Rabid- extremist maniacal, passionate
Opp: moderate
Raconteur- narrator, anecdotalist
Rake- collect, gather, level, even out
Ramble- tramp, hike, trek, back pack
Rancid- rank, staled, turned, gamy, foul
Opp: fresh
Ramification- result, aftermath, outcome, effect
Rampant- unrestrained, unchecked, widespread
Opp: controlled, mild
Rampart- embankment, earthwork, battlement, outwork
Ramshackle- derelict, decrepit, neglected, random
Opp: sound
Rancorous- spiteful, hateful, resentful, malicious
Opp: amicable
Ransack- pillage, rob, raid, strip
Rapturous- joyful, elated, enraptured
Raucous- screeching, piercing, shrill, grating
Opp: soft, quiet
Ravenous- starving, famished, insatiable
Recalcitrant- intractable, defiant, rebellious
Opp: amenable
Recant- deny, repudiate, abjure
Recession- down turn , depression, slump, slow down
Opp: boom
Reconnaissance- survey, exploration, observation, investigation
Recrimination- counter-accusation, counter-cahrges
Recuperate- recover, convalesce, get well
Redundant- unnecessary, surplus, superfluous
Opp: employed
Refrain- holdback, desist, stop oneself, forbear
Refurbish- renovate, recondition, overhaul, restore
Regale- wine and dine, fete, feast, serve
Regurgitate- bring up, say again, reiterate
Reimburse- refund, pay back, recompense
Reincarnation- metempsychosis
Reinstate- restore, return, put back, reinstitute
Reiterate- say again, recapitulate, go over
Relegate- lower, put down, demote, degrade
Opp: upgrade
Relinquish- renounce, handover, stand down from
Reluctant- disincline, unenthusiastic, resisting
Opp: willing, eager
Reminisce- remember, recall, recollect, reflect on
Remorseless- ruthless, merciless, inhumane
Remuneration- pay, salary, earnings
Renegade- defector, deserter, mutineer
Renege- break, withdraw from, retreat from
Opp: honor
Renounce- relinquish, abandon, abdicate, surrender
Opp: assert, accept
Renunciation- relinquishment, giving up, abandonment, abnegation
Repercussion- result, effect, outcome, reverberation
Replenish- fill up, recharge, restock, restore
Opp: empty, exhaust
Replete- stuffed, glutted, well supplied, crammed
Repression- quashing, subduing, crushing, suppression
Reprieve- pardon, spare, amnesty
Reprimand- admonish, chastise, chide, upbraid
Opp: praise
Reprisal- counter-attack, vengeance, retribution, requital
Reproachful- reproving, critical, censorious, disparaging
Opp: approving
Reprobate- rascal, scoundrel, miscreant
Repudiate- renounce, abandon, cast off
Opp: embrace, confirm
Repugnance- disgust, abhorrence, repulsion, loathing
Requital- return, recompense, retribution
Rescind- reverse, overturn, overrule, annul
Opp: enforce
Rescission- rescindment, invalidation
Resonant- deep, sonorous, full bodied, vibrant
Resplendent- magnificent, brilliant, dazzling, glittering
Resurrect- restored to life, revitalize, rejuvenate
Resuscitate- revive, bring back to life, resurrect
Retaliate- reciprocate, avenge oneself
Reticence- restraint, inhibition, diffidence, shyness
Retrench- make cutbacks, be frugal, tighten one’s belt
Reverberation- echo, resounding, ringing, booming
Revere- admire, think highly of, esteem
Opp: despise
Rhetoric- command of language, way with words, magniloquence
Rigmarole- trouble, folderol, pantomime
Riot- upheaval, disturbance, scuffle, violence
Risqué- ribald, rude, bawdy, indecent
Rivalry- competitiveness, opposition, conflict, antagonism
Riveting- fascinating, gripping, engrossing, interesting
Opp: boring
Romp- play, frolic, frisk, gambol, prance
Rumbustious- boisterous
Rumpus- disturbance, commotion, uproar, furor
Ruse- ploy, stratagem, tactic, scheme
Rustic- rural, countrified
Rustle- kidnap, steal, abduct, thieve
Ruthless- pitiless, merciless, cruel, heartless
Opp: merciful

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One Response to “GRE Essential Vocabulary – List R”

1. addy on May 9th, 2009 7:49 am

   it seems that there isn’t opportunity ti get meaning in an other lalguage like as urdu, why? i sujest to authorised if site they should avil the to get meanings
   thank you

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