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Ruffianly
  1. violent and lawless; "the more ruffianly element"; "tough street gangs"
Reflex
  1. without volition or conscious control; "the automatic shrinking of the pupils of the eye in strong light"; "a reflex knee jerk"; "sneezing is reflexive"
  2. An angle greater than 180 degrees
  3. an automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus
Raising
  1. increasing in quantity or value; "a cost-raising increase in the basic wage rate"
  2. helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
  3. the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
  4. the event of something being raised upward; "an elevation of the temperature in the afternoon"; "a raising of the land resulting from volcanic activity"
  5. cause to become alive again; "raise from the dead"; "Slavery is already dead, and cannot be resurrected"; "Upraising ghosts"
  6. raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
  7. increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
  8. put an end to; "lift a ban"; "raise a siege"
  9. raise in rank or condition; "The new law lifted many people from poverty"
  10. invigorate or heighten; "lift my spirits"; "lift his ego"
  11. bring (a surface or a design) into relief and cause to project; "raised edges"
  12. multiply (a number) by itself a specified number of times: 8 is 2 raised to the power 3
  13. establish radio communications with; "They managed to raise Hanoi last night"
  14. activate or stir up; "raise a mutiny"
  15. cause to be heard or known; express or utter; "raise a shout"; "raise a protest"; "raise a sad cry"
  16. pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
  17. put forward for consideration or discussion; "raise the question of promotions"; "bring up an unpleasant topic"
  18. cause to assemble or enlist in the military; "raise an army"; "recruit new soldiers"
  19. bet more than the previous player
  20. bid (one's partner's suit) at a higher level
  21. summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic; "raise the specter of unemployment"; "he conjured wild birds in the air"; "call down the spirits from the mountain"
  22. construct, build, or erect; "Raise a barn"
  23. cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques;
  24. create a disturbance, especially by making a great noise; "raise hell"; "raise the roof"; "raise Cain"
  25. call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
  26. move upwards; "lift one's eyes"
  27. raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
  28. cause to puff up with a leaven; "unleavened bread"
  29. collect funds for a specific purpose; "The President raised several million dollars for his college"
  30. give a promotion to or assign to a higher position; "John was kicked upstairs when a replacement was hired"; "Women tend not to advance in the major law firms"; "I got promoted after many years of hard work"
  31. bring up; "raise a family"; "bring up children"
Rallentando
  1. gradually decreasing in tempo
  2. slowing down; "this passage should be played rallentando"
Ritardando
  1. gradually decreasing in tempo
  2. adjective, adverb (music). - becoming gradually slower.
Ritenuto
  1. gradually decreasing in tempo
Rit.
  1. gradually decreasing in tempo
Recovering
  1. returning to health after illness or debility; "convalescent children are difficult to keep in bed"
  2. get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating"
  3. regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate"
  4. cover anew; "recover a chair"
  5. reuse (materials from waste products)
  6. get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
  7. regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses"
Rachitic
  1. affected with, suffering from, or characteristic of rickets; "rickety limbs and joints"; "a rachitic patient"
Rainier
  1. (of weather) wet by periods of rain; "showery weather"; "rainy days"