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- RADIXA root.
- RADULAThe rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
- RADULASThe rasping tongue of snails and all other mollusks except bivalves.
- RAGEViolent uncontrolled anger.
- RAGEESViolent uncontrolled anger.
- RAILA horizontal bar extending between supports and used for support or as a barrier; a railing.
- RAISINA dried grape.
- RALLYA public gathering or mass meeting that is not mainly a protest and is organized to inspire enthusiasm for a cause.
- RAMENTUMOne of the thin brownish chaffy scales found on the epidermis of the leaves or young shoots of some ferns
- RAMETA clone (individual member of a genet).
- RAMIFYTo divide into branches or subdivisions.
- RAMOSEHaving branches; branching
- RAMPARTA defensive mound of earth or a wall with a broad top and usually a stone parapet; a wall-like ridge of earth, stones or debris; an embankment for defensive purpose.
- RAMPIONA species of bellflower with roots and leaves formerly used in salads, Campanula rapunculus.
- RAMULOSEHaving many small branches, or ramuli.
- RAMUSA small spray or twig.
- RANCEA type of coloured marble from Belgium. Rance is red and often has white or blue graining.
- RANCIDRank in taste or smell.
- RANINEOf, relating to, or resembling a frog.
- RANKLETo cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
- RANSOMMoney paid for the freeing of a hostage.
- RANULAA tumor or swelling located in the floor of the mouth under the tongue; specifically a bluish, domed mucocele which is associated with an obstruction of the sublingual salivary gla
- RAPACIOUSVoracious; avaricious.
- RAPACITYThe quality of being rapacious; voracity.
- RAPEThe act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any pe
- RAPESEEDThe seed of the rape plant (Brassica napus), used widely for animal feed and vegetable oil.
- RAPIDVery swift or quick.
- RAPIDITYspeed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
- RAPINEThe seizure of someone's property by force; pillage; plunder.
- RAPTSnatched, taken away; abducted.
- RARITYA measure of the scarcity of an object.
- RASCALA dishonest person; a rogue, a scoundrel, a trickster.
- RASTERA scanning pattern of parallel lines that form the display of an image projected on a cathode-ray tube of a television set or display screen.
- RASTRUMA five-pointed writing implement used to draw parallel lines of a staff in sheet music.
- RASUREScraping the surface of a parchment etc. in order to erase something from the document; erasure, more generally.
- RATAFIAA liqueur or cordial flavored with peach or cherry kernels, bitter almonds, or other fruits.
- RATEThe worth of something; value.
- RATIFYTo give formal consent to; make officially valid, to sign off on.
- RATIOA number representing a comparison between two named things.
- RATIONALCapable of reasoning.
- RATIONALEAn explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something.
- RATITEPertaining to running, flightless birds with no keels on their sternums (as opposed to carinate).
- RAUCIDHoarse, raucous.
- RAUCITIESHarshness of sound; rough utterance
- RAUCITYHarshness of sound; rough utterance
- RAUCOUSHarsh and rough-sounding.
- RAVELINAn outwork. A fortification outside a castle used to split an attacking force; composed of two faces, forming a salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon
- RAVINEA deep narrow valley or gorge in the earth's surface worn by running water.
- RAVISHTo seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
- RAZETo level or tear down (a building, a town, etc.) to the ground; to demolish. To completely remove (someone or something), especially from a place, a situation, etc.; also, to remov
- REACTIONAn action or statement in response to a stimulus or other event.
- REAGENTA compound or mixture of compounds used to treat or test materials, samples, other compounds or reactants in a laboratory or sometimes an industrial setting.
- REALIAObjects from real life or from the real world, as opposed to theoretical constructs or fabricated examples.
- REALITYThe state of being actual or real; realness.
- REALMA territory or state, as ruled by an absolute authority, especially by a king; a kingdom. An otherworldly dimension or domain — magical, ethereal, or otherwise. The spiritual state
- REASONABLEHaving the faculty of reason; rational, reasoning.
- REBELA person who resists an established authority, often violently.
- REBELLIONArmed resistance to an established government or ruler.
- REBOANTThat reverberates or resounds loudly.
- REBOATIONA loud reverberation; the echo of a bellow or roar.
- RECALLTo withdraw, retract (one's words etc.); to revoke (an order).
- RECANTTo withdraw or repudiate a statement or opinion formerly expressed, especially formally and publicly.
- RECEIPTThe act of receiving, or the fact of having been received.
- RECEIVETo be given, sent, or paid something.
- RECENTHaving happened a short while ago.
- RECEPTAn idea that is formed by the repetition of percepts.
- RECEPTIBLEreceivable
- RECEPTIONThe act of receiving.
- RECESSA depressed, hollow, or indented space; also, a hole or opening.
- RECESSIONThe act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.
- RECIDIVOUSProne to relapse into immoral or antisocial behavior.
- RECIPEA formula for preparing or using a medicine; a prescription; also, a medicine prepared from such instructions.
- RECIPIENTOne who receives.
- RECISIONThe act of cutting off.
- RECITATIONThe act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
- RECITATIVEdialogue, in an opera etc, that, rather than being sung as an aria, is reproduced with the rhythms of normal speech, often with simple musical accompaniment or harpsichord continuo
- RECITETo repeat aloud (some passage, poem or other text previously memorized, or in front of one's eyes), often before an audience.
- RECLAIMTo return land to a suitable condition for use.
- RECLAMATIONThe act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
- RECLINETo cause to lean back; to bend back.
- RECLUSESequestered; secluded, isolated.
- RECLUSORYThe place someone uses as a recluse; a hermitage.
- RECOGNITIVEConnected with recognition.
- RECOILA starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking.
- RECOLLECTTo recall; to collect one's thoughts again, especially about past events.
- RECOLLECTIONThe act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the act of recalling to memory.
- RECOMPENSEAn equivalent returned for anything given, done, or suffered; compensation; reward; amends; requital.
- RECOMPOSETo compose or construct again.
- RECONCILETo restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return to harmony.
- RECOURSEThe act of seeking assistance or advice.
- RECRIMINATETo accuse in return, state an accusation in return, make a countercharge.
- RECTANGLEAny quadrilateral having opposing sides parallel and four right angles.
- RECTIFYTo heal (an organ or part of the body).
- RECTILINEARIn a straight line.
- RECTIONregimen; government; the rules governing the syntax, rules of agreement of a language.
- RECTITUDEStraightness; the state or quality of having a constant direction and not being crooked or bent.
- RECTOThe front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.
- RECTORYAny of certain residences for clergy members.
- RECTUMThe terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.
- RECTUSAny of several straight muscles in various parts of the body, as of the abdomen, thigh, eye etc.