Vocabulary Words
risk
B1noun, verb
(formal use in business, engineering, etc.) The potential (conventionally negative) effect of an event, determined by combining the likelihood of the event occurring with the effect should it occur. (+7 more)
robot
B1noun
A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed. (+5 more)
rough
B1adjective, adverb, noun, verb
A piece inserted in a horseshoe to keep the animal from slipping. (+42 more)
round
B1adjective, adverb, noun, preposition, verb
(authorship, of a fictional character) Well-written and well-characterized (+104 more)
rubber
B1adjective, noun, verb
(in the plural) Water-resistant shoe covers, galoshes, overshoes. (+18 more)
rubbish
B1adjective, interjection, noun, verb
(by extension) An item, or items, of low quality. (+9 more)
ruin
B1noun, verb
(sometimes in the plural) The remains of a destroyed or dilapidated construction, such as a house or castle. (+18 more)
runaway
B1adjective, noun
(usually attributive) An object or process that is out of control or out of equilibrium. (+12 more)
runway
B1noun
A defined, narrow section of land or an artificial structure used for access. (+6 more)