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hare-brained: I won't go with Oliver because he's a reckless
driver.
reckon v. 1 Often, reckon up. calculate, compute, add (up), figure
(up), tally (up), sum up, total (up), work out or up: If you
reckon up the bill, I'll pay it at once. 2 include, count,
number, enumerate, list, name, consider, account, judge, deem,
look upon, regard, view, think of, hold, gauge, estimate,
appraise, value, rank, rate, class: I have always reckoned
Arthur as being among my closest friends. 3 suppose, think,
assume, presume, dare say, venture, imagine, fancy, consider,
conclude, be of the opinion, US or colloq guess: She reckoned
that no one could accuse her of idle chatter. 4 reckon on or
upon. count on, rely on, depend on, lean on, trust in, take for
granted, Colloq bank on: I was reckoning on your help, and I
hope you won't disappoint me. 5 reckon with. a settle
(accounts) with, take care of, look after, see or attend to,
deal with, handle, pay attention to, think about: I have to go
now, but I'll reckon with you later. b take into account or
consideration, consider, contemplate, account for, remember,
bear in mind: He thought he had got away with it, but he failed
to reckon with Inspector Harris of the CID.
reckoning n. 1 counting, calculating, calculation, computation,
enumeration, addition: The reckoning of Old Style dates used
the Julian calendar. 2 bill, account, invoice, US check, Colloq
chiefly US and Canadian tab: If you let me have the reckoning,
I'll pay it with my credit card. 3 (last) judgement,
retribution, final account(ing) or settlement, doom: On the day
of reckoning we must all face the music.
reclaim v. restore, recover, rescue, redeem, salvage, save, regain,
retrieve, regenerate, rejuvenate: Much of the farmland was
reclaimed from the sea.
recline v. lie (down), lie back, lean back, lounge, rest, repose,
sprawl, loll, stretch out: Just recline on the sofa and make
yourself comfortable.
recluse n. hermit, anchorite or anchoress, monk or nun, eremite: For
the past ten years, he has been living the life of a recluse.
reclusive adj. solitary, lone, secluded, isolated, eremitic(al),