R — The school dictionary · page 71 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10responsibleIf you are responsible for something, it is your job or duty to look after it or do it.11 sentencesrestThe rest is what is left over after some part has been taken or used.12 sentencesrestartTo restart means to start something again after it has stopped.8 sentencesrestateTo restate something is to say it again, often in different, clearer words.9 sentencesrestatementSaying or writing something again, often in different or clearer words.8 sentencesrestaurantA place where people pay to sit and eat meals that are cooked and served there.8 sentencesrestfulCalm and peaceful, helping you to relax.8 sentencesrestinglying down, sleeping or relaxing to get back strength.13 sentencesrestitutionRestitution is giving back something that was stolen or lost to its owner, or paying for damage you caused.9 sentencesrestiveUnable to keep still, and restless.4 sentencesrestlessRestless means unable to keep still or relax, because you are bored, worried or full of energy.10 sentencesrestlesslyRestlessly means in a way that cannot keep still or calm: moving about because you feel uneasy.4 sentencesrestlessnessRestlessness is a feeling of being unable to keep still or calm, often because you are worried or waiting for something.4 sentencesrestorationRestoration is repairing something old or damaged so it looks or works as it did before.10 sentencesrestorativeSomething restorative makes you feel healthy, strong or calm again.11 sentencesrestoreTo restore something means to repair it so that it looks or works as it did when it was new.10 sentencesrestorerA restorer is a person whose job is to repair old paintings, furniture, buildings or objects so they look as they used to.8 sentencesrestrainTo restrain someone or something is to hold them back or stop them from moving or doing something, often by force.9 sentencesrestraintA restraint is something that holds a person or thing back, like a seat belt or strap.10 sentencesrestrictTo restrict means to keep something within a limit or stop it from growing beyond a certain size or amount.9 sentencesrestrictionA restriction is a rule that limits what you can do.8 sentencesrestroomA toilet in a public place like a shop, restaurant or school.7 sentencesrestructureTo restructure is to organise something in a new way, like a company, team or plan.8 sentencesrestructuringchanging the way an organisation, plan or thing is built or organised.8 sentencesresultA result is what you get at the end, like the answer of a sum.14 sentencesresultantHappening as a result of something: the storm and the resultant floods.8 sentencesresumeTo start again after a pause: the lesson resumed after break.11 sentencesresumptionStarting something again after it has stopped.8 sentencesresurrectionThe Resurrection is the rising of Jesus from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion, which Christians celebrate at Easter.10 sentencesresuscitatedTo resuscitate is to bring someone back to consciousness or life after they seem dead.5 sentencesresuscitationBringing someone back to life or to consciousness when their heart or breathing has stopped.9 sentencesretailSelling goods to the public in shops or online, usually in small amounts, for them to use.10 sentencesretailerA person or business that sells goods to the public, such as a shop, supermarket or online store.7 sentencesretainTo retain is to keep something and not lose it or give it away.12 sentencesretainerA retainer is an old word for a servant or follower who serves a lord or noble family. (old use).5 sentencesretakeTo retake a test or exam is to take it again, often because you failed or want a better mark.9 sentencesretaliateTo do something bad back to someone who has hurt or attacked you; to hit back.7 sentencesretaliationDoing something bad to someone because they did something bad to you; hitting back; revenge.7 sentencesretaliatoryDone to hit back or pay someone back for something bad they did.8 sentencesretardTo slow down or delay something: to retard growth, fire-retardant material.7 sentencesretchTo retch is to strain the throat and stomach as if about to be sick, without being sick.6 sentencesretellTo retell a story is to tell it again, often in your own words.8 sentencesretentionRetention is keeping something, or keeping it from being lost.8 sentencesreticenceThe habit of not saying much, or of keeping your feelings and thoughts to yourself.8 sentencesreticulateReticulate means having a pattern of lines crossing each other like a net, as in the veins of a leaf («reticulate venation»).9 sentencesretinaThe retina is the thin layer at the back of the inside of the eye that senses light and sends messages to the brain.7 sentencesretinueA retinue is the group of people who travel with and serve an important person, such as a king or an emperor.4 sentencesretireTo stop working, usually because you are older.10 sentencesretiredRetired describes a person who has stopped working, usually because they are older.12 sentencesretirementRetirement is the time when a person stops working for good, usually because they are older.10 sentencesretiringAdjective: shy and quiet; not liking to be noticed: a retiring person.12 sentencesretortTo answer quickly and sharply, often in an angry or clever way.10 sentencesretraceTo retrace your steps is to go back along the same way you came.4 sentencesretractTo retract is to take back something you have said or agreed to.5 sentencesretractableAble to be pulled back in or folded away when not in use.8 sentencesretractedPulled back in: a cat with retracted claws.10 sentencesretractionA statement saying that something you said or printed before was wrong, taking it back.8 sentencesretrainTo retrain is to learn new skills, usually for a different job.7 sentencesretreatTo move back or away, especially from danger or an enemy.13 sentencesretreatedMoved back or away, especially from danger or an enemy.11 sentencesretributionRetribution is punishment that is deserved, given as payment for a wrong that has been done.4 sentencesretrievalRetrieval is getting something back, finding it and bringing it back from where it was («the retrieval of the lost boat»).10 sentencesretrieveTo get something back from where it was left or lost.11 sentencesretrieverA retriever is a kind of dog bred to fetch and bring back birds that hunters have shot, for example the golden retriever and the Labrador…9 sentencesretroCopying or looking like the style of the past, especially the 1950s to 1990s.9 sentencesretrogradeGoing backwards, or getting worse instead of better.9 sentencesretrospect«In retrospect»: when you think about something afterwards, looking back on it, often seeing it differently.7 sentencesretrospectionThinking back about past events or about your own past.8 sentencesreturnTo return is to come back or go back to a place.16 sentencesreturnableAble to be given or sent back, often for money back: «returnable bottles».8 sentencesreubenReuben is a boy's name.9 sentencesreunificationReunification is joining together again something that had been split, especially a country that was divided into two.9 sentencesreunionA meeting of people who have not seen each other for a long time.10 sentencesreuniteTo bring people together again, or come together again, after being apart.9 sentencesreusableAble to be used again, many times, instead of being thrown away.7 sentencesreuseTo reuse something means to use it again instead of throwing it away, either for the same job or for a new one.9 sentencesrevTo rev an engine is to make it run faster by pressing the accelerator.6 sentencesrevealTo reveal something is to show something that was hidden.9 sentencesrevelTo revel is to take part in noisy fun such as feasting, drinking and dancing.5 sentencesrevelationA surprising fact that is made known, often a secret.12 sentencesrevellerA reveller is a person who joins in noisy partying, dancing and drinking.4 sentencesrevelryRevelry is noisy, happy partying with dancing, feasting and music.4 sentencesrevengeRevenge is hurting or punishing someone because they hurt you or someone you care about.11 sentencesrevengefulRevengeful means wanting to pay back someone who has hurt or wronged you.4 sentencesrevenueThe money that a business or government gets in, before costs are taken away; income.8 sentencesreverberateA sound reverberates when it bounces back off walls or hills again and again, making a long echo.5 sentencesreverberatingOf a sound: echoing again and again, loudly, filling a space.8 sentencesrevereTo revere someone or something is to respect and admire them very deeply.9 sentencesreverenceDeep respect and honour shown to someone, such as a parent or a holy person.6 sentencesreverendDeserving deep respect, as a wise or holy person does.5 sentencesreverentlyIn a respectful, worshipful way, as if in a holy place.4 sentencesreverieA daydream: a state of being lost in one's own thoughts, often pleasant.4 sentencesreversA revers: the part of a coat or jacket collar or cuff that is turned back so the inside shows, like a lapel (a fashion and sewing word).9 sentencesreversalA reversal is a change to the opposite direction, order or result.10 sentencesreverseTo reverse means to go backwards, especially in a car.14 sentencesreversedReversed is the past form of «reverse»: drove backwards, or turned something the other way or to the opposite.10 sentencesreversibleAble to be changed back to how it was before.10 sentencesrevertTo go back to an earlier state, habit or way of doing things.10 sentencesrevertingGoing back to an earlier state, habit or way of behaving.9 sentencesreviewA review is a second look at something to check or remember it; 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