*riposter*, to return it, to reply readily.

*rire*, v., to laugh.
—— de bon coeur, to have a good laugh;
—— d'un gros rire, to burst into a horse-laugh.
n. m., laughter.

*rivage*, m., bank (of rivers).

*rivière*, f., river.

*robe*, f., dress.

*rocher*, m., rock.
de —— en ——, from rock to rock.

*roide* (pron. raide), rigid.
tomber —— mort, to fall down dead.

*roman*, m., novel.

*romanesque*, fanciful, romantic.

*rompre*, to break (off).