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evolutionary
adj. 1 mutinous, rebellious, insurgent, insurrectionist,
insurrectionary, radical, rebel, seditious, subversive: They
had dreamed for years of the revolutionary overthrow of the
government. 2 novel, innovative, creative, new, different,
original, avant-garde: The firm hopes that its revolutionary
new product will make a clean sweep in the market-place.
--n. 3 rebel, mutineer, insurgent, insurrectionist,
insurrectionary, revolutionist, sansculotte or sansculottist,
anarchist, radical, extremist, terrorist: In his younger days
at university, Charles fancied himself a revolutionary, without
quite knowing what he might rebel against.
revolve v. 1 spin, turn, pivot, rotate, gyrate, whirl, twirl, reel,
wheel, go (a)round, circle, cycle, orbit; swivel: As the earth
revolves on its axis, the moon revolves round the earth. 2 turn,
depend, pivot, rely: His decision to buy a new car revolves on
his finances. 3 turn over (in one's mind), ponder, weigh,
consider, meditate upon or on, think about, reflect upon or on,
ruminate over or on, chew over, contemplate: I have been
revolving in my mind your most attractive proposal, but I regret
I must turn it down.
revolver n. pistol, gun, side-arm, firearm, Chiefly US and Canadian
handgun, Colloq US six-gun, six-shooter, Slang US rod, gat,
roscoe, piece, Saturday-night special, shooting-iron: How do
you explain the fact that your fingerprints were found on the
revolver with which she was shot?
revulsion n. loathing, detestation, disgust, repugnance, abomination,
abhorrence, aversion, hatred, antipathy, odium, execration: I
cannot describe the revulsion I felt at seeing those elephants
slaughtered for their ivory.
reward n. 1 award, favour, recompense, compensation, return, payment,
pay, requital: For your good deeds you will have to seek your
reward in heaven; dishonesty is recompensed here on earth. 2
prize, award, tribute, honour, Literary guerdon: The Victoria
Cross was instituted as a reward for military valour in 1856. 3
retribution, punishment, just deserts, Colloq comeuppance:
Hanging was the reward of treason.