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	re-create

	re-creation

	re-echo

	re-form

	re-formation

	re-fund

	re-lay

	re-lease

	re-present

	re-press

	re-sign

	re-sort

	re-tread

	re-up

	reach

	react

	reactance

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reactive

re·ac·tive [ ree áktiv ]

adjective

Definition:

1. reacting: tending to react to events and situations rather than initiating or instigating them

2. chemistry reacting chemically: taking part in a chemical reaction

3. psychiatry caused by stimuli or events: describes a psychiatric condition caused by situations or stimuli such as the behavior of other people or the death of a loved one

re·ac·tive·ly adverb

re·ac·tive·ness noun

re·ac·tiv·i·ty [ r ák tívvətee ] noun