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- RADIOACTIVEExhibiting radioactivity.
- RADIUMThe chemical element (symbol Ra) with an atomic number of 88. It is a soft, shiny and silvery radioactive alkaline earth metal. An atom of this element.
- RAFALEA short, intense burst of artillery fire from a number of weapons fired with the intention of overwhelming resistance or routing an attacking force.
- RAGOUTa stew of meat and vegetables mixed together
- RAGULEDRaguly.
- RALEAn abnormal clicking, rattling or crackling sound, made by one or both lungs and heard with a stethoscope, caused by the popping open of airways collapsed by fluid or exudate, or s
- RAMEQUINArchaic form of ramekin.
- RAPPELDescent by means of a rope.
- RASCHELA kind of light loosely knitted cloth.
- RATCHETA pawl, click, or detent for holding or propelling a ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.
- RATIONA portion of some limited resource, especially food, allocated to a person, group or period.
- RATIONALISENon-Oxford British English standard spelling of rationalize.
- RATIONALIZETo make something rational or more rational.
- RAVIGOTEA lightly acidic sauce in French cuisine, based on a vegetable or meat broth strongly seasoned with herbs.
- RAYONA manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- RAZEEAn armed ship with its upper deck cut away, and thus reduced to the next inferior rate, such as a seventy-four cut down to a frigate.
- REBLOCHONA soft French cow's-milk cheese from the Alpine region of Savoie.
- RECAMIERAn old-fashioned couch with headrest and footrest.
- RECITA short story.
- RECLAIMANTOne who reclaims (in the various senses).
- RECOUPTo make back (an investment or similar).
- RECRUITA supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reinforcement.
- REDANA defensive fortification work in the shape of a V.
- REDINGOTEA long coat or greatcoat for men.
- REDOWAA dance of Czech origin with turning, leaping waltz steps.
- REFLETlustre; brilliancy of a surface; used especially in ceramics to denote the peculiar metallic brilliancy seen in lustred pottery such as majolica
- REGALIANOf or pertaining to a royal ruler
- REGLETA strip of wood or metal of the height of a quadrat, used for regulating the space between pages in a chase, and also for spacing out title pages and other open matter.
- RELIGIEUXA man bound by monastic vows; a monk.
- REMBLAIEarth or materials made into an embankment after excavation.
- REMOULADEA popular condiment in many countries, usually mayonnaise-based.
- RENDEZVOUSA meeting or date.
- RENVOIA situation in which a court, tasked with deciding which state's law should apply to a case, decides to apply the law of the forum, based on the determination that a court from ano
- REPECHAGEA heat (as in rowing or fencing) in which the best competitors who have lost in a previous round compete for a place or places yet left in the next round.
- REPIQUEIn piquet, a bonus of 60 points awarded to a player who scores 30 points during the declaration phase, prior to the opponent scoring anything.
- REPSRep.
- REPUBLICANAdvocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
- REQUINThe great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).
- RESOLUTIVEServing to dissolve or relax.
- RETOUCHTo improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
- RETROCESSIONThe transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.
- REVANCHERevenge or retaliation.
- REVANCHISMThe political policy of endeavouring to regain lost territory.
- REVANCHISTA revanchist person; occasionally, anyone seeking vengeance.
- REVETTo face (an embankment, etc.) with masonry, wood, or other material.
- REVUEA form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- RIANTMirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
- RICOCHETA method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
- RIPOSTA thrust given in return after parrying a lunge.
- RIPOSTEA thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
- RISSOLEA ball of meat, some variants covered in pastry, which has been fried or barbecued.
- ROCAILLEArtificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.
- ROMAINEEllipsis of romaine lettuce (“a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head”).
- RONDEA kind of script in which the tails of the letters are curly, giving the characters a rounded look.
- RONDOA musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
- ROSALIAA form of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively repeated, each time a tone or semi-tone higher or lower
- ROSBIFAn English person (as viewed by the French).
- ROTATIVETurning; rotary; rotational.
- ROTISSERIEA cooking device with which food is roasted on a rotating spit.
- ROUBLEAlternative spelling of ruble.
- ROUCOUAnnatto, achiote (Bixa orellana)
- ROUILLEA type of sauce from Provence, France, often served with fish dishes, consisting of egg yolk and olive oil with breadcrumbs, chili peppers, garlic, and saffron.
- ROULEAUA little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll.
- ROULETTEA game of chance in which a small ball is made to move round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered (usually red and black) spaces. When the ball stops, it indicates the res
- ROUNCEThe handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again.
- ROUXA mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.
- ROYNISHMangy; scabby.
- RUELLEThe space between the bed and the wall.
- RUGOUSwrinkled; rugose
- SABBATWitches' Sabbath.
- SABOTAGEA deliberate action aimed at weakening someone (or something, a nation, etc) or preventing them from being successful, through subversion, obstruction, disruption, and/or destructi
- SABOTEURA person who intentionally causes the destruction of property in order to hinder the efforts of their enemy.
- SABOTIERA maker of sabots (in the sense of wooden shoes), clog maker, clogger.
- SACHETA small scented cloth bag filled with fragrant material such as herbs or potpourri.
- SAGATHYa fine twilled worsted fabric which was used formerly for clothes and curtains and is similar to serge
- SALSIFYAny of several flowering plants, of the genus Tragopogon, most of which have purple flowers. Tragopogon porrifolius, a plant with linear leaves; cultivated for its light-skinned ed
- SAMPHIREOne of several salt-tolerant plants, some edible: Plants of genus Salicornia (syn. Salicornia) Marsh samphire, glasswort, pickleweed (Salicornia europaea), a plant once burned to p
- SANGFROIDComposure, self-possession or imperturbability especially when in a dangerous situation.
- SANGLIERA full-grown wild boar.
- SAPAJOUAny of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Cebus, with long prehensile tails.
- SAURIANA reptile of the suborder Sauria.
- SAUTERNEA wine imitating those of Sauternes.
- SAUTOIRA ribbon, chain, scarf, or the like, tied around the neck in such a manner that the ends cross over each other (en sautoir).
- SAUTOIREA heavy skillet with straight sides, used for sautéing food.
- SAVANTEFemale equivalent of savant.
- SAVARINA type of leavened cake often drizzled with liquor.
- SAVATEa form of French martial art that involves combinations of punching and kicking moves
- SCARIOUSthin, dry, membranous, and not green
- SEANCEAlternative spelling of séance.
- SECONDEThe second defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, with the hand held in a prone position and the tip of the sword below the level of the guard.
- SEGREANTRampant, with the wings elevated and addorsed (a posture of winged quadrupeds).
- SEIGNEURIEAn area governed by a seigneur (French noble).
- SEJANTSeated, sitting.
- SEMANTICALPertaining to or resembling semantics
- SEMBLANTOne's outward appearance.
- SENNITbraided cord or fabric of such small stuff as plaited rope yarns
- SEPTILLIONA trillion trillion: 1 followed by 24 zeros, 10.
- SEPTIMEThe seventh defensive position, with the sword hand held at waist height, and the tip of the sword at knee level.
- SEPTLEVAIn the game of faro, the situation where a player gains seven times the number he or she laid down.
- SERINAny of various small finches in the genus Serinus, with largely yellow plumage.