| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| Entry Index |
| | | realistic to rooftop |
| | | realistic, unrealistic |
| really something |
| realm |
| realtor |
| ream 1 |
| ream 2 |
| rear |
| rear (end) |
| rear-end |
| reason, cause |
| reasonable |
| reason is because |
| reason why, the |
| rebel |
| rebuff, refuse, reject, repel, repulse |
| recall |
| receipt |
| receipt |
| receptive |
| recess |
| recession |
| recipe, receipt |
| recipient |
| reciprocal |
| recital |
| reckon |
| recognize |
| recollect, recall, remember |
| reconcile |
| record, new |
| recorder |
| recourse |
| recrudescence |
| recto, verso |
| rector |
| recur, reoccur, recurrence, reoccurrence, recurrent |
| redolent |
| REDUNDANT, REDUNDANCY |
| refer |
| refer back |
| referee, umpire |
| referendum |
| REFERENT |
| reflection, reflexion |
| REFLEXIVE PRONOUNS |
| refuse |
| refute |
| regalia |
| regard |
| regarding, as regards, in regard(s) to, with regard(s) to |
| regardless |
| REGIONAL DIALECT |
| regret |
| regretful, regrettable, regretfully, regrettably |
| REGULAR |
| REGULAR PATTERNS FOR PLURALS OF NOUNS |
| reign, rain, rein |
| reiterate, iterate |
| reject |
| rejoice |
| relate |
| relating to |
| relation, relative |
| relationship |
| relative |
| RELATIVE CLAUSES |
| relatively |
| RELATIVE PRONOUNS |
| RELATIVE PRONOUNS, OMITTED |
| relative to, relating to |
| release(d) time |
| relevant |
| relic, relict |
| RELIC PLURALS OF NOUNS |
| RELICS AND FOSSILS |
| relict |
| relieve |
| religious |
| relish |
| remains |
| remand, remand back |
| remediable, remedial |
| remedy |
| remember |
| remind |
| remittance, remission |
| remunerate, remuneration |
| Renaissance, renascence, renascent |
| render |
| rendezvous |
| renowned, renown |
| rent |
| reoccur, reoccurrence |
| rep |
| repairable, reparable |
| repast |
| repeat |
| repeat again |
| repel |
| repellent, repellant, repulsive, revolting |
| repertoire, repertory |
| REPETITION |
| repetitious, repetitive |
| replace |
| replete |
| replica, copy, reproduction |
| replicate, copy, duplicate, repeat |
| reportedly |
| repository |
| reprisal |
| reproduction |
| republican, Republican |
| repugnance |
| repulse |
| repulsive |
| request |
| require |
| requirement, requisite |
| resemblance |
| resentment |
| reside |
| resin, rosin |
| resource, recourse, resort |
| respect |
| respectable, respectful, respective |
| respecting |
| respective |
| respectively |
| RESPONSE UTTERANCE |
| responsibility |
| restaurateur, restauranteur |
| restive, restless |
| RESTRICTIVE AND NONRESTRICTIVE CLAUSES |
| RESTRICTIVE AND NONRESTRICTIVE MODIFIERS |
| RESTRICTIVE APPOSITIVES |
| result, end |
| resume, résumé, resumé |
| reticent, reticence |
| retiree |
| retro- |
| return back |
| Rev. |
| revel |
| revelation, Revelation(s) |
| revenge |
| Reverend, Rev. |
| reversal, reversion |
| reverse |
| reverse discrimination |
| reversion |
| revert back, revert |
| review, revue |
| revise |
| revolting |
| revue |
| reward |
| RHETORIC |
| rhinoceros |
| RHYME, RIME, ASSONANCE, CONSONANCE |
| RHYME IN PROSE, RIME RICHE |
| RHYMING COMPOUNDS |
| RHYMING SLANG |
| RHYTHM IN PROSE |
| rich, wealthy |
| rid |
| riddle |
| right |
| right bank (of a river) |
| rightly |
| right of way, right-of-way |
| right-to-life, right-to-lifer |
| right-to-work |
| rigor, rigour, rigorous |
| rill |
| RIME |
| RIME RICHE |
| ring 1 |
| ring 2 |
| riparian |
| rip off, rip-off, ripoff |
| rise |
| rise, arise, get up |
| rite, right, wright, write |
| River |
| riverine, riparian |
| rivulet |
| rob, steal |
| robbery |
| rock, stone |
| rock and a hard place, between a |
| rocks, on the |
| rodeo |
| role, rôle, roll |
| ROMAN |
| romance |
| Romania, Rumania |
| Roman numerals |
| rondeau, rondo, round |
| roof |
| rooftop |
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