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Redolent (adj)
fragrant; odorous
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Redoubtable (adj)
formidable; causing fear
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Reek (v)
to emit (also, n)
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Refrectory (n)
dining hall
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Refractory (adj)
stubborn; unmangeable
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Refulgent (adj)
brightly shining; gleaming
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Relegate (v)
to banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign
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Relish (v)
to savor; enjoy
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Remonstrance (n)
protest; objection
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Remunerative (adj)
compensating; rewarding
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Rend (v)
to split; tear apart (rent, n)
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Render (v)
to deliver; provide; represent
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Renege (v)
to deny; go back on
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Repartee (n)
clever reply
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Repine (v)
to fret; complain
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Reproach (v)
to express disapproval or disappointment
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Reprobate (n)
person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
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Reprobation (n)
severe disapproval
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Reprove (v)
to censure; rebuke
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Resolution (n)
determination; resolve
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Respite (n)
interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
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Retinue (n)
following; attendants
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Retiring (adj)
modest; shy
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Retrench (v)
to cut down; economize
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Revelry (n)
boiserous merry-making
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Reverent (adj)
respectful; worshipful
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Reverie (n)
daydreaming; musing
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Revile (v)
to attck with abusive language
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Revulsion (n)
sudden violent change of feeling; negative reaction
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Rhapsodize (v)
to speak or write in an exaggeratedly enthusiastic manner
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Rider (n)
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
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Rile (v)
to vex; irritate; muddy
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Roil (v)
to make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb
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Roseate (adj)
rosy; optimistic
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Rostrum (n)
a platform for making a speech; pulpit
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Rout (v)
to stampede; drive out
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Rubric (n)
title or heading (in red print); directions for religious ceremony; protocol
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Ruddy (adj)
reddish; healthy looking
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Runic (adj)
mysterious; set down in an ancient alphabet
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Rusticate (v)
to banish to the country; dwell in the country
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Salacious (adj)
lascivious; lustful
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Sallow (adj)
yellowish; sickly in color
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Salutary (adj)
tending to improve; benificial; wholesome
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Sanction (v)
to approve; ratify
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Sanguine (adj)
cheerful; hopeful
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Sartorial (adj)
pertaining to the tailors
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Sate (v)
satisfy to the full
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Scad (n)
a great quantity
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Schism (n)
division; split
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Scotch (v)
stamp out; thwart; hinder
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Scourge (n)
lash; whip; severe punishment
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Scruple (v)
to fret about; hesitate, for ethical reasons (also n)
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Scurrilous (adj)
obscene; indecent
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Seamy (adj)
sordid; unwholesome
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Secrete (v)
to hide away or cache; to produce and release a substance into an organism
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Sedate (adj)
composed; grave
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Sedentary (adj)
requiring sitting
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Seemly (adj)
proper; appopriate
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Seethe (v)
to be disturbed; boil
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Seine (n)
a net for catching fish
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Sensuous (adj)
pertaining to the physical senses; operating through the senses
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Sententious (adj)
terse; concise; aphoristic
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