Lesson 269 - 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

#8040 🐍 ••••••	sibilance /ˈsɪbɪləns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A hissing or hushing sound, especially in speech with 's' or 'sh'. ••••••	The poet used sibilance to create a soft, hissing effect in the verse. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	hiss, hissing, whisper, susurration, shushing ••••••	silence, quiet, stillness ••••••	sibilance in poetry, heavy sibilance, create sibilance, sibilance effect ••••••
#8041 🔤 ••••••	signification /ˌsɪɡnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the meaning or sense conveyed by a word, action, or symbol ••••••	The signification of the gesture was misunderstood. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	meaning, sense, implication, interpretation ••••••	nonsense, insignificance ••••••	linguistic signification, symbolic signification, signification of terms ••••••
#8042 ⭐ ••••••	significant /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	important, meaningful, or having a noticeable effect ••••••	The company made a significant investment in new technology. ••••••	significant other ••••••	a person with whom someone has an established romantic or sexual relationship ••••••	important, meaningful, considerable, notable, substantial ••••••	insignificant, trivial, minor ••••••	significant impact, significant change, statistically significant, significant role ••••••
#8043 📌 ••••••	significance /sɪɡˈnɪfɪkəns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the quality of being important, meaningful, or worthy of attention ••••••	The significance of the discovery was recognized worldwide. ••••••	of great significance ••••••	something very important or meaningful ••••••	importance, meaning, value, weight, consequence ••••••	insignificance, triviality ••••••	historical significance, cultural significance, great significance, significance level ••••••
#8044 🚦 ••••••	signal /ˈsɪɡnəl/ noun/verb ••••••	signaled ••••••	signaled ••••••	signals ••••••	signaling ••••••	a gesture, sound, or action used to convey information or instructions ••••••	The driver gave a hand signal before turning left. ••••••	signal a change ••••••	to indicate that something new is about to happen ••••••	gesture, indication, sign, cue, alert ••••••	silence, concealment ••••••	give a signal, danger signal, signal strength, signal failure ••••••
#8045 🪣 ••••••	sift /sɪft/ verb ••••••	sifted ••••••	sifted ••••••	sifts ••••••	sifting ••••••	to separate or sort through carefully, often using a sieve or by examining closely ••••••	She sifted the flour before adding it to the cake mixture. ••••••	sift through ••••••	to examine something carefully in order to find what is important or useful ••••••	filter, screen, sort, examine, separate ••••••	ignore, overlook, neglect ••••••	sift flour, sift through evidence, sift carefully, sift information ••••••
#8046 🏰 ••••••	siege /siːdʒ/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A military operation in which a place is surrounded to force its surrender. ••••••	The castle fell after a long siege. ••••••	lay siege to ••••••	to surround and attack a place continuously ••••••	blockade, encirclement, assault, attack, investment ••••••	retreat, withdrawal, truce ••••••	under siege, lay siege, siege warfare, prolonged siege ••••••
#8047 🔀 ••••••	sidetrack /ˈsaɪdˌtræk/ verb ••••••	sidetracked ••••••	sidetracked ••••••	sidetracks ••••••	sidetracking ••••••	To distract from the main subject or activity. ••••••	She was sidetracked by an unexpected phone call. ••••••	get sidetracked ••••••	to become distracted and lose focus ••••••	distract, divert, mislead, digress, deflect ••••••	focus, concentrate, continue ••••••	sidetrack discussion, easily sidetracked, sidetracked by ••••••
#8048 ↩️ ••••••	sidestep /ˈsaɪdˌstɛp/ verb ••••••	sidestepped ••••••	sidestepped ••••••	sidesteps ••••••	sidestepping ••••••	To avoid something by stepping aside; to evade a problem or question indirectly. ••••••	The politician tried to sidestep the difficult question. ••••••	sidestep the issue ••••••	to avoid addressing a problem directly ••••••	avoid, evade, dodge, bypass, elude ••••••	confront, face, tackle ••••••	sidestep the issue, sidestep responsibility, sidestep the question ••••••
#8049 🌌 ••••••	sidereal /saɪˈdɪəriəl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Relating to the stars or constellations; measured relative to the stars. ••••••	Astronomers use sidereal time to track the positions of stars. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	stellar, astral, cosmic, celestial ••••••	terrestrial, earthly ••••••	sidereal time, sidereal day, sidereal year ••••••
#8050 👀 ••••••	sidelong /ˈsaɪdlɔːŋ/ adjective, adverb ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Directed to the side; indirect, furtive, or not straightforward. ••••••	She gave him a sidelong glance across the room. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	indirect, oblique, sideways, slanting, furtive ••••••	direct, straight, frontal ••••••	sidelong glance, sidelong look, sidelong remark ••••••
#8051 🔮 ••••••	sibylline /ˈsɪbɪlaɪn/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Prophetic, mysterious, or cryptic in meaning. ••••••	The old woman gave a sibylline warning about the future. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	prophetic, mystical, enigmatic, cryptic ••••••	clear, obvious, plain ••••••	sibylline prophecy, sibylline message, sibylline tone ••••••
#8052 👫 ••••••	sibling /ˈsɪblɪŋ/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A brother or sister. ••••••	She has three siblings, two brothers and one sister. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	brother, sister, kin, relative ••••••	stranger, outsider ••••••	sibling rivalry, younger sibling, elder sibling, sibling bond ••••••
#8053 💨 ••••••	sibilate /ˈsɪbəleɪt/ verb ••••••	sibilated ••••••	sibilated ••••••	sibilates ••••••	sibilating ••••••	To pronounce with a hissing sound. ••••••	The actor sibilated his lines for dramatic effect. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	hiss, whisper, whistle, susurrate ••••••	silence, quiet ••••••	sibilate words, sibilate lines, sibilate softly ••••••
#8054 🔊 ••••••	sibilant /ˈsɪbɪlənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Making or characterized by a hissing sound. ••••••	The word 'snake' starts with a sibilant sound. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	hissing, whistling, susurrant, whispering ••••••	voiceless, muted, quiet ••••••	sibilant consonant, sibilant sound, sibilant noise, sibilant speech ••••••
#8055 🤜 ••••••	shove /ʃʌv/ verb ••••••	shoved ••••••	shoved ••••••	shoves ••••••	shoving ••••••	to push someone or something roughly ••••••	He shoved the box into the corner. ••••••	shove it ••••••	a rude way of telling someone to go away or stop bothering you ••••••	push, thrust, jostle, force, propel ••••••	pull, drag, withdraw ••••••	shove aside, shove into, big shove, violent shove ••••••
#8056 🕵️ ••••••	shyster /ˈʃaɪstər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a person, especially a lawyer, who uses unscrupulous or dishonest methods ••••••	The businessman was exposed as a shyster who cheated clients. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	swindler, cheat, fraud, trickster, crook ••••••	honest person, gentleman, professional ••••••	legal shyster, political shyster, exposed as a shyster ••••••
#8057 🚂 ••••••	shunt /ʃʌnt/ verb ••••••	shunted ••••••	shunted ••••••	shunts ••••••	shunting ••••••	to move or turn aside; to push or divert from one track to another ••••••	The train was shunted onto a different track. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	divert, shift, transfer, redirect, push ••••••	retain, hold, keep ••••••	shunt aside, shunt into, shunt the train ••••••
#8058 🚫 ••••••	shun /ʃʌn/ verb ••••••	shunned ••••••	shunned ••••••	shuns ••••••	shunning ••••••	to deliberately avoid or stay away from someone or something ••••••	He was shunned by his colleagues after the scandal. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	avoid, evade, ignore, reject, spurn ••••••	accept, embrace, welcome ••••••	shun publicity, shun contact, shun violence ••••••
#8059 🃏 ••••••	shuffle /ˈʃʌfəl/ verb ••••••	shuffled ••••••	shuffled ••••••	shuffles ••••••	shuffling ••••••	to walk by dragging one's feet along or without lifting them fully; to mix or rearrange ••••••	He shuffled the cards before dealing them. ••••••	shuffle the deck ••••••	to mix things up or rearrange situations ••••••	drag, mix, rearrange, stir, slide ••••••	lift, organize, order ••••••	shuffle cards, shuffle feet, shuffle the papers ••••••
#8060 😨 ••••••	shudder /ˈʃʌdər/ verb ••••••	shuddered ••••••	shuddered ••••••	shudders ••••••	shuddering ••••••	to tremble or shake suddenly, often due to fear, cold, or strong emotion ••••••	She shuddered at the thought of walking alone in the dark forest. ••••••	shudder to think ••••••	used to express strong dislike or fear about something unpleasant to imagine ••••••	tremble, quake, shake, quiver, recoil ••••••	steady, remain, relax ••••••	shudder with fear, shudder at the thought, make someone shudder ••••••
#8061 🤷 ••••••	shrug /ʃrʌɡ/ verb ••••••	shrugged ••••••	shrugged ••••••	shrugs ••••••	shrugging ••••••	To raise and lower the shoulders to express uncertainty or indifference. ••••••	He shrugged when asked about the missing file. ••••••	shrug off ••••••	To treat something as unimportant or not worth worrying about. ••••••	dismiss, disregard, ignore, downplay ••••••	acknowledge, accept, emphasize ••••••	shrug shoulders, shrug indifferently, shrug off criticism, shrug casually ••••••
#8062 🥀 ••••••	shrivel /ˈʃrɪvəl/ verb ••••••	shriveled ••••••	shriveled ••••••	shrivels ••••••	shriveling ••••••	To become dry, wrinkled, and smaller due to lack of moisture. ••••••	The flowers shriveled under the hot sun. ••••••	shrivel up ••••••	To become shrunken or wrinkled, often from age or dehydration. ••••••	wither, wilt, dry up, decay, contract ••••••	bloom, expand, flourish ••••••	shrivel away, shrivel with age, shrivel in the sun, shrivel leaves ••••••
#8063 📉 ••••••	shrinkage /ˈʃrɪŋkɪdʒ/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The process of becoming smaller in size, amount, or value. ••••••	The company reported a shrinkage in profits this quarter. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	reduction, decrease, decline, contraction ••••••	growth, expansion, increase ••••••	shrinkage in profits, shrinkage of demand, retail shrinkage, natural shrinkage ••••••
#8064 ⛪ ••••••	shrine /ʃraɪn/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A place regarded as holy, often associated with a saint or deity. ••••••	Thousands of pilgrims visit the shrine each year. ••••••	shrine of memory ••••••	A place or object kept as a reminder of someone or something revered. ••••••	temple, sanctuary, altar, chapel ••••••	ordinary place, profane site ••••••	visit shrine, sacred shrine, holy shrine, build shrine ••••••
#8065 📢 ••••••	shrill /ʃrɪl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	High-pitched and piercing in sound. ••••••	The shrill whistle startled everyone in the room. ••••••	shrill cry ••••••	A loud, high-pitched cry, usually expressing fear or pain. ••••••	piercing, high-pitched, sharp, squeaky, screeching ••••••	deep, low, mellow ••••••	shrill voice, shrill cry, shrill sound, shrill tone ••••••
#8066 😱 ••••••	shriek /ʃriːk/ verb ••••••	shrieked ••••••	shrieked ••••••	shrieks ••••••	shrieking ••••••	to make a loud, high-pitched cry ••••••	She shrieked when she saw the spider. ••••••	shriek with laughter ••••••	to laugh loudly in a high-pitched voice ••••••	scream, yell, cry, screech, howl ••••••	whisper, murmur, mutter ••••••	shriek in fear, shriek of laughter, loud shriek, shriek with pain ••••••
#8067 🧠 ••••••	shrewd /ʃruːd/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	having sharp judgment and practical intelligence ••••••	She made a shrewd investment in real estate. ••••••	shrewd operator ••••••	a clever and skillful person in business or politics ••••••	astute, clever, smart, sharp, perceptive ••••••	naive, foolish, gullible ••••••	shrewd businessman, shrewd move, shrewd decision ••••••
#8068 🐭 ••••••	shrew /ʃruː/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a small mouse-like animal; also a woman with a bad temper ••••••	The play describes a strong-willed woman as a shrew. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	nag, scold, termagant, rodent, critter ••••••	gentlewoman, lady ••••••	tame the shrew, angry shrew, tiny shrew ••••••
#8069 ✂️ ••••••	shred /ʃrɛd/ ••••••	shredded ••••••	shredded ••••••	shreds ••••••	shredding ••••••	to tear or cut something into small pieces ••••••	She shredded the old documents before throwing them away. ••••••	not a shred of evidence ••••••	no evidence at all ••••••	tear, rip, cut, slice, fragment ••••••	mend, repair, fix ••••••	shred paper, shred cheese, shred evidence, shred into pieces ••••••

Lesson 269 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More

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