Words about words

lan Risk is a measure of the chance of something going wrong, and what bad things will happen if it goes wrong. For example, you have a higher risk of having a heart attack as you get older and fatter.
Risk is also exposing yourself to the possibility of something bad happening, for example the man in the picture risks falling off the cliff he is climbing if he loses his footing.

lan Risky means that something has a chance of going wrong or causing harm.

You might call driving very fast or trying a difficult trick risky. The word is often used for choices in sports, games, and everyday life, such as crossing a busy road.

Rode is the past tense of ride.

lan Romantic is a way to describe something that is sweet, caring, or meant to show love.

It might be used to talk about dinner or a walk together, and for words, stories, or music about love. The word is often used to describe books, poems, movies, and songs.

Something is rough if you touch it and you can easily feel all the little bits that make it up, and those little bits are hard and sharp. If you fall over on a rough surface you are likely to skin your knees. Some things, like sandpaper, are rough so they can be used to scrape the surface off something else. The opposite of rough is smooth.

You rub something by pressing firmly against it and moving backwards and forwards. People rub metal things with a cloth to clean them. People rub their eyes when they are tired. And dogs love having their tummies rubbed.

extension Running is a lot faster than walking. When you run, you take much longer steps, and you'll find that both of your feet are off the ground at the same time as you run.

Something is rural if it relates to life outside the city, out in the countryside or on a farm.
The opposite of rural is urban.

Something is rustic if it seems rough, simple and hand-made. Rustic is a term often associated with country or rural living. The house in the picture is rustic.
A similar word to rustic is quaint. The opposite of rustic might be sophisticated.

A liquid is saline if it contains common salt dissolved into it. Any salty water can be described as saline, but the word is most often used for sterile salty water used for medical purposes.
A similar word to saline is brine.