| A | B |
|---|
| raze | level the ground; demolish | S: obliterate, eradicate, efface | P: lay waste to |
| recalcitrant | resistant to reason or authority; wayward person | S: intractable | A: complaisant, aquiescent, tractable, amenable |
| recant | to withdraw formally or publicly | S: renounce, retract, repudiate | A: affirm, aver |
| reciprocate | to give in return for something given | S: requite |
| recrimination | Answering one accusation with another; bitter reply | S: retort, countercharge |
| redundant | repetitive | S: verbose, prolix | A: succint, terse |
| relent | to become less harsh; let up or slacken | S: yield | A: be adamant |
| reminiscence | recalling the past; a memory | S: memoir | P: deja vu |
| remorse | anguish; regret for wrongdoing | S: contrition | A: callousness |
| renegade | disloyal; person who desert's ones cause for another | S: apostate, recreant, perfidious |
| repercussion | indirect effect | S: aftermath, backlash |
| replenish | to refill or provide a new supply of | A: deplete |
| reprisal | retaliation for injuries recieved | S: retribution, requital | P: vendetta, quid pro quo |
| rescind | to cancel or withdraw | S: retract, abrogate |
| resilient | springy or flexible; able to recover quickly | S: malleable | A: obdurate |
