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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • rampant/ˈɹæm.pənt/adjectiveC12 meaningsSpreading unchecked.
  • rapacious/ɹəˈpeɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Greedily grasping for more at others' cost.
  • rapturous/ˈɹæp.t͡ʃəɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Full of overwhelming delight.
  • recalcitrant/ɹɪˈkæl.sɪ.tɹənt/adjectiveC2Resisting authority and refusing to co-operate.
  • reclusive/ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/adjectiveC2Choosing to live away from company.
  • recondite/ˈɹɛk(ə)nˌdaɪt/
adjectiveC2
Dealing with matters far beyond ordinary knowledge.
  • recumbentadjectiveC2Lying down.
  • redolent/ˈrɛdəʊlənt/adjectiveC2Strongly smelling of something, or bringing it to mind.
  • redoubtable/ɹɪˈdaʊtəbl̩/adjectiveC2Formidable, and to be treated with respect.
  • refractory/ɹɪˈfɹæk.tə.ɹi/adjectiveC2Stubbornly resisting control or treatment.
  • remiss/ɹəˈmɪs/adjectiveC2Careless in doing what you were supposed to do.
  • remorseful/ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/adjectiveC2Deeply sorry for something you did wrong.
  • replete/ɹɪˈpliːt/adjectiveC2Filled to overflowing with something.
  • reptilian/ɹɛpˈtɪliən/adjectiveC12 meaningsLike a reptile.
  • residual/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ʊəl/adjectiveC2Left over after the main part has gone.
  • resounding/ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/adjectiveC2Ringing loudly, or emphatic and beyond dispute.
  • resplendent/ɹɪˈsplɛn.dənt/adjectiveC2Shining brilliantly and richly dressed.
  • restive/ˈɹɛstɪv/adjectiveC2Restless and hard to keep under control.
  • retrospective/ˌɹɛt.ɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛk.tɪv/nounC22 meaningsAn exhibition or survey covering a long period of work.
  • revelatory[ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi]adjectiveC2Showing something that had not been understood before.
  • rhetorical/ɹɪˈtɒɹ.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsIntended to persuade or impress rather than inform.
  • rheumy/ˈɹuːmi/adjectiveC2Watery and dull, said of old eyes.
  • ribald/ˈɹɪb.əld/adjectiveC2Coarsely humorous about sex.
  • rife/ɹaɪf/adjectiveC2Widespread, and usually unwelcome.
  • riven/ˈɹɪvən/adjectiveC2Split violently apart.
  • roan/ɹəʊn/adjectiveC2Having a coat of mixed white and coloured hairs.
  • rotund/ɹəʊ̯ˈtʌnd/adjectiveC12 meaningsRound and plump.
  • ruminative/ˈruməˌneɪdɪv/adjectiveC2Given to long slow thought.
  • ruttingadjectiveC2In the season when male deer fight and mate.