| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 480 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| ring | noun | The ring of the bell woke us up. | chime |
| verb | Ring the alarm and alert them. | peal | |
| rinse | verb | Rinse the clothes after washing. | flush |
| riot | noun | The riot was over food prices. | brawl |
| verb | They rioted last week in the city. | brawled | |
| noun | There was a riot of color. | profusion | |
| rip | verb | He ripped the cloth in two. | tore |
| ripe | adj. | She bought some ripe tomatoes. | mature |
| ripen | verb | The apples ripen in the summer. | mature |
| ripple | noun | There was a ripple on the water. | small wave |
| rise | noun | The rise in prices was expected. | increase |
| verb | We will rise at ten in the morning. | get out of bed | |