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GRE Vocab 4000
Question | Answer |
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rabble | crowd |
raconteur | story teller |
rail | rant, harangue |
raiment | clothing |
rake | womanizer |
rampage | run amuck |
rancor | resentment |
rebus | picture puzzle |
recalcitrant | stubborn |
recapitulate | restate, summarize |
receptive | open to new ideas |
recidivism | habitual criminal activity |
recondite | mystical, profound |
recourse | appeal, resort |
recreant | cowardly |
recrimination | countercharge, retaliation |
recumbent | reclining |
redolent | fragrant |
redoubt | fort |
redoubtable | formidable, steadfast |
rejoinder | answer, retort |
remedial | corrective |
remiss | negligent |
remonstrance | compensation |
remuneration | protest |
rend | to tear apart |
renown | fame |
repartee | witty conversation |
repine | fret |
replete | complete |
repugnant | distasteful |
reputed | supposed |
requiem | rest, a mass for the dead |
requisition | order |
respite | rest |
resplendent | shining, splendid |
restive | nervous, uneasy |
retainer | advanced fee |
retch | vomit |
reticent | reserved |
revile | denounce, defame |
revulsion | aversion |
ribald | coarse, vulgar |
rickety | shaky, ramshackle |
ricochet | carom, rebound |
rifle | search through and steal |
rime | crust |
riposte | counter-thrust |
rivet | engross |
roister | bluster |
retort | quick reply |
retrench | cut back, economize |
retrograde | regress |
roseate | rosy, optimistic |
rostrum | podium |
roue | libertine |
rubicund | ruddy |
ruck | the common herd |
rudiment | beginning |
reveille | bugle call |
revel | frolic, take joy in |
revelry | merrymaking |
reverie | daydream |