residue
residue (n)
A remainder or surplus after a part has been separated or otherwise treated.
resilience
resilience (n)
The power of springing back to a former position
resilient
resilient (adj)
Having the quality of springing back to a former position.
resistance
resistance (n)
The exertion of opposite effort or effect.
resistant
resistant (adj)
Offering or tending to produce resistance.
resistive
resistive (adj)
Having or exercising the power of resistance.
resistless
resistless (adj)
Powerless.
resonance
resonance (n)
The quality of being able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations.
resonance
resonance (adj)
Able to reinforce sound by sympathetic vibrations.
resonate
resonate (v)
To have or produce resonance.
resource
resource (n)
That which is restored to, relied upon, or made available for aid or support.
respite
respite (n)
Interval of rest.
resplendent
resplendent (adj)
Very bright.
respondent
respondent (adj)
Answering.
restitution
restitution (n)
Restoration of anything to the one to whom it properly belongs.
resumption
resumption (n)
The act of taking back, or taking again.
resurgent
resurgent (adj)
Surging back or again.
resurrection
resurrection (n)
A return from death to life
resuscitate
resuscitate (v)
To restore from apparent death.
retaliate
retaliate (v)
To repay evil with a similar evil.
retch
retch (v)
To make an effort to vomit.
retention
retention (n)
The keeping of a thing within one's power or possession.
reticence
reticence (n)
The quality of habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance.
reticent
reticent (adj)
Habitually keeping silent or being reserved in utterance.
retinue
retinue (n)
The body of persons who attend a person of importance in travel or public appearance.
retort
retort (n)
A retaliatory speech.
retouch
retouch (v)
To modify the details of.
retrace
retrace (v)
To follow backward or toward the place of beginning, as a track or marking.
retract
retract (v)
To recall or take back (something that one has said).
retrench
retrench (v)
To cut down or reduce in extent or quantity.
retrieve
retrieve (v)
To recover something by searching.
retroactive
retroactive (adj)
Operative on, affecting, or having reference to past events, transactions, responsibilities.
retrograde
retrograde (v)
To cause to deteriorate or to move backward.
retrogression
retrogression (n)
A going or moving backward or in a reverse direction.
retrospect
retrospect (n)
A view or contemplation of something past.
retrospective
retrospective (adj)
Looking back on the past.
reunite
reunite (v)
To unite or join again, as after separation.
revelation
revelation (n)
A disclosing, discovering, or making known of what was before secret, private, or unknown.
revere
revere (v)
To regard with worshipful veneration.
reverent
reverent (adj)
Humble.
reversion
reversion (n)
A return to or toward some former state or condition.
revert
revert (v)
To return, or turn or look back, as toward a former position or the like.
revile
revile (v)
To heap approach or abuse upon.
revisal
revisal (n)
Revision.
revise
revise (v)
To examine for the correction of errors, or for the purpose of making changes.
revocation
revocation (n)
Repeal.
revoke
revoke (v)
To rescind.
rhapsody
rhapsody (n)
Rapt or rapturous utterance.
rhetoric
rhetoric (n)
The art of discourse.
rhetorician
rhetorician (n)
A showy writer or speaker.
ribald
ribald (adj)
Indulging in or manifesting coarse indecency or obscenity.
riddance
riddance (n)
The act or ridding or delivering from something undesirable.
ridicule
ridicule (n)
Looks or acts expressing amused contempt.
ridiculous
ridiculous (adj)
Laughable and contemptible.
rife
rife (adj)
Abundant.
righteousness
righteousness (n)
Rectitude.
rightful
rightful (adj)
Conformed to a just claim according to established laws or usage.
rigmarole
rigmarole (n)
Nonsense.
rigor
rigor (n)
Inflexibility.
rigorous
rigorous (adj)
Uncompromising.
ripplet
ripplet (n)
A small ripple, as of water.
risible
risible (adj)
capable of exciting laughter.
rivulet
rivulet (n)
A small stream or brook.
robust
robust (adj)
Characterized by great strength or power of endurance.
rondo
rondo (n)
A musical composition during which the first part or subject is repeated several times.
rookery
rookery (n)
A place where crows congregate to breed.
rotary
rotary (adj)
Turning around its axis, like a wheel, or so constructed as to turn thus.
rotate
rotate (v)
To cause to turn on or as on its axis, as a wheel.
rote
rote (n)
Repetition of words or sounds as a means of learning them, with slight attention.
rotund
rotund (adj)
Round from fullness or plumpness.
rudimentary
rudimentary (adj)
Being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development.
rue
rue (v)
To regret extremely.
ruffian
ruffian (adj)
A lawless or recklessly brutal fellow.
ruminant
ruminant (adj)
Chewing the cud.
ruminate
ruminate (v)
To chew over again, as food previously swallowed and regurgitated.
rupture
rupture (v)
To separate the parts of by violence.
rustic
rustic (adj)
Characteristic of dwelling in the country.
ruth
ruth (n)
Sorrow for another's misery.
sacrifice
sacrifice (v)
To make an offering of to deity, especially by presenting on an altar.
sacrificial
sacrificial (adj)
Offering or offered as an atonement for sin.
sacrilege
sacrilege (n)
The act of violating or profaning anything sacred.
sacrilegious
sacrilegious (adj)
Impious.
safeguard
safeguard (v)
To protect.
sagacious
sagacious (adj)
Able to discern and distinguish with wise perception.
salacious
salacious (adj)
Having strong sexual desires.
salience
salience (n)
The condition of standing out distinctly.
salient
salient (adj)
Standing out prominently.
saline
saline (adj)
Constituting or consisting of salt.
salutary
salutary (adj)
Beneficial.
salutation
salutation (n)
Any form of greeting, hailing, or welcome, whether by word or act.
salutatory
salutatory (n)
The opening oration at the commencement in American colleges.
salvage
salvage (n)
Any act of saving property.
salvo
salvo (n)
A salute given by firing all the guns, as at the funeral of an officer.
sanctimonious
sanctimonious (adj)
Making an ostentatious display or hypocritical pretense of holiness or piety.
sanction
sanction (v)
To approve authoritatively.
sanctity
sanctity (n)
Holiness.
sanguinary
sanguinary (adj)
Bloody.
sanguine
sanguine (adj)
Having the color of blood.
sanguineous
sanguineous (adj)
Consisting of blood.
sapid
sapid (adj)
Affecting the sense of taste.
sapience
sapience (n)
Deep wisdom or knowledge.
sapient
sapient (adj)
Possessing wisdom.
sapiential
sapiential (adj)
Possessing wisdom.
saponaceous
saponaceous (adj)
Having the nature or quality of soap.
sarcasm
sarcasm (n)
Cutting and reproachful language.
sarcophagus
sarcophagus (n)
A stone coffin or a chest-like tomb.
sardonic
sardonic (adj)
Scornfully or bitterly sarcastic.
satiate
satiate (v)
To satisfy fully the appetite or desire of.
satire
satire (n)
The employment of sarcasm, irony, or keenness of wit in ridiculing vices.
satiric
satiric (adj)
Resembling poetry, in which vice, incapacity ,or corruption is held up to ridicule.
satirize
satirize (v)
To treat with sarcasm or derisive wit.
satyr
satyr (n)
A very lascivious person.
savage
savage (n)
A wild and uncivilized human being.
savor
savor (v)
To perceive by taste or smell.
scabbard
scabbard (n)
The sheath of a sword or similar bladed weapon.
scarcity
scarcity (n)
Insufficiency of supply for needs or ordinary demands.
scholarly
scholarly (adj)
Characteristic of an erudite person.
scholastic
scholastic (adj)
Pertaining to education or schools.
scintilla
scintilla (n)
The faintest ray.
scintillate
scintillate (v)
To emit or send forth sparks or little flashes of light.
scope
scope (n)
A range of action or view.
scoundrel
scoundrel (n)
A man without principle.
scribble
scribble (n)
Hasty, careless writing.
scribe
scribe (n)
One who writes or is skilled in writing.
script
script (n)
Writing or handwriting of the ordinary cursive form.
Scriptural
Scriptural (adj)
Pertaining to, contained in, or warranted by the Holy Scriptures.
scruple
scruple (n)
Doubt or uncertainty regarding a question of moral right or duty.
scrupulous
scrupulous (adj)
Cautious in action for fear of doing wrong.
scurrilous
scurrilous (adj)
Grossly indecent or vulgar.
scuttle
scuttle (v)
To sink (a ship) by making holes in the bottom.
scythe
scythe (n)
A long curved blade for mowing, reaping, etc.
seance
seance (n)
A meeting of spirituals for consulting spirits.
sear
sear (v)
To burn on the surface.
sebaceous
sebaceous (adj)
Pertaining to or appearing like fat.
secant
secant (adj)
Cutting, especially into two parts.
secede
secede (v)
To withdraw from union or association, especially from a political or religious body.
secession
secession (n)
Voluntary withdrawal from fellowship, especially from political or religious bodies.
seclude
seclude (v)
To place, keep, or withdraw from the companionship of others.
seclusion
seclusion (n)
Solitude.
secondary
secondary (adj)
Less important or effective than that which is primary.
secondly
secondly (adv)
In the second place in order or succession.
second-rate
second-rate (adj)
Second in quality, size, rank, importance, etc.
secrecy
secrecy (n)
Concealment.
secretary
secretary (n)
One who attends to correspondence, keeps records. or does other writing for others.
secretive
secretive (adj)
Having a tendency to conceal.
sedate
sedate (adj)
Even-tempered.
sedentary
sedentary (adj)
Involving or requiring much sitting.
sediment
sediment (n)
Matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid.
sedition
sedition (n)
Conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state.
seditious
seditious (adj)
Promotive of conduct directed against public order and the tranquillity of the state.
seduce
seduce (v)
To entice to surrender chastity.
sedulous
sedulous (adj)
Persevering in effort or endeavor.
seer
seer (n)
A prophet.
seethe
seethe (v)
To be violently excited or agitated.
seignior
seignior (n)
A title of honor or respectful address, equivalent to sir.
seismograph
seismograph (n)
An instrument for recording the phenomena of earthquakes.
seize
seize (v)
To catch or take hold of suddenly and forcibly.
selective
selective (adj)
Having the power of choice.
self-respect
self-respect (n)
Rational self-esteem.
semblance
semblance (n)
Outward appearance.
semicivilized
semicivilized (adj)
Half-civilized.
semiconscious
semiconscious (adj)
Partially conscious.
semiannual
semiannual (adj)
Recurring at intervals of six months.
semicircle
semicircle (n)
A half-circle.
seminar
seminar (n)
Any assemblage of pupils for real research in some specific study under a teacher.
seminary
seminary (n)
A special school, as of theology or pedagogics.
senile
senile (adj)
Peculiar to or proceeding from the weakness or infirmity of old age.
sensation
sensation (n)
A condition of mind resulting from spiritual or inherent feeling.
sense
sense (n)
The signification conveyed by some word, phrase, or action.
sensibility
sensibility (n)
Power to perceive or feel.
sensitive
sensitive (adj)
Easily affected by outside operations or influences.
sensorium
sensorium (n)
The sensory apparatus.
sensual
sensual (adj)
Pertaining to the body or the physical senses.
sensuous
sensuous (adj)
Having a warm appreciation of the beautiful or of the refinements of luxury.
sentence
sentence (n)
A related group of words containing a subject and a predicate and expressing a complete thought.
sentience
sentience (n)
Capacity for sensation or sense-perception.
sentient
sentient (adj)
Possessing the power of sense or sense-perception.
sentinel
sentinel (n)
Any guard or watch stationed for protection.
separable
separable (adj)
Capable of being disjoined or divided.
separate
separate (v)
To take apart.
separatist
separatist (n)
A seceder.
septennial
septennial (adj)
Recurring every seven years.
sepulcher
sepulcher (n)
A burial-place.
sequacious
sequacious (adj)
Ready to be led.
sequel
sequel (n)
That which follows in consequence of what has previously happened.
sequence
sequence (n)
The order in which a number or persons, things, or events follow one another in space or time.
sequent
sequent (adj)
Following in the order of time.
sequester
sequester (v)
To cause to withdraw or retire, as from society or public life.
sequestrate
sequestrate (v)
To confiscate.
sergeant
sergeant (n)
A non-commissioned military officer ranking next above a corporal.
sergeant-at-arms
sergeant-at-arms (n)
An executive officer in legislative bodies who enforces the orders of the presiding officer.
sergeant-major
sergeant-major (n)
The highest non-commissioned officer in a regiment.
service
service (n)
Any work done for the benefit of another.
serviceable
serviceable (adj)
Durable.
servitude
servitude (n)
Slavery.
severance
severance (n)
Separation.