| Term | Definition |
| Irrevocable | incapable of being changed or called back |
| Propensity | a natural inclination or bent toward |
| Querulous | peevish, complaining, fretful |
| Remonstrate | to argue or plead with someone against something, protest against, object to |
| Repudiate | to disown, reject, or deny the validity of |
| Resilient | able to return to an original shape or form; able to recover quickly |
| Retrench | to cut down, reduce in scope and cost |
| Reverberate | to re-echo, resound; to reflect or be reflected repeatedly |
| Scurrilous | coarsely abusive, vulgar or low, foul-mouthed |
| Sedulous | persistent, showing industry and determination |
| Sleazy | thin or flimsy in texture; cheap; shoddy, or inferior in quality or character; ethically low, mean or disreputable |