Letter R Vocab

Question 1

rancor

Answer 1

bitterness, hatred, ill will

Question 2

rebuttal

Answer 2

counterargument

Question 3

recluse

Answer 3

person living apart from society/in seclusion

Question 4

remorse

Answer 4

deep regret

Question 5

revelry

Answer 5

noisy activity/festival/party

Question 6

ravenous

Answer 6

extremely hungry, famished

Question 7

redoubtable

Answer 7

worthy of honor, respectable, causing fear

Question 8

refined

Answer 8

purified, elegant, cultivated

Question 9

refulgent

Answer 9

shining brightly, radiant, gleaming

Question 10

repugnant

Answer 10

distasteful, offensive

Question 11

resolute

Answer 11

resolved, determined

Question 12

restive

Answer 12

restless, impatient, uneasy

Question 13

rigorous

Answer 13

strict, demanding, severe, harsh

Question 14

robust

Answer 14

strong, healthy, vigorous

Question 15

rustic

Answer 15

rural, related to the country

Question 16

ruthless

Answer 16

cruel, merciless, pitiless

Question 17

rebuke

Answer 17

scold, reprimand, express disapproval

Question 18

recant

Answer 18

withdraw, retract

Question 19

recoil

Answer 19

draw back, spring back, shrink away

Question 20

relent

Answer 20

become less severe, soften

Question 21

renege

Answer 21

renounce, go back on one’s word, deny

Question 22

retort

Answer 22

reply sharply, answer

Question 23

rud/reudh

Answer 23

red

Question 24

rex/reg

Answer 24

to rule, to lead straight