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hermitic, anchoritic, monastic, cloistered, sequestered,
retiring, shut off: She insists that she enjoys her reclusive
existence.
recognition
n. 1 identification, detection: Her recognition of the man on
TV led to his arrest. 2 acknowledgement, notice, attention,
cognizance, acceptance, awareness, perception, admission;
honour, appreciation: The award was a recognition of his
contributions to scientific knowledge.
recognize v. 1 identify, detect, place, recall, remember, recollect, know
(again): I recognized him from seeing his picture in the
newspaper. 2 acknowledge, perceive, understand, realize, see,
admit, accept, own, concede, allow, grant, appreciate, respect,
be aware of: He refuses to recognize that he is responsible for
his own actions. 3 approve, sanction, endorse, accept,
validate, ratify: A totalitarian government refuses to
recognize the rights of the individual. 4 honour, give
recognition to, salute, show gratitude or appreciation, reward,
distinguish, pay respect, do homage: The society recognizes Dr
Jackson for his many contributions to science.
recoil v. 1 jerk or jump or spring back, start, flinch, wince, shrink,
blench, balk or baulk, shy (away) (from): He recoiled when
confronted with the evidence of the gruesome experiments with
live animals. 2 rebound, bounce back, resile, kick back: When
fired, the gun recoiled, bruising his shoulder.
--n. 3 kick, rebound, repercussion, backlash: He was
unprepared for the violent recoil of the old gun.
recollect v. recall, remember, call to mind: Now that you mention it, I
do recollect your asking me to buy some milk when I went out.
recollection
n. memory, recall, remembrance, impression, reminiscence: My
brother's recollection of our grandparents is quite different
from mine.
recommend v. 1 counsel, advise, guide, urge, exhort, suggest, advocate,
propose, (put) forward, propound, persuade: He recommended that
the entire system should be changed. 2 endorse, praise,