| raconteur | a person who tells anecdotes in a skillful and amusing way | |
| ragamuffin | A person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes | |
| raiment | Clothing, garments | |
| ramification | A consequence of an action or event, especially when complex or unwelcome | |
| rampant | Spreading unchecked; unrestrained | |
| rancorous | Characterized by bitterness or resentment | |
| rankled | To cause irritation or deep bitterness | |
| rapacious | Aggressively greedy or grasping | |
| rapt | Completely fascinated or absorbed by what one is seeing or hearing | |
| rarefied | Belonging to or reserved for a select group; exclusive | |