| 5000 Vocabulary List for Visiting Scholars in the USA - Page 484 | |||
| Word | Type | Used in a Sentence | Synonym |
| rope | noun | He was at the end of his rope. | hopeless, powerless |
| noun | The bicycle was tied on by a rope. | heavy cord | |
| rose | noun | She wore a rose in her hair. | type of flower |
| rot | noun | The rot had destroyed the vegetables. | decay |
| verb | The potatoes had rotted in the bin. | spoiled | |
| rotate | noun | We rotate personnel every week. | change |
| rough | adj. | We traveled over some rough roads. | stony |
| adj. | He faces rough competition. | tempestuous | |
| adj. | He had a rough temper. | brutal | |
| round | adj. | They live in a round house. | circular |
| prep. | It's a plant that grows round the year. | throughout | |
| verb | We need to round out his body. | fill out | |
| verb | We heard a round being fired. | bullet | |