having significant importance
Peanuts are relevant to an elephant’s development.
remorse
bitter regret; guilt
remorseless
having no remorse
When the remorseless spy catcher took away our telegraph machine for the
second time, we were re-Morse-less.
reticent
silent; restrained in behavior
Scarlett said to Rhett, “Why are you so reticent?” He did not respond. “Is it
because I didn’t write you a letter?” she asked. He nodded. “But Rhett, I sent
you a postcard.”
retrograde
moving backward to an earlier, usually inferior, position
After receiving an A grade in history first semester, Michael’s C– grade second
semester was retrograde.