Lesson 268 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More | Learn English

Emoji	Word	Past	Past Participle	Third Person Singular	Gerund	Meaning	Example Sentence	Example Expression	Example Expression Meaning	Synonyms	Antonyms	Collocations

#8010 ✂️ ••••••	shear /ʃɪə/ verb ••••••	sheared ••••••	shorn ••••••	shears ••••••	shearing ••••••	to cut the wool off a sheep or to cut something with sharp tools like scissors or shears ••••••	The farmer will shear the sheep in the spring. ••••••	shear off ••••••	to cut or break something away suddenly ••••••	clip, cut, trim, crop, slice ••••••	attach, grow ••••••	shear sheep, shear wool, shear metal, shear force ••••••
#8011 🛍️ ••••••	shopworn /ˈʃɑːpwɔːrn/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	worn or faded from being displayed in a shop; no longer fresh or original ••••••	The shopworn shoes were sold at a discount. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	faded, worn, old, stale, overused ••••••	new, fresh, original ••••••	shopworn goods, shopworn ideas, shopworn clothes ••••••
#8012 📸 ••••••	shoot /ʃuːt/ verb ••••••	shot ••••••	shot ••••••	shoots ••••••	shooting ••••••	to fire a bullet or arrow from a weapon; to take a photograph or film ••••••	He learned how to shoot a bow and arrow. ••••••	shoot the breeze ••••••	to chat informally ••••••	fire, discharge, snap, photograph, film ••••••	miss, hold, keep ••••••	shoot a gun, shoot a film, shoot photos, shoot arrows ••••••
#8013 💔 ••••••	shoddy /ˈʃɑːdi/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	badly made or done; of poor quality ••••••	The contractor did a shoddy job on the repairs. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	inferior, poor, cheap, low-quality, careless ••••••	excellent, superior, good ••••••	shoddy work, shoddy product, shoddy service ••••••
#8014 🐟 ••••••	shoal /ʃoʊl/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a large group of fish swimming together; a shallow place in water ••••••	We saw a shoal of fish near the coast. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	school, swarm, group, cluster ••••••	individual, solitary ••••••	shoal of fish, shoal waters, large shoal ••••••
#8015 🙈 ••••••	shirk /ʃɜːrk/ verb ••••••	shirked ••••••	shirked ••••••	shirks ••••••	shirking ••••••	to avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility ••••••	He always tries to shirk his responsibilities at work. ••••••	shirk one's duty ••••••	to avoid or neglect an obligation ••••••	evade, dodge, neglect, avoid, sidestep ••••••	fulfill, perform, face ••••••	shirk responsibility, shirk duty, shirk work, shirk obligations ••••••
#8016 🛳️ ••••••	shipshape /ˈʃɪpˌʃeɪp/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Neat, tidy, and in good order. ••••••	She kept her office shipshape at all times. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	neat, tidy, orderly, organized, trim ••••••	messy, untidy, disorganized ••••••	shipshape condition, shipshape room, keep shipshape ••••••
#8017 ✨ ••••••	shimmer /ˈʃɪmər/ verb ••••••	shimmered ••••••	shimmered ••••••	shimmers ••••••	shimmering ••••••	To shine with a soft, wavering light. ••••••	The lake shimmered under the moonlight. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	glimmer, sparkle, glisten, twinkle, gleam ••••••	dull, darken ••••••	shimmering light, shimmer in the sun, shimmer with color ••••••
#8018 😴 ••••••	shiftless /ˈʃɪft.ləs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Lacking ambition or the ability to accomplish anything; lazy and unmotivated. ••••••	He was seen as a shiftless young man with no goals. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	lazy, idle, unmotivated, indolent, sluggish ••••••	hardworking, ambitious, active ••••••	shiftless youth, shiftless attitude, shiftless lifestyle ••••••
#8019 🔄 ••••••	shift /ʃɪft/ verb ••••••	shifted ••••••	shifted ••••••	shifts ••••••	shifting ••••••	To move or change from one place, position, or situation to another. ••••••	She had to shift her focus to the new project. ••••••	shift gears ••••••	to change your approach or activity suddenly ••••••	move, change, switch, transfer, relocate ••••••	stay, remain, hold ••••••	shift focus, shift position, shift attention, shift responsibility ••••••
#8020 🗣️ ••••••	shibboleth /ˈʃɪbəˌlɛθ/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A custom, phrase, or belief distinguishing a particular group of people, often used to identify outsiders. ••••••	The phrase became a political shibboleth during the campaign. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	catchword, slogan, custom, tradition, motto ••••••	reality, fact ••••••	political shibboleth, cultural shibboleth, linguistic shibboleth, old shibboleth ••••••
#8021 🍹 ••••••	sherbet /ˈʃɜːrbət/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a sweet flavored drink or a frozen dessert made from sweetened fruit juice ••••••	On hot days, she enjoys a glass of lemon sherbet. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	sorbet, ice, frozen dessert, refreshment ••••••	none ••••••	drink sherbet, lemon sherbet, fruit sherbet ••••••
#8022 ⛰️ ••••••	sheer /ʃɪə/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	complete and utter; very steep or transparent ••••••	The cliff was a sheer drop into the sea. ••••••	sheer luck ••••••	something happening only because of complete chance ••••••	absolute, pure, steep, transparent, thin ••••••	partial, opaque ••••••	sheer luck, sheer force, sheer cliff, sheer fabric ••••••
#8023 🍂 ••••••	shed /ʃɛd/ verb ••••••	shed ••••••	shed ••••••	sheds ••••••	shedding ••••••	to let something fall off naturally, such as leaves, hair, or tears ••••••	Trees shed their leaves in autumn. ••••••	shed light on ••••••	to make something clearer or easier to understand ••••••	discard, drop, lose, release, emit ••••••	keep, retain ••••••	shed tears, shed light, shed weight, shed blood ••••••
#8024 🗡️ ••••••	sheathe /ʃiːð/ verb ••••••	sheathed ••••••	sheathed ••••••	sheathes ••••••	sheathing ••••••	to put a sword or knife back into its cover ••••••	He quickly sheathed his sword after the duel. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	cover, encase, enclose, wrap ••••••	unsheathe, expose ••••••	sheathe sword, sheathe blade, sheathe knife ••••••
#8025 🧭 ••••••	sextant /ˈsɛkstənt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a navigational instrument with a graduated arc of 60°, used to measure the angle between a celestial object and the horizon ••••••	Using a sextant, the navigator fixed the ship’s position at noon. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	astrolabe, octant, navigational instrument, quadrant ••••••	guesswork, estimation ••••••	marine sextant, brass sextant, sextant reading, use a sextant, celestial navigation ••••••
#8026 🌾 ••••••	sheaf /ʃiːf/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a bundle of grain stalks laid lengthwise and tied together after reaping; a bundle of objects tied together ••••••	The farmer carried a sheaf of wheat on his shoulder. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	bundle, bunch, cluster, stack ••••••	scatter, spread ••••••	sheaf of wheat, sheaf of papers, tied sheaf ••••••
#8027 🪒 ••••••	shaving /ˈʃeɪvɪŋ/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the act of removing hair with a razor; a thin strip or piece shaved from something ••••••	He bought a new cream for shaving. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	trimming, cutting, scraping, sliver ••••••	growing, lengthening ••••••	shaving cream, shaving brush, wood shaving ••••••
#8028 🪨 ••••••	shard /ʃɑːrd/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a broken piece of glass, metal, or pottery ••••••	He cut his finger on a shard of glass. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	fragment, splinter, sliver, piece ••••••	whole, entirety, unity ••••••	shard of glass, shard of pottery, broken shard ••••••
#8029 🏞️ ••••••	shangri-la /ˌʃæŋɡriˈlɑː/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a remote, beautiful, imaginary place where life is perfect and peaceful ••••••	They described the island as a modern-day Shangri-La. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	paradise, utopia, heaven, eden ••••••	hell, chaos, dystopia ••••••	modern Shangri-La, hidden Shangri-La, personal Shangri-La ••••••
#8030 💥 ••••••	shambles /ˈʃæmbəlz/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a state of complete disorder or ruin ••••••	After the storm, the whole town was in shambles. ••••••	in shambles ••••••	in a state of complete disorder or chaos ••••••	mess, chaos, wreck, disorder, ruin ••••••	order, organization, structure ••••••	in shambles, left in shambles, economic shambles, political shambles ••••••
#8031 🎭 ••••••	sham /ʃæm/ noun, adjective, verb ••••••	shammed ••••••	shammed ••••••	shams ••••••	shamming ••••••	something that is not what it appears to be; a false or fake thing; to pretend ••••••	The deal turned out to be a sham. ••••••	sham marriage ••••••	a marriage entered into for purposes other than genuine relationship ••••••	fake, fraud, hoax, counterfeit, pretense ••••••	genuine, real, authentic ••••••	sham marriage, sham democracy, sham trial, complete sham ••••••
#8032 💧 ••••••	shallow /ˈʃæl.oʊ/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	not deep; lacking depth of thought or feeling ••••••	The children played in the shallow water near the shore. ••••••	shallow end ••••••	the less deep part of a pool ••••••	superficial, surface-level, slight, trivial ••••••	deep, profound, thoughtful ••••••	shallow water, shallow end, shallow mind, shallow depth ••••••
#8033 🪨 ••••••	shale /ʃeɪl/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a fine-grained sedimentary rock that can be split into thin layers ••••••	The region is rich in shale and natural gas deposits. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	rock, stone, slate, mudstone ••••••	sandstone, limestone ••••••	shale gas, shale oil, shale formation, shale rock ••••••
#8034 🌑 ••••••	shadow /ˈʃæd.oʊ/ noun, verb ••••••	shadowed ••••••	shadowed ••••••	shadows ••••••	shadowing ••••••	a dark area or shape made when something blocks light; to follow or observe secretly ••••••	His shadow stretched long in the evening sun. ••••••	shadow of a doubt ••••••	a very small amount of uncertainty ••••••	silhouette, outline, shade, reflection, follower ••••••	light, brightness, clarity ••••••	cast a shadow, dark shadow, shadow of the night, shadow government ••••••
#8035 🌳 ••••••	shade /ʃeɪd/ noun, verb ••••••	shaded ••••••	shaded ••••••	shades ••••••	shading ••••••	a sheltered or darker area where direct light is blocked; to block light from something ••••••	We sat under the tree for some shade. ••••••	throw shade ••••••	to publicly criticize or show disrespect subtly ••••••	shadow, cover, shelter, dimness, screen ••••••	light, brightness, exposure ••••••	in the shade, shade of a tree, window shade, sun shade ••••••
#8036 ⛓️ ••••••	shackle /ˈʃækəl/ verb ••••••	shackled ••••••	shackled ••••••	shackles ••••••	shackling ••••••	to chain or restrain; to restrict someone’s actions or freedom ••••••	Outdated regulations shackle small businesses and slow innovation. ••••••	throw off the shackles ••••••	to free oneself from restraints or restrictions ••••••	chain, fetter, bind, restrain, hamper ••••••	free, liberate, unshackle ••••••	shackle progress, economic shackles, iron shackles, shackle a prisoner, throw off shackles ••••••
#8037 🛖 ••••••	shack /ʃæk/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a small, roughly built house or hut, often poor or temporary ••••••	They spent the weekend in a small wooden shack by the river. ••••••	shack up ••••••	to live together as a couple without being married ••••••	hut, cabin, shanty, hutment, hovel ••••••	mansion, villa, palace ••••••	wooden shack, tin-roofed shack, beach shack, rundown shack, shack by the river ••••••
#8038 6️⃣ ••••••	sextuple /sɛkˈstuːpəl/ verb ••••••	sextupled ••••••	sextupled ••••••	sextuples ••••••	sextupling ••••••	to make or become six times as great or as many ••••••	Within two quarters, the campaign sextupled their daily sign-ups. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	increase sixfold, multiply, amplify, magnify ••••••	halve, reduce, diminish ••••••	sextuple growth, sextuple the number, sextupled revenue, increase sixfold ••••••
#8039 🎶 ••••••	sextet /sɛkˈstɛt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a group of six people playing music or a piece written for six performers ••••••	The jazz sextet filled the small club with a warm, layered sound. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	six-piece, ensemble, group, band ••••••	solo, duet ••••••	jazz sextet, string sextet, vocal sextet, compose a sextet, perform with a sextet ••••••

Lesson 268 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More

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