rain

water that falls in drops from the sky

reign

rule, administration

rein

bit, harness

raise

lift up

raze

flatten, tear down completely

rap
(noun, verb)

a type of music; to strike sharply

wrap

to enclose in a covering

rapped

struck sharply

rapt

fascinated

wrapped

enclosed in a covering

read

present and past tenses of to comprehend writing

red

a color

real

actual, authentic

reel

stumble, falter

recede

to move back, withdraw

reseed

to seed again

reek

to smell bad

wreak

to cause trouble wreak havoc

regardless

(see irregardless)

rest

relax

wrest

take from

retch

vomit

wretch

lowly being, scoundrel

review

survey

revue

a satirical show

right

correct; opposite of left

rite

ritual, ceremony

write

to compose letters or words

ring

sound of a bell; jewelry worn around a finger

wring

to twist

road

street, path, highway

rode

past tense of ride

rowed

past tense of row

roe

fish eggs

row

aisle (pronounced like oh); propel with an oar (pronounced like oh); fight (pronounced like wow)

role

part in a play or film

roll
(noun, verb)

a bun; to rotate

roomer

one who rents a room

rumor

innuendo, gossip

root

base of a plant

rout

defeat (pronounced rowt)

route

path (pronounced like root or rowt)

rot

decay, decompose

wrought

accomplished

rote

by memory, formula

wrote

past tense of write

rude

impolite, unmannerly

rued

regretted, repented

rye

seed from a grain

wry

mocking, ironic, droll