B1 Vocabulary List beginning with Letter R

R

rabbit (n)

race (n & v)

• to win a race (n)

• to race against fast runners

(compete) (v)

• to race home quickly (run) (v)

racket (n)

• tennis racket

radio (n)

rail (n)

• to go by rail

railway (n)

rain (n & v)

raincoat (n)

rainforest (n)

raise (v)

• to raise your arm

• to raise prices

range (n)

rap (n)

rare (adj)

rarely (adv)

rather (adv)

• She's rather tall for her age.

• I'd rather go to the cinema

than the theatre

• Shall we stay in tonight, rather than go out?

raw (adj)

• raw meat

reach (v)

read (v)

reader (n)

reading (n)

ready (adj)

real (adj)

realise (v)

• He realised it was true.

realistic (adj)

really (adv)

reason (n)

reasonable (adj)

reasonably (adv)

rebuild (v)

receipt (n)

receive (v)

recent (adj)

reception (n)

receptionist (n)

recipe (n)

recognise (v)

recommend (v)

• to recommend

someone/something

record (n & v)

• to keep a record (n)

• to break a record (n)

• to record a song (v)

recording (n)

recover (v)

• to recover from an illness

recycle (v)

• I don't recycle as much as I

should.

recycled (adj)

recycling (n)

red (adj)

reduce (v)

refreshments (n pi)

refrigerator (n)

refund (n)

refuse (v)

regarding (prep)

regards (n)

region (n)

register (v)

• He registered with a new

doctor. (v)

registration (n)

regret (n & v)

regular (adj)

relation (n)

• to visit a relation

relationship (n)

relative (n)

• a relative came to stay

relax (v)

relaxation (n)

relaxed (adj)

reliable (adj)

religion (n)

remain (v)

remember (v)

remind (v)

remote control (n)

remove (v)

rent (n & v)

repair (n & v)

repeat (v)

replace (v)

reply (n & v)

report (n & v)

reporter (n)

request (n & v)

require (v)

rescue (n & v)

research (v)

reservation(n)

reserve (n & v)

• She was a reserve for the team. (n)

• to reserve a seat (v)

resort (n)

respect (n & v)

responsible (adj)

rest (n & v)

• a rest from work (n)

• the rest of them (n)

• The doctor told her to rest. (v)

restaurant (n)

result (n)

retire (v)

return (n & v)

• to return home (v)

• a return (ticket) (n)

review (n)

revise (v)

revision (n)

reward (n)

rice (n)

rich (adj)

ride (n & v)

rider (n)

right (adj, adv & n)

• the right time (correct) (adj)

• the right person for the job

(suitable) (adj)

• my right foot (adj)

• Everything will be all right. (adj)

• Go right there. (directly)

(adv)

• Fill it right to the top. (completely) (adv)

• the right to vote (n)

right-hand (adj)

ring (n & v)

• stand in a ring (n)

• a wedding ring (n)

• Give me a ring tomorrow.

(phone) (n)

• Suddenly the bell rang. (v)

ring back (phr v)

ring up (phr v)

• to telephone somebody rise (v)

• The sun rises in the east.

• Prices are rising.

river (n)

road (n)

roast (adj & v)

rob (v)

rock (n)

• rock (music) (n)

• a hard piece of rock (n)

role (n)

roll (n)

• a roll of film (n)

• a bread roll (n)

romance (n)

romantic (adj)

roof (n)

room (n)

• the sitting room

• There's lots of room in here.

rose (n)

rough (adj)

• a rough road

• a rough idea

• rough work

round (adj, adv & prep)

• a round object (adj)

• the wrong way round (adv)

• to sit round a table (prep)

roundabout (n)

route (n)

routine (n)

row (n)

• a row of seats

rubber (n)

• a rubber (eraser)

rubbish (n)

rude (adj)

rug (n)

rugby (n)

ruin (n)

rule (n & v)

• the rules of grammar (n)

• to rule a country (v)

ruler (n)

• draw a line using a ruler

run (v)

• to run in a race

• to run a business

runner (n)

running (n)

run out (phr v)

• He ran out of time and didn't finish.