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All derived from 9,053 borrowed from 5,710 learned borrowing from 1,127 calque of 209 semantic loan from 2 residuous Remaining; residual. resiliate To exit, cancel, or draw back from a lease or contract. res judicata A legal claim that has already been decided in another lawsuit or proceeding, and therefore must be dismissed. res nullius Something that has no owner and is not subject to the jurisdiction of any state, but is susceptible to national appropriation. resoluble Synonym of resolvable. resorb To absorb (something) again. resorbent swallowing up respection respect; regard resperse To sprinkle; to scatter. respersion The act of sprinkling or scattering. resplend To shine radiantly; to be resplendent. responsal One who is answerable or responsible. restagnant stagnant; motionless restagnate To stagnate; to cease to flow. restagnation stagnation restaurate To restore. restinguish To quench or extinguish. restringent astringent; styptic resudation The act of sweating again. resupinate Having the appearance of being upside down. resupine Lying on the back; supine. retardative That retards; delaying, impeditive. Rete algorithm A pattern-matching algorithm for implementing production rule systems, used to determine which of the system's rules should fire based on its data store. retection Disclosure or detection of something concealed. retent That which is retained. retepore Any of several species of bryozoans of the genus Reteporella (syn. Retepora) or the family Reteporidae, that form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds. retiform Having the form of a net; reticulate retinerved Having reticulated veins. retractate To retract; to recant. retractation retraction (of something previously said) retraxit A dismissal with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit. retributory Of or relating to retribution; of the nature of retribution; involving retribution or repayment. retriment refuse; dregs retro- Back or backward. retrocede To grant back. retroduce To employ retroduction retroduction Synonym of abduction. retrofract Bent sharply back, so as to appear broken. retrogress To return to an earlier, simpler or worse condition; to regress. retromingent An animal that urinates backwards, such as the camel, hippo or raccoon. retropulsive That drives or forces back; repelling or repellant. retrorse Curved, pointed or oriented backward or downward. retroverse Arranged in a backwards or reverse manner. retrovert To turn back; to return to a previous state. retrude To thrust back. retruse Thrust backward; retruding. retrusion The act of retruding, or the state of being retruded. retund To blunt; to make less sharp. revelate To reveal. revellent Causing revulsion; revulsive. revestiary The storage space or room in a church or temple where the vestments etc. are kept. reviction revival (return to life, usually figuratively) revigorate To give new vigour to. revirescence A growing green or fresh again reviviscent Able or disposed to revive; reviving. revocatory Of or pertaining to revocation; revocative; tending to revoke or recall. revoluble Capable of revolving. revulse To pull back with force. rhaetizite A variety of the mineral kyanite. Rhaeto-Romance A group of related Romance languages spoken in north and north-eastern Italy and southeastern Switzerland, or any of these languages individually. rhaponticine chrysophanic acid Rhazes A Persian polymath and physician of the eighth and ninth centuries; Abū Bakr Muḥammad ibn Zakariyyā al-Rāzī. rhedarium A structure used for storage, sale, or manufacture of horse-drawn carriages. rheic acid An acid found in rhubarb; rhein. rhetoricate To use rhetorical tropes or embellishments. rhetorolect A type of discourse that has a characteristic configuration of topics, themes, and arguments. rhinitis medicamentosa Inflammation of the nasal mucosa caused by the overuse of topical nasal decongestants. rhinocerot The rhinoceros. rhinotillexis The act or habit of nose-picking. rhombicuboctahedron An Archimedean solid with eight triangular and eighteen square faces; the small rhombicuboctahedron. rhomboides A rhomboid. rhonchisonant Making a snorting noise; snorting. ricinic Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil. ricinine An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the castor oil plant, chemical formula C₈H₈N₂O₂ ricinolein The glyceride of ricinoleic acid, present in castor oil. rident laughing rigation irrigation rigescent Becoming stiff or numb. rigorist Someone who takes the strictest interpretation of a law, religious injunction etc. rimose Having a surface covered with cracks, fissures, or crevices. rimuliform crack-shaped ringent Having the semblance of lips parted wide, such as may be observed in certain flowers. riparious Growing or living along the banks of rivers Riphaean Designating a range of mountains once thought to be located in northern Europe, later considered mythological or identified with the Urals. Ripuarian Any of the Ripuarian tribal section of the Frank people (comprising several tribes), who after some migration inhabited this region, as opposed to the Salian branch. risorial Pertaining to, or producing, laughter. rivality rivalry; competition rivaroxaban An anticoagulant drug C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S (trademark Xarelto) that inhibits the activity of factor X and is taken orally especially to prevent and treat deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism and to reduce the risk of stroke related to atrial fibrillation. rivose Marked with sinuate and irregular furrows. rivulose Marked by thin, winding or crooked lines. rixation Scolding; brawling. rixy quarrelsome roborant Synonym of strengthening or restorative. roborate Synonym of confirm, to verify, to establish. roborative Synonym of roborant: strengthening, invigorating, or restorative. roborean Synonym of oaken, made of oak or similar wood. roboreous Synonym of oaken, made of oak wood. rogitate To ask a question repeatedly. Románico An artificial language composed of regularized source words common to the major Romance languages, created in 1991. It is closely related to Esperanto and Ido. roral Relating to dew; dewy.