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- RISIBLEOf or pertaining to laughter.
- RITEA religious custom.
- RITUALRelated to a rite or repeated set of actions.
- RIVAGEA coast, a shore.
- RIVALA competitor (person, team, company, etc.) with the same goal as another, or striving to attain the same thing. Defeating a rival may be a primary or necessary goal of a competitor
- RIVETA cylindrical mechanical fastener which is supplied with a factory head at one end and is used to attach multiple parts together by passing its bucktail through a hole and upsettin
- RIVULETA small stream; a streamlet; a gill.
- RIVULOSEMarked by thin, winding or crooked lines.
- ROBUSTAble to withstand adverse conditions.
- ROBUSTAAny plant of the species Coffea canephora of coffee plants, native to Africa, cultivated widely in Brazil.
- ROCKA formation of minerals, specifically: The naturally occurring aggregate of solid mineral matter that constitutes a significant part of the earth's crust.
- ROCKYAbounding in, or full of, rocks; consisting of rocks.
- RODENTA mammal of the order Rodentia, characterized by long incisors that grow continuously and are worn down by gnawing.
- ROGATIONA deeply serious and somber prayer or entreaty.
- ROILTo render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of.
- ROISTERTo engage in noisy, drunken, or riotous behaviour.
- ROLEA character or part played by a performer or actor.
- ROLLTo revolve by turning over and over; to move by turning on a horizontal axis; to impel forward with a revolving motion on a supporting surface.
- ROMALA long quirt attached to the end of a set of closed reins that are connected to the bridle of a horse, and used to assist in moving cattle.
- ROMANCEAn intimate relationship between two people; a love affair.
- ROMANTICOf a work of literature, a writer etc.: being like or having the characteristics of a romance, or poetic tale of a mythic or quasi-historical time; fantastic.
- RONDELA metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two.
- RORIDDewy; containing dew.
- ROSACEAA chronic condition characterized by redness of the face.
- ROSACEOUSOf or relating to a rose, or a member of the Rosaceae family of plants.
- ROSCIDContaining or consisting of dew; dewy.
- ROSEATELike the rose flower; pink; rosy.
- ROSEMARYA shrub, Salvia rosmarinus (formerly Rosmarinus officinalis), that originates from Europe and Asia Minor and produces a fragrant herb used in cooking and perfumes.
- ROSEOLAA rosy rash occurring in measles, typhoid fever, syphilis and some other diseases.
- ROSULATEArranged in small rose-like clusters.
- ROTAA schedule that allocates some task, responsibility or (rarely) privilege between a set of people according to a (possibly periodic) calendar.
- ROTALOf or relating to wheels.
- ROTATETo spin, turn, or revolve.
- ROTATIONThe act of turning around a centre or an axis.
- ROTEMechanical routine; a fixed, habitual, repetitive, or mechanical course of procedure.
- ROTULAThe patella; the kneecap.
- ROTUNDAA round building, usually small, often with a dome.
- ROTUNDITYThe quality of being rotund.
- ROUGEOf a reddish pink colour.
- ROUNCYA horse, especially a common riding-horse.
- ROUNDrounding function
- ROUTEA course or way which is traveled or passed.
- ROWELA small spiked wheel on the end of a spur of certain types.
- ROYALOf or relating to a monarch or his (or her) family.
- RUBEFACIENTMaking red.
- RUBESCENTturning red; reddening
- RUBICUNDPossessing a red complexion; ruddy.
- RUBIGOrust
- RUBINEA reddish aniline dye.
- RUBUSAny of the genus Rubus of flowering plants, including the raspberry and blackberry.
- RUBYA clear, deep, red variety of corundum, valued as a precious stone.
- RUCKUSA raucous disturbance and/or commotion.
- RUDELacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
- RUDERALAny plant growing in rubbish or very poor soil.
- RUDESLacking in refinement or civility; bad-mannered; discourteous.
- RUDIMENTA fundamental principle or skill, especially in a field of learning.
- RUDIMENTARYOf or relating to one or more rudiments; of the nature of an early stage.
- RUFESCENTBecoming reddish; tinged with red.
- RUFOUSof a reddish colour
- RUGAA fold, crease or wrinkle.
- RUGATEHaving alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled.
- RUGOSEHaving rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation.
- RUGOSITYThe state of being rugose.
- RUINThe remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle.
- RUINATETo reduce to ruins; to destroy.
- RUINOUSCausing ruin; destructive, calamitous.
- RUMENThe first compartment of the stomach of a cow or other ruminants.
- RUMINANTChewing cud.
- RUMINATETo chew cud. (Said of ruminants.) Involves regurgitating partially digested food from the rumen.
- RUMPUSA noisy, sometimes violent disturbance; noise and confusion; a noisy quarrel or brawl.
- RUPICOLINEDwelling among the rocks.
- RUPICOLOUSGrowing on or among rocks.
- RURALRelating to the countryside or to agriculture.
- RUSEA turning or doubling back, especially of animals to get out of the way of hunting dogs.
- RUSTICCountry-styled or pastoral; rural.
- RUSTICATETo be suspended or expelled temporarily from the university, either compulsorily or voluntarily.
- RUSTICITYThe quality of being rustic.
- RUTACEOUSOf or relating to plants of the family Rutaceae.
- RUTILEThe most frequent of the three polymorphs of titanium dioxide, crystalizing in the tetragonal system, TiO2.
- SABATONA medieval armour covering for the foot, typically made of steel; a flexible armour shoe.
- SACERDOTALOf or relating to priests or a high religious order; priestly.
- SACRALOf the sacrum.
- SACRAMENTA sacred act and the attendant ceremony, considered an outward sign of divine grace, instituted by Jesus Christ.
- SACRIFYObsolete form of sacrifice.
- SACRILEGEDesecration, profanation, misuse or violation of something regarded as sacred.
- SACRILEGIOUSCommitting sacrilege; acting or speaking very disrespectfully toward what is held to be sacred.
- SACRISTA sacristan.
- SACRISTYA room in a church where sacred vessels, books, vestments, etc. are kept. Sometimes also used by clergy to prepare for worship or for meetings.
- SAECULUMA cyclical period of time, roughly equal to the time needed for the complete renewal of a human population: Any of a sequence of ages (periods of time) such that each age ends with
- SAFETYThe condition or feeling of being safe; security; certainty.
- SAGACITYThe quality of being sage, wise, or able to make good decisions; the quality of being perceptive, astute or insightful.
- SAGEWise.
- SAGUMA cloak, worn in ancient times by the Gauls, early Germans, and Roman soldiers, made of a rectangular piece of (usually red) coarse cloth and fastened on the right shoulder.
- SAINTo make the sign of the cross on or over something or someone.
- SAINTA deceased person whom a church or another religious group has officially recognised as especially holy or godly; one eminent for piety and virtue.
- SALACITYThe state or quality of being salacious; lewdness, obscenity, bawdiness.
- SALADA food consisting principally of raw vegetables (especially greens, e.g. lettuce), other savoury ingredients (typically cooked), fruit, or confectionary; often involving two or mor
- SALAMIA large cured meat sausage of Italian origin, served in slices.
- SALARYA fixed amount of money paid to a worker, usually calculated on a monthly or annual basis, not hourly, as wages. Implies a degree of professionalism and/or autonomy.
- SALICINA glucoside derivative of salicylic acid; the active principle of willow bark, once used medicinally.