RESIDENCE A rural locality inhabited annually—for a few hours—by a rich New Yorker or Bostonian.
RESOLUTION A fragile bit of crockery fashioned on the first day of January and usually broken on the second.
RESORT (SUMMER) A place where the tired grow more tired. From Eng. rest, and Grk. orizo, to limit. A place where rest is limited.
REST A trade in which every hobo holds a Union Card for life.
RESTAURANT An institution for the spread of dyspepsia. From Lat. restauro, to repair, and Grk. anti, against. After patronizing, you're "up against repairs."