List Of Word R Flashcards
Redolent ( RED uh lunt)
Adjective
Fragrant
The air is autumn is redolent of wood smoke and fallen leaves
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
Redundant (ri DUN dunt)
Adjective
Unnecessarily repetitive; excessive ; excessively wordy
Eric had already brought paper plates, so our purchase of paper plates was redundant
Refute (ri FYOOT)
Verb
To prove to be false; to disprove
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
Relegate (REL uh gayt)
Verb
To banish; to send away
Relentless (ri LENT lis) Aq
Adjective
Continuous; unstoppable
The torrential rains were relentless, eventually creating a deluge
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
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
Renaissance ( REN uh sahns)
Noun A rebirth or revival Europe's revival Or Lesser rebirths
Renounce ( ri NOWNSE)
Verb
To give up formally or resign; to disown; to have nothing to do with anymore
Ramification
Noun
A consequence; a branching out
Rancor (RANG kur)
Noun
Bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
The mutual rancor felt by both nations eventually led to war
Rapacious ( ruh PAY shus)
Adjective
Greedy; plundering ; avaricious
Bankers are accused of being rapacious
Rebuke ( ri BYOOK)
Verb
To critics sharply
We trembled as Mr.Solomon rebuked us for flipping over his car and taking off his tires
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
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
