"R" Word List

Question 1

rabble

Answer 1

mob; disorderly

Question 2

rabid

Answer 2

intense; furious or raging; mad

Question 3

raconteur

Answer 3

storyteller

Question 4

raillery

Answer 4

good-humored ridicule

Question 5

raiment

Answer 5

clothing; garments

Question 6

rakish

Answer 6

carefree; lively

Question 7

rambunctious

Answer 7

restless; hard to control

Question 8

rancor

Answer 8

bitter resentment; hatred

Question 9

rankle

Answer 9

to cause irritation; to fester

Question 10

rapacious

Answer 10

taking by force; greedy

Question 11

rapt

Answer 11

completely absorbed in; overcome with joy, love, etc.

Question 12

rarefy

Answer 12

to make less dense; to refine

Question 13

ratify

Answer 13

to officially approve of

Question 14

ratiocinate

Answer 14

to reason

Question 15

raucous

Answer 15

irritating or harsh in sound

Question 16

ravenous

Answer 16

extremely hungry; greedy

Question 17

rebuff

Answer 17

to refuse; to snub

Question 18

recalcitrant

Answer 18

disobedient; hard to manage

Question 19

recidivist

Answer 19

a person who goes back to crime

Question 20

recondite

Answer 20

difficult to understand; profound

Question 21

reconnoiter

Answer 21

to survey; to check out in advance

Question 22

recrimination

Answer 22

countercharge

Question 23

rectitude

Answer 23

honesty; moral uprightness

Question 24

recumbent

Answer 24

lying down; reclining

Question 25

redolent

Answer 25

having a pleasant odor

Question 26

redoubtalbe

Answer 26

formidable; commanding respect

Question 27

redress

Answer 27

to set right; to remedy

Question 28

reek

Answer 28

to give off; emit

Question 29

refractlory

Answer 29

stubborn; hard to manage

Question 30

refulgent

Answer 30

shining; glowing

Question 31

regale

Answer 31

to entertain

Question 32

regicide

Answer 32

the killing of a king

Question 33

regime

Answer 33

a system of government

Question 34

relegate

Answer 34

to banish; to assign to an inferior position

Question 35

remediable

Answer 35

capable of being corrected

Question 36

remonstrate

Answer 36

to protest; to complain

Question 37

remuneration

Answer 37

payment for a service

Question 38

renal

Answer 38

pertaining to the kidneys

Question 39

rend

Answer 39

to split; to tear apart

Question 40

renege

Answer 40

to go back on one’s word

Question 41

repartee

Answer 41

a quick, witty reply

Question 42

repast

Answer 42

a meal

Question 43

repine

Answer 43

to complain; to fret

Question 44

replete

Answer 44

well-filled

Question 45

reprisal

Answer 45

retaliation; revenge

Question 46

reprobate

Answer 46

a wicked person

Question 47

reproof

Answer 47

to rebuke

Question 48

repduiate

Answer 48

to reject; to disown

Question 49

repulse

Answer 49

to drive back; to repel

Question 50

reputed

Answer 50

supposed to be

Question 51

requite

Answer 51

to make a return or repayment

Question 52

respite

Answer 52

a delay; rest

Question 53

restive

Answer 53

restless; uneasy; impatient

Question 54

retentive

Answer 54

having a good memory; remembering

Question 55

reticent

Answer 55

silent or reserved in manner

Question 56

retinue

Answer 56

body of attendants or followers

Question 57

retrench

Answer 57

to cut down or reduce expenses

Question 58

revelry

Answer 58

noisy merrymaking

Question 59

reverie

Answer 59

a daydream

Question 60

ribald

Answer 60

vulgar; indecent

Question 61

rife

Answer 61

frequently occurring; widespread

Question 62

risible

Answer 62

laughable; funny

Question 63

rote

Answer 63

from memory, without thought for meaning

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rotund

Answer 64

round;fat

Question 65

rout

Answer 65

overwhelming defeat

Question 66

rue

Answer 66

to regret; to be sorrowful

Question 67

reminate

Answer 67

to consider carefully; to meditate on