| rabble | mob crowd the lower classes of populace |
| raconteur | person who tells anecdotes |
| raffish | low vulgar base tawdry |
| ramify | to be divided or subdivided to branch out |
| rancorous | feeling bitterness spitefulness |
| rant | use extravagant language |
| rapacious | greedy (esp for money) |
| rarefy | to make thin to make less dense to purify or refine |
| rave | act with excessive enthusiasm |
| reactionary | opposing progress |
| rebuff | snub |
| recalcitrant | disobedient |
| recant | take back as being FALSE give up |
| recast | cast or fashion anew |
| recidivism | relapse into antisocial or criminal behavior |
| reciprocity | granting of privileges in return for similar |
| recitals | a number of performance of music |
| recluse | person who lives alone and avoids people |
| recompense | make payment to reward punish |
| reconcile | settle a quarrel restore peace |
| recondite | little known abstruse |
| recreancy | cowardice a cowardly giving up |
| recuperate | become strong after illness loss exhaustion |
| redeem | get back by payment compensate |
| redoubtable | formidable causing fear |
| refine | make or become pure cultural |
| refractory | stubborn unmanageable untractable |
| refulgent | shining brilliant |
| regale | to delight or entertain to feast |
| regicide | crime of killing a king |
| reiterate | say or do again several times |
| rejuvenation | becoming young in nature or appearance |
| relapse | fall back again |
| reminiscent | viewing the past |
| remonstrate | to protest object |
| render | deliver provide represent |
| renovate | restore something to better condition |
| renowned | celebrated famous |
| repast | meal |
| repel | refuse to accept/cause dislike |
| repine | at be discontented with |
| reproach | scold upbraid |
| reprobate | person hardened in sin one devoid of decency |
| repudiate | disown refuse to accept or pay |
| repulsive | causing a feeling of disgust |
| requite | repay give in return |
| rescind | repeal/annul/cancel |
| resigned | unresisting submissive |
| resilience | quality of quickly recovering the original shape |
| resort | to frequently visit |
| restive | refusing to move reluctant to be controlled |
| resuscitation | coming back to consciousness |
| retard | check hinder |
| reticent | reserved untalkative silent taciturn |
| retrospective | Looking back on past |
| revere | have deep respect for |
| reverent | feeling or showing deep respect |
| riddle | puzzling person or thing |
| rift | split crack dissension |
| rivet | fix take up secure metal pin |
| roll | call calling of names |
| rotund | rich and deep plump and round |
| ruffian | violent cruel man |
| rumple | make rough |
