- RAKEE, ti. Russian; brandy

[with slight satire. RALLY, ti. collecting disordered troops;—v. treat Rambling, a. wandering. Ramification, n. branching; subdivision. RAMOUS, RAMPAGE, RAMPANT, RAMPART, ti. wall round; a place for defence. RANCHE, RANCID, a. of rank smell musty; sour. RANCOROUS, a. with rancour; or malignity; very RANDOM, n. want of direction. [spitefuL: RANKLE, v. become inflamed or violent. RANKNESS, 71 strong scent. RANSACK, v. search. narrowly pillage. RANSOM, n. price paid to redeem; from an enemy. RANTER, boisterous declaimcr. RANZ-DES-VACHES, (da-vash) n. (rows of cows) RAPACIOUS, a. inclined to plunder greedy. RAPE, n. seizing by violence; carnal; knowledge Rapiiaelism, n. idealism in art. [by force; plant. RAPIDS, ti. pi. part where river bed falls rapidly. Rapier, Raploch, 71. small sword. Rapine, ti. plundering RAPPAREE, 77. coarse woollen cloth, [by violence. or RAPPEL, n. drum-beat to call soldiers to duty. RAPT, a. transported in ecstasy. RAPTUROUS, a. causing rapture—great joy. RARA-AVIS, n. rare bird uncommon person. Rarefaction, n. expansion; of bodies. Rarefy, v. make or become thin. a RARITY, 77. uncommonne thinne . [mean. Rascality, n. villany. Rascally,; a. worthle ; RASE, v. scratch out. RASHER, n. thin slice. •Raskolnik, ti. di enter in Ru ia. RASP, n. rough file grater. RATABLE, a. liable; to be taxed or rated. RATAN, (tan') n. small cane. [stop it in winding up. RATCHET, n. tooth at bottom of watch fusee to Rate, v. scold fix standard;—n. standard. Ratification,: ti. sanctioning or ratifying. RATIO, ti. proportion; rate. RATIOCINA'j.ON,t». Ration, ti. provisions for a day. [reaioning. RATIONAL, a. with, or agreeable to,reason. [causes. RATIONALE, (na'le) n. account of reasons or RATIONALIST, ti. one guided solely by reason. RATIONALITY, ti. being reasonable power of Ratline, n. rope ladders in a ship,; [reasoning. RATOON, ti. sprout from root of sugar-cane. of Ratsbane, n. poison for rats. RATTEEN, ti. thick tweeled woollen stuff. Ratten.w.coerce workmen by injuring tools, . Ratting, n. deserting a party working below RATTLES, n. pi. croup.; [current prices. RAUCITY, 77. noarsene . RAVAGE, n. v. waste; RAVEL, v. entangle; disentangle. [plunder. RAVELIN, (rav') 77. detached;—n. work in fortification. RAVEN, v. devour greedily bird of prey raRAVENOUS,; RAVINE, (ven') n. long hollow between hills. RAVISH, v. transport with delight know carnally Rawhead, ti. spectre.; [by force. Rayah, n. Tuikish subject, not Mohammedan. RAZE, v. lay level from the foundation. RAZOR, n. instrument for shaving. RE, as prefix, back, again, counter. REACT, v. return an impulse. REACTION, 71.action in a contrary direction.fread. REAGENT, n. chemical test. READABLE, a. fit to REAL, a. having positive existence; not imaginary. REALISM, n. that things, not words, are tne obREALITY, ti. certainty. [to idealism in art. REALIZE, v. bring into being; understand by exREALM, ti. royal jurisdiction. [perience. REALTY, n. that which relates to real property. REAM, ti. 20 quires, or 480 sheets of paper. REARGUARD, n. body in the rear; rearward. REASON, ti. faculty of judging; motive;—r.argue. REASONABLE, a. governed by reason just. Reasoning, n. using faculty of reason.; Rea ert, v. affirm again. REASSURE, v. restore courage to. Rebatement, abatement deduction. Rebellion, unlawful opposition to government. Rebuff, n. sudden ti. check;—v. repel. Rebuke, v. chide;—n. reproof. Rebus, riddle made by pictures. Rebut, 71. REBUTTER, n. defendant’s answer to plaintiffs Recalcitrant, a. not submi ive refractory. Recantation, n. recanting or retracting: an opiRecapitulate.v. repeat in summary way-lmon. RECAPTION, n. reprisal. RECEDE. o.draw back desist.[has been received. RECEIPT, reception;; writing that something RECENCY, newne freshne . RECENSION, n. critical revision. RECEPTACLE, n. place to receive things in. RECESS, withdrawing privacy retreat. RECESSION, 71. ceding back.;; RECHEAT, 7i. recall to dogs in hunting. RECHERCHE,,'shar-sha) a. sought out with care; RECIPE, (res'e-pe) ti. medical prescription, [nice. RECIPIENT, n. one who receives. RECIPROCAL, a. mutual acting in return. RECIPROCATE, ». act by; turns interchange. Dictionary of the English Language