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rice [a food grain]
rich [(1) having much money or goods; (2) having plenty of something]
ride [(1) to sit on or in and be carried along; (2) to travel by animal, wheeled vehicle, airplane or boat]
right [(1) what a person legally and morally should be able to do or have; (2) agreeing with the facts; (3) good; (4) correct; (5) opposite wrong; (6) on the side that is toward the east when one is facing north; (7) opposite left]
It is their right to vote. (1)
You gave the right answer. (2)
He is the right kind of person for the job. (3)
She always seems to do the right thing. (4)
She said she was right and he was wrong. (5)
riot [(1) to act with many others in a violent way in a public place; (2) a violent action by a large group of people]
rise [(1) to go up; (2) to go higher; (3) to increase; (4) to go from a position of sitting or lying to a position of standing]
The moon will rise soon after the sun goes down. (1)
The river is rising and spreading out. (2)
risk [the chance of loss, damage or injury]
river [a large amount of water that flows across land into another river, a lake or an ocean]
Native Americans called the big river "the Father of Waters."
road [a long piece of hard ground built between two places so people can walk, drive or ride easily from one place to the other]
rob [(1) to take money or property secretly or by force; (2) to steal]
rock [a hard piece of mineral matter]
rocket [a device shaped like a tube that moves through air or space by burning gases and letting them escape from the back or bottom, sometimes used as a weapon]
roll [(1) to turn over and over; (2) to move like a ball]
room [a separate area within a building with its own walls]
root [the part of a plant that is under the ground and takes nutrients from the soil]
The roots brought food to the big tree and held it firmly in the ground.
rope [a long, thick piece of material made from thinner pieces of material, used for tying]
rough [(1) not flat or smooth; (2) having an uneven surface; (3) violent; (4) not made well]
The rough floor was made of wood, split by hand. (1)
We found rough ground at the top of the mountain. (2)
round [having the shape of a ball or circle]
rub [to move something over the surface of another thing]
rubber [a substance made from the liquid of trees with the same name, or a similar substance made from chemicals]
ruin [(1) to damage severely; (2) to destroy]
The rain ruined the book he left outside. (1)
Time ruined the old building, leaving only fallen walls. (2)
rule [(1) to govern or control; (2) to decide; (3) a statement or an order that says how something must be done]
One party ruled the Senate; the other ruled the House of Representatives. (1)
Five of nine Supreme Court judges ruled that the Republican should be President. (2)
run [to move quickly by steps faster than those used for walking]
