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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


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