| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 461 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| refrain | verb | We will refrain from making comments. | resist |
| refresh | verb | We refreshed ourselves with a nap. | renewed |
| refreshment | noun | We gave them some refreshments. | snacks |
| refrigerator | noun | We put the food in the refrigerator. | icebox |
| refuge | noun | We need a place of refuge. | sanctuary |
| refugee | noun | The refugees were trying to escape. | emigrants |
| refusal | noun | We were surprised by his refusal. | rejection |
| refuse | verb | I refuse to help them. | decline |
| refute | verb | She refuted all they had said. | contradicted |
| regard | verb | I regard them as our friends. | consider |
| noun | Give them my regards. | respect | |
| regarding | prep. | Regarding the books, don't send any. | in reference to |
| regardless | adj. | I am going regardless of what they say. | notwithstanding |