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Risk
- noun - a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; "drinking alcohol is a health hazard"
- a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury; "he saw the rewards but not the risks of crime"; "there was a danger he would do the wrong thing"
- expose to a chance of loss or damage; "We risked losing a lot of money in this venture"; "Why risk your life?"; "She laid her job on the line when she told the boss that he was wrong"
- Gamble
- take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome; "When you buy these stocks you are gambling"
- the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
- the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
Rist
- - 3d pers. sing. pres. of Rise, contracted from riseth.
Rosa
- noun - large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
Rose
- verb - a dusty pink color
- any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
- become heartened or elated; "Her spirits rose when she heard the good news"
- become more extreme; "The tension heightened"
- come into existence; take on form or shape;
- come to the surface
- come up, of celestial bodies; "The sun also rises"; "The sun uprising sees the dusk night fled..."; "Jupiter ascends"
- exert oneself to meet a challenge; "rise to a challenge"; "rise to the occasion"
- get up and out of bed; "I get up at 7 A.M. every day"; "They rose early"; "He uprose at night"
- go up or advance; "Sales were climbing after prices were lowered"
- increase in value or to a higher point; "prices climbed steeply"; "the value of our house rose sharply last year"
- increase in volume; "the dough rose slowly in the warm room"
- move to a better position in life or to a better job; "She ascended from a life of pover
Ross
- noun - a politician in Wyoming who was the first woman governor in the United States (1876-1977)
- American seamstress said to have made the first American flag at the request of George Washington (1752-1836)
- British explorer of the Arctic and Antarctic; located the north magnetic pole in 1831; discovered the Ross Sea in Antarctica; nephew of Sir John Ross (1800-1862)
- British physician who discovered that mosquitos transmit malaria (1857-1932)
- Scottish explorer who led Arctic expeditions that yielded geographic discoveries while searching for the Northwest Passage (1777-1856)
Rosy
- adjective - having the pinkish flush of health
- of blush color; "blushful mists"
- presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions"
- reflecting optimism; "a rosy future"; "looked at the world through rose-colored glasses"
Ruse
- noun - a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
- Trick
Rush
- adjective - (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
- a sudden burst of activity; "come back after the rush"
- a sudden forceful flow
- act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
- attack suddenly
- cause to move fast or to rush or race; "The psychologist raced the rats through a long maze"
- cause to occur rapidly; "the infection precipitated a high fever and allergic reactions"
- done under pressure; "a rush job"
- grasslike plants growing in wet places and having cylindrical often hollow stems
- move fast; "He rushed down the hall to receive his guests"; "The cars raced down the street"
- not accepting reservations
- Noun. The first (film) prints of movie/drama scenes
- physician and American Revolutionary leader; signer of the Declaration of Independence (1745-1813)
- run with the ball, in
Rusk
- noun - slice of sweet raised bread baked again until it is brown and hard and crisp