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*Rebellion

• Definitions:

  • A resistance against authority or control.

  • A personal act of defiance or refusal to conform.

• Etymology:

  • From Latin rebellio (“renewal of war”), from re- (“again”) + bellum (“war”).

* Rejection

• Definitions:

  • The act of refusing or dismissing something.

  • In medicine, the body’s immune response to foreign tissue.

• Etymology:

  • From Latin reicere (“to throw back”), from re- (“back”) + iacere (“to throw”).

* Relax

• Definitions:

  • To reduce tension or stress.

  • To loosen restrictions or rules.

• Etymology:

  • From Latin relaxare (“to loosen, stretch out”), from re- (“again”) + laxare (“to loosen”).

* Relatives

• Definitions:

  • People connected by blood or marriage.

  • Things related in nature or meaning.

• Etymology:

  • From Latin relativus (“having reference to”), from referre (“to refer”).

* Royalty

• Definitions:

  • Members of a royal family.

  • Payments made for the use of intellectual property.

• Etymology:

  • From Old French roialté (“royal right, sovereignty”), from Latin regalis (“kingly”).

* Self-love

• Definitions:

  • A positive regard for oneself.

  • Historically, associated with vanity or selfishness.

• Etymology:

  • From Old English self (“one’s own”) + lufu (“love, affection”).

* Spell

• Definitions:

  • A series of words with magical power.

  • A short period of time (e.g., "a dry spell").

• Etymology:

  • From Old English spell (“story, saying, formula”), from Proto-Germanic spellą (“tale, message”).

* Spiritual being

• Definitions:

  • An entity beyond the physical realm.

  • A person deeply connected to spirituality.

• Etymology:

  • Spiritual from Latin spiritualis (“of breath, spirit”), from spiritus (“breath, soul”).

  • Being from Old English beon (“to be, exist”).

* Sunshine

• Definitions:

  • Direct sunlight.

  • A metaphor for happiness or warmth.

• Etymology:

  • From Old English sunne (“sun”) + scinan (“to shine”).

*Trauma

• Definitions:

  • A deeply distressing or disturbing experience.

  • In medicine, a physical injury caused by external force.

• Etymology:

  • From Greek trauma (“wound”), later adopted into Latin and English with both physical and psychological meanings.

* Understanding

• Definitions:

  • The ability to grasp meaning or knowledge.

  • A mutual agreement between people.

• Etymology:

  • From Old English understandan (“to stand in the midst of”), meaning to perceive.

* Unity

• Definitions:

  • The state of being joined as a whole.

  • A mathematical term for the number one.

• Etymology:

  • From Latin unitas (“oneness”), from unus (“one”).