English Words Starting With R

• recessive

  adjectivenounC1
  /rɪˈsɛsɪv/Tending to recede or be overridden by a stronger, more dominant alternative.
• rechabite

  nounVery Low
  /ˈrɛkəbaɪt/A member of an ancient ascetic Hebrew religious sect, descended from Jonadab, son of Rechab, who abstained from wine, lived in tents, and avoided settled agriculture.
• rechar

  nounNonexistent / Obscure
  This word does not exist in standard English lexicons. It appears to be a misspelling, a nonce word, or a domain-specific term.
• recharge

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˌriːˈtʃɑːdʒ/To restore electrical energy to a battery or other energy storage device; to regain energy, strength, or vitality.
• rechargeable

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˌriːˈtʃɑːdʒəbl/(of a battery or device) capable of being recharged, i.e., having its electrical energy restored.
• rechauffe

  nounLow
  /ˌreɪ.ʃəʊˈfeɪ/Warmed-up leftover food; a meal consisting of previously cooked food that has been heated again.
• recidivate

  verb-intransitiveC2/Rare
  /rɪˈsɪdɪveɪt/to relapse into a previous pattern of criminal behavior or undesirable conduct, especially after punishment or treatment.
• recidivism

  nounC2
  /rɪˈsɪd.ɪ.vɪ.zəm/The tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend; relapse into criminal behaviour.
• recife

  nounLow
  /rɪˈsiːf/A major city in northeastern Brazil, capital of the state of Pernambuco.
• recipe

  nounB1
  /ˈrɛs.ɪ.pi/A set of instructions for preparing a particular dish or meal.
• recipiency

  nounLow
  /rɪˈsɪpɪənsi/The state or condition of receiving something.
• recipient

  adjectivenounB2
  /rɪˈsɪp.i.ənt/A person or thing that receives something.
• reciprocal

  adjectivenounC1
  /rɪˈsɪprək(ə)l/A relationship or action where two parties give, feel, or perform the same thing to/for each other; mutual.
• reciprocal exchange

  nounC1
  /rɪˌsɪprəkəl ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/A two-way, mutual giving and receiving of items, information, benefits, or actions between parties, where each party both gives and receives something of roughly equivalent value.
• reciprocal inhibition

  nounLow
  /rɪˌsɪprəkl ˌɪnhɪˈbɪʃn/A process where the occurrence of one response is inhibited by the simultaneous occurrence of an incompatible response.
• reciprocal insurance

  nounC1
  /rɪˌsɪp.rə.kəl ɪnˈʃɔː.rəns/A system where a group of individuals or entities (members) agree to pool their resources to insure each other's risks, operating on a mutual exchange principle rather than through a traditional for-profit insurance company.
• reciprocal leveling

  nounC2/Extremely Rare
  /rɪˌsɪprəkəl ˈlɛv(ə)lɪŋ/A surveying technique where two points are used alternately as a base to measure height differences and minimize systematic errors.
• reciprocal translocation

  nounC1/C2
  /rɪˌsɪprəkəl ˌtrænzləʊˈkeɪʃən/A genetic rearrangement where two non-homologous chromosomes exchange segments.
• reciprocate

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪt/To respond to a gesture, action, or feeling with a corresponding one; to give, do, or feel something in return.
• reciprocated

  adjectiveverbC1
  /rɪˈsɪprəkeɪtɪd/Given, felt, or done in return; responded to in kind.

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