| 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 |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.