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| an explanation of why or how something has happened.
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| rebel
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| someone who fights against those in charge.
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| receipt
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| a written or printed piece of paper that shows you have received and paid for something.
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| receive
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| to take something given or sent to you.
| She received lots of presents for her birthday
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| recent
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| not long ago.
| A recent storm.
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| recipe
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| instructions that tell you how to make and cook food, or how to make a drink.
| recipe book
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| recite
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| to say aloud something that you have learned by heart.
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| reckon
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| to suppose or think something.
| What do you reckon that is?
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| recognize
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| to see someone or something and know who they are or what it is.
| He recognized his friend’s bike because of the red bags.
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| record
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| to store sounds or pictures, on tape, film, record, compact disc (CD), or digital versatile/ video disc (DVD).
| Recording a song.
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| record
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| a round plastic disc with tiny grooves in the surface, on which sounds are recorded.
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| recorder
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| a small wooden or plastic wind instrument that you blow into. The air is forced out through holes, which you cover with your fingers to make different sounds.
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| recover
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| to get better after being ill.
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| recreation
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| the things we like to do in our spare time, such as playing sports and having hobbies.
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| recruit
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| a new member of an organization or group.
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| rectangle
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| a flat four-sided shape with four right angles in its corners
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| recycle
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| to use things again, often by turning garbage into new products. Glass, plastics, paper, and metal can all be recycled.
| materials for recycling
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| red
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| a color.
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| reduce
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| to make something smaller in size or amount.
| The store reduced the price of hats by half
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| reed
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| a tall plant with a long, stiff, straight stem that grows in wet areas.
| Reeds are used to make house roofs and paper.
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| reef
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| a raised, narrow ridge of rock, sand, or coral, just above or below the surface of the sea.
| coral reef
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| referee
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| someone who watches over a game or contest to see that people play by the rules.
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| reference
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| providing information.
| The reference book was full of interesting facts.
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| refinery
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| a large factory where natural substances are processed into other products. Oil is made into gasoline at a refinery.
| oil refinery
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| reflect
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| to throw back light, heat, or sound that has come from somewhere else.
| Shiny surfaces reflect light.
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| refrigerator
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| a machine that keeps food and beverages cool and fresh.
| A refrigerator is sometimes called a fridge for short.
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| refugee
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| someone who leaves their home and belongings and escapes to another place, usually because he or she is in danger.
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| refuse
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| to say that you will not do something.
| He refused to give her the ball.
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| region
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| an area or district of a country.
| A mountain region.
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| regret
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| to be sorry or sad about something that has happened.
| He regretted being angry with his sister.
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