4000 FCE Vocabulary List

racket:
n. مضرب a device consisting of an oval frame with a tightly interlaced network of strings and a handle

radar:
n. رادار measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave

radiant:
a. مشع brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful

radical:
a. جذرية drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic

radius:
n. الزلازل a right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery

raft:
n. الطوافة a flat float made of logs or planks;  a large number or amount or extent

ragged:
a. خشنة torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline

ragtime:
n. موسيقى الزنوج music with a syncopated melody; musical form, predating jazz

rail:
v. السكك الحديدية scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language

rainbow:
n. قوس قزح arc of colored light in the sky caused by the refraction of the sun's rays by rain

rally:
n. تجمع gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause; reassembling, of troops

ranch:
n. مزرعة farm consisting of a large tract of land

rancher:
n. عجال one who owns or operates a ranch or farm

ranching:
n. تربية farming for the raising of livestock

range:
n. رنج limits within which something can be effective; a variety of different things or activities

rank:
v. الدرجة hold a particular position in a social hierarchy; form or stand in a row or rows

rank:
n. الدرجة relative position in society; official position or grad; row, line, series, or range

rapacious:
a. الجشع excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering

rapture:
n. نشوة state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal

rare:
a. نادرة scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon