Words

Rambling

lengthy

"A rambling six-hour speech"

Synonyms:long-winded

Ramification

Synonyms:consequence, aftermath, result, outcome

Rampage

to rush about in an angry, or violent fashion, especially by a group of people

Synonyms:berserk, frenzied

Rampant

wild or out of control

"Political violence is rampant"

Synonyms:uncontrolled, unrestrained

Rampart

a defensive wall or fortification built to protect a place

Synonyms:wall, fortification, bulwark, barrier

Ramshackle

(of a building or vehicle) broken or likely to break or fall down

"A ramshackle cottage"

Synonyms:tumbledown, dilapidated, derelict, ruinous

Rancid

having an unpleasant smell or taste

"Rancid butter"

Rancour

bitterness or resentfulness

Synonyms:bitterness, spite, resentment, unfriendly

Ransack

go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage

Synonyms:plunder, pillage, rob, loot

Rapport

friendly and harmonious relationship

"She was able to establish a good rapport with the children"

Synonyms:affinity, empathy, harmony

Rapt

giving complete attention, or showing complete involvement

"The students listened to the teacher with rapt attention"

Rapture

a feeling of intense pleasure or joy

Synonyms:ecstasy, bliss, euphoria, elation, exaltation, exhilaration

Rasping

harsh-sounding and unpleasant

"He narrated the story in his rasping voice"

Synonyms:harsh, jarring, dissonant, hoarse

Ratify

sign or give formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement

Synonyms:approve, uphold

Rationale

a set of reasons or a logical basis for a course of action or belief

Synonyms:reasoning

Raucous

making a harsh and loud sound

"Raucous youths"

Synonyms:harsh, strident, screeching, squawking

Raunchy

Synonyms:vulgar, obscene

Ravage

"The hurricane ravaged the city"

Synonyms:raze, demolish, damage, destroy

Ravel

separate a knot of mass of threads into a single thread

"It took her a long time to ravel out all the wool"

Synonyms:unwoven, untwisted, unwound, unravel

Ravenous

very hungry

"I'd been out all day and was ravenous"

Synonyms:starving