Words that start with R

Ramification

n. a consequence; a branching out

Rancor

n. bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment

Repacious

adj. greedy; plundering; avaricious

Rebuke

v. to criticize sharply

Rebut

v. to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false

Recalcitrant

adj. stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient

Recant

v. to publicly take back and deny (something previously said or believed); to openly confess error

Reciprocal

adj mutual; shared; interchangeable

Reclusive

adj. hermitlike; withdrawn from society

Recondite

adj. hard to understand; over one’s head

Recrimination

n. a bitter counteraccusation, or the act of making a bitter counteraccusation

Redolent

adj. fragrant

Redundant

adj. unnecessarily reptitive; excessive; excessively wordy

Refute

v. to prove to be false; to disprove

Reiterate

v. to say again; to repeat

Relegate

v. to banish; to send away

Relentless

adj. continuous; unstoppable

Relinquish

v. to release or let go of; to surrender; to stop dying

Remonstrate

v. to argue against; to protest; to raise objections

Renaissance

n. a rebirth or revival

Renounce

v. to give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore

Reparation

n. paying back; making amends; compensation

Repercussion

n. a consequence; an indirect effect

Replenish

v. to fill again; to resupply; to restore

Replete

adj. completely filled; abounding

Reprehensible

adj. worthy of severe blame or censure

Reprisal

n. a military action undertaken in revenge for another; an act of taking “an eye for an eye”

Reproach

v. to scold, usually in dissapointment; to blame; to disgrace

Reprove

v. to criticize mildly

Repudiate

v. to reject; to renounce; to disown; to have nothing to do with

Requisite

adj. required; necessary

Resolute

adj. determined; firm; unwavering

Respite

n. a period of rest or relief

Reticent

adj. quite; restrained; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself

Revere

v. to respect highly; to honor

Rhetoric

n. the art of formal speaking or writing; inflated discourse

Rigorous

adj. strict; harsh; severe

Robust

adj. strong and healthy; vigorous

Rogue

n. a criminally dishonest person; a scoundrel

Rudimentary

adj. basic; crude; unformed or undeveloped

Ruminate

v. to contemplate; to ponder; to mull over

Rustic

adj. rural; lacking urban comforts or sophistication; primitive