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Vocab Quiz #27
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Rant | rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech |
| Rarefy | made less dense [of a gas] |
| Raucous | harsh and shrill; disorderly and boisterous |
| Ravenous | extremely hungry |
| Raze | destroy completely |
| Recant | disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error |
| Remission | temporary moderation of disease symptoms; cancelation of a debt; forgiveness or pardon |
| Replete | filled to the brim or to the point of being stuffed; abundantly supplied |
| Repugnant | loathsome; hateful |
| Rescind | cancel |
| Respite | interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment |
| Resplendent | dazzling; glorious; brilliant |
| Savory | tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable |
| Sedentary | requiring sitting |
| Soporific | sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness |
| Spurious | false; counterfeit; forged; illogical |
| Spurn | reject; scorn |
| Steadfast | loyal; unswerving |
| Stolid | dull; impassive |
| Strident | loud and harsh; insistent |