R-Word List Flashcards
Raiment
(N)-clothing; apparel; attire.
Raison d’être
(N)-the most important reason or purpose for someone or something’s existence.
Recalcitrance
(Adj)-resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
Reciprocity
(N)-a reciprocal state or relation.
Reconnoiter
(V)-make a military observation of (a region).
Referent
(N)-the object or event to which a term or symbol refers.
Reliquary
(N)-a repository or receptacle for relics.
Remunerate
(V)-pay (someone) for services rendered or work done.
Renunciate
(N)-A person who renunciates or gives up something; especially a religious person who has renounced a secular way of life.
(V)-with object To renounce, give up (something).
Reprobate
(N)-an unprincipled person (often used humorously or affectionately).
Reprudiate
(V)-refuse to accept or be associated with.
Revanchist
(Adj)-of or relating to a policy designed to recover lost territory or status
Rigmarole
(N)-a lengthy and complicated procedure.
Rhapsode
(N)-A person who recites epic poems, especially one of a group in ancient Greece whose profession it was to recite the Homeric poems.
Rostrum
(N)-any platform, stage, or the like, for public speaking.