| A | B |
|---|
| repugnant (RETRO/RE back + PUGN fight) | adj. Offensive to taste and feeling. |
| repute (RE again + PUT think) | the thoughts associated with a person when they are called to mind again (noun form: reputation) |
| reticent (RE back) | quiet; reserved; keeping to one's self |
| retribution (RE back + TRIB pay) | pay back; revenge |
| revile (RE again + VILE villain) | to consider or speak about with disgust |
| revoke (RE back + VOK/VOC voice/call) | to cancel; to call back what had previously been sent forth |
| ribald | indecent or obscene in speech or behavior |
| rife | abundant |
| rudimentary | being in an initial, early, or incomplete stage of development. |
| rue | to regret extremely. |
| ruffian | a tough, lawless person; a brute |
| salacious | lustful; having strong sexual desires. |
| salient | standing out prominently. |
| sanctimonious (SANCT holy + MON warn + OUS full of) | affectedly holy |
| sanction (SANCT holy ) | to authorize (or make official) [as in something comes from the official--or god--in charge of things] |
| sanguinary (SANGUI blood) | bloody (e.g., a sanguinary battlefield or murder scene) |
| sardonic | scornfully mocking; sarcastic |
| satiate (SAT enough) | to fully satisfy one's appetite or desire |
| scrupulous | conscientious; desiring to do what is right and avoid what is wrong |
| sedulous (SED sit) | persistant; diligent (once you sit down and begin you stay with it) |
| sentient (SENS/SENT feeling) | conscious; having the power of perception through the senses |
| sequestered (SE apart or away) | set apart or taken away (often by a judicial process) |
| sine qua non (SINE without + QUA + NON not) | that which you cannot do without (what is essential) |
| sinecure (SINE without + CUR care) | an easy job, one that you do not have to put any effort, or care, into |
| soliloquy (SOL alone + LOQU talk/speech) | a speech to oneself; usually, a single actor on stage |
