repercussion :: rebound; reverberation; reaction
repertoire :: list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to presen
replica :: copy
repository :: storehouse
reprieve :: temporary stay
reprisal :: retaliation
reprobate :: person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency
reprobation :: severe disapproval
repugnance :: loathing
requiem :: mass for the dead; dirge
requisite :: necessary requirement
rescission :: abrogation; annulment
residue :: remainder; balance
respite :: delay in punishment; interval of relief; rest
restitution :: reparation; indemnification
reticence :: reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to be silent
retinue :: following; attendants
retraction :: withdrawal
retribution :: vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses
revelry :: boisterous merrymaking
reverie :: daydream; musing
revulsion :: sudden violent change of feeling; reaction
rhetoric :: art of effective communication; insincere language
rift :: opening; break
rigor :: severity
rime :: white frost
rood :: crucifix
rostrum :: platform for speech-making; pulpit
rote :: repetition
rotunda :: circular building or hall covered with a dome
rotundity :: roundness; sonorousness of speech
rubble :: fragments
ruse :: trick; stratagem
saga :: Scandinavian myth; any legend
salver :: tray
sangfroid :: coolness in a trying situation
sarcophagus :: stone coffin, often highly decorated
satellite :: small body revolving around a larger one
satiety :: condition of being crammed full; glutted state; repletion
satire :: use of ridicule, irony, or sarcasm to expose folly, vice, etc.
satrap :: petty ruler working for a superior despot
satyr :: half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionysos
savant :: scholar
savoir faire :: tact; poise; sophistication
scavenger :: collector and disposer of refuse; animal that devours carrion
schism :: division; split
scintilla :: shred; least bit
sciolism :: quackery; superficial information
scion :: offspring
scourge :: lash; whip; severe punishment
screed :: long, tiresome harangue
scullion :: menial kitchen worker
secession :: withdrawal
seine :: net for catching fish
semblance :: outward appearance; guise
senescence :: state of growing old
senility :: old age; feeblemindedness of old age
sepulcher :: tomb
seraph :: high-ranking, six-winged angel
serendipity :: gift for finding valuable things not searched for