| Term | Definition |
|---|
| ravage | to ruin |
| raze | to destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level to the ground |
| rebuttal | a reply to a challenge; a refutation |
| recapitulate | to summarize, repeat briefly |
| reciprocal | mutual |
| recrimination | a counter accusation in response to being accused |
| redolent | sweet smelling, evoking memories |
| redress | a compensation for wrong doing |
| redundant | repetitious |
| reflect | to think |
| reflective | suggesting careful analytic deliberation, as in reappraising past experience |
| refulgent | shining, radiant |
| regressive | disposed to move backward |
| reiterate | to repeat |
| relinquish | to give up |
| remiss | negligent |
| remit | to send money due |
| remunerate | to pay for |
| rend | to violently tear apart |
| rendezvous | a meeting; usually secretive |
| renunciation | a giving up, an abandonment |
| repertorie | a list of works to be performed |
| repository | a place, room, or container where something is stored; a person to whom something is confided |
| reprobate | a scoundrel |
| reprove | to rebuke |
| requiem | a mass or hymn for a dead person |
| respite | a temporary pause, rest; a break in work or action |
| restive | uneasily impatient under restriction or control; resisting control; difficult to control |
| resurgent | rising again |
| retentive | holding in, having good memory |
| retinue | a following, a group of admirers; coterie |
| retrogress | to go from a better to a worse state |
| retrospect | a review or reflection of past events |
| revelry | hearty enjoyment; a party |
| revere | to regard with awe, admire |
| revile | to slander or disparage; ridicule |
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