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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • recedingadjectiveB2+Moving back, of a hairline.
  • recent/ˈɹiː.sənt/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsHappening or made a short time ago.
  • recessive/ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/adjectiveC1Said of a gene whose effect shows only without a stronger one.
  • reciprocal/ɹɪˈsɪpɹək(ə)l/adjectiveC1Given by each side to the other.
  • reckless/ˈɹɛkləs/adjectiveB2Acting wildly without thought for the danger.
  • reclusive/ɹɪˈkluːsɪv/
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Choosing to live away from company.
  • recognisable/ˈɹɛkə(ɡ)naɪzəbl̩/adjectiveB2+Easy to know again when you see it.
  • reconciled/ˈɹɛkənsaɪld/adjectiveC12 meaningsBrought back together after a long quarrel.
  • recondite/ˈɹɛk(ə)nˌdaɪt/adjectiveC2Dealing with matters far beyond ordinary knowledge.
  • recreationaladjectiveC1Done for enjoyment rather than as work or duty.
  • rectangular/ɹɛkˈtæŋɡjəlɚ/adjectiveB2Shaped like an oblong with four right angles.
  • recumbentadjectiveC2Lying down.
  • recurring/ɹɪˈkɜːɹɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Coming back again and again.
  • red/ɹɛd/nounA12 meaningsThe colour of blood and ripe tomatoes.
  • red-hotadjectiveB22 meaningsHeated until it glows red.
  • redactedadjectiveC1With the sensitive parts blacked out.
  • redolent/ˈrɛdəʊlənt/adjectiveC2Strongly smelling of something, or bringing it to mind.
  • redoubtable/ɹɪˈdaʊtəbl̩/adjectiveC2Formidable, and to be treated with respect.
  • reduced/ɹɪˈdjuːst/adjectiveC12 meaningsBoiled down until thicker and stronger.
  • redundant/ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsNo longer needed or useful.
  • reedy/ˈɹiː.di/adjectiveC12 meaningsThin and high in tone.
  • refined/ɹɪˈfaɪnd/adjectiveB22 meaningsPolished, elegant and free of coarseness.
  • reflective/ɹɪˈflɛktɪv/adjectiveB2+Thoughtful, or throwing light back.
  • refractory/ɹɪˈfɹæk.tə.ɹi/adjectiveC2Stubbornly resisting control or treatment.
  • refreshing/ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/adjectiveC12 meaningsMaking you feel cool and revived.
  • refrigeratedadjectiveB1+Kept cold by machinery.
  • regal/ˈɹiːɡəl/adjectiveB2+Fit for a monarch, and grand in bearing.
  • regimentaladjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to a regiment.
  • regional/ˈɹiː.d͡ʒə.nəl/adjectiveB2Belonging to a particular part of a country.
  • regrettableadjectiveB2+Giving cause for regret.
  • regular/ˈɹɛɡjʊlə/adjectiveA24 meaningsHappening at fixed intervals.
  • regulatory/ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə.t(ɔː.)ɹi/adjectiveC1Concerned with making and enforcing rules.
  • relationaladjectiveC1To do with how things stand in relation to each other.
  • relative/ˈɹɛl.ə.tɪv/nounB13 meaningsA member of your family, by blood or by marriage.
  • relentless/ɹɪˈlɛntləs/adjectiveB2Never easing and never stopping.
  • relevant/ˈɹɛləvənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsConnected with what is being discussed, and important to it.
  • reliable/ɹɪˈlaɪəbl̩/adjectiveB12 meaningsAble to be trusted to do what is needed, every time.
  • reliantadjectiveB2Needing someone or something in order to manage or survive.
  • relieved/ɹɪˈliːvd/adjectiveB2No longer anxious, because a feared outcome did not happen.
  • religious/ɹɪˈlɪd͡ʒəs/adjectiveB12 meaningsConnected with faith and God.
  • reluctant/ɹɪˈlʌktənt/adjectiveC1Unwilling to do something, and doing it slowly or with visible resistance.
  • remarkable/ɹɪˈmɑː.kə.bl̩/adjectiveB2So unusual or excellent that people talk about it.
  • remedial/ɹɪˈmiː.dɪəl/adjectiveC1Meant to put right a fault or a weakness.
  • reminiscent/ˌɹɛməˈnɪsnt/adjectiveC1Bringing something else to mind.
  • remiss/ɹəˈmɪs/adjectiveC2Careless in doing what you were supposed to do.
  • remorseful/ɹɪˈmɔː(ɹ)sfʊl/adjectiveC2Deeply sorry for something you did wrong.
  • remorselessadjectiveC1Feeling no regret, or never letting up.
  • remote[ɹɪˈməʊt]adjectiveB15 meaningsFar from towns and people; hard to reach.
  • renewable/ɹɪˈnjuː.ə.bl̩/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsComing from sources that do not run out.
  • renowned/ɹɪˈnaʊnd/adjectiveC1Famous and admired far and wide.
  • repellent/ɹəˈpɛlənt/nounB2+2 meaningsA liquid put on skin to keep insects away.
  • repentant/ɹəˈpɛntənt/adjectiveB2Sincerely sorry for having done wrong.
  • repetitive/ɹɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/adjectiveB2Doing or saying the same thing again and again.
  • replete/ɹɪˈpliːt/adjectiveC2Filled to overflowing with something.
  • reprehensible/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnsɪb(ə)l/adjectiveC1Deserving strong disapproval.
  • representative/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈzɛnt(ət)ɪv/nounB22 meaningsSomebody chosen to speak or act for others.
  • reproductive/ˌɹiːpɹəˈdʌktɪv/adjectiveB2+To do with the producing of young.
  • reptilian/ɹɛpˈtɪliən/adjectiveC12 meaningsLike a reptile.
  • repugnant/ɹɪˈpʌɡnənt/adjectiveC1So distasteful that it turns you against it.
  • repulsive/ɹɪˈpʌlsɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo unpleasant it drives you away.