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appropriately, fittingly, condignly: Shirley's work was at last<br />

given the recognition it so richly deserved.<br />

rickety adj. wobbly, unsteady, broken-down, decrepit, shaky, tottering,<br />

teetering, ramshackle, flimsy, frail, precarious, dilapidated,<br />

in disrepair, tumbledown, unsecure: Don't put such a heavy lamp<br />

on that rickety table!<br />

rid<br />

v. 1 rid of. deliver from, relieve of, free from or of, rescue,<br />

save: What can we do to rid ourselves of that appalling smell?<br />

--adj. 2 be or get rid of. banish, exile, eject, expel, dispose<br />

of, throw out or away, eliminate, dispense with; refuse, reject,<br />

dismiss, shrug off: If she had wanted to be rid of him, she<br />

would have divorced him long ago. I am having a spot of bother<br />

trying to get rid of my old car: nobody wants to buy it.<br />

-ridden adj. afflicted or harassed or affected or dominated by,<br />

infected or infested with: They were shocked when they first<br />

came to this drought-ridden province of Northern Ethiopia. Only<br />

foreign aid can salvage the debt-ridden economy of this state.<br />

riddle° n. conundrum, puzzle, enigma, poser, question, mystery,<br />

problem, brain-teaser or Brit brain-twister: The cracker<br />

contained a whistle, paper hat, and the inevitable riddle.<br />

riddleý v. 1 perforate, pepper, puncture, pierce, honeycomb: The back<br />

of the bookcase was riddled with tiny worm-holes. 2 penetrate,<br />

infest, infect, pervade, permeate, fill, spread: An<br />

investigation revealed that the entire department was riddled<br />

with corruption.<br />

--n. 3 sieve, colander or cullender, strainer, grating, screen,<br />

sifter, filter: He shovelled the dirt through the riddle to<br />

sift out the larger stones.<br />

ride<br />

v. 1 sit on or in, travel or journey or go or proceed on or in,<br />

be borne or carried or conveyed (on or in), take; propel or<br />

control or drive (a horse or a bicycle or a motor cycle): They<br />

ride the bus to work each day. The film began with a witch<br />

riding a broomstick. Do you know how to ride a motor bike? 2<br />

float, lie: The yacht is riding at anchor off Portsmouth. 3<br />

tyrannize, terrorize, intimidate, dominate, oppress; bully, rag,

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