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race

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
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

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a device that uses radio signals to learn the position or speed of objects that may be too far away to be seen

radiation

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
waves of energy from something that produces heat or light; energy from a nuclear substance, which can be dangerous

radio

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the system of sending and receiving signals or sounds through the air without wires

raid

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
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

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a road for trains; a company that operates such a road and its stations and equipment

rain

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
water falling from the sky

raise

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to lift up; to move to a higher position; to cause to grow; to increase

rare

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
not common; not usual; not often

rate

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
speed; a measure of how quickly or how often something happens; the price of any thing or service that is bought or sold

re

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to do again (reorganize, reunite)

reach

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to put a hand toward; to arrive at; to come to

react

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to act as a result of or in answer to

read

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to look at and understand the meaning of written words or numbers

ready

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
prepared; completed; organized; willing

real

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
true; truly existing; not false

realistic

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
in agreement with the way things are

reason

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the cause for a belief or act; purpose; something that explains

reasonable

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
ready to listen to reasons or ideas; not extreme; ready or willing to compromise

rebel

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to act against a government or power, often with force; to refuse to obey; n. one who opposes or fights against the government of his or her country

receive

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to get or accept something given, offered or sent

recent

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a short time ago

recession

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a temporary reduction in economic activity, when industries produce less and many workers lose their jobs

recognize

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to know or remember something or someone that was known, known about or seen before; to accept another nation as independent and establish diplomatic ties with its government

record

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to write something in order to have it for future use; to put sound or pictures in a form that can be kept and heard or seen again; n. a writing that shows proof or facts about something

recover

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to get again something that was lost, stolen or taken away ("The police recovered the stolen money."); to return to normal health or normal conditions She is expected to recover from the operation.")

red

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
having the color like that of blood

reduce

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to make less or smaller in number, size or amount; to cut

reform

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to make better by changing; to improve; n. a change to a better condition

refugee

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a person who has been forced to flee because of unjust treatment, danger or war

refuse

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to reject; to not accept, give or do something

regret

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a feeling of sadness or sorrow about something that is done or that happens

reject

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to refuse to accept, use or believe

relations

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
understandings or ties between nations; members of the same family; people connected by marriage or family ties

release

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to free; to permit to go; to permit to be known or made public

religion

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a belief in, or the honoring of, a god or gods

remain

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to stay in a place after others leave; to stay the same

remains

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a dead body

remember

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to think about the past; opposite forget

remove

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to take away or take off; to put an end to; to take out of a position or office

repair

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
work done to fix something

repeat

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to say or do again

report

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to tell about; to give the results of a study or investigation; n. the story about an event; the results of a study or investigation; a statement in which the facts may not be confirmed

represent

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to act in the place of someone else; to substitute for; to serve as an example

repress

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to control or to restrict freedoms by force

request

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to ask for; n. the act of asking for

require

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to need or demand as necessary

rescue

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to free from danger or evil

research

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a careful study to discover correct information

resign

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to leave a position, job or office

resist

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to oppose; to fight to prevent

resolution

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
an official statement of agreement by a group of people, usually reached by voting

resource

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
anything of value that can be used or sold

responsible

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
having a duty or job to do ("He is responsible for preparing the report."); being the cause of ("They were responsible for the accident.")

rest

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to sit, lie down or sleep to regain strength; n. that which remains; the others

restrain

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to keep controlled; to limit action by a person or group

restrict

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to limit; to prevent from increasing or becoming larger

result

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to happen from a cause; n. that which follows or is produced by a cause; effect

retire

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to leave a job or position because one is old or in poor health

return

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to go or come back; to bring, give, take or send back

revolt

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to protest violently; to fight for a change, especially of government

rice

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a food grain

rich

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
having much money or goods; having plenty of something

ride

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to sit on or in and be carried along; to travel by animal, wheeled vehicle, airplane or boat

right

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
what a person legally and morally should be able to do or have ("It is their right to vote."); ad. agreeing with the facts; good; correct; opposite wrong; on the side that is toward the east when one is facing north; opposite left

riot

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to act with many others in a violent way in a public place; n. a violent action by a large group of people

rise

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to go up; to go higher; to increase; to go from a position of sitting or lying to a position of standing

risk

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the chance of loss, damage or injury

river

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a large amount of water that flows across land into another river, a lake or an ocean

road

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a long piece of hard ground built between two places so people can walk, drive or ride easily from one place to the other

rob

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to take money or property secretly or by force; to steal

robot

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a machine that moves and performs tasks

rock

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a hard piece of mineral matter

rocket

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a device shaped like a tube that moves through air or space by burning gases and letting them escape from the back or bottom, sometimes used as a weapon

roll

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to turn over and over; to move like a ball

room

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a separate area within a building with its own walls

root

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
the part of a plant that is under the ground and takes nutrients from the soil

rope

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a long, thick piece of material made from thinner pieces of material, used for tying

rough

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
not flat or smooth; having an uneven surface; violent; not made well

round

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
having the shape of a ball or circle

rub

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to move something over the surface of another thing

rubber

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
a substance made from the liquid of trees with the same name, or a similar substance made from chemicals

ruin

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to damage severely; to destroy

rule

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to govern or control; to decide; n. a statement or an order that says how something must be done

run

(Last edited: Wednesday, 27 April 2016, 11:32 AM)
to move quickly by steps faster than those used for walking


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