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ecipe n. 1 formula, prescription: Elizabeth gave me a marvellous
recipe for chocolate cake. 2 plan, procedure, method, approach,
technique, way, means, system, programme, modus operandi, Colloq
US MO: The minister insists that his recipe for conquering
inflation will work.
recipient n. receiver, beneficiary, heir or heiress, legatee: Who is the
current recipient of her favours?
reciprocal
adj. mutual, exchanged, returned, complementary, correlative,
common, shared, joint, requited: The reciprocal courtesies
enjoyed among our neighbours benefit us all.
reciprocate
v. repay, recompense, requite, exchange, return, trade, match,
equal, correspond: You have always been very kind to me and I
want to reciprocate in any way I can.
recital n. 1 (solo) concert, performance, musicale, presentation, show,
entertainment: We have tickets to a recital for that night. 2
report, narration, account, recitation, description, relation,
telling, recounting, narrative, rendition, interpretation,
version, recapitulation, rehearsal, repetition, Colloq recap: A
reporter who was on the flight provided us with a recital of the
events leading up to the crash.
recitation
n. 1 reciting, performance, reading, monologue: At the age of
four Simon delighted his parents with his recitation of 'The
Charge of the Light Brigade'. 2 See recital, 2, above.
recite v. 1 quote, repeat, present: In the old days, children were
often called upon to recite poems they had learned by heart. 2
report, narrate, recount, relate, tell, describe, detail,
chronicle, list, share, recapitulate, repeat, Colloq recap:
Again I recited every particular of the hold-up that I could
recall.
reckless adj. careless, rash, thoughtless, incautious, heedless,
foolhardy, imprudent, unwise, injudicious, impulsive,
irresponsible, negligent, unmindful, foolish, devil-may-care,
daredevil, wild, breakneck, dangerous, madcap, mad,