R Flashcards
Ratify
To sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement
Ravenous
Extremely hungry
Raze
To completely destroy
Recalcitrant
Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline
Reckless
(Of a person or their actions) without caring about the consequences of an action
Refute
To prove a statement or theory to be wrong or false
Reject
To dismiss as inadequate, inappropriate, or not to one’s taste
A person or thing dismissed as failing to meet standards or satisfy tastes
Reluctant
Unwilling and hesitant
Reminisce
To indulge in enjoyable recollection of past events
Remote
(Of a place) situated far from the main population, distant
Unlikely to occur
Rendezvous
A meeting at an agreed time and place
Renounce
To formally declare one’s abandonment of s claim, right, or possession
Renown
The condition of being know or talked about by many people, fame
Remonstrate
To complain or protest
Remuneration
Money paid for work or a service
Reparation
Repairing or keeping in repair
The act of making amends
The payment of damages