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R — Revindicate to Ringlet (Part 10 of 12)

Right-minded, a. Well-disposed.

Right-whale, n. Greenland whale (Balæna mysticetus).

Rigid, a.

    1. Stiff, stiffened, inflexible, unpliant, unbending, unyielding.
    2. Stiff, bristling, erect, precipitous, steep.
    3. Sharp, severe, strict, stern, rigorous, harsh, austere, inflexible, exact, unmitigated.
    4. Sharp, cruel.

Rigidity, n.

    1. Stiffness, inflexibility, rigidness, want of pliability.
    2. Severity, rigor, harshness, strictness, austerity, rigidness.
    3. Ungracefulness, want of ease, stiffness.

Rigidness, n. See Rigidity.

Rigmarole, n. Nonsense, jargon, gibberish, verbiage, trash, balderdash, twaddle, palaver, flummery, foolish talk.

Rigor, n.

    1. Stiffness, rigidity, rigidness, inflexibility, hardness.
    2. Severity, austerity, harshness, sternness, asperity.
    3. Strictness, exactness.
    4. Inclemency, severity.
    5. (Med.) Sudden coldness with shivering.

Rigorous, a.

    1. Severe, austere, harsh, stern, rigid, hard, strict, stringent, inflexible, unyielding, stiff.