List Of Word R Flashcards by Jahanzaib Akmal

Redolent ( RED uh lunt)

Adjective
Fragrant
The air is autumn is redolent of wood smoke and fallen leaves

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Recrimination ( ri krim uh NAY shun)

Noun
A bitter counter accusations, or the act of making a bitter counter accusations
The courtroom echoed with the recriminations of the convicted defendants as he was taken off to the penitentiary

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Redundant (ri DUN dunt)

Adjective
Unnecessarily repetitive; excessive ; excessively wordy
Eric had already brought paper plates, so our purchase of paper plates was redundant

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Refute (ri FYOOT)

Verb

To prove to be false; to disprove

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Reiterate (ree IT uh rayt)

Verb
To say again; to repeat
The candidate had reiterated his position so many times on the campaign train that he sometimes even muttered it in his sleep

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Relegate (REL uh gayt)

Verb

To banish; to send away

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Relentless (ri LENT lis) Aq

Adjective
Continuous; unstoppable
The torrential rains were relentless, eventually creating a deluge

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Relinquish ( ri LING kwish)

Verb
To release or let go of; to surrender; to stop doing
The retiring president relinquished control of the company only with the greatest reluctance

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Remonstrate ( ri MAHN strayt)

Verb
To argue against; to protest; to raise objections
My boss remonstrated with me for telling all the secretaries they could take off the rest of the week

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Renaissance ( REN uh sahns)

Noun 
A rebirth or revival 
Europe's revival 
Or 
Lesser rebirths

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Renounce ( ri NOWNSE)

Verb

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

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Ramification

Noun

A consequence; a branching out

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Rancor (RANG kur)

Noun
Bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
The mutual rancor felt by both nations eventually led to war

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Rapacious ( ruh PAY shus)

Adjective
Greedy; plundering ; avaricious
Bankers are accused of being rapacious

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Rebuke ( ri BYOOK)

Verb
To critics sharply
We trembled as Mr.Solomon rebuked us for flipping over his car and taking off his tires

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Rebut (ri BUT)

Verb
To contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
They all thought I was crazy buy none of them could rebut my argument

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Recalcitrant ( ri KAL suh trunt)

Adjective
Stubbornly defiant of authority or control; disobedient
The country was in turmoil, but the recalcitrant dictator refused even to listen to the pleas of the international representatives

Recant (ri KANT)

Verb
To publicly take back and deny (previously said or believed); to openly confess error
The secret police tortured the intellectual for a week, by tickling his feet with a feather duster, until he finally recanted

Reciprocal (ri SIP ruh Kul)

Adjective

Mutual; shared; interchangeable

Reclusive (ri KLOOS iv)

Adjective
Hermitlike ; withdrawn from society
Our new neighbors were so reclusive that we didn’t even meet them until s full year after they had moved in

Recondite (REK un dyte)

Adjective
Hard to understand; over one’s head
The scholarly journal was so recondite as to be utterly incomprehensible

Reparation (rep uh RAY shun)

Noun
Paying back; making amends ; compensation
The defeated country demanded reparations for the destruction it had suffered at the hands of the victorious army

Repercussion ( ree pur KUSH un)

Noun
A consequence; an indirect effect
The declaration of war had many repercussions, including a big increase in production at the bomb factory

Replenish (ri PLEN ish)

Verb
To fill again; to resupply; to restore
The commanding general replenished his army his army with a trainload of food and other supplies

Replete (ri PLEET)

Adjective Completely filled; abounding The once polluted stream was now replete with fish of every description

Reprehensible (rep ri HEN suh bul)

Adjective Worthy of severe blame or censure His manners are reprehensible

Reprisal (ri PRYE zul)

Noun A military action undertaken in revenge for another ; an act of taking "an eye for an eye" Fearing reprisals, the CIA beefed up its security after capturing the insurgent leader

Reproach (ri PROHCH)

Verb To scold, usually in disappointment; to blame; to disagree The police officer reproached me for leaving my car parked overnight in no standing zone

Reprove

Verb To criticize mildly My friends reproved me for leaving my dirty dish in the sink

Repudiate (ri PYOO dee ayt)

Verb To reject; to renounce ; to disown; to have nothing to do with Hoping to receive a lighter sentence, the convicted gangster repudiated his former connection with the mob

Requisite (REK wuh zit)

Adjective Required; necessary Howard bought a hunting rifle and the requisite ammunition

Resolute (REZ uh loot)

Adjective | Determined; firm; unwavering

Despite (RES pit)

Noun | A period of rest or relief

Reticent (RET uh sint)

Adjective Quiet;restrained; reluctant to speak, especially about oneself To be reticent is to be characterized by reticence

Revere (ri VEER)

Verb To respect highly; to honor To be irreverent is to be mildly disrespectful

Rhetoric (RET ur ik)

Noun | The art of formal speaking and writing;inflated discourse

Rigorous

Adjective | Strict; harsh; severe

Robust (roh BUST)

Adjective | Strong and healthy; vigorous

Rogue

Noun | A criminally dishonest person ; a scoundrel

Rudimentary (roo duh MEN tuh ree)

Adjective Basic; crude; unformed or undeveloped The boy who had lived with Wolves for fifteen years lacked even most rudimentary social skills.

Ruminate (ROO muh nayt)

Verb To contemplate;to ponder; to mull over Serge was a private man; he kept hid rumination to himself

Rustic (RUS tik)

Adjective Rural; lacking urban comforts or sophistication; primitive Life in the log cabin was too rustic for Leah;she missed hot showers, cold beer, and electricity