| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| reproach | to scold or blame someone for what he has done |
| reptile | a crawling or creeping cold-blooded scaly animal, such as a snake or a crocodile |
| repute | reputation, character, good character, to estimate, deem |
| request | to ask someone politely to do something or ask for something |
| require | to need |
| rescue | to save, to take someone away from danger |
| research | a diligent seeking or facts or principles, investigation, to search again |
| resemblance | likeness, similarity |
| resemble | to look like someone or something else |
| reservoir | a man-made lake for storing water |
| residence | abode, home, dwelling |
| resign | to give up, renounce, submit |
| resist | to struggle or fight against someone who is trying to make you do something you don’t want to do |
| resolution | determination, a formal decision, solution |
| resolve | to make up your mind; to decide to do something |
| respect | to admire or have a very good opinion of someone |
| responsible | looking after the safe keeping of someone or something |
| rest | to stop working or playing and be quiet |
| restaurant | a place where you can buy and eat food |
| result | whatever happens at the end of some action. For example, if you go out without your coat you may catch cold as a result |
| resume | to take up again, begin again |
| retail | to sell in small quantities |
| retain | to keep in possession, detain, engage |
| retire | to go back, remove from service |
| retreat | to go back or run away from danger |
| return | to come back again or give something back |
| reveal | to show something that is hidden or secret |
| revenge | to get your own back on someone who has hurt or injured you |
| reverse | the opposite; the other way |
| revolt | to rebel against authority |
| revolution | the overthrowing of a government by rebels who want another kind of government |
| revolve | to turn around in a circle |
| revolver | a kind of pistol |
| reward | something you get in return for something you have done, such as a prize for winning a race |
| rhinoceros | a large wild animal with very thick skin and one or two horns on its snout |
| rhyme | (say rime) words that have the same sound at the end, like blue. Zoo and shoe |
| rhythm | (say rithm) a regular pattern or beat of music that you can keep time to |
| rib | one of the rounded bones between your shoulders and your waist |
| ribbon | a narrow piece of silky or velvety cloth used to make your hair or your clothes look pretty |
| rice | the seeds of a food plant that grows in hot countries. Rice grains are hard, but become soft when they are cooked |
| rich | having lots of money |
| rick | a stack or pile of hay |
| rid | to remove entirely |
| riddle | a special kind of question. You have to be clever and try to guess the answer |
| ride | to be carried on a vehicle or an animal |
| rider | someone who rides |
| ridge | a long narrow top of a hill between valleys; a narrow raised strip of something |
| ridicule | to make fun of or laugh at someone |
| rifle | a long gun |
| right | the opposite of left and the opposite of wrong. The same word also means the correct and proper thing to say or do |
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