R Flashcards
Rustic
Characteristic of rural life Simple Provincial Homely Unsophisticated Homespun Peasant Rough and ready Crude
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Fancy
Elaborate
Recondite
Difficult to penetrate Little known Abstruse Obscure Esoteric Arcane Cryptic Profound Incomprehensible Unfathomable Imprenetrable Opaque
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Straightforward
Simple
Familiar
Reticent
Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily Taciturn Reserved Withdrawn Introverted Restrained Inhibited Diffident Shy
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Epansive
Garrulous
Repudiate
To refuse to accept or acknowledge
Reject as untrue or unfounded
Rail
Scold in harsh
Raffish
Cheaply vulgar in appearance or nature
Unconventional or slightly disreputable, especially in attractive way
Tawdry
Disreputable
Rhetoric
Art of persuasive or effective speech
Replete
Well stocked
Full or supplied to the utmost
Gorge
Ransack
Search thoroughly Pillage Raid Rob Loot
Rote
Habitual repetition of routine to learn something
Reign
Possession or practice of supreme power
Rife
Widespread
Common occurrence
— especially of something undesirable
Abundant
Great in number or amount
Requisite
Requirement
Prerequisite
Important
Essential
Respite
A brief interval of rest
Postpone
Delay
Ruminate
To think deeply
Contemplate
Refractory
Stubborn or unmanageable
Resistant to process or authority or control
Rudimentary
Involved in early stages of development
Limited to basic principles
Elementary
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Advanced
Relating to immature, underdeveloped or basic form
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Sophisticated
Developed
Refute
Prove false or incorrect
Disprove
Confute
Demolish
Reconcile
Make one compatible with another
Restore friendly relations with
Make consistent with another
Rendition
Performance or interpretation
Presentation
Execution
Radical
Relating to affecting the fundamental nature of something
Thorough
Progressive
Revolutionary
Reformist
Revisionist
Reverent
Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration
Reverential
Rescind
Cancel
Annul
Repeal
Make void
Ravenous
Extremely hungry
Starving
Voracious
Insatiable
