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rejoinder collapse: (law) a pleading made by a defendant in response to the plaintiff's replication; a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one); "it brought a sharp rejoinder from the teacher"

rescript collapse: a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality

comeback collapse: return by a celebrity to some previously successful activity

replication collapse: the repetition of an experiment in order to test the validity of its conclusion; "scientists will not believe an experimental result until they have seen at least one replication"; (law) a pleading made by a plaintiff in reply to the defendant's plea or answer; (genetics) the process whereby DNA makes a copy of itself before cell division

riposte collapse: (fencing) a counterattack made immediately after successfully parrying the opponents lunge; make a return thrust; "his opponent riposted"

retort collapse: a vessel where substances are distilled or decomposed by heat; answer back

receipt collapse: an acknowledgment (usually tangible) that payment has been made; mark or stamp as paid

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

acknowledgment collapse: a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

reverberate collapse: treat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberating furnace; "reverberate ore"; be reflected as heat, sound, or light or shock waves; "the waves reverberate as far away as the end of the building"; have a long or continuing effect; "The discussions with my teacher reverberated throughout my adult life"

come back collapse: be restored; "Her old vigor returned"; even the score, in sports

react collapse: undergo a chemical reaction; react with another substance under certain conditions; "The hydrogen and the oxygen react"; show a response or a reaction to something; act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"

response collapse: a phrase recited or sung by the congregation following a versicle by the priest or minister; a result; "this situation developed in response to events in Africa"

elusive collapse: skillful at eluding capture; "a cabal of conspirators, each more elusive than the archterrorist"- David Kline; difficult to describe; "a haunting elusive odor"; be difficult to detect or grasp by the mind; "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change"; "a subtle difference"; "that elusive thing the soul"

echo collapse: the persistence of a sound after its source has stopped; a reply that repeats what has just been said; (Greek mythology) a nymph who was spurned by Narcissus and pined away until only her voice remained; call to mind; "His words echoed John F. Kennedy"

reaction collapse: doing something in opposition to another way of doing it that you don't like; "his style of painting was a reaction against cubism"; a bodily process occurring due to the effect of some foregoing stimulus or agent; "a bad reaction to the medicine"; "his responses have slowed with age"; an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"; extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"; a response that reveals a person's feelings or attitude; "he was pleased by the audience's reaction to his performance"; "John feared his mother's reaction when she saw the broken lamp"; (mechanics) the equal and opposite force that is produced when any force is applied to a body; "every action has an equal and opposite reaction"

malingering collapse: evading duty or work by pretending to be incapacitated; "they developed a test to detect malingering"

in return collapse: (often followed by `for') in exchange or in reciprocation; "gave up our seats on the plane and in return received several hundred dollars and seats on the next plane out"; "we get many benefits in return for our taxes"

respond collapse: respond favorably or as hoped; "The cancer responded to the aggressive therapy"

captious collapse: tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"

unethical collapse: not conforming to approved standards of social or professional behavior; "unethical business practices"

speak for collapse: be a spokesperson for; "He represents the Government's position"

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