remorse.noun
moral-anguish arising from feeling regret for wrong doing

retaliate, retaliated, retaliating, retaliates.intransitive.and.transitive verbs
intransitive verb use.to return like for like, especially evil for evil
transitive verb use.to pay back (an injury) in kind
retaliation, retaliator.nouns
retaliative, retaliatory.adjectives

reclusive.adjective
seeking or preferring seclusion or isolation; providing seclusion (a reclusive hut)
reclusively.adverb
reclusiveness.noun

renegade.noun
one who rejects a cause, an allegiance, a religion, or a group for another; an outlaw; a rebel
renegade.adjective
renegade, renegaded, renegading, renegades.intransitive verbs

reticular formation.noun
a diffuse network of nerve fibers and cells in parts of the brainstem, important in regulating consciousness or wakefulness; 192 nerve endings that are the gateways to consciousness

radio.noun,.plural-radios
the wireless transmission through space of electromagnetic waves in the approximate frequency range from 10 kilohertz to 300,000 megahertz as described by its wavelength, wavelengths of radio waves range from 100,000 meters (270,000 ft) to 1 millimeter (.004 in), and frequencies range from 3 kilohertz (equal to 1,000 hertz) to 300 gigahertz (equal to one billion (10⁹) hertz, and also called gigacycle)

rant, ranted, ranting, rants.verbs
intransitive verb senses.to speak or declaim in a violent, loud, or vehement manner; rave
transitive verb senses.to utter with violence or extravagance.(a dictator who ranted his vitriol onto a captive audience)
rant, ranter.nouns
violent, loud, or extravagant speech

relentless.adjective
unyielding in severity or strictness; unrelenting: relentless persecution; steady and persistent; unremitting (the relentless beat of the drums)
relentlessly.adverb
relentlessness.noun

rhetoric.noun
skill in using language effectively and persuasively; a style of speaking or writing, especially the language of a particular subject; the art or study of using language effectively and persuasively; a treatise or book discussing this art

rhetorical.adjective
of or relating to rhetoric; characterized by overelaborate or bombastic rhetoric; used for persuasive effect (a speech punctuated by rhetorical pauses)
rhetorically.adverb

rhetorician.noun
an expert in or teacher of rhetoric; an eloquent speaker or writer; a person given to verbal extravagance

riddance.noun
deliverance from or removal of something unwanted or undesirable

reagent.noun
a substance used in a chemical reaction to detect, measure, examine, or produce other substances

resolute.adjective
firm or determined; unwavering
resolutely.adverb
resoluteness.noun

rite.noun
the prescribed or customary form for conducting a religious or other solemn.ceremony.(the rite of baptism)

ruckus.noun
a disturbance; a commotion

ruffle.noun
a strip of frilled or closely pleated fabric used for trimming or decoration; a ruckus or fray; annoyance; vexation; an irregularity or a slight disturbance of a surface (the ruffle on the surface of the still pond indicated something underneath being the cause as there was no wind)
ruffle, ruffled, ruffling, ruffles.verbs
transitive verb use.to disturb the smoothness or regularity of; ripple; to pleat or gather (fabric) into a ruffle; to discompose; fluster.(a comment by a politician that is bound to ruffle some people); to flip through (ruffle through the pages of a book)
intransitive verb use.to become irregular or rough; to flutter; to become flustered; to roughen

Rameses II also or Ramses II.noun
Known as 'Rameses the Great', 14th to 13th century B.C. King of Egypt (1304-1237 B.C.) whose reign was marked by the building of numerous monuments. King (Pharaoh {King}) during the exodus from Egypt. His son was Pharaoh Merneptah.

Huge masses of bricks, made of Nile River mud, sun dried, some of them mixed with stubble, still mark the site of Rameses. This was the general rendezvous of the Israelites before they began their march out of Egypt.

rattle, rattled, rattling, rattles.verbs
transitive verb use.to fluster; unnerve (the accident rattled me); to cause to make a quick succession of short percussive sounds (rattled the dishes in the kitchen); to utter or perform rapidly or effortlessly (rattled off a list of needs) embarrass
intransitive verb use
to make or emit a quick succession of short percussive sounds; to move with such sounds (a train rattled along the track); to talk rapidly and at length, usually without much thought (rattled on about this and that)
rattle.noun
a rapid succession of short percussive sounds; a device, such as a baby's toy, that produces short percussive sounds; the series of horny structures at the end of a rattlesnake's tail; loud or rapid talk; chatter

recriminate, recriminated, recriminating, recriminates.verbs
transitive verb use.to accuse in return
intransitive verb use.to counter one accusation with another
recriminative.or.recriminatory.adjective
recrimination.nouns
the act of recriminating; a countercharge
recriminator.noun

raconteur.noun
one who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit

runaround.noun
if someone gives you the runaround or you get the runaround, you are not given the information or help that you need because someone will not answer your questions or deal with your problem directly, examples - I'm tired of getting the runaround from your customer representatives, they keep giving me the runaroun)

remonstrate, remonstrated, remonstrating, remonstrates.verbs
transitive verb use.to accuse in return
intransitive verb use.to reason in protest; present an objection; object
remonstration, remonstrator.nouns
remonstrative.adjective
remonstratively.adverb
remonstrance.noun
the act of remonstrating; an expression of protest, complaint, or reproof, especially a formal.statement of grievances

rely, relied, relying, relies.intransitive verbs
to be dependent for support, help, or supply (relies on her parents for encouragement); to place or have faith or confidence (relied on them to always be there when she needed them)
relier.noun

reliable.adjective
capable of being relied on; dependable (a reliable on time worker); a reliable car
reliability.or.reliableness.noun
reliably.adverb

retch, retched, retching, retches.verbs
intransitive verb senses.to try to vomit
transitive verb senses.to vomit
retch.noun
compare wretch.- pronounced the same but different meaning

resume, resumed, resuming, resumes.verbs
transitive verb use.to begin or take up again after interruption (resumed our dinner); to occupy again (the dog resumed its post by the door)
intransitive verb use.to begin again or continue after interruption
resumable.adjective
resumer.noun

resumé.or.résumé.or.resume.noun
a brief account of one's professional or work experience and qualifications, often submitted with an employment application; a summary