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| raucous (adj) | strident, harsh. The rooster's raucous crowing woke me at dawn. |
| recalcitrant (adj) | resistant to authority. The teacher was surprised to learn that her former recalcitrant student was now a quiet, well-behaved accountant. |
| redolent (adj) | fragrant, smelling. The perfume she used was redolent of roses. |
| redoubtable (adj) | formidable, awesome. Although Goliath was a redoubtable opponent, David faced him bravely. |
| relevant (adj) | pertinent. The relevant questions he asked showed his knowledgeable grasp of the subject. |
| sagacious (adj) | wise. The Indian chief, a sagacious leader, counseled his people to keep the peace. |
| satiated (v) | to be full, to indulge. Even my uncle, of the enourmous appetite, was satiated after my mom's Thanksgiving dinner. |
| scurrilous (adj) | obscene, vulgar. This teacher does not appreciate scurrilous comments, especially ehen euphemisms will express the same thoughts without offending anyone. |
| soporific(adj) | sleep inducing, narcotic like. Watching TV has a greater soporific effect than tranquilizing drugs for many people. |
| sporadic (adj) | occasional. In spite of antibiotics, there has bee a sporadic outbreak of cholera in recent years. |
| stentorian (adj) | extremely loud. Alas, a stentorian voice is a necessity for any teacher who wished to be heard in the back of the room. |
| tantamount (adj) | equivalent to. his absence fromt he practice was tantamount to losing the championship because the team depended upon his goals. |
| tautological (adj) | needless. People frequently use the tautological phrase "consensus of opinion" is enough. |
| tenuous (adj) | shaky and uncertain. Most of us, unfortunately, only have the most tenuous grasp of the principles of nuclear physics. |
| ubiquitous (adj) | omnipresent, present in all places all times. In Spring and summer, the ice cream vendor seems to be ubiquitous; on every corner I hear the tinkling of his wagon. |
