Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 2:00 PM
Site: Amideast Online
Course: English for All (Eng4all)
Glossary: Glossary of 1,500 Common English Words
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race | |
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to run; to take part in a competition to decide who or what can move fastest; to take part in a campaign for political office; n. one of the major groups that humans can be divided into because of a common physical similarity, such as skin color | |
radar | |
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a device that uses radio signals to learn the position or speed of objects that may be too far away to be seen | |
radiation | |
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waves of energy from something that produces heat or light; energy from a nuclear substance, which can be dangerous | |
radio | |
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the system of sending and receiving signals or sounds through the air without wires | |
raid | |
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to make a sudden attack; n. a sudden attack carried out as an act of war, or for the purpose of seizing or stealing something | |
railroad | |
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a road for trains; a company that operates such a road and its stations and equipment | |
rain | |
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water falling from the sky | |
raise | |
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to lift up; to move to a higher position; to cause to grow; to increase | |
rare | |
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not common; not usual; not often | |
rate | |
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speed; a measure of how quickly or how often something happens; the price of any thing or service that is bought or sold | |