| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 481 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| rise | verb | The bread dough rises. | grows |
| risk | noun | The reward is worth the risk. | danger |
| verb | She risked her life to save him. | endangered | |
| rival | verb | Wheat rivals rice in importance. | contends with |
| adj. | He met with the rival leaders. | competing | |
| noun | His rivals were trying to destroy him. | opponents | |
| river | noun | The river is a means of transportation. | stream |
| road | noun | The road to the city was under repair. | highway |
| roam | verb | We roamed over the hills. | meandered |
| roar | noun | The lion's roar was heard by all. | bellow |
| verb | He roared out the command. | shouted | |
| roast | verb | We roasted the rabbit to eat. | broiled |
| rob | verb | He robbed us using a gun. | took by force |