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.
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.
Rattlesnake. Probably the best known snake in the world, the Rattlesnake is a pit viper found almost everywhere in the United States, and is capable of a deadly bite. Its trademark rattle strikes fear into anyone who hears it.