| Vocabulary Words | Meanings |
|---|---|
| refer | to mention or speak of: to look up information in a book |
| referee | someone who has to see that rules are obeyed in games and sports |
| reference | act of referring, allusion, relation |
| reflect | to throw back light or heat from a shiny surface |
| refreshment | a light snack or a drink that makes you feel better when you are tired |
| refrigerator | a cold box or room where food is stored to keep it fresh |
| refuge | a shelter |
| refusal | act of refusing, choice of taking or refusing |
| refuse | to say you will not do something you are asked to do, waste matter |
| regard | to look at. The same word also means to think well or affectionately of someone |
| regard | to look at. The same word also means to think well or affectionately of someone |
| register | a written list of names or things kept for a special purpose |
| regret | to feel sorry about something |
| regular | usual; always happening at the same time |
| rehearse | to practise for a performance |
| reign | the period of time that king or queen rules |
| reindeer | a kind of large deer that lives in very cold places |
| reins | leather straps used to guide a horse |
| rejoice | to feel full of joy; very happy |
| rejoinder | an answer to a reply |
| relation | someone who is connected with your family, like a cousin or an aunt |
| relative | another word for relation |
| relax | to rest and take it easy |
| release | to let go; to set free |
| relent | to become less angry with someone; to forgive |
| reliable | able to be trusted |
| reliance | dependence, Trust, confidence |
| relieve | to give help, to reduce a pain or worry. The same word also means to take over work or duty from someone else |
| religion | a belief in God or gods |
| religious | believing in and worshipping God or gods |
| rely | to trust or depend on |
| remain | to stay behind or to be left |
| remainder | the part left over; the rest of |
| remand | to call or send back to jail |
| remark | something someone says |
| remarkable | unusual, extraordinary |
| remedy | that which cures a disease, To cure, redress, repair |
| remember | to keep something in your mind always or bring something back into your mind; the opposite of forget |
| remind | to make someone remember something |
| remove | to take away or take off |
| rent | the money you pay for the use or something you do not own, such as a house or machine |
| repair | to mend; to put right |
| repeat | to say or do over again |
| repent | to be sorry for something you have said or done; to regret |
| repentance | sorrow for sin, contrition, penitence |
| replace | to put back |
| reply | to answer |
| report | to write or tell about something that has happened. The same word also means the noise when a gun is fired |
| represent | to speak or act for someone or something else |
| repress | to press back, check, quell |
Non-defining relative clause
Non-defining relative clauses are placed after nouns which are definite already.
The adjective clause which does not define the noun before it but gives additional information about the noun is called the non-defining relative clause.