_Rendition_ for _Interpretation_, or _Performance_. "The actor's
rendition of the part was good." Rendition means a surrender, or a
giving back.

_Reportorial_. A vile word, improperly made. It assumes the Latinized
spelling, "reporter." The Romans had not the word, for they were,
fortunately for them, without the thing.

_Repudiate_ for _Deny_. "He repudiated the accusation."

_Reside_ for _Live_. "They reside in Hohokus." Stilted.

_Residence_ for _Dwelling_, or _House._ See _Mansion_.

_Respect_ for _Way_, or _Matter_. "They were alike in that respect."
The misuse comes of abbreviating: the sentence properly written might
be, They were alike in respect of that--i.e., with regard to that.
The word in the bad sense has even been pluralized: "In many respects
it is admirable."

_Respective_. "They went to their respective homes." The adjective
here (if an adjective is thought necessary) should be several. In the
adverbial form the word is properly used in the sentence following:
John and James are bright and dull, respectively. That is, John is
bright and James dull.

_Responsible_. "The bad weather is responsible for much sickness."
"His intemperance was responsible for his crime." Responsibility is
not an attribute of anything but human beings, and few of these can
respond, in damages or otherwise. Responsible is nearly synonymous