Now your brain will never reject that the meaning of the prefix re- is âbackâ or âagain.â Reflect upon re-, and your vocabulary prowess will never regress! 1  reject: throw âbackâ. 2  recede: move âbackâ.  reduce: lead âbackâ.
Other characteristics are unique to certain venomous snakes: 1  Rattlesnakes rattle by shaking the rings at the end of their tails. 2  Water moccasins' mouths have a white, cottony lining.  Coral snakes have red, yellow and black rings along the length of their bodies.
To rattle is to make a series of sharp sounds, such as metal clacking on a chain. 1  An example of rattle is when dishes clatter on a tray and make sharp sounds. An example of a rattle is the sound made as dishes are unloaded from a dishwasher. 2  An example of a rattle is a child's toy that is filled with beads that clatter when the toy is shaken.