Glossary of 1,500 Common English Words
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revolt | ||
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to protest violently; to fight for a change, especially of government | ||
rice | ||
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a food grain | ||
rich | ||
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having much money or goods; having plenty of something | ||
ride | ||
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to sit on or in and be carried along; to travel by animal, wheeled vehicle, airplane or boat | ||
riot | ||
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to act with many others in a violent way in a public place; n. a violent action by a large group of people | ||
rise | ||
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to go up; to go higher; to increase; to go from a position of sitting or lying to a position of standing | ||
risk | ||
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the chance of loss, damage or injury | ||
river | ||
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a large amount of water that flows across land into another river, a lake or an ocean | ||
road | ||
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a long piece of hard ground built between two places so people can walk, drive or ride easily from one place to the other | ||