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- REMOULADEA popular condiment in many countries, usually mayonnaise-based.
- REMOUNTTo go up again; to rise another time.
- REMUDAA herd of horses from which the horses to be used for a particular purpose are selected.
- RENDEZVOUSA meeting or date.
- RENEGADOArchaic form of renegade.
- 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
- RENVOYA sending back.
- 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.
- REPLEVINAn action to recover personal property unlawfully taken, especially that seized by way of distraint; the writ or procedure of such action.
- REPLEVYTo return goods to their rightful owner by replevin; to recover goods.
- REPSRep.
- REPUBLICANAdvocating or supporting a republic as a form of government, advocating or supporting republicanism.
- REQUINThe great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias).
- REREDOSA screen or decoration behind the altar in a church, usually depicting religious iconography or images, akin to the iconostasis of the Eastern Churches.
- RESEMBLANCEThe quality or state of resembling.
- RESEMBLANTHaving a resemblance (to).
- RESEMBLETo be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.
- RESENTTo feel resentment over; to consider as an affront.
- RESOLUTIVEServing to dissolve or relax.
- RESOLVENTAble to resolve (separate) the constituents of a mixture
- RETAILThe sale of goods directly to the consumer, encompassing the storefronts, mail-order, websites, etc., and the corporate mechanisms, branding, advertising, etc. that support them.
- RETINUEA group of attendants or servants, especially of someone considered important.
- RETOUCHTo improve something (especially a photograph), by adding or correcting details, or by removing flaws.
- RETROCESSIONThe transfer of risk from one reinsurer to another.
- RETSINAA Greek resinated white or rosé wine of a sort that has been produced for at least 2700 years.
- 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.
- REVILETo attack (someone) with abusive language.
- REVUEA form of theatrical entertainment in which recent events, popular fads, etc., are parodied.
- RHAPSODYAn epic poem, or part of one, suitable for uninterrupted recitation.
- RHATANYRoot of Krameria, previously used in medicine and to colour port (wine).
- RHETORICIANAn expert or student of rhetoric.
- RHYMERhyming verse (poetic form).
- RIALThe official currencies of Iran, Oman, and Yemen.
- RIANTMirthful, cheerful, smiling, light-hearted.
- RIATAA lariat or lasso.
- RIBALDRYJoking or humorous language or behaviour used in a vulgar or lewd fashion.
- RICHWealthy: having a lot of money and possessions.
- RICOCHETA method of firing a projectile so that it skips along a surface.
- RIFACIMENTOA literary work or musical composition recast to adapt it to a change in the circumstances of the time.
- RIGATONIA ribbed tubular form of pasta, larger than penne but with square-cut ends, often slightly curved.
- RIGOLA circle.
- RIOTOUSHaving the characteristics of a riot.
- RIPIENOThe part of a concerto grosso in which the ensemble plays together; contrasted with the concertino.
- RIPOSTA thrust given in return after parrying a lunge.
- RIPOSTEA thrust given in return after parrying an attack.
- RISKThe probability of a negative outcome to a decision or event.
- RISOLUTO(To be played) boldly, resolutely
- RISOTTOAn Italian savoury dish made with rice and other ingredients.
- RISSOLEA ball of meat, some variants covered in pastry, which has been fried or barbecued.
- RISTRAAn arrangement of chili pepper pods (or sometimes garlic) to aid drying and sometimes to serve as a decoration.
- RITENUTO(of a passage in a musical score) immediately slower, held back at a slower rate of pace.
- RIVALITYrivalry; competition
- ROBALOEuropean seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax)
- ROBLECalifornia white oak (Quercus lobata).
- ROCAILLEArtificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as for gardens.
- ROCHEOne of various types of rock or geological strata.
- RODEOA gathering of cattle to be branded.
- ROINTo growl; to roar.
- ROMAINEEllipsis of romaine lettuce (“a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head”).
- ROMANOA hard, sharp cheese served grated as a garnish.
- ROMAUNTA romantic story told in verse; a romance.
- RONDEA kind of script in which the tails of the letters are curly, giving the characters a rounded look.
- RONDEAUA fixed form of verse based on two rhyme sounds and consisting usually of 13 lines in three stanzas with the opening words of the first line of the first stanza used as an independ
- RONDELETA metric verse (form), modeled after the rondeau, in two rhymes over seven lines, the first (in four syllables) being repeated as third and refrain (final one), each other line hav
- 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).
- ROSETTEAn element or ornament resembling a rose, especially on a wall or other surface, mostly for decorative purposes. A rose window.
- ROSINA solid form of resin, obtained from liquid resin by vaporizing its volatile components.
- 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.
- ROULADEAn elaborate embellishment of several notes sung to one syllable.
- ROULEAUA little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something resembling such a roll.
- 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.
- ROUNDELAnything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
- ROUNDELAYA poem or song having a line or phrase repeated at regular intervals.
- ROUNDLETA small disk, circle or other round object.
- ROUSETo cause (something) to be (more) active or to move; to agitate, to stir up. To stir (a liquid, especially beer in the brewing process). To provoke (someone) to react (for example,
- ROUTINEA course of action to be followed regularly; a standard procedure.
- ROUXA mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews.
- ROWENA second crop of hay (within a growing season).
- ROYNISHMangy; scabby.
- RUBATOA tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat.
- RUBBLEThe broken remains of an object, usually rock or masonry.
- RUCOLARocket, arugula (plant Eruca sativa).
- RUCOLASRocket, arugula (plant Eruca sativa).
- RUEDAA kind of salsa round dance.
- RUELLEThe space between the bed and the wall.
- RUFFIANA scoundrel, rascal, or unprincipled, deceitful, brutal and unreliable person.
- RUGOUSwrinkled; rugose
- RUMBAA slow-paced Cuban partner dance in 4:4 time.
- RUSKA rectangular, hard, dry biscuit.
- RUTILANTShining or glowing with a red colour or light.