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Verb: ramify Pronunciation: (ra-mu,fI) Ramify meaning: Have or develop complicating consequences. Synonym: complexify Grow and send out branches or branch like structures. Synonym: branch Divide into two or more branches so as to form a …

Adjective: refulgent Pronunciation: (ri’ful-junt) Refulgent meaning: Radiating or as if radiating light. Synonyms: beaming, beamy, effulgent, radiant Noun: refulgence Refulgence meaning: The quality of being bright and sending out rays of light. Synonyms: effulgence, radiance, …

Noun: referee Pronunciation: (re-fu’ree) Referee meaning: (Sport) the chief official (as in boxing or hockey) who is expected to ensure fair play. Synonym: ref Someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication. Synonyms: …

Verb: raze Pronunciation: (reyz) Raze meaning: Tear down so as to make flat with the ground. Synonyms: dismantle, level, pull down, take down, tear down Quotations: Thomas Mason – It’s going to be a long …

Noun: rapport Pronunciation: (ra’por) Rapport meaning: A relationship of mutual understanding or trust and agreement between people. Synonym: resonance Quotations: Charles Tillman – I like it a lot. That just goes to show the rapport …

Noun: rant Pronunciation: (rant) Rant meaning: A loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion. Synonyms: harangue, ranting Pompous or pretentious talk or writing. Synonyms: blah, bombast, claptrap, fustian Verb: rant Rant meaning: Talk in a …

Adjective: ramshackle Pronunciation: (ram,sha-kul) Ramshackle meaning: In deplorable condition. Synonyms: bedraggled, broken-down, derelict, dilapidated, tatterdemalion, tumble-down Quotations: Nelson Mandela – The curious beauty of African music is that it uplifts even as it tells a …

Adjective: rakish Pronunciation: (rey-kish) Rakish meaning: Marked by up-to-datedness in dress and manners. Synonyms: dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, snappy, spiffy, spruce Marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness. Synonyms: devil may care, raffish Quotations: …

Noun: raconteur Pronunciation: (ra,kon’tur) Raconteur meaning: A person skilled in telling anecdotes. Anecdote is a short, interesting or amusing account of a real incident. Synonym: anecdotist Quotations: Herbert Butterfield – The raconteur knows too well …

Transitive verb: rebuke Pronunciation: (ri’byook) Rebuke meaning:  Censure severely or angrily to criticize sharply or scold someone very harshly A winner rebukes and forgives; a loser is too timid to rebuke and too petty to forgive. He …