quintet
quintet (n)
Musical composition arranged for five voices or instruments.
quite
quite (adv)
Fully.
Quixotic
Quixotic (adj)
Chivalrous or romantic to a ridiculous or extravagant degree.
rabid
rabid (adj)
Affected with rabies or hydrophobia.
racy
racy (adj)
Exciting or exhilarating to the mind.
radiance
radiance (n)
Brilliant or sparkling luster.
radiate
radiate (v)
To extend in all directions, as from a source or focus.
radical
radical (n)
One who holds extreme views or advocates extreme measures.
radix
radix (n)
That from or on which something is developed.
raillery
raillery (n)
Good-humored satire.
ramify
ramify (v)
To divide or subdivide into branches or subdivisions.
ramose
ramose (adj)
Branch-like.
rampant
rampant (adj)
Growing, climbing, or running without check or restraint.
rampart
rampart (n)
A bulwark or construction to oppose assault or hostile entry.
rancor
rancor (n)
Malice.
rankle
rankle (v)
To produce irritation or festering.
rapacious
rapacious (adj)
Disposed to seize by violence or by unlawful or greedy methods.
rapid
rapid (adj)
Having great speed.
rapine
rapine (n)
The act of seizing and carrying off property by superior force, as in war.
rapt
rapt (adj)
Enraptured.
raptorial
raptorial (adj)
Seizing and devouring living prey.
ration
ration (v)
To provide with a fixed allowance or portion, especially of food.
rationalism
rationalism (n)
The formation of opinions by relying upon reason alone, independently of authority.
raucous
raucous (adj)
Harsh.
ravage
ravage (v)
To lay waste by pillage, rapine, devouring, or other destructive methods.
ravenous
ravenous (adj)
Furiously voracious or hungry.
ravine
ravine (n)
A deep gorge or hollow, especially one worn by a stream or flow of water.
reaction
reaction (n)
Tendency towards a former, or opposite state of things, as after reform, revolution, or inflation.
reactionary
reactionary (adj)
Pertaining to, of the nature of, causing, or favoring reaction.
readily
readily (adv)
Without objection or reluctance.
readjust
readjust (v)
To put in order after disarrangement.
ready
ready (adj)
In a state of preparedness for any given purpose or occasion.
realism
realism (n)
The principle and practice of depicting persons and scenes as they are believed really to exist.
rearrange
rearrange (v)
To arrange again or in a different order.
reassure
reassure (v)
To give new confidence.
rebellious
rebellious (adj)
Insubordinate.
rebuff
rebuff (n)
A peremptory or unexpected rejection of advances or approaches.
rebuild
rebuild (v)
To build again or anew.
rebut
rebut (v)
To oppose by argument or a sufficient answer.
recant
recant (v)
To withdraw formally one's belief (in something previously believed or maintained).
recapitulate
recapitulate (v)
To repeat again the principal points of.
recapture
recapture (v)
To capture again.
recede
recede (v)
To move back or away.
receivable
receivable (adj)
Capable of being or fit to be received - often money.
receptive
receptive (adj)
Having the capacity, quality, or ability of receiving, as truths or impressions.
recessive
recessive (adj)
Having a tendency to go back.
recidivist
recidivist (n)
A confirmed criminal.
reciprocal
reciprocal (adj)
Mutually interchangeable or convertible.
reciprocate
reciprocate (v)
To give and take mutually.
reciprocity
reciprocity (n)
Equal mutual rights and benefits granted and enjoyed.
recitation
recitation (n)
The act of reciting or repeating, especially in public and from memory.
reck
reck (v)
To have a care or thought for.
reckless
reckless (adj)
Foolishly headless of danger.
reclaim
reclaim (v)
To demand or to obtain the return or restoration of.
recline
recline (v)
To cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position.
recluse
recluse (n)
One who lives in retirement or seclusion.
reclusory
reclusory (n)
A hermitage.
recognizance
recognizance (n)
An acknowledgment entered into before a court with condition to do some particular act.
recognize
recognize (v)
To recall the identity of (a person or thing).
recoil
recoil (v)
To start back as in dismay, loathing, or dread.
recollect
recollect (v)
To recall the knowledge of.
reconcilable
reconcilable (adj)
Capable of being adjusted or harmonized.
reconnoiter
reconnoiter (v)
To make a preliminary examination of for military, surveying, or geological purposes.
reconsider
reconsider (v)
To review with care, especially with a view to a reversal of previous action.
reconstruct
reconstruct (v)
To rebuild.
recourse
recourse (n)
Resort to or application for help in exigency or trouble.
recover
recover (v)
To regain.
recreant
recreant (n)
A cowardly or faithless person.
recreate
recreate (v)
To refresh after labor.
recrudescence
recrudescence (n)
The state of becoming raw or sore again.
recrudescent
recrudescent (adj)
Becoming raw or sore again.
recruit
recruit (v)
To enlist men for military or naval service.
rectify
rectify (v)
To correct.
rectitude
rectitude (n)
The quality of being upright in principles and conduct.
recuperate
recuperate (v)
To recover.
recur
recur (v)
To happen again or repeatedly, especially at regular intervals.
recure
recure (v)
To cure again.
recurrent
recurrent (adj)
Returning from time to time, especially at regular or stated intervals.
redemption
redemption (n)
The recovery of what is mortgaged or pledged, by paying the debt.
redolent
redolent (adj)
Smelling sweet and agreeable.
redolence
redolence (n)
Smelling sweet and agreeable.
redoubtable
redoubtable (adj)
Formidable.
redound
redound (n)
Rebound.
redress
redress (v)
To set right, as a wrong by compensation or the punishment of the wrong-doer.
reducible
reducible (adj)
That may be reduced.
redundance
redundance (n)
Excess.
redundant
redundant (adj)
Constituting an excess.
reestablish
reestablish (v)
To restore.
refer
refer (v)
To direct or send for information or other purpose.
referrer
referrer (n)
One who refers.
referable
referable (adj)
Ascribable.
referee
referee (n)
An umpire.
refinery
refinery (n)
A place where some crude material, as sugar or petroleum, is purified.
reflectible
reflectible (adj)
Capable of being turned back.
reflection
reflection (n)
The throwing off or back of light, heat, sound, or any form of energy that travels in waves.
reflector
reflector (n)
A mirror, as of metal, for reflecting light, heat, or sound in a particular direction.
reflexible
reflexible (adj)
Capable of being reflected.
reform
reform (n)
Change for the better.
reformer
reformer (n)
One who carries out a reform.
refract
refract (v)
To bend or turn from a direct course.
refractory
refractory (adj)
Not amenable to control.
refragable
refragable (adj)
Capable of being refuted.
refringency
refringency (n)
Power to refract.
refringent
refringent (adj)
Having the power to refract.
refusal
refusal (n)
Denial of what is asked.
refute
refute (v)
To prove to be wrong.
regale
regale (v)
To give unusual pleasure.
regalia
regalia (n)
pl. The emblems of royalty.
regality
regality (n)
Royalty.
regenerate
regenerate (v)
To reproduce.
regent
regent (n)
One who is lawfully deputized to administer the government for the time being in the name of the ruler.
regicide
regicide (n)
The killing of a king or sovereign.
regime
regime (n)
Particular conduct or administration of affairs.
regimen
regimen (n)
A systematized order or course of living with reference to food, clothing and personal habits.
regiment
regiment (n)
A body of soldiers.
regnant
regnant (adj)
Exercising royal authority in one's own right.
regress
regress (v)
To return to a former place or condition.
regretful
regretful (adj)
Feeling, expressive of, or full of regret.
rehabilitate
rehabilitate (v)
To restore to a former status, capacity, right rank, or privilege.
reign
reign (v)
To hold and exercise sovereign power.
reimburse
reimburse (v)
To pay back as an equivalent of what has been expended.
rein
rein (n)
A step attached to the bit for controlling a horse or other draft-animal.
reinstate
reinstate (v)
To restore to a former state, station, or authority.
reiterate
reiterate (v)
To say or do again and again.
rejoin
rejoin (v)
To reunite after separation.
rejuvenate
rejuvenate (v)
To restore to youth.
rejuvenescence
rejuvenescence (n)
A renewal of youth.
relapse
relapse (v)
To suffer a return of a disease after partial recovery.
relegate
relegate (v)
To send off or consign, as to an obscure position or remote destination.
relent
relent (v)
To yield.
relevant
relevant (adj)
Bearing upon the matter in hand.
reliance
reliance (n)
Dependence.
reliant
reliant (adj)
Having confidence.
relinquish
relinquish (v)
To give up using or having.
reliquary
reliquary (n)
A casket, coffer, or repository in which relics are kept.
relish
relish (v)
To like the taste or savor of.
reluctance
reluctance (n)
Unwillingness.
reluctant
reluctant (adj)
Unwilling.
remembrance
remembrance (n)
Recollection.
reminiscence
reminiscence (n)
The calling to mind of incidents within the range of personal knowledge or experience.
reminiscent
reminiscent (adj)
Pertaining to the recollection of matters of personal interest.
remiss
remiss (adj)
Negligent.
remission
remission (n)
Temporary diminution of a disease.
remodel
remodel (v)
Reconstruct.
remonstrance
remonstrance (n)
Reproof.
remonstrant
remonstrant (adj)
Having the character of a reproof.
remonstrate
remonstrate (v)
To present a verbal or written protest to those who have power to right or prevent a wrong.
remunerate
remunerate (v)
To pay or pay for.
remuneration
remuneration (n)
Compensation.
Renaissance
Renaissance (n)
The revival of letters, and then of art, which marks the transition from medieval to modern time.
rendezvous
rendezvous (n)
A prearranged place of meeting.
rendition
rendition (n)
Interpretation.
renovate
renovate (v)
To restore after deterioration, as a building.
renunciation
renunciation (n)
An explicit disclaimer of a right or privilege.
reorganize
reorganize (v)
To change to a more satisfactory form of organization.
reparable
reparable (adj)
Capable of repair.
reparation
reparation (n)
The act of making amends, as for an injury, loss, or wrong.
repartee
repartee (n)
A ready, witty, or apt reply.
repeal
repeal (v)
To render of no further effect.
repel
repel (v)
To force or keep back in a manner, physically or mentally.
repellent
repellent (adj)
Having power to force back in a manner, physically or mentally.
repentance
repentance (n)
Sorrow for something done or left undone, with desire to make things right by undoing the wrong.
repertory
repertory (n)
A place where things are stored or gathered together.
repetition
repetition (n)
The act of repeating.
repine
repine (v)
To indulge in fretfulness and faultfinding.
replenish
replenish (v)
To fill again, as something that has been emptied.
replete
replete (adj)
Full to the uttermost.
replica
replica (n)
A duplicate executed by the artist himself, and regarded, equally with the first, as an original.
repository
repository (n)
A place in which goods are stored.
reprehend
reprehend (v)
To find fault with.
reprehensible
reprehensible (adj)
Censurable.
reprehension
reprehension (n)
Expression of blame.
repress
repress (v)
To keep under restraint or control.
repressible
repressible (adj)
Able to be kept under restraint or control.
reprieve
reprieve (v)
To grant a respite from punishment to.
reprimand
reprimand (v)
To chide or rebuke for a fault.
reprisal
reprisal (n)
Any infliction or act by way of retaliation on an enemy.
reprobate
reprobate (n)
One abandoned to depravity and sin.
reproduce
reproduce (v)
To make a copy of.
reproduction
reproduction (n)
The process by which an animal or plant gives rise to another of its kind.
reproof
reproof (n)
An expression of disapproval or blame personally addressed to one censured.
repudiate
repudiate (v)
To refuse to have anything to do with.
repugnance
repugnance (n)
Thorough dislike.
repugnant
repugnant (adj)
Offensive to taste and feeling.
repulse
repulse (n)
The act of beating or driving back, as an attacking or advancing enemy.
repulsive
repulsive (adj)
Grossly offensive.
repute
repute (v)
To hold in general opinion.
requiem
requiem (n)
A solemn mass sung for the repose of the souls of the dead.
requisite
requisite (adj)
Necessary.
requital
requital (n)
Adequate return for good or ill.
requite
requite (v)
To repay either good or evil to, as to a person.
rescind
rescind (v)
To make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or a superior authority.
reseat
reseat (v)
To place in position of office again.
resemblance
resemblance (n)
Similarity in quality or form.
resent
resent (v)
To be indignant at, as an injury or insult.
reservoir
reservoir (n)
A receptacle where a quantity of some material, especially of a liquid or gas, may be kept.