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| normal, or happening at certain times.
| A regular bus service.
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| rehearse
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| to practice doing something before giving a performance in public.
| Rehearsing for a play.
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| reign
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| to rule a country or region as a queen or king.
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| rein
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| a long, thin, leather strap that a rider uses to control a horse
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| reindeer
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| a deer with large antlers that lives in cold, Arctic regions. Reindeer herds migrate great distances every summer and winter in search of plants to eat. Some reindeer are tamed and used to pull sleighs.
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| relative
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| a member of someone’s family.
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| relax
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| to rest and feel comfortable.
| She relaxed with her favorite book.
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| relay
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| a team race in which runners take turns carrying a baton and completing parts of a course.
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| release
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| to let someone or something go free.
| They released balloons in the park to celebrate the event.
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| reliable
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| able to be trusted.
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| relief
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| the removal of worry, pain, or unhappiness.
| It was a relief when the exam was over.
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| religion
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| a belief in God or gods, and the way people express this belief in their life and worship.
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| reluctant
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| unsure or unhappy about doing something.
| He was reluctant to cross the old bridge.
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| rely
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| to depend on someone for something with complete trust.
| Young birds rely on their mothers for food
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| remain
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| to stay behind.
| He remained there alone.
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| remember
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| to think about a place, person, object, or past event again.
| She suddenly remembered she had left her bag on the bus.
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| remind
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| to make someone remember something.
| A calendar reminds you of future events.
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| remote
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| far away, distant.
| A remote farmhouse.
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| remove
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| to take something off or away.
| She removed her shoe to get a pebble out.
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| renew
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| to begin, make, or get again
| He renewed his bus pass.
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| rent
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| a regular payment that you make to the owner of something so that you can use it.
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| repair
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| to fix something that is broken.
| Repairing a bicycle.
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| repeat
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| to say or do something again.
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| replace
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| to put something back where it came from.
| She replaced the book on the shelf.
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| replay
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| to play a sports match again.
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| replica
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| an exact copy of something.
| She made a replica of the ship out of matchsticks.
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| reply
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| to answer.
| He replied to the invitation immediately
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| report
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| a spoken or written account of a situation or event.
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| reporter
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| a person who gathers information on events and writes or speaks about them for a television program, newspaper, or radio station.
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| represent
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| to mean or show something.
| Sailors use this flag to represent the word “yes” when they signal to other ships.
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