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1760. raconteur: a person skilled in telling stories.
1761. raconteur: one who excels in telling stories and anecdotes.
1762. raffish: tawdry; also, rakish.
1763. raffish: tawdry; also, rakish.
1764. raillery: good-humored banter or teasing repartee.
1765. raiment: clothing in general; garments.
1766. rapacious: grasping; greedy.
1767. rapacious: grasping; greedy.
1768. rapine: the act of plundering.
1769. rapport: relation characterized by sympathetic understanding, emotional affinity, or mutual
trust.
1770. rapport: relation characterized by sympathetic understanding.
1771. rapport: relation.
1772. rapprochement: the establishment or state of cordial relations.
1773. rara avis: a rare or unique person or thing.
1774. rara avis: a rare or unique person or thing.
1775. ratiocination: the process of reasoning.
1776. ratiocination: the process of reasoning.
1777. raucous: unpleasantly loud and harsh.
1778. rebarbative: repellent; irritating.
1779. rebarbative: repellent; objectionable.
1780. recalcitrant: marked by stubborn resistance.
1781. recalcitrant: stubbornly resistant to and defiant of authority or restraint.
1782. recherche: exotic; rare; also, affected, pretentious.
1783. recidivism: a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; esp., into
prior criminal habits.
1784. recidivism: a tendency to lapse into a previous condition or pattern of behavior; esp., into
prior criminal habits.
1785. recondite: difficult to understand.
1786. recondite: incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding.
1787. recrimination: a counter accusation.
1788. recrudescent: breaking out again.
1789. recumbent: reclining; lying down.
1790. redact: to edit.
1791. redact: to edit.
1792. redivivus: living again; revived; restored.
1793. redolent: having or exuding fragrance; also, evocative, reminiscent.
1794. redoubt: a stronghold.
1795. redoubt: a stronghold.
1796. redoubtable: formidable; also, illustrious; eminent.
1797. redoubtable: formidable; also, illustrious; eminent.
1798. redound: to have a consequence or effect.
1799. redound: to have a consequence or effect.
1800. redress: to set right.
1801. refractory: stubbornly disobedient.
1802. refractory: stubbornly disobedient.
1803. refulgent: brilliant; resplendent.
1804. regale: to entertain with something that delights.
1805. rejoinder: an answer to a reply.
1806. relegate: to assign or remove, usually to an inferior position.
1807. remonstrate: to present and urge reasons in opposition.
1808. remonstrate: to present and urge reasons in opposition.
1809. remunerate: to pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, or expe
1810. remunerate: to pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, or expense.
1811. remunerate: to pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, or expense.
1812. renascent: rising again into being; showing renewed vigor.
1813. renege: to go back on a promise or commitment.
1814. renege: to go back on a promise or commitment.
1815. repast: a meal.
1816. repast: a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
1817. repine: to feel or express discontent.
1818. repine: to feel or express discontent.
1819. repletion: the condition of being completely or excessively full.
1820. repletion: the condition of being completely or excessively full.
1821. requisite: necessary, indispensable.
1822. requisite: necessary; indispensable.
1823. requisite: required; indispensable.
1824. respite: an interval of rest or relief.
1825. respite: an interval of rest or relief.
1826. restive: resisting control.
1827. restive: resisting control; stubborn.
1828. reticent: inclined to keep silent.
1829. reticent: inclined to keep silent.
1830. revenant: one who returns after death or a long absence.
1831. ribald: characterized by, or given to, vulgar humor.
1832. ribald: characterized by, or given to, vulgar humor.
1833. rictus: a gaping grin or grimace.
1834. rictus: a gaping grin or grimace.
1835. riparian: of or pertaining to the bank of a river.
1836. riparian: of or pertaining to the bank of a river.
1837. riposte: a quick and effective reply by word or act.
1838. risible: exciting or provoking laughter.
1839. risible: worthy to be laughed at; amusing.
1840. rivulet: a small stream or brook.
1841. robustious: boisterous; vigorous.
1842. rodomontade: pretentious, bragging speech.
1843. roister: to revel; to carouse.
1844. roseate: cheerful; bright; also, rose-colored.
1845. rotund: round; rounded in figure.
1846. rotund: round; spherical; also, chubby.
1847. roue: a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure.
1848. rubicund: inclining to redness; ruddy.
1849. rubicund: inclining to redness; ruddy.
1850. ruminate: to chew the cud; also, to ponder; to reflect.
1851. rusticate: to go or send to the country.
1852. rusticate: to go to the country; also, to force to reside in the country; to banish.