FIRST-ROUND WORDS RANCID 'ransid
adj. stale or smelling stale (butter, oil etc) Origin: Latin rancere, ‘to stink’ Sentence: The entire rancid foodstuff was dumped.
RANSACK 'ransak
v. to plunder; search thoroughly esp. to rob Origin: Norse rannsaka, ‘to search house’ Sentence: Thieves sometimes come in and ransack the office.
RATIO 'rāshiō
n. relation of one quanity to another Origin: Latin reri, ‘to reckon’ Sentence: The ratio of girls to boys in this school is almost 2:1
RAVINE rə'vēn
n. deep narrow valley Origin: French ravine, ‘violent rush (of water)’ Sentence: There’s a stream flowing through that ravine below.
READINESS 'redinis
n. state of being prepared; willingness; eagerness Origin: Old English raede, ‘prompt, ready’ Sentence: The children showed readiness for the test by studying very hard.
REALM 'relm
n. domain; special area of experience Origin: French realme (related to reiel, ‘royal’) Sentence: No one can out-perform him within his realm.
REASSESS riə'ses
v. to re-think or revalue; assess again (differently) Origin: Medieval English Sentence: If there is doubt, let’s re-assess the situation.
REBELLIOUS ri'belyəs
RECEDE ri'sēd
adj. tending to resist especially authority; unmanageable Origin: French rebelle (based on Latin bellum, ‘war’) Sentence: Slaves on the plantation were more rebellious than submissive. v. to go or move backward; bend or slope back Origin: Latin recedere, ‘to go back’ Sentence: After the rains the water will gradually recede from the streets.
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