rift | n. a shallow area in a waterway; break in friendly relations; narrow fissure in a rock |
rigid | a. stiff and unyielding; strict; not flexible |
rigidity | n. stiffness; the physical property of being stiff and resisting bending |
rigor | n. strictness or severity, as in temperament, action, or judgment; something hard to endure |
riot | n. state of disorder involving group violence; rebellion |
rip | v. tear or be torn violently; criticize or abuse forcefully and violently |
roam | v. wander; ramble; stroll |
robust | a. vigorous; full of health and strength; vigorous |
rod | n. stick; a long thin implement made of metal or wood |
roost | n. a place, such as a branch of a tree, where birds rest or sleep |
rotation | n. revolution; an act of rotating as if on an axis |
routine | n. unvarying or habitual method of procedure; occurring at fixed times or predictable intervals |
rugged | a. uneven; rough; very difficult |
ruin | n. a destroyed person, object, or building; debris |
rumble | v. utter or emit low dull sounds; move or proceed with a deep, long, rolling sound |
rustic | a. typical of country life or country people; awkwardly simple and provincial; lacking refinement or elegance |
rustproof | a. treated against rusting; resistant to rust, oxidation, and corrosion |
saline | a. salty; containing salt; of or relating to chemical salts |
sample | n. a small part of something intended as representative of the whole |
sap | n. the liquid that carries food to all parts of a plant; essential bodily fluid |
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