Hard SAT Words - Group 9

raucous:
a. harsh and rough-sounding; disturbing public peace; loud and rough

ravel:
v. separate the fibers or threads of; clarify by separating the aspects of

raze:
v. destroy completely; scrape or shave off

reap:
v. to obtain as a reward for effort

recalcitrant:
a. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority

recapitulate:
v. summarize; repeat in concise form

recast:
v. reconstruct sentence or story; present ideas in new or different arrangement

recidivism:
n. habitual return to crime; committing new offenses after being punished for crime

reconciliation:
n. renewal of friendship after disagreement or enmity; getting two things to correspond

reconnaissance:
n. inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information

rectal:
a. related to the terminal part of the large intestine

rectitude:
n. uprightness; moral virtue; correctness of judgment

recumbent:
a. reclining; lying down completely or in part

recurrent:
a. occurring or appearing again or repeatedly

redolent:
a. fragrant; odorous; suggestive of odor

redoubtable:
a. formidable; arousing fear or awe; worthy of respect or honor

refract:
v. deflect sound or light from straight path ; alter by viewing through medium

refraction:
n. turning or bending of any wave, such as light or sound wave, when it passes from one medium into another of different optical density

refractory:
a. difficult to work, resistant to treatment, resistant to authority

refrain:
v. hold oneself back; forbear; keep one's self from action or interference