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

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  • reef/ɹiːf/nounB1+2 meaningsA ridge of coral or rock just below the sea surface.
  • refractory/ɹɪˈfɹæk.tə.ɹi/adjectiveC2Stubbornly resisting control or treatment.
  • refutation/ˌɹɛf.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən/nounC2Proof that a claim is false.
  • regicide/ˈɹɛ.d͡ʒə.saɪd/nounC2The killing of a king.
  • reissuenounC2A fresh release of something published before.
  • rejoin/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
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To join something again after leaving.
  • rejoinder/ɹɪˈd͡ʒɔɪndɚ/nounC2A quick sharp reply.
  • relativismnounC2The view that truth depends on who is looking.
  • relegate/ˈɹɛlɪˌɡeɪt/verbC2To send down to a lower rank or division.
  • remiss/ɹəˈmɪs/adjectiveC2Careless in doing what you were supposed to do.
  • remission/ɹɪˈmɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+3 meaningsA period when the signs of a disease ease or disappear.
  • remit/ɹɪˈmɪt/verbC2To send money, or to cancel a debt or a penalty.
  • remittance/ɹɪˈmɪtəns/nounC2A sum of money sent to somebody.
  • remonstrate/ˈɹɛ.mən.stɹeɪt/verbC2To protest to somebody about what they are doing.
  • remorseful/ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/adjectiveC2Deeply sorry for something you did wrong.
  • rend/ɹɛnd/verbC2To tear something violently apart.
  • rend asunderphraseC2To wrench something violently apart, splitting it into large separate pieces rather than small shreds.
  • render/ˈɹɛn.də/verbC17 meaningsTo cause someone or something to be in a particular state or condition.
  • renege/ɹɪˈnɛɡ/verbC2To go back on a promise you gave.
  • repast/ɹɪˈpɑːst/nounC2A meal.
  • replete/ɹɪˈpliːt/adjectiveC2Filled to overflowing with something.
  • report/ɹɪˈpɔːt/verbA15 meaningsTo give an account of something that happened.
  • repose/ɹɪˈpəʊz/nounC2Rest and peaceful stillness.
  • reproach/ɹɪˈpɹəʊtʃ/verbC2To tell somebody with sorrow that they have let you down.
  • reprove/ɹɪˈpɹuːv/verbC2To tell somebody off gently, showing that you disapprove of what they did, without any formal or official rebuke.
  • reptilian/ɹɛpˈtɪliən/adjectiveC12 meaningsLike a reptile.
  • repudiate/ɹɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/verbC2To reject something and refuse to be bound by it.
  • repudiation/ɹɪˌpjuːdɪˈeɪ̯ʃ(ə)n/nounC2A formal refusal to accept or honour something.
  • repugnance/ɹɪˈpʌɡnəns/nounC2A strong feeling of disgust.
  • requisition/ˌɹɛkwɪˈzɪʃən/nounC22 meaningsA formal request for goods or services.
  • residual/ɹɪˈzɪd͡ʒ.ʊəl/adjectiveC2Left over after the main part has gone.
  • resound/ɹɪˈzaʊnd/verbC2To ring loudly through a place.
  • resounding/ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/adjectiveC2Ringing loudly, or emphatic and beyond dispute.
  • resoundingly/ɹɪˈzaʊndɪŋli/adverbC2In a way that is emphatic and beyond argument.
  • resplendent/ɹɪˈsplɛn.dənt/adjectiveC2Shining brilliantly and richly dressed.
  • restive/ˈɹɛstɪv/adjectiveC2Restless and hard to keep under control.
  • resuscitate/ɹɪˈsʌsɪˌteɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo bring somebody back to consciousness or life.
  • resuscitationnounC2Reviving somebody who has stopped breathing.
  • retainer/ɹɪˈteɪn.ə/nounC2A servant kept on by a family for many years.
  • retrospect/ˈɹɛtɹəˌspɛkt/nounC2A view of a past event with the knowledge of what followed.
  • retrospectionnounC2Looking back over what has already happened.
  • retrospective/ˌɹɛt.ɹə(ʊ)ˈspɛk.tɪv/nounC22 meaningsAn exhibition or survey covering a long period of work.
  • revel/ˈɹɛv.əl/verbC12 meaningsTo take great delight in something.
  • revelatory[ɹɛvəˈlɛjtəɹi]adjectiveC2Showing something that had not been understood before.
  • revelry/ˈɹɛvəlɹi/nounC2Noisy merry-making with drink and dancing.
  • revenant/ˈɹɛvənənt/nounC2Somebody who returns, especially from the dead.
  • reverberate/ɹɪˈvɜːbəˌɹeɪt/verbC2To keep sounding on and on around a space.
  • reverberation/ɹiˈvɜː(ɹ)bəɹeɪʃən/nounC2An echo that keeps sounding, or a lasting effect.
  • reverie/ˈɹɛvəɹi/nounC2A pleasant daydream you drift into.
  • revile/ɹəˈvaɪl/verbC2To abuse somebody in bitter language.
  • revisionism/ɹɪˈvɪʒəˌnɪzəm/nounC2The reworking of an accepted account of the past.
  • 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.
  • rift/ɹɪft/nounC2A crack, or a serious break between friends.
  • rigmarole/ˈɹɪɡməɹəʊl/nounC2A long fussy procedure that seems pointless.
  • rill/ɹɪl/nounC2A small brook.
  • rime/ɹaɪm/nounC2A white frost that coats surfaces.
  • riprap/ˈɹɪpɹap/nounC2Loose rock piled to protect a shore from waves.