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guerrillas retaliated by destroying bridges and railway lines.
retard v. 1 slow (down or up), hold up or back, set back, hinder,
impede, delay, keep back, stall, thwart, balk, block, restrict,
hold in check, frustrate, interfere with: Growth of the economy
was severely retarded by the war.
--n. 2 Offensive and derogatory idiot, moron, fool, imbecile,
dunce, Slang chiefly US and Canadian jerk: Why she invites that
retard to her parties I can't imagine.
reticent adj. quiet, shy, timid, retiring, reserved; taciturn, silent,
unresponsive, tight-lipped, unforthcoming: If you are proud of
your accomplishments, why be reticent about saying so? Colin is
reticent about how he acquired his gold earring.
retinue n. entourage, escort, convoy, cortŠge, company, train, suite,
followers, attendants, following, hangers-on, Colloq groupies:
The rock band arrived at the airport accompanied by a retinue of
flunkeys.
retire v. 1 withdraw, rusticate, go off or away, take off, retreat;
hibernate, aestivate or US estivate, seclude or sequester or
cloister oneself: I think I'll retire to some mountain-top to
finish my book. 2 stop or give up work(ing), be pensioned off,
(be) put out to grass or pasture, take the golden handshake, be
given the gold watch, go on social security, go on a pension, be
superannuated, go out of circulation: Gemma Frobisher has
retired from her job in the bakery, and is now living with her
daughter in Norfolk. 3 go or take to (one's) bed or bedroom, (go
to) sleep, lie down, (take one's) repose, (take a) nap, put
one's feet up, Colloq take it easy, snooze, count sheep, have a
zizz, catch or grab some shut-eye, get or take forty winks, US
catch or log a few zees (Z's), Slang hit the sack, sack out, hit
the hay, Brit kip, doss down: I usually retire around midnight.
retiring adj. shy, bashful, coy, demure, modest, diffident, timid,
unpretentious, unassuming, humble, self-effacing, timorous,
meek, reticent, reserved, unsocial, unsociable, aloof, removed,
standoffish, distant, reclusive, eremitic(al): Howard is of a
retiring disposition, preferring to keep to himself.
retort n. 1 response, reply, rejoinder, answer, riposte, rebuttal,