Glossary of 1,500 Common English Words
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receive | ||
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to get or accept something given, offered or sent | ||
recent | ||
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a short time ago | ||
recession | ||
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a temporary reduction in economic activity, when industries produce less and many workers lose their jobs | ||
record | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | ||
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having the color like that of blood | ||
reduce | ||
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to make less or smaller in number, size or amount; to cut | ||
reform | ||
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to make better by changing; to improve; n. a change to a better condition | ||
refugee | ||
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a person who has been forced to flee because of unjust treatment, danger or war | ||