| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 479 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| ridiculed | verb | She ridiculed his ideas. | jeered |
| ridiculous | adj. | It was a ridiculous idea. | absurd |
| rifle | noun | I carried a rifle during the war. | firearm |
| right | adj. | You have the right idea. | correct |
| adj. | It's not right to lie. | appropriate | |
| adj. | It's the right time to act. | convenient | |
| noun | We were in the right. | correct | |
| noun | We had the right to complain. | privilege | |
| adv. | The suit doesn't fit right. | properly | |
| adv. | He left right after dinner. | immediately | |
| rim | noun | The rim of the cup was dirty. | edge |
| ring | noun | She wore a ring on her finger. | band |
| noun | The ring of trees was around the house. | circle | |