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R Vocabulary Words Quiz #2

Guess these vocabulary words that start with the letter R.
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First submittedDecember 23, 2012
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Definition
Word
Certain chess piece
Rook
Music for a funeral mass
Requiem
Bullet's bounce
Ricochet
British word for eraser
Rubber
Fish eggs
Roe
Nose reconstruction surgery
Rhinoplasty
Cheek-reddening makeup
Rouge
Cattle thief
Rustler
Competitor or nemesis
Rival
Backpack
Rucksack
Tree sap
Resin
String of prayer beads
Rosary
Currency of India
Rupee
Polygon with four sides of equal length
Rhombus
To counter an argument in debate or court
Rebut
Musical style considered a predecessor to jazz
Ragtime
Light-sensitive layer inside the eyeball
Retina
Stagehand of a traveling rock band
Roadie
One who rules in place of an underage monarch
Regent
Cud-chewing animal such as a cow or deer
Ruminant
To demote to a lower soccer league
Relegate
Strip of bacon
Rasher
swagjunction21
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Level 26
Mar 5, 2013
recoil for bullet bounce?
TheWombat
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Level 74
Dec 10, 2014
I'm not a gun fan, but isn't the recoil the kick of the gun as the bullet is fired, while the ricochet is the bullet bouncing off something (usually a rock close to a cowboy's head, in my only experience).
akwildrose
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Level 51
Apr 30, 2015
Yes.
ctleng76
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Level 65
Mar 11, 2013
Rucksack is used mainly in the UK and should be noted as such.
luxint
+5
Level 65
Oct 15, 2015
so what, if had to type that for everytime there was a usa-ism.......
PoetsCorner
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Level 85
Jun 24, 2022
Agreed. I have no patience for the whole "too US-centric" crowd, so it's only right to have equally low patience for the "you need to specify this is British" crowd. And for the same reason.
divantilya
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Level 37
Jul 28, 2019
^ a rugzak is used in many countries, not just the UK.
samibnp95
+2
Level 44
Mar 24, 2013
the Rhombus one was clever
tschutzer
+2
Level 91
Jul 19, 2013
This quiz was quite "R"-ed.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Dec 23, 2014
Taking another look, I think the difficulty was perhaps a little too high. I replaced three of the answers with easier ones, so maybe it will be a little more fun now.
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
Still my worst one of the series. I missed 8! Of which had never heard of rasher or rustler and I stupidly couldnt think of rival. But the other answers I have heard of but don't think I would ve guessed even with more time.
Pookminstamum
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Level 65
Nov 14, 2022
This was a good quiz. All worth remembering.

It's the usual bazaar of gripes and jokes here.

This is the only place I can sharpen my mind meaningfully while minimally depleting my battery.

Also, Rocker WW&H - anybody remember Giles?

He would have aced these.

IsleAuHaulte
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Level 89
Aug 23, 2018
It was G-rated though.
nightowl
+2
Level 59
Jan 27, 2014
How about racksack for a backpack
akwildrose
+1
Level 51
Apr 30, 2015
I tried that, too. Took me a bit to think to try rucksack.
luxint
+1
Level 65
Oct 15, 2015
Er, why?
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
But it isnt put on a rack but on your back (ruck comes from rug meaning back)
DiscoBayGolfer
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Level 79
Mar 13, 2014
Never, ever heard of rasher.
snix
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Level 55
Dec 14, 2014
I never heard of "rasher" either. Is it a UK thing?
foxpenguin
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Level 69
Feb 27, 2015
+1
cyanidecarrot
+2
Level 32
Jun 5, 2015
it's an everywhere-but-america thing
ander217
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Level 75
Oct 15, 2015
I'm American and I've heard rasher of bacon, but as I often say, I'm old. I haven't seen it on a breakfast menu here in years.
DeusCaritasEst
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Level 55
Oct 15, 2015
I'm American and young (mid 20's), and I've definitely heard rasher of bacon. I'm in the Midwest, so maybe that makes a difference.
tom88
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Level 72
Jul 30, 2019
For some reason I always thought a rasher of bacon was what you would buy at a store, like a packaged amount of bacon instead of just a single strip. I also see it as a British word and I'm not American so I disagree with the everywhere but America thing.
Malbaby
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Level 71
Oct 14, 2014
couldn't think of requiem or ragtime, good quiz though.
Arp2600
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Level 86
Dec 30, 2014
Resin is not sap...
akwildrose
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Level 51
Apr 30, 2015
Resin is not always sap, but it is sometimes another word for sap.
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
no not sap but called treesap. Like we say the tree bleeds, but it is not actually blood either
fuanacdc
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Level 84
Jan 8, 2015
Kept thinking retort for the argument one.
plattitude
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Level 92
Jan 13, 2015
That one took me the longest, sadly. Redirect? Refute? Rebuke... no, but it's something like those last two...
DeusCaritasEst
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Level 55
Oct 15, 2015
Yes, tried most of those and then some.
IsleAuHaulte
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Level 89
Aug 23, 2018
In court, it's invariably called a rebuttal. I do like the rochambeau answer below.
tschutzer
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Level 91
Jan 28, 2015
I think there are too many answers that are "close enough" on that one. Should probably just use a different vocab word. How about rochambeau?
rocamorar
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Level 78
Oct 15, 2015
Agreed. Refute, rebate, repell, rebuke...
TheGreatArturo
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Level 76
Dec 17, 2023
Rebate, repell (sic) and rebuke? No, no and no.
tom88
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Level 72
Jul 30, 2019
I think retort satisfies the definition, after I thought of that I couldn't come up with anything else
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
Ah so I wasnt the only one trying retort :)
Susie222
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Level 59
Jun 26, 2015
I am American. I have heard of a rasher of bacon, although I thought it referred to a serving size, not an individual strip. Further investigation revealed that it can also refer to a small serving of 3-4 strips of bacon.
DeusCaritasEst
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Level 55
Oct 15, 2015
I was thinking it was the 3-4 slices of bacon too. I've seen it on breakfast menus, and I'm pretty sure no restaurants serve just one piece of bacon as a side, or people wouldn't go there anymore.
tomjenkins1974
+2
Level 45
Sep 14, 2015
Strip of Bacon = Yummy
DysonSphere
+1
Level 63
Oct 15, 2015
Very hard for me. I usually ace these vocab quizzes, and I missed several.
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
yea this one is tougher than all the others imo. Not that the answers are extremely obscure, only 2 completely unknown words. but yea tougher to get than others.

Or maybe it is because I just woke up, still half asleep in bed haha

DeusCaritasEst
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Level 55
Oct 15, 2015
"Rag" won't work by itself? If there's reasons, I understand. I put rag several times, then gave up and starting guessing ridiculous ones like reggae, rap, and rock...
IsleAuHaulte
+2
Level 89
Aug 23, 2018
Why'd you try several times without trying ragtime once?
Sifhraven
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Level 67
Aug 20, 2019
Well let's put it differently. Is there a reason rag should be accepted? Is ragtime ever referred to as rag? I think I have only heard it as ragtime.
2kool4skoolz
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Level 39
Oct 17, 2015
Ah, I put 'ruminator' and 'ruminater' and I just couldn't think of the word.
beccimoo
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Level 56
Oct 19, 2015
Is it just me, or is rhomboid an acceptable answer as well as rhombus?
ChaosQuizzer
+1
Level 22
Jun 30, 2016
A rhombus is to a rhomboid, as a square is to a rectangle. That is, rhomboids have different lengths on adjacent sides.
ponnuki
+1
Level 58
Oct 22, 2015
What about "refute" for countering an argument?
divantilya
+1
Level 37
Jul 28, 2019
In a debate, the proper term is rebut(tal), not refute. I believe that refute is more commonly used to counter an accusation against someone.
PorcNBeanz
+1
Level 57
Nov 6, 2015
"Raider" should also work for the cattle thief question.
kasiabasia
+1
Level 55
Feb 18, 2016
"rhomb" should also work
QuizWol
+5
Level 59
Apr 27, 2018
as rectang or squa ?
tom88
+2
Level 72
Apr 20, 2016
I think retort should work for a counter argument
CripplingVelocity
+1
Level 58
Nov 11, 2016
Couldn't stop thinking of dirge for the requiem question.
DonTheLamplighter
+4
Level 84
Mar 2, 2017
This quiz should be featured once a year on National Talk Like A Pirate Day. (U.S.) Arrrrrrr!!
BadAtQuizzes69
+2
Level 30
May 29, 2017
quizmaster, pls except 'retort' for countering an argument :/ :/
QuizWol
+2
Level 59
Apr 27, 2018
He will (and won't Accept) because retort is not applicable to debate and court useage. Retort is not thought out or part of a legal argument but a fast reaction repost. Can be used in debates but not often.

Re-tort would be a whole new court case wouldn't it?

Shirmal
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Level 55
Jun 12, 2018
in England we tend to say a rasher of bacon, I would ask for bacon with my eggs. Irish people ask for rashers, I noticed this when I visited
mrnafe
+1
Level 82
Jul 28, 2019
Could riposte work for the argument question?
kiwiquizzer
+1
Level 68
Jul 28, 2019
Really fun quiz, thanks. I enjoyed it cos I got all but two (resin, which I should have got, and regent). Don't know how I managed to pull some of the answers out of my brain!
JackintheBox
+2
Level 79
Dec 2, 2019
Argh... misread 'bullet's bounce' as 'ballet's bounce'...
FatSpartanJediLlama
+1
Level 67
Jun 5, 2021
I only got regent cuz of Game of Thrones
Ymmot
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Level 79
Dec 10, 2022
Resin is not sap, as another comment said: resin is *sometimes* the byproduct of sap (maple syrup and maple sugar aren't sap, either -- exactly the same thing).

Though as I think about it, what I think you meant is "rosin," which is the solid reduced from tree sap.

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