Words
Revel
take great pleasure, delight, or enjoyment in something
Synonyms:celebrate, enjoy, delight, bask, rejoice
Revelation
making something known that was a secret
Synonyms:disclosure
Revenge
Synonyms:avenge, vengeance
Reverberate
(of a loud noise) be repeated several times as an echo
Synonyms:resound, echo, repeat
Reverie
a daydream
"A knock on the door broke her reverie"
Revile
criticize or speak about someone or something abusively
"The comment section was filled with people reviling the politician"
Synonyms:condemn, vilify, denounce, berate, insult, abuse, malign
Revolt
cause to feel disgust
Synonyms:disgust
Antonyms:attractive, pleasant
Rhetoric
clever language that sounds good but has no real meaning
"Politicians usually use rhetorical speech to persuade people"
Ribaldry
coarse or irreverent talk or behaviour
Synonyms:indecency
Riddle
Synonyms:puzzle, enigma, conundrum, mystery
Antonyms:clarity, solution, answer
Ridicule
Synonyms:mockery, derision, satire, taunt, jeer
Ridiculous
Synonyms:absurd, ludicrous, preposterous, nonsensical, comical
Rife
common; widespread
"Bribery and corruption are rife in the government offices"
Synonyms:prevalant
Antonyms:scarce
Rift
a crack, split, or break in something
Synonyms:crack, fault, fissure, crevice
Rig
to manipulate or arrange something dishonestly or fraudulently
"The party was accused of trying to rig the election by tampering with the voting machines"
Synonyms:manipulate, tamper
Rind
the outer covering of a fruit
Synonyms:peel, covering
Ripe
fully developed or matured
Synonyms:mature
Rivet
to fasten something
attract and completely engross someone
Riveting
extremely interesting
"It was a riveting story"
Synonyms:engrossing, compelling
Antonyms:dull
Robust
strong and healthy; vigorous
Synonyms:strong, vigorous, sturdy