re-, red-
(Latin: back, backward, again; used as a prefix)
revise
revision
revival
1. A renewal of interest in something that results in its becoming popular once more; or a restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor after a period of obscurity or quiescence.
2. A new production of a play, or opera, that has not been performed recently.
3. The process of bringing someone back to life, consciousness, or full strength.
4. The recovering of life, consciousness, or full strength.
5. A new interest in religion, or the reawakening of such an interest.
6. A meeting, or a series of meetings, of evangelical Christians intended to awaken religious fervor in those who attend.
7. The renewal of the validity of a contract or the effect of a judicial decision.
revive
1. To come back to life, consciousness, or full strength; or to bring a person back to life, consciousness, or full strength.
2. To become active, accepted, or popular once more; or to make something active, accepted, or popular again.
3. To cause something to be experienced again; such as, a memory or a feeling.
4. To infuse with new health, vigor, or vitality.
5. To stage a new production of an old play or opera; such as, to present a modern version of a theatrical work.
revoke
1. To annul, or to make void, by recalling or taking back; to cancel, rescind, repeal, or reverse.
2. To cancel an act, particularly a statement, document, or promise; as if it no longer existed.
A person can revoke a will, or revoke an offer, to enter into a contract, and a government agency can revoke a license.
revolt
revolution
revolve
revue
tart
1. A pastry shell with shallow sides, no top crust, and any of various fillings.
2. Chiefly British: a prostitute or a woman considered to be sexually promiscuous.
3. Etymology: "small pie" from about 1400; from Old French tarte, "flat, open-topped pastry"; possibly an alteration of torte, from Late Latin torta, "round loaf of bread" (in Medieval Latin, as written and spoken about 700 to about 1500; "a cake, a tart").