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-rd ... Raleigh
Ramadan ... Rh–negative
Rh–positive ... Roman Catholic
Roman alphabet ... Russian roulette
Rustbelt ... racing car
racism ... radiography
radiologist ... raid
raider ... raja
rake ... rand
random ... rapist
rappel ... rate
rate of exchange ... ravine
raving ... react
reactant ... realism
realist ... rearview mirror
rearward ... recant
recap ... recharger
recherché ... reconcile
reconciliation ... recreation room
recreational ... red herring
red ink ... redial
redid ... reek
reel ... reflective
reflector ... refusal
refuse ... registry
registry office ... reimburse
rein ... relative
relatively ... religious
religiously ... reminiscent
remiss ... renal
rename ... reparable
reparation ... reply
reply–paid ... reproduction
reproductive ... rescind
rescue ... resignation
resigned ... respiration
respirator ... restorative
restore ... retaining wall
retake ... retreat
retrench ... revalue
revamp ... revert
review ... reword
rework ... ribbed
ribbing ... riffle
riffraff ... righto
rightsize ... rinky–dink
rinse ... ritualistic
ritzy ... roadrunner
roadside ... rock salt
rock ’n’ roll ... roll of honour
roll–on ... rook
rookie ... roseate
rosebud ... rough–edged
rough–hewn ... rove
rover ... rubberneck
rubbery ... rug
rugby ... rump
rumple ... runway
rupee ... rye
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someone who looks very much like another person
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