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Vocabulary words beginning with R.

Rayon noun common

A semi-synthetic fiber made from regenerated cellulose, used in textiles and fabrics for clothing and other products.

Refurb verb

To renovate, restore, or make improvements to a building or equipment to bring it back to a good condition.

Reprobate Formal Literary Religion noun uncommon

A person who is morally unprincipled or depraved; someone condemned as beyond hope of salvation or redemption.

Reticence noun common

The quality or state of being reserved, restrained, or unwilling to reveal one's thoughts or feelings readily; silence or reserve in speech or behavior.

Revile verb uncommon

To criticize or speak about someone or something with intense hatred or contempt; to subject to verbal abuse.

Rueful Formal Literary adjective uncommon

Feeling or expressing sorrow, regret, or pity, often in a slightly humorous or self-deprecating way.

recalcitrant Formal Academic Legal adjective

Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline; stubbornly resistant to control or guidance.