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into line with the 21st century, the constitution may need to be
revamped completely.
reveal v. expose, display, divulge, disclose, show; make known, let
on, let out, let it be known, let slip, communicate, give vent
to, air, ventilate, leak (out): The increasing light of dawn
revealed a no-man's-land of utter devastation. The book is said
to reveal everything you would prefer not to know about
factory-farming.
revel v. 1 Usually, revel in. (take) delight (in), take pleasure
(in), rejoice (in), luxuriate (in), bask (in), wallow(in), lap
up, crow (about or over), glory (in), savour, relish: Gavin
revelled in the news that his ex-wife was remarrying and he
would no longer have to pay her alimony. 2 make merry, carouse,
celebrate, cut loose, go on a spree, Colloq live it up, whoop it
up, make whoopee, whoop it up, paint the town red, party, Brit
push the boat out, Slang Brit have a rave or rave-up: The night
after exams finish, the students traditionally revel till dawn.
--n. 3 spree, party, merrymaking, debauch, carouse, festival,
fˆte, carousal, celebration, gala, ball, romp, fling, carnival,
jamboree, bacchanal, saturnalia: Everyone joined in the revels
on New Year's Eve, and had a good time.
revelation
n. news, information, proclamation, publication, bulletin,
communiqu‚, announcement, pronouncement, declaration, statement,
leak; admission, confession; discovery, unveiling, uncovering,
exposure, disclosure, expos‚: We were shocked at the revelation
that they had been married all these years. Scientists'
revelations about the depletion of the ozone layer are causing
widespread concern.
revelry n. merrymaking, fun, revelling, carousal, carousing, gaiety,
festivity, jollity, mirth, celebration, ball, high jinks or
hijinks, spree, Colloq partying, Slang Brit rave or rave-up:
The revelry went on into the wee hours of the morning.
revenge n. 1 vengeance, retaliation, reprisal, retribution,
vindictiveness, spitefulness, repayment, satisfaction: They
think he set fire to the place in revenge for having been
dismissed.