Vocab R Flashcards
Raconteur
n. a skilled storyteller
Raiment
n. clothes
Rancorous
adj. unpleasantly loud and harsh
Raze
v. to tear down
Rebuke
v. to sharply criticize or reprimand
Rebut
v. to prove false using evidence
Recalcitrant
adj. stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Recondite
adj. difficult to understand without special knowledge
Redoubtable
adj. worthy of fear and respect
Redress
v. to correct or relieve
Refulgent
adj. radiant; shining
Refute
v. to prove to be false; to deny as true
Rejoinder
n. a response
Relegate
v. to assign to a less important position; to demote
Remiss
adj. careless and neglectful
Remuneration
n. payment
Renounce
v. to give up; to turn away from
Repast
n. a meal
Replete
adj. filled; complete
Repose
n. state of calmness; peace
Reprehensible
adj. deserving of punishment
Reproach
v. to blame; to express criticism towards
Repudiate
v. to reject
Repugnant
adj. offensive
Requite
b. to repay or retaliate
Rescind
v. to revoke or repeal
Restive
adj. nervous; restless; impatient with authority
Reticent
adj. inclined to keep quiet and private
Revere
v. to regard with respect and awe
Reviler
n. a person who uses abusive language
Rhapsodize
v. to talk with great enthusiasm
Rhetoric
n. skill in using language to persuade; empty talk
Ribald
adj. vulgar
Rococo
adj. ornate style in language, music, ect