| A | B |
| raucous | adjective; rough sounding and harsh; rowdy |
| ravenous | adjective; very hungry or greedy |
| recede | verb; to go or move back, as the tide does; to lessen or dim |
| recession | noun; a moderate or temporary decline in economic activity; the act of withdrawing or going back |
| reconcile | verb; to make friends again; to make consistent; to bring into harmony |
| relevant | adjective; pertinent; related to the matter at hand |
| reluctant | adjective; unwilling; not eager |
| repast | noun; a meal; food eaten as a meal |
| replenish | verb; to resupply; to refill |
| replica | noun; a copy; a reproduction; a duplicate (especially of artwork) |