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Rampant

(Adjective)

Meaning:Unrestrained
Sounds Like:Ram (male sheep)_pant (breathing quickly)
Imagine This:A ram that is panting is running around wildly with no restraint on where to go.
Other Forms:Rampantly (adv.)

Raucous

(Adjective)

Meaning:Harsh sounding; loud and hoarse
Sounds Like:Rock_us
Imagine This:Two children are on a rocking chair.“Rock us!� they asked their parents.When their parents rocked the chair, it made harsh and loud noises because the wooden floor was loose.

Rectify

(Verb)

Meaning:To correct; straighten; to make amends for
Sounds Like:Wreck_the_fly
Imagine This:A painter is rushing to finish painting a portrait of a man.After it was done, he finds there is something wrong with the portrait.There is a big pimple on the chin that he didn’t recall painting!He looked closer and realized it was a fly.“I’ll wreck the fly!�, he screamed in anger, hurrying to correct the portrait.
Other Forms:Rectification (noun); Rectifier (noun)

Rectitude

(Noun)

Meaning:Strict honesty; moral integrity
Sounds Like:Attitude
Imagine This:Some of the attitude towards life is to have strict honesty and moral integrity.

Redolent

(Adjective)

Meaning:Full of fragrance
Sounds Like:Red_dull_lint
Imagine This:A bag of potpourri made of red, dull colored lint instead of dried flowers, is full of fragrance with a rose scent.
Note:Do not confuse with Indolent, which means lazy.
Other Forms:Redolence (noun), redolently (adv.)