Words starting with “R”

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(245 Words with Meaning in English)

1. rabble  crowd
2. rabid  mad, furious
3. racketeer  gangster, swindler
4. raconteur  storyteller
5. radical  revolutionary
6. raffish  rowdy, dashing
7. rail  rant, harangue
8. raiment  clothing
9. rake  womanizer
10. rally  assemble
11. rambunctious   boisterous
12. ramification   consequence
13. rampage  run amuck
14. rampant  unbridled, raging
15. ramrod  rod
16. rancid  rotten
17. rancor  resentment
18. randy  vulgar
19. rankle cause bitterness, resentment
20. rant  rage, scold
21. rapacious  grasping, avaricious
22. rapidity  speed
23. rapier  sword
24. rapine  plunder
25. rapport  affinity, empathy
26. rapprochement reconciliation
27. rapture   bliss
28. rash  hasty, brash
29. rasp  scrape
30. ratify  approve
31. ration  allowance, portion
32. rationale justification
33. ravage  plunder, ruin
34. ravish  captivate, charm
35. raze  destroy or level a building
36. realm  kingdom, domain
37. realpolitik  cynical interpretation of politics
38. reap  harvest
39. rebuff  reject, snub
40. rebuke  criticize, reprimand
41. rebus  picture puzzle
42. rebuttal  reply, counterargument
43. recalcitrant  stubbornly resisting the authority of another
44. recant  retract a previous statement
45. recapitulate  restate, summarize
46. recede  move back
47. receptacle  container
48. receptive  open to ideas
49. recidivism  habitual criminal activity
50. recipient one who receives
51. reciprocal  mutual, return in kind
52. recital  performance, concert
53. recitation   recital, lesson
54. reclusive   solitary
55. recoil  flinch, retreat
56. recollect   remember
57. recompense  repay, compensate
58. reconcile  adjust, balance
59. recondite  mystical, profound
60. reconnaissance   surveillance
61. reconnoiter  to survey, to scout (especially for military purposes)
62. recount  recite
63. recoup  recover
64. recourse   appeal, resort
65. recreant  cowardly
66. recrimination  countercharge, retaliation
67. recruit  draftee
68. rectify  correct, to make right
69. recumbent  reclining
70. recuperation   recovery
71. recur  repeat, revert
72. redeem  buy back, justify, restore yourself to favor or to good opinion
73. redeemer  savior
74. redemption  salvation
75. redolent  fragrant
76. redoubt   fort
77. redoubtable  formidable, steadfast
78. redress  restitution, compensation
79. redundant  repetitious
80. reek  smell
81. reel  stagger, to lurch backward as though struck by a blow
82. referendum   vote
83. refined  purified, cultured
84. reflux   ebb
85. refraction  bending, deflection
86. refractory  obstinate, disobedient
87. refrain  abstain
88. refurbish  remodel, renovate
89. refute  disprove, contradict
90. regal  royal
91. regale  entertain
92. regalia   emblems
93. regime  a government
94. regiment  infantry unit
95. regrettable  lamentable, unfortunate
96. regurgitate   vomit, repeat
97. rehash  wearily discuss again
98. reign  rule, influence
99. rein  curb, restrain
100. reincarnation   rebirth
101. reiterate  repeat, say again
102. rejoice  celebrate
103. rejoinder  answer, retort
104. rejuvenate  make young again
105. relapse  recurrence (of illness)
106. relegate  assign to an inferior position
107. relent  soften, yield
108. relentless   unstoppable
109. relic  antique
110. relinquish  release, renounce
111. relish   savor
112. remedial  corrective
113. remiss   negligent
114. remit  forgive, send payment
115. remnant  residue, fragment
116. remonstrance  protest
117. remorse  guilt
118. remuneration   compensation
119. renaissance   rebirth
120. renascent  reborn
121. rend  to tear apart
122. render  deliver, provide
123. rendezvous  a meeting
124. rendition  version, interpretation
125. renege  break a promise
126. renounce   disown
127. renown  fame
128. rent  tear, rupture
129. reparation  amends, atonement
130. repartee  witty conversation
131. repatriate  to send back to the native land
132. repellent  causing aversion
133. repent  atone for
134. repercussion  consequence
135. repertoire  stock of works
136. repine   fret
137. replenish refill
138. replete complete
139. replica  copy
140. replicate  duplicate
141. repose   rest
142. reprehensible   blameworthy
143. repress  suppress
144. reprieve  temporary suspension
145. reprimand  rebuke
146. reprisal  retaliation
147. reprise  repetition
148. reproach  blame
149. reprobate  miscreant
150. reprove  rebuke
151. repudiate  disavow
152. repugnant  distasteful, revolting
153. repulse   repel
154. repulsive   repugnant
155. repute  status, reputation, esteem
156. reputed  supposed, presumed, alleged
157. requiem  rest, a mass for the dead
158. requisite  necessary
159. requisition  order, formal demand
160. requite  to return in kind
161. rescind  revoke
162. reserve  self-control
163. reside  dwell
164. residue  remaining part
165. resigned  accepting of a situation
166. resilience  ability to recover from an illness or a setback
167. resolute  determined
168. resolution   determination
169. resolve  determination
170. resonant  reverberating
171. resort  recourse
172. resound   echo
173. resourceful   inventive,  skillful
174. respectively  in that order
175. respire  breathe
176. respite  rest, temporary delay
177. resplendent  shining, splendid
178. restitution  reparation, amends
179. restive  nervous, uneasy
180. resurgence   revival
181. resurrection   rebirth
182. resuscitate   revive
183. retain  keep
184. retainer  advance fee
185. retaliate  revenge
186. retch   vomit
187. reticent  reserved
188. retiring  modest, unassuming
189. retort  quick reply
190. retrench  cut back, economize
191. retribution  reprisal
192. retrieve  reclaim
193. retrograde  regress
194. retrospective  reminiscent, display
195. revamp  recast
196. reveille   bugle call
197. revel  frolic, take joy in
198. revelry  merrymaking
199. revenue  income
200. revere  honor
201. reverent  respectful
202. reverie  daydream
203. revert  return to a former state
204. revile  denounce, defame
205. revision   new version
206. revive   renew
207. revoke  repeal
208. revulsion   aversion
209. rhapsody  ecstasy
210. rhetoric  elocution, grandiloquence
211. rheumatism   inflammation
212. ribald  coarse, vulgar
213. rickety  shaky, ramshackle
214. ricochet  carom, rebound
215. rife widespread, abundant
216. riffraff  dregs of society
217. rifle  search through and steal
218. rift  a split, an opening, disagreement
219. righteous   upright, moral
220. rigor  harshness, precise and exacting
221. rime  crust
222. riposte  counterthrust
223. risible   laughable
224. risqué  off-color, racy
225. rivet  engross
226. robust   vigorous
227. rogue  scoundrel
228. roister   bluster
229. romp  frolic
230. roseate  rosy,  optimistic
231. roster  list of people
232. rostrum  podium
233. roué  libertine
234. rouse  awaken, provoke
235. rout  vanquish, cause to retreat
236. rubicund  ruddy complexion
237. ruck  the common herd
238. rudiment  beginning, kernel
239. rue  regret
240. ruffian  brutal person
241. ruminate  ponder
242. rummage   hunt, grope
243. runel stream
244. ruse  trick
245. rustic  rural