| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| refer | to mention or speak of: to look up information in a book |
| referee | someone who has to see that rules are obeyed in games and sports |
| reference | act of referring, allusion, relation |
| reflect | to throw back light or heat from a shiny surface |
| refreshment | a light snack or a drink that makes you feel better when you are tired |
| refrigerator | a cold box or room where food is stored to keep it fresh |
| refuge | a shelter |
| refusal | act of refusing, choice of taking or refusing |
| refuse | to say you will not do something you are asked to do, waste matter |
| regard | to look at. The same word also means to think well or affectionately of someone |
| regard | to look at. The same word also means to think well or affectionately of someone |
| register | a written list of names or things kept for a special purpose |
| regret | to feel sorry about something |
| regular | usual; always happening at the same time |
| rehearse | to practise for a performance |
| reign | the period of time that king or queen rules |
| reindeer | a kind of large deer that lives in very cold places |
| reins | leather straps used to guide a horse |
| rejoice | to feel full of joy; very happy |
| rejoinder | an answer to a reply |
| relation | someone who is connected with your family, like a cousin or an aunt |
| relative | another word for relation |
| relax | to rest and take it easy |
| release | to let go; to set free |
| relent | to become less angry with someone; to forgive |
| reliable | able to be trusted |
| reliance | dependence, Trust, confidence |
| relieve | to give help, to reduce a pain or worry. The same word also means to take over work or duty from someone else |
| religion | a belief in God or gods |
| religious | believing in and worshipping God or gods |
| rely | to trust or depend on |
| remain | to stay behind or to be left |
| remainder | the part left over; the rest of |
| remand | to call or send back to jail |
| remark | something someone says |
| remarkable | unusual, extraordinary |
| remedy | that which cures a disease, To cure, redress, repair |
| remember | to keep something in your mind always or bring something back into your mind; the opposite of forget |
| remind | to make someone remember something |
| remove | to take away or take off |
| rent | the money you pay for the use or something you do not own, such as a house or machine |
| repair | to mend; to put right |
| repeat | to say or do over again |
| repent | to be sorry for something you have said or done; to regret |
| repentance | sorrow for sin, contrition, penitence |
| replace | to put back |
| reply | to answer |
| report | to write or tell about something that has happened. The same word also means the noise when a gun is fired |
| represent | to speak or act for someone or something else |
| repress | to press back, check, quell |
Examples of back formation
1.Baby-sit (baby-sitter)
2.Gyre (gyroscope)
3.Edit (editor)