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Redress

(Verb)

Meaning:Set right; compensate; to avenge; to remedy
Looks Like:Red_dress
Sounds Like:Re (again)_dress → Re_dress (put on the dress again)
Re →A prefix meaning again or back
Imagine This:The mother noticing her daughter’s red dress is inside out.She say to her, “Please put the dress on again, and get it right this time!�.
Female ninja wears red dress as a symbol that they are about to avenge for the death of their master or fellow ninja.

Remote

(Adjective)

Meaning:Unfriendly, far away
Sounds Like:Remote control
Imagine This:Some TV remote controls are not very user friendly because they would not work if they are too far away from the TV.

Renounce

(Verb)

Meaning:To give up; resign
Sounds Like:Re_announce
Imagine This:During World War II, a city of France has suffered a lot of casualties and is giving up.However, the German didn’t acknowledge their surrender and kept on bombarding the city.The French kept on re-announcing with a loud speaker that they were surrendering.
Note:Don’t confuse with renown which means well known and honored.

Renovation

(Noun)

Meaning:Repair; redecorate; modernize
Looks Like:Reno (gambling city)_vacation
Imagine This:We need to repair our old van before we can go on our Reno vacation.
Other Forms:Renovate (verb); Renovator (noun)

Reproach

(Verb)

Meaning:To scold; rebuke
Sounds Like:Re_poach → again_poach
Imagine This:A mother is scolding her daughter because she is poaching the eggs too brief and the egg was not well cooked.She has no choice but to re-poach the eggs, because uncooked eggs can cause salmonella, which can be fatal.
Note:Don’t confuse with the word re-approach.