revengeful, adj. vindictive,, vengeful, spiteful, malicious, maleficient, malevolent, malignant, malign, rancorous; retributive, retaliative, retaliatory, recriminatory, reciprocal, avenging; envenomed, embittered, bitter, Inf. sore, peeved, hurt, offended, indignant, up in arms, ready to fight; angry, mad, furious, infuriate, wrathful; violent, ferocious, fierce, savage, cruel, vicious, venomous, viperous; mean, tough, hard, rigorous, vigorous, severe, rough, harsh; unforgiving, stony-hearted, hard-hearted, cold-hearted, unfeeling, coldblooded; ruthless, remorseless, merciless, pitiless, relentless, unrelenting, implacable, inexorable.
revenue, n. 1. income, receipts, incomings; return, yield, gain, gross, profits, interest, winnings, Sl. take, Sl. velvet; proceeds, net, Sl. clean-up, pickings; salary, wages, emolument, compensation, pay, Brit. Sl. get, remuneration, competence; stipend, fee, payment, hire; annuity, pension, subsidy, allowance; livelihood, maintenance, alimony, support.
2. capital, wealth, possessions, substance; funds, cash, finances, money, Sl. bread, Brit. Sl. rhino; means, wherewithal.
reverberate, v. 1. echo, reecho, resound; sound, report, boom; roll, rumble, thunder.
2. recoil, rebound, bounce or bound back, fly or spring back, snap back.
reverberation, n. echo, echoing, resounding, bounce-back; report, boom, sound, noise; roll, rumble, rumbling.
revere, v. 1. venerate, worship, honor, reverence, adore, idolize; beatify, sanctify, enshrine, consecrate, hallow, bless, glorify, laud, praise, Archaic, magnify, sing the praises of, offer sacrifice to, burn candles to, send up incense before.
2. respect, esteem, awe, admire, look up to, put on a pedestal, think highly of, have a high regard for, hero-worship; treasure, cherish, prize, hold dear, make much of, cling to, dote on.
3. do or make obeisance, salute, hail, bow the head to, salaam; genuflect, kowtow, bend the knee before, prostrate oneself before, fall down before; defer to, pay tribute or homage to, stand on ceremony, observe due decorum, kiss the hem of [s.o.'s] garment, humble oneself before.
reverence, n. 1. veneration, respect, awe, adoration, honor, worship, devotion, homage, fealty; admiration, regard, estimation, esteem; deference, humility; consecration, glorification, Archaic. magnification.
2. offering, sacrifice, oblation, libation; prayer, benediction, hosanna, alleluia.
3. obeisance, bow, salaam, salute; genuflection, curtsy, kneeling, kowtow, prostration; respects, devoirs, courtesies.
-v.4. revere, honor, pay homage to. See - revere (defs. 1, 3).
reverend, adj. 1. estimable, venerable, honorable, worthy, admirable; admired, respected, esteemed, valued, revered; sacred, holy, hallowed, blessed, consecrated, divine.
2. ordained, in holy orders, of the cloth; clerical, sacerdotal, priestly, hieratic, ministerial, pastoral.
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3. See - clergyman.
reverent, adj. 1. solemn, awed, respectful, worshipful, ceremonious, decorous, reserved, subdued, proper, grave, serious; deferential, humble, cap-in-hand, submissive; prostrated, obsequious, abject, 2. respectful, reverential, devout, devotional, religious, saintly, godly, God-fearing, believing, pious, Obs. sanctimonious, holy, spiritual, otherworldly, heavenly-minded; pure in heart, sanctified, faithful, reverie, n. 1. daydreaming, fantasizing, woolgathering, musing; meditation, contemplation, introspection; mulling, pondering, pensiveness, thought, deep thought, brown study; preoccupation, absorption, engrossment, absent-mindedness.