SAT 1 Vocab: R (Rabble - Ruthless)
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- rabble
- mob; disorderly crowd
- rabid
- intense; furious or raging; mad
- rack
- to torment or torture
- raconteur
- a storyteller
- radical
- extreme; violent; complete
- rail (at or against)
- to complain bitterly
- raillery
- good-humored ridicule
- raiment
- clothing; garments
- rakish
- carefree; lively
- rambunctious
- restless; hard to control
- ramification
- a result; a consequence; a branch
- rampant
- widespread; raging
- ramshackle
- ready to fall apart; shaky
- rancid
- having a bad taste or smell; stale; repulsive
- rancor
- bitter resentment; hatred
- rankle
- to cause irritation; to fester
- rant
- to speak in a loud or violent manner
- rapacious
- taking by force; greedy
- rapport
- a close relationship; harmony
- rapt
- completely absorbed in; overcome with joy, love, etc.
- rarefy
- to refine; to make less dense
- rash
- recklessness or daring; a skin irritation
- raspy
- harsh; grating
- ratify
- to officially approve of
- ratiocinate
- to reason
- ration
- fixed portion; a share
- rational
- sensible; reasonable
- rationalize
- to make an excuse for
- raucous
- irritating or harsh in sound
- ravage
- to damage; to ruin
- ravenous
- extremely hungry; greedy
- raze
- to level to the ground; to destroy
- realm
- kingdom; region
- rebuff
- to refuse; to snub
- rebuke
- to scold; to blame
- rebuttal
- contradiction; opposing argument
- recalcitrant
- disobedient; hard to manage
- recant
- to withdraw or disavow a statement or opinion
- recapitulate
- to summarize; repeat briefly
- recede
- to go or move back; to withdraw
- recess
- a cut or notch in something; a pause or rest
- recidivist
- a person who goes back to crime
- recipient
- one who receives
- reciprocal
- interchangeable; mutual
- reciprocate
- to give in return
- recluse
- a hermit; one who shuts himself off from the world
- recoil
- to retreat; to draw back
- reconcile
- to bring into agreement or harmony
- recondite
- difficult to understand; profound
- reconnoiter
- to survey; to check out in advance
- recount
- to tell or relate, as a story
- recreant
- coward; traitor
- recrimination
- to countercharge
- rectify
- to correct; to make right
- rectitude
- honesty; moral uprightness
- recumbent
- lying down; reclining
- recuperate
- to get well again
- recur
- to happen again
- redemption
- deliverance from sin; a rescue
- redolent
- having a pleasant odor
- redoubtable
- commanding respect; formidable
- redress
- to set right; to remedy
- redundant
- repetitious; unnecessary
- reek
- to emit; to give off
- refractory
- stubborn; hard to manage
- refulgent
- shining; glowing
- refurbish
- to make new; to freshen up
- refute
- to prove wrong, such as an opinion
- regal
- pertaining to a king; splendid
- regale
- to entertain
- regenerate
- to re-create; to reform morally; to replace a lost part of the body
- regent
- one who governs
- regicide
- the killing of a king
- regime
- a system of government
- regimen
- a regular system (of exercise, diet, etc.)
- regressive
- moving backwards
- regurgitate
- to rush or surge back, as undigested food
- rehabilitate
- to restore to useful life
- reimburse
- to pay back
- reiterate
- to repeat
- rejuvenate
- to make young again
- relegate
- to banish; to assign to an inferior position
- relentless
- unyielding
- relevant
- significant; pertaining to the subject
- relinquish
- to give up; to let go
- relish
- to enjoy; to take a delight in
- remediable
- capable of being corrected
- remedial
- intended to correct
- reminisce
- to remember
- remiss
- negligent
- remission
- a lessening; a forgiveness, as of sins or offenses
- remonstrate
- to protest; to complain
- remorse
- regret for wrongdoing
- remuneration
- payment for a service
- renaissance
- rebirth; renewal; revival
- renal
- pertaining to the kidneys
- rend
- to split; to tear apart
- rendezvous
- a meeting; appointment
- renegade
- a deserter; a traitor
- renege
- to go back on one's word
- renounce
- to give up (a belief)
- renovate
- to make new; to repair
- reparation
- compensation; something done to make up for a wrong or injury done
- repartee
- a quick, witty reply
- repast
- a meal
- repellent
- something that drives or wards off (insects, etc.)
- repercussion
- reaction; aftereffect
- repertoire
- special skills or talents one possesses; a collection
- repine
- to complain; to fret
- replenish
- to fill up again
- replete
- well-filled
- repose
- to rest; to sleep
- reprehensible
- blameworthy; shameful
- repress
- to control; to subdue
- reprimand
- to scold
- reprisal
- retaliation; revenge
- reproach
- to scold; to blame
- reprobate
- a wicked person
- reproof
- a rebuke
- repudiate
- to reject; to disown
- repugnant
- disgusting; distasteful
- repulse
- to drive back; to repel
- reputed
- supposed to be
- requiem
- funeral hymn; mass for the dead
- requisite
- required or necessary; indispensable
- requite
- to make a return or repayment
- rescind
- to cancel; to repeal
- residue
- that which remains
- resilient
- recovering quickly; elastic
- resolute
- very determined
- resonance
- fullness of sound
- resourceful
- able to deal effectively with problems
- respite
- a delay; rest
- resplendent
- shining brightly; dazzling
- restitution
- repayment; a giving back
- restive
- restless; uneasy; impatient
- restrain
- to hold back; to control
- résumé
- a summary
- resurge
- to rise again
- resurrection
- revival; rebirth
- resuscitate
- to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness
- retaliation
- revenge; repayment for an evil act
- retentive
- having a good memory; remembering
- reticent
- silent or reserved in manner
- retinue
- body of attendants or followers
- retort
- a short, witty reply
- retract
- to take back (a statement); to withdraw
- retrench
- to cut down or reduce expenses
- retribution
- deserved punishment
- retrieve
- to get or bring back
- retroactive
- applying to a period before a certain law was passed
- retrogressive
- going backward; becoming worse
- retrospect
- (preceded by "in") looking back on past events
- revelation
- something made known; a disclosure
- revelry
- noisy merrymaking
- reverberate
- to echo; to resound
- revere
- to honor; to respect
- reverie
- a daydream
- revile
- to abuse; to slander
- rhetorical
- concerned with mere style or effect
- ribald
- vulgar; indecent
- rife
- frequently occurring; widespread
- rift
- a break or split
- righteous
- behaving morally or justly
- rigorous
- strict
- risible
- laughable; funny
- risqué
- daring or indecent; not proper
- rite
- a religious ceremony; a solemn act
- robust
- strong; hearty
- rogue
- a dishonest person; a scoundrel
- rollicking
- jolly; carefree
- roster
- a list
- rote
- (preceded by "by") from memory, without thought for meaning
- rotund
- round; fat
- rout
- overwhelming defeat
- rudimentary
- elementary; basic
- rue
- to regret; to be sorrowful
- ruffian
- hoodlum; lawless person
- ruffle
- to irritate or annoy (verb); a wrinkle or ripple (noun)
- ruminate
- to consider carefully; to mediate on
- rupture
- to break apart; to burst
- ruse
- a skillful trick or deception
- rustic
- pertaining to the countryside
- rustle
- to steal; to make a swishing sound
- ruthless
- merciless; cruel