- quiescent: being quiet or still or inactive
- ramble: move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
- rancor: bitterness, hatred
- rant: to speak wildly and noisily; loud
- ratify: approve formally; confirm; verify
- raucous: loud; boisterous
- raze: to completly destroy
- rebuttal: A statement of opposition; antithesis
- recalcitrant: stubborn resistance to and defiant of authority or guidance
- recant: formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure