back to someone 把錢送回來--->豁免捐稅
	ex. The taxes have been remitted. 稅款已免除

	後來引申成錢的流動--> 匯款 // remittance n.匯款


un re mit ting	adj.不間斷的