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   ru·bes·cent

   /ro͞oˈbesənt/

   adjective

   • 1. reddening; blushing: literary "the heart, rubescent and entire"

   Word Origin mid 18th century: from Latin rubescent- ‘reddening’, from the verb rubescere, from ruber ‘red’.

   Scrabble Points: 13

   • R

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   • U

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   • B

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   • E

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   • C

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   • E

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   • T

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