| A | B |
| raucous | adj. disagreeably harsh-sounding; disorderly |
| receptive | adj. open and responsive to ideas or suggestions |
| renounce | v. to give up or resign something |
| repress | v. to hold back; to put down or check by force |
| reticent | adj. not inclined to speak; reserved; reluctant |
| savory | adj. tasty, appetizing; pungent or salty, not sweet; inoffensive, respectable |
| somnolent | adj. sleepy, drowsy; inducing sleep |
| vehement | adj. intense, forceful, powerful |
| voluble | adj. characterized by a ready flow of words; glib, fluent |
| zealous | adj. eager, earnest, devoted |