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response

n. [an answer or reply, as in words or in some action.]

  ex.  In response to your inquiry...

  ex. emotional response

responsive

adj. [reacting or replying quickly or favourably, as to a suggestion, initiative, etc]

  ex. a responsive person is someone who is always there when her friends need help.

  ex. a plant is responsive to sunlight.

responsiveness

responsive-ness

n. [the quality or state of being responsive.]

restitution

re-stitut(statute; stand)-ion

n. [ Restitution means reimbursement for a loss or injury, or restoring to a former condition or returning something to the former owner. ]

  ex. the restitution of a person's honor and reputation.

 電影：restitution

restore

v. [To restore means to bring or put back to a former condition or to give back]

  ex. You can restore a damaged reputation, your health, or an old house.

restive

rest-ive

adj. [marked by impatience or uneasiness ; stubbornly resisting control]

  ex. Another hour passed and the crowd became restive.

字源：c.1410, restyffe "not moving forward," from M.Fr. restif (fem. restive) "motionless," from rester "to remain" (see rest (2)). Sense of "unmanageable" (1687) evolved via notion of a horse refusing to go forward.

restiveness

n. [ the quality of being restive]

restless

adj. [characterized by inability to rest or relax; uneasy; unquiet]

  ex. The audience was becoming restless.

  ex. have a restless night

  ex. Jazz is restless. It won't stay put and it never will.

film restless (2011)

restrain

re-strain

v. [hold back sb/sth from  action; keep sb/sth under control or in check ]

  ex. I must learn to restrain myself, eg not say what I think. 我得學會約束自己.

ps. refrain

ps.

strain (字根有 draw tightly的意思)

  ex. strain a rope (to breaking-point/until it breaks) 把繩子拉緊（直到拉斷）.

  ex. strain (one's ears) to hear a conversation 聚精會神地聽別人交談

  ex. strain one's eyes, eg by reading in a bad light 損害視力（如在微弱光線下閱讀）

小 reveiw

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字根

trac                ==  draw 拉

tract <--> track

treat             

restraint

re-straint

n. [A restraint is something that restricts freedom or prevents someone from doing something.]

  ex. financial restraint.

resume

v. [ begin (sth) again or continue (sth) after stopping for a time ]

  ex. Everyone please resume your seats.

  ex. resume a flight, voyage, trip, etc 繼續飛行﹑ 航海﹑ 旅行等

n. [A resume is a summary of educational or work experience.]

 How To Write a Resume