Vocabulary Words
quotation
B2noun
A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else. Most often a quotation is taken from literature or speech, but also scenes from a movie, elements of a painting, a passage of music, etc., may be quoted. (+3 more)
quote
B2noun, verb
(Commerce) To name the current price, notably of a financial security. (+10 more)
rabbit
A1noun, verb
A large element at the beginning of a list of items to be bubble sorted, and thus tending to be quickly swapped into its correct position. Compare turtle. (+16 more)
racism
B2noun
Belief that there are distinct human races with inherent differences which determine their abilities, and generally that some are superior and others inferior. (+3 more)
racket
A2noun, verb
A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to allow walking on marshy or soft ground. (+12 more)
radar
B2noun, verb
A method of detecting distant objects and determining their position, velocity, or other characteristics by analysis of sent radio waves (usually microwaves) reflected from their surfaces (+4 more)
radiate
B2adjective, noun, verb
(ecology, intransitive) to spread into new habitats, migrate. (+15 more)
radio
A1noun, verb
A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound. (+6 more)
radium
B2noun, verb
A type of cloth woven from silk or synthetic yarn, often with a shiny appearance. (+2 more)
railroad
B1noun, verb
(upholstery) To run fabric horizontally instead of the usual vertically. (+13 more)