R-S Flashcards
(41 cards)
Rancorous
Characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment
Ramify
To be divided or subdivided, branch out
Rapacious
Voracious, greedy, plundering, subsisting on prey
Rapacity
Avarice or the practice of extorting or exacting by injustice
Rarefy
To make or become thin less dense, refine
Rebus
Riddle, a representation of words by pictures or symbols that sound like the words
Recalcitrant
Obstinately defiant of authority or guidance, difficult to manage
Recapitulate
To summarize, to repeat concisely
Recondite
Hidden, concealed, difficult to understand, obscure
Reconnoiter
To engage in reconnaissance, make a preliminary inspection of
Recumbent
Meaning, resting, prone
Redolent
Fragrant, suggestive or evocative
Redoubtable
Awe-inspiring, worthy of honor
Refulgent
Radiant, shiny, brilliant
Relegate
To forcibly assign, especially to a lower place or position
Repine
To feel or express dejection or discontent, Long for
Repudiate
To refuse to have anything to do with, disown
Rhetoric
The art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
Risible
Hilarious, provoking laughter
Rubric
authoritative rule, heading, title, or category
Sagacious
Having sound judgment, perceptive, wise
Salacious
Appealing to or causing sexual desire, bawdy
Salubrious
Promoting health or well-being
Salutary
Remedial, wholesome, causing improvement