English Words From Voice of America (Charles Kelly)
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ricea food grain |
richhaving much money or goods; having plenty of something |
rideto sit on or in and be carried along; to travel by animal, wheeled vehicle, airplane or boat |
rightwhat a person legally and morally should be able to do or have ("It is their right to vote."); ad. agreeing with the facts; good; correct; opposite wrong; on the side that is toward the east when one is facing north; opposite left |
riotto act with many others in a violent way in a public place; n. a violent action by a large group of people |
riseto go up; to go higher; to increase; to go from a position of sitting or lying to a position of standing |
riskthe chance of loss, damage or injury |
rivera large amount of water that flows across land into another river, a lake or an ocean |
roada long piece of hard ground built between two places so people can walk, drive or ride easily from one place to the other |
robto take money or property secretly or by force; to steal |