| relinquish | Voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up | |
| relish | Great enjoyment | |
| remedial | Providing a remedy, curative; concerned with the correction of a problem | |
| reminiscent | Tending to remind one of something | |
| remiss | Lacking care or attention to duty; negligent | |
| repertoire | The whole body of items that are regularly performed or a list of works an artist or company can perform | |
| replete | Filled or well-supplied with something | |
| reprehensible | Deserving censure or condemnation | |
| repudiate | Refuse to accept or be associated with | |
| repugnant | Extremely distasteful; unacceptable | |