recompense, v. See repay.
reconcile, v. conciliate, propitiate, [pacify]; [harmonize], adjust, [settle]. Antonyms: [estrange], disaffect, [alienate].
reconciliation, n. conciliation, pacification, [appeasement], reunion.
recondite, a. See abstruse.
record, n. [register], [memoir], diary, [chronicle], [minute], [memorandum], [note], [annals], document, muniment, cartulary; [testimony], [witness], [attestation].
recorder, n. [register], registrar; cartulary.
records, n. pl. [annals], [archives].
recover, v. [regain], [reclaim], retrieve, [repair], recoup, recruit, [rally], repossess, recuperate.
recoverable, a. retrievable.
recovery, n. retrieval, recuperation, regaining, [restoration], [convalescence].