RxPG - Word List for GRE: Words starting with R

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 behaviour
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 intractable
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
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
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
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