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5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 242 |
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| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| roll | verb | He rolled over and went to sleep. | turned |
| roundabout | adj. | We went in a roundabout way. | indirect |
| Roman | adj. | The Roman Empire was large in it's day. | citizens of Rome |
| romance | noun | She longed for romance. | love |
| romantic | adj. | It was a romantic evening. | sentimental |
| adj. | It was just a romantic idea. | unrealistic | |
| roof | noun | The roof was made from stone. | top of house |
| room | noun | Her room was small but neat. | apartment |
| noun | He had to have room for his bicycle. | space | |
| restroom | noun | She went to the restroom. | toilet |
| rooster | noun | The rooster crowed every morning. | male chicken |
| root | noun | The root of the plant was cut. | tuber |
| noun | The root of the problem is greed. | source | |
| rope | noun | The bicycle was tied on by a rope. | heavy cord |
| rose | noun | She wore a rose in her hair. | type of flower |
| rot | noun | The rot had destroyed the vegetables. | decay |
| verb | The potatoes had rotted in the bin. | spoiled | |
| rotate | noun | We rotate personnel every week. | change |
| rough | adj. | We traveled over some rough roads. | stony |
| adj. | He faces rough competition. | tempestuous | |
| adj. | He had a rough temper. | brutal | |
| round | adj. | They live in a round house. | circular |
| prep. | It's a plant that grows round the year. | throughout | |
| verb | We need to round out his body. | fill out | |
| verb | We heard a round being fired. | bullet | |
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