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r enable [ineibel] v.
To enable a person is to make it possible for them to do something.
-»Having the key enabled us to open the door.
r frustrate [frAstreit] v.
To frustrate is to prevent someone from fulfilling their desire.
-*•The machine frustrated me because I could not fix it.
r govern IgAvarn] v.
To govern is to control the public business of a country, state, or city.
-* The United States is governed from the White House.
r plenty [plenti] n.
To have plenty of something is to have more than you need.
-» The school had plenty of books for the students to read.
r relieve m-M v.
To relieve someone is to make them feel less pain.
-♦The medicine relieved the sick boy.
r reputation [repjateijsn] n.
Reputation is the opinion that people have about someone.
->The doctor had a reputation for helping people.
r royal [roial] adj.
Royal describes something that belongs to a king or queen.
-* The king sat upon the royal throne.
r slave [sleiv] n.
A slave is a person who is not free and must work for someone else.
-* The slave worked very hard all day long.
r struggle [strAgal] v.
To struggle is to fight against someone or something.
— The kids struggled with each other for the toy.
r stupid [s1/u:pid] adj.
When someone is stupid, they lack intelligence.
-* He said something stupid that made everyone angry at him.
