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RACIAL racial prejudice
RADIAL
RADICAL a radical proposal
RADIOACTIVE
RALLYING a rallying cry = a rallying call (Americans use Type 1 stress pattern: rallying cry)
RAMBLING a rambling speech
RARE a rare book a rare find
RATIONAL rational thought
RAVING a raving beauty a raving lunatic
RAVISHING a ravishing beauty
RAW raw food a raw deal
READY
REAL
RECENT in recent years recent history recent events
RECHARGEABLE a rechargeable battery
RECKLESS
RECORDED recorded history a recorded phone call
RECREATIONAL recreational activities
RECURRING a recurring thought
RED a red card a red carpet red tape a red flag a red hat
REDUCED
REFRESHING
REGIONAL a regional business center
REGISTERED
REIGNING a reigning monarch
REJECTED
RELAXING
RELEASED released prisoners
RELIGIOUS religious beliefs religious rites
REMOTE a remote village remote log-in remote memory
REPETITIVE repetitive movements
RESPONSIBLE a responsible attitude
REVOLVING
RIGHT the right decision right field (in such games a football, cricket, baseball etc.)
RHETORICAL
RHEUMATIC
ROLLING
ROYAL the royal family
RUNNING
RUNNY
RURAL a rural scene
SACRED
SACRIFICIAL a sacrificial ceremony
SALTY salty food
SAME the same place the same thing By the same token
SECOND a second wife second-hand (an adjective) the second row
SECRET a/the secret service the secret police
SEPARATE a separate matter separate households
SEQUENTIAL
SEQUENTIAL
SEXUAL sexual maturity
SHOOTING
SHRINKING a shrinking number of a "shrinking violet"
SIAMESE
SILENT
SILVER
SIMPLE a simple explanation a simple mind
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SINGLE
SITTING a sitting duck a sitting member (of parliament) the sitting government the sitting judge
SLEEPING a sleeping baby
SLEEVELESS a sleeveless jacket
SLIDING
SMALL a small boy a small piece small letters (of the alphabet) the small intestine It's "small potatoes" (U.S.) = It's "small beer" (Br.) = It's unimportant.
SMOKED
SMOKING
SMOOTH smooth progress a smooth surface
SOCIAL a social class (also, a social class - Type 1) a social contract a social gathering a social movement a social norm social development social services social status social welfare
SOCIALIZED
SOFT
SOLID a solid foundation solid gold solid work
SOLITARY
SOUTH South Africa
SORE
SOUR
SOUTHERN southern China
SPARE
SPATIAL the spatial relationship
SPEAKING the speaking clock
SPECIAL a special area a special event special privileges
SPECTACULAR spectacular scenery
SPIRITUAL (In English, this word is usually associated with religion. I.e., "spiritual" = 宗教的. The example below is an exception to this usual situation.) one's spiritual home
SPORTING
STAINED
STAINLESS
STANDARD standard practice standard pronunciation
STANDING
STATE-OWNED a state-owned company a state-owned enterprise
STATELY
STICKY sticky rice a sticky surface
STILL (not moving) a still life (a type of painting)
STRANGE a strange smell strange shapes
STRATEGIC
STRUCTURAL structural reforms
STUFFED
SUBSTANTIAL a substantial improvement
SUBTLE
SUPERFICIAL a superficial change
SUPPLEMENTAL (similar to "supplementary") a supplemental income
SUSTAINABLE
SUSTAINED
SWEET a sweet taste "sweet nothings" (words of affection spoken by lovers to each other) a "sweet tooth"
SWINGING
SYMBOLIC a symbolic figure a symbolic gesture |