Vocab: R Flashcards
Rail
To scold with bitter or abusive language
Raconteur
Witty, skillful storyteller
Raiment
Clothing
Ramification
Implication; outgrowth; consequence
Rarefied
Refined
Rationale
Fundamental reason
Rebus
Puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words
Recalcitrant
Resisting authority or control
Recant
To retract a statement or opinion
Recluse
Person who lived in seclusion and often in solitude
Recondite
Abstruse; profound
Redoubtable
Formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect
Refractory
Stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment
Refulgent
Brightly shining; resplendent
Refute
To contradict; disprove
Regale
To entertain
Relegate
To consign to an inferior position
Remonstrate
To object or protest
Renege
To go back in one’s word
Reparation
Amends; compensation
Repine
Fret; complain
Reprise
Repetition, especially of a piece of music
Reproach
To find fault with; blame
Reprobate
Morally unprincipled person
Repudiate
To reject as having no authority
Rescind
To cancel
Resolution
Determination; resolve
Resolve
Determination; firmness of purpose
Reticent
Not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant
Reverent
Expressing deep respect; worshipful
Riposte
A retaliatory action or retort
Rococo
Excessively ornate; highly decorated; style of architecture in eighteenth-century Europe
Rubric
Title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol
Rue
To regret
Ruse
Trick; crafty stratagem; subterfuge
