4000 FCE Vocabulary List

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

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

radiant:
a. 發光的,榮光煥發的 brilliant; obviously very happy, or very beautiful

radical:
a. 根本的,激進的 drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic

radius:
n. 半徑,半徑範圍 a right line drawn or extending from the center of a circle to the periphery

raft:
n. 筏,救生艇 a flat float made of logs or planks;  a large number or amount or extent

ragged:
a. 襤褸的,破爛的 torn; worn; having an irregular surface or edge; uneven or jagged in outline

ragtime:
n. 拉格泰姆音樂 music with a syncopated melody; musical form, predating jazz

rail:
v. 責罵,斥責,咆哮 scold; express objections or criticisms in bitter, harsh, or abusive language

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

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

ranch:
n. 農場,牧場 farm consisting of a large tract of land

rancher:
n. 大農場經營者,牧場工人 one who owns or operates a ranch or farm

ranching:
n. 放牧的 farming for the raising of livestock

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

rank:
v. 擁有社會地位,佔據位置 hold a particular position in a social hierarchy; form or stand in a row or rows

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

rapacious:
a. 極度貪婪的,捕食的,掠奪的 excessively greedy; predatory; taking by force; plundering

rapture:
n. 痴迷,狂喜,極高興 state of being transported by a lofty emotion; ecstasy; violent taking and carrying away; seizure; forcible removal

rare:
a. 稀有的 scarce; infrequently occurring; uncommon