Vocabulary: R-words

Question 1

Repudiate

Answer 1

1. to reject as having no authority or binding force: to repudiate a claim.
2. to cast off or disown: to repudiate a son.
3. to reject with disapproval or condemnation: to repudiate a new doctrine.

Question 2

rev·er·ie

[rev-uh-ree]

Answer 2

A state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing: lost in reverie.

Question 3

Rendition

Answer 3

A translation.

an interpretation, as of a role or piece of music

Question 4

rep·er·toire

Answer 4

the entire stock of skills, techniques, or devices used in a particular field or occupation: a magician’s repertoire.

Question 5

Replete

Answer 5

Abundantly supplied or provided. Stuffed or gorged with…

Question 6

rec·ti·tude
[rek-ti-tood, -tyood]
Rectitude

Answer 6

1.
rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue: the rectitude of her motives.
2.
Morally correct behavior or thinking: rectitude of judgment.
3.
straightness.

Question 7

Rapport

Answer 7

A close harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other’s feelings or ideas and communicate well

Question 8

Ruse

Answer 8

An action intended to deceive someone; a trick.

Question 9

Relegated

Answer 9

1.
to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition: He has been relegated to a post at the fringes of the diplomatic service.

Question 10

Recluse

Answer 10

a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.

Question 11

Regale

Answer 11

1.
to entertain lavishly or agreeably; delight.
2.
to entertain with choice food or drink.

Question 12

Rescind

Answer 12

Revoke, cancel, or repeal (a law, order, or an agreement).

Question 13

Render

Answer 13

1.

to cause to be or become; make: to render someone helpless.

Question 14

Requited

Answer 14

Make appropriate return for (a favor, a service, or wrong doing).
Return a favor to someone
Respond to

Question 15

Rumination

Answer 15

Think deeply about something. defined as the compulsively focused attention on the symptoms of one’s distress, and on its possible causes and consequences, as opposed to its solutions.[1] Rumination is similar to worry except rumination focuses on bad feelings and experiences from the past, whereas worry is concerned with potential bad events in the future.[1] Both rumination and worry are associated with anxiety and other negative emotional states

Question 16

Retrouvaille

Answer 16

The joy of meeting or finding someone again after a long separation.

Question 17

Reticent

Answer 17

Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily: she was extremely reticent about her personal affairs.

Question 18

Redolent

Answer 18

Serving to bring to mind