| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 483 | |||
| 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 house had a thatched roof. | top of house |
| room | noun | Her room was small but neat. | apartment |
| noun | He had to have room for his bicycle. | space | |
| noun | The whole room laughed at his explanation. | everyone there | |
| 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 | |