| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 453 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| rate | verb | He rated the movie excellent. | judged |
| verb | She rates a promotion this year. | merits | |
| rather | adv. | It is rather a large sum of money. | fairly |
| adv. | I'd rather go to the movies. | preferably | |
| ratio | noun | The ratio of men to women is 2 to 1. | number relation |
| rational | adj. | He was not talking in a rational way. | normal |
| adj. | It was not rational behavior. | sane | |
| raw | adj. | She ate a raw egg. | uncooked |
| adj. | It was raw facts. | unprocessed | |
| ray | noun | There was a ray light trough the trees. | beam |
| razor | noun | He used a razor to shave each morning. | shaving tool |
| reach | noun | Can you reach the top shelf? | extend arm to |
| noun | We will reach our goals soon. | achieve | |