English Vocabulary - Words Start from Letter 'R'
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English Vocabulary
Words Start from Letter 'R'
- RACONTEUR: A skilled storyteller.
Sentence:
* Held spellbound by a superb raconteur.
- RADICAL:
(Noun): One who advocates extreme basic changes.
Sentence:
* The reform movement was led by a radical.
(Adj.): Thorough, extreme.
Sentence:
* Radical measures adopted to meet the emergency.
Antonym: (noun and adj.) Conservative.
- RAMIFICATION: A branching; sub-division.
Sentence:
* Studied the subject in all its ramifications.
- RAZE: To tear down completely.
Sentence:
* Razed the old building.
Synonyms: Level.
Antonym: Rear.
- RECAPITULATE: To restate in a brief, concise form; to sum up.
Sentence:
* Recapitulated the main ideas.
- RECIPROCAL: Mutual; done in return for something received.
Sentence:
* Held each other in reciprocal esteem.
- RECUMBENT: Lying down; leaning back or down.
Sentence:
* Resting in a recumbent position.
- REDOLENT:
(1) Fragrant.
Sentence:
* A room redolent of roses.
Synonym: aromatic.
(2) Reminiscent of
Sentence:
* Redolent of olden times.
- REDOUBTABLE: Commanding fear or respect.
Sentence:
* Cringing before a redoubtable enemy.
Synonym: Formidable.
- REFUTE: To prove incorrect or false.
Sentence:
* Refuted his opponent's argument.
Synonyms: Rebut, Confute .
Antonyms: Substantiate, Confirm, Corroborate.
- REITERATE: Repeat (several times).
Sentence:
* Reiterated his story once more.
- REMUNERATIVE: Profitable
Sentence:
* A remunerative job.
Synonyms: Lucrative, Gainful.
- RENEGADE: One who forsakes political or party principles or his religious faith.
Sentence:
* A renegade from his former
allegiance.
Synonyms: Turncoat, Apostate, Recreant, Traitor.
- REPRISAL: Injury inflicted in turn for one received.
Sentence:
* Took action in reprisal against his neighbor.
Synonym: Retaliation.
- RESENTMENT: Feeling of displeasure or indignation resulting from mistreatment or abuse.
Sentence:
* Showed resentment at
what he considered an unwarranted insult.
Synonyms: Umbrage, Dudgeon, Animosity.
- RESILIENT: Elastic; light-hearted; possessing power of recovery.
Sentence:
* A resilient Spirit, refusing to admit defeat.
Synonyms: Flexible, Pliable, Supple, Limber.
- RESPITE:
(1) Temporary deferment or cessation of work or pain.
Sentence:
* A brief respite from labor.
Synonym: Surcease.
(2) A temporary delay in the execution of - a sentence
Sentence:
* Granted the doom man a temporary respite.
Synonym: Reprieve.
- RETRIBUTION: The reward or punishment exacted for an injury, wickedness, or other action.
Sentence:
* Suffered just
retribution for his folly.
Synonyms: Requital, Nemesis.
- RETRIEVE:
Sail.
(1) To make good.
Sentence:
* Retrieved a mistake.
(2) To recover
Sentence:
* Retrieved the suitcase left at the station.
(3) To restore.
Sentence:
* Retrieved his lost fortunes.
- REVERBERATE: To echo.
Sentence:
* A shot reverberating through the valley.
Synonym: Resound.
- RUDIMENTARY: In an early stage of development.
Sentence:
* Possessing only a rudimentary, knowledge of physics.
Synonym: Incipient.
- RUE (adj.: RUEFUL): To be sorry for.
Sentence:
* He will rue the day he left home.
Synonyms: Regret, Repent
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