canal. Birds _rise_ in the air. _Arise_ can often be
appropriately substituted for _rise_.

=Rampant=--r[)a]m'pant, not ram-pant'.

=Rapine=--r[)a]p'[)i]n, not r[)a]p'een nor r[=a]-peen'.

=Raspberry=--r[)a]z'ber-ry, not r[)a]ss'ber-ry nor rawz'ber-ry.
Worcester gives raz'ber-ry and raes'ber-ry.

=Rational=--r[)a]sh'un-al, not r[=a]-shun-al. =Rationalist=
(r[)a]sh'un-al-[)i]st), etc.

=Recess=--re-c[)e]ss', not r[=e]'c[)e]ss.

=Recherche= (Fr. recherche)--r[)u]h-sher-sh[=a]', not re-shersh'.
Worcester gives r[=a]-sher-sh[=a]'.

=Recluse=--re-kluse', not re-kluze'.

=Reconnoissance=--re-c[)o]n'no[)i]s-saence, not rek-on-nois'sance.
Worcester gives re-c[)o]n'no[)i]s-saence'. =Reconnaissance= is
another method of spelling.

=Recriminations=, not _mutual recriminations_; the word itself
tells of the _mutuality_.

=Redolent=--r[)e]d'o-lent, not red[=o]'lent. Diffusing odor or
fragrance.

=Relevant=, not _revelant_. Pertinent; applicable.

=Relic=, not _relict_, when that which remains, a corpse, or
anything preserved in remembrance, is meant. =Relict= means a
widow.

=Rendezvous=--r[)e]n'de-v[=o][=o], not r[)o]n'de-v[=o][=o] nor
r[)e]n'de-v[=o][=o]z. Worcester gives r[)e]n'de-v[=o][=o] and
r[)e]n'de-v[=o][=o]z. The plural is =rendezvouses=
(r[)e]n'de-v[=o][=o]z-ez).

=Requiem=--r[=e]'kwi-em, not r[)e]k'w[)i]-em. Worcester gives
both pronunciations.

=Resume= (Fr. resume)--r[=a]-z[=u]-m[=a]', not re-z[=u]me' nor
re-z[=u]'m[=a]. Worcester gives rez-u-m[=a]'.

=Reticule=, not _ridicule_, when a little bag of net-work is meant.

=Reveille=--re-v[=a]l'y[=a], not rev-a-l[=e]'. Worcester gives
the first and re-v[=a]l'.

=Ribald=--r[)i]b'ald, not r[=i]'bald. Low; obscene. =Ribaldry=
(r[)i]b'ald-ry).

=Rinse=--r[)i]nss, not r[)e]nse nor wr[)e]nch. "_Wrench_ your
mouth," said an uneducated dentist to a patient after _wrenching_
out a large molar. "Thank you," replied the patient. "_You_ have
done that, but I'll _rinse_ it, if you please."

=Ripples=, not _riffles_.

=Romance=--ro-manss', not r[=o]'manss.

=Roseate=--r[=o]'ze-at, not r[=o]z'[=a]te. Worcester gives
r[=o]'zhe-at also.

=Roue= (Fr. roue)--r[=o][=o]-[=a]', not r[=o][=o]. Worcester