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riposte
a retort; a quick, sharp return in speech or action; counterstroke: a brilliant riposte to an insult.
ruminate
to contemplate, reflect upon
ruffled
irritated
rue
to regret; to wish that (something) had never been done, taken place, etc.: I rue the day he was born.
rotund
round in shape; fat
rostrum
stage for public speaking, pulpit
rooted
to have an origin or base
root
(v) to dig with a snout (like a pig)
roil
to disturb or cause disorder; to render (water, wine, etc.) turbid by stirring up sediment; to disturb or disquiet; irritate; vex: to be roiled by a delay.
risque
bordering on being inappropriate or indecent
rift
an open space; to divide
rife
widespread, prevelent: Crime is rife in the slum areas of our cities; abundant
riddle
to make many holes in; permeate: Your argument is riddled with errors; a puzzling question, problem, or matter.
ribald
humorous in a vulgar way, scurrilous
relent
to become gentler in attitude: The army will not relent in its fight against terrorism.
relegate
to assign to a class, especially to an inferior one: At the astrology conference, Simon was relegated to the Scorpio room.
rejoinder
response: That character is tough, likable, and never without a witty rejoinder.
rehabilitate
to restore to good health or condition: reestablish a person's good reputation
regress
to move backward; revert to an earlier form or state
regimen
government rule; systematic plan
regard
high esteem; Cats regard people as warm-blooded furniture.
regal
magnificent, splendid, fit for ryalty: He had handsome eyes, looked like a man who supremely believed in himself, and carried himself with a regal bearing.
refractory
obstinately resistant, e.g. a refractory child;
refectory
room where meals are served, especially in a college, religious, or other institution.
redress
relief from wrong or injury
rectitude
moral uprightness
rectify
to correct
recreant
disloyal; cowardly, renogade
recount
to describe facts or events: For an occurrence to become an adventure, it is necessary and sufficient for one to recount it.
reclusive
shu off from the world; recluse: a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation.
recidivism
tendency to repeat previous behavior; repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime.
receptive
open to others' ideas, able or quick to receive knowledge, ideas, etc.: a receptive mind; congenial
recapitulate
to review by a brief summary, as at the end of a speech or discussion; summarize: The entire symphony was recapitulated in the last four bars.
rebuke
to reprimand, scold; sharp, stern disapproval; reproof
rebuff
blunt rejection: He was surprised by her quick rebuff to his proposal.
rebarbative
irritating; repellent
reactionary
marked by extreme conservatism, of, pertaining to, marked by, or favoring reaction, esp. extreme conservatism or rightism in politics; opposing political or social change.
raw
vulgar and coarse, being in a natural condition; not processed or refined: raw wool
ravine
deep, narrow gorge
ravenous
extremely hungry
ravage
to destroy, devastate: to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ravages: a face ravaged by grief.
Harriet came home to discover her home had been ravaged and all her jewelry was gone
raucous
harsh-sounding: raucous laughter; boisterous and disorderly: the raucous give and take of American democracy
rationale
line of reasoning
ratiocination
methodical, the process of logical reasoning
ratify
to approve formally, confirm
rash
careless, hasty, reckless: There has been a rash of vandalism lately.
rapt
deeply absorbed
rapproachement
having a cordial ralationship; an establishment or reestablishment of harmonious relations: a rapprochement reached between warring factions.
rapacious
dgreedy; predatory
rant
to harangue, rave, forcefully scold
rankling
causing persistent irritation or resentment.
rancor
bitter hatred, resentment, or ill will
rancid
spoiled, rotten
ramshakle
likely to collapse; rickety; shaky: a ramshackle house;
ramification
implication, outgrowth, or consequence: A development or consequence growing out of and sometimes complicating a problem, plan, or statement: the ramifications of a court decision.
ramble
to roam, wander, to wander around in a leisurely, aimless manner: They rambled through the shops until closing time.
; to babble, digress; to babble, digress: The speaker rambled on with anecdote after anecdote.
rally
to assemble; recover, recuperate: The general rallied his scattered army; to come together for common action or effort: The disunited party rallied in time for the election campaign.
raillery
lighthearted jesting; good-humored ridicule; banter.
rail
to scold with bitter or abusive language; to utter bitter complaint or vehement denunciation (often fol. by at or against ): to rail at fate.
raging
violent, wild
raconteur
witty, skillful storyteller, a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly
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