Lesson 28 - Barron's GRE Essential 800 Words | Learn English

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

#676 🧭 ••••••	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 ••••••
#677 🪨 ••••••	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 ••••••
#678 🌌 ••••••	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 ••••••
#679 🐒 ••••••	simian /ˈsɪmiən/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Relating to, resembling, or affecting apes or monkeys. ••••••	The scientist studied the simian behavior of the chimpanzees. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	ape-like, monkey-like, primate, anthropoid ••••••	human, non-primate, inhuman ••••••	simian features, simian behavior, simian species ••••••
#680 ✨ ••••••	simile /ˈsɪməli/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another using 'like' or 'as'. ••••••	She used a simile to describe her eyes as bright as stars. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	comparison, metaphor, analogy, resemblance ••••••	literal statement, difference ••••••	use a simile, common simile, simile example ••••••
#681 💼 ••••••	sinecure /ˈsaɪnɪkjʊər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a position requiring little or no work but giving financial benefit or status ••••••	He was given a sinecure at the university as a reward for his loyalty. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	easy job, cushy job, honorary position, figurehead role ••••••	hard work, labor, drudgery ••••••	hold a sinecure, political sinecure, lucrative sinecure, sinecure position ••••••
#682 🌟 ••••••	singular /ˈsɪŋɡjələr/ adjective, noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Remarkable, extraordinary; or grammatical form referring to one person or thing. ••••••	She has a singular talent for painting. ••••••	singular focus ••••••	Exclusive concentration on one thing. ••••••	unique, extraordinary, remarkable, exceptional ••••••	ordinary, common, usual ••••••	singular talent, singular honor, singular form ••••••
#683 〰️ ••••••	sinuous /ˈsɪnjuəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Having many curves, bends, or turns; winding. ••••••	The hikers followed a sinuous path through the forest. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	winding, curving, twisting, meandering, serpentine ••••••	straight, direct, linear ••••••	sinuous path, sinuous river, sinuous road, sinuous line ••••••
#684 🤔 ••••••	skeptic /ˈskɛptɪk/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A person who doubts or questions accepted beliefs or claims. ••••••	The scientist was a skeptic of theories without solid evidence. ••••••	healthy skeptic ••••••	A person who doubts claims in a rational and balanced way. ••••••	doubter, cynic, questioner, disbeliever ••••••	believer, supporter ••••••	skeptic of, healthy skeptic, skeptic community, skeptic movement ••••••
#685 🚫🍷 ••••••	sobriety /səˈbraɪəti/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the state of being sober; self-restraint and seriousness ••••••	He has maintained his sobriety for five years. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	temperance, moderation, restraint, seriousness, abstinence ••••••	intoxication, drunkenness, excess ••••••	maintain sobriety, sobriety test, sobriety program, lifelong sobriety ••••••
#686 💧 ••••••	sodden /ˈsɑːdn/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	thoroughly soaked or saturated with liquid ••••••	His clothes were sodden after the heavy rain. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	soaked, drenched, saturated, soggy ••••••	dry, parched ••••••	sodden clothes, sodden ground, sodden face ••••••
#687 💖 ••••••	solicitous /səˈlɪsɪtəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	showing concern or care for someone's health, happiness, or comfort ••••••	She was always solicitous about the well-being of her students. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	attentive, caring, concerned, considerate, thoughtful ••••••	indifferent, careless, neglectful ••••••	solicitous care, solicitous attention, solicitous nature ••••••
#688 🎭 ••••••	soliloquy /səˈlɪləkwi/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a speech in which a character talks to themselves, often used in drama to reveal inner thoughts ••••••	Hamlet's soliloquy is one of the most famous passages in Shakespearean drama. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	monologue, speech, oration, address, discourse ••••••	dialogue, conversation ••••••	famous soliloquy, dramatic soliloquy, Shakespearean soliloquy, deliver a soliloquy ••••••
#689 🧪 ••••••	solvent /ˈsɒlvənt/ noun, adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a liquid that dissolves other substances; also means able to pay debts ••••••	Acetone is a common solvent used in laboratories. ••••••	solvent company ••••••	a company that is financially stable and able to pay its debts ••••••	dissolver, liquid, solution, stable, viable ••••••	insolvent, bankrupt ••••••	powerful solvent, organic solvent, financially solvent, solvent company ••••••
#690 💪 ••••••	somatic /səˈmætɪk/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Relating to the body, especially as distinct from the mind. ••••••	Yoga can improve both somatic and mental health. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	bodily, physical, corporeal, material, anatomical ••••••	mental, spiritual, psychic ••••••	somatic therapy, somatic symptoms, somatic experience, somatic cells ••••••
#691 😴 ••••••	soporific /ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	tending to induce drowsiness or sleep; causing sleepiness ••••••	The professor's lecture was so soporific that half the class fell asleep. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	sleep-inducing, drowsy, hypnotic, sedative, calming ••••••	stimulating, energizing, exciting ••••••	soporific effect, soporific lecture, soporific medicine, soporific atmosphere ••••••
#692 🕳️ ••••••	sordid /ˈsɔːrdɪd/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	involving immoral or dishonorable actions; dirty or unpleasant ••••••	The newspaper exposed the politician's sordid past. ••••••	sordid details ••••••	shameful or dirty aspects of a story ••••••	dirty, filthy, shameful, disgraceful, sleazy ••••••	honorable, respectable, clean ••••••	sordid affair, sordid details, sordid past, sordid scandal ••••••
#693 🎭 ••••••	specious /ˈspiːʃəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Superficially plausible but actually false; misleading in appearance. ••••••	The politician’s argument was specious, sounding convincing but lacking real evidence. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	misleading, deceptive, false, fallacious, illusory ••••••	genuine, real, true ••••••	specious argument, specious reasoning, specious claim ••••••
#694 🌈 ••••••	spectrum /ˈspɛktrəm/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A range of different things, often related to colors, ideas, or classifications. ••••••	The festival attracted people from across the political spectrum. ••••••	broad spectrum ••••••	Covering a wide range of ideas or possibilities. ••••••	range, scope, span, variety, gamut ••••••	limit, restriction, boundary ••••••	political spectrum, full spectrum, broad spectrum, across the spectrum ••••••
#695 💸 ••••••	spendthrift /ˈspɛndˌθrɪft/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A person who spends money extravagantly or wastefully. ••••••	The young prince was known as a spendthrift, wasting his fortune on lavish parties. ••••••	spendthrift ways ••••••	Extravagant and wasteful spending habits ••••••	waster, prodigal, squanderer, waster, profligate ••••••	miser, saver, frugal ••••••	spendthrift habits, spendthrift lifestyle, notorious spendthrift ••••••
#696 🌧️ ••••••	sporadic /spəˈrædɪk/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Occurring irregularly or in scattered instances rather than continuously. ••••••	The region experienced sporadic rain showers throughout the week. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	occasional, irregular, infrequent, scattered, random ••••••	regular, constant, continuous ••••••	sporadic violence, sporadic rain, sporadic cases, sporadic attacks ••••••
#697 🗑️ ••••••	squalor /ˈskwɒlər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially due to poverty or neglect ••••••	They lived in squalor without basic facilities. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	filth, dirtiness, poverty, misery ••••••	cleanliness, luxury ••••••	live in squalor, extreme squalor, poverty and squalor ••••••
#698 🎶 ••••••	staccato /stəˈkɑː.təʊ/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	short and detached in sound or style, often used in music ••••••	The pianist played the notes in a staccato rhythm. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	abrupt, clipped, sharp, detached ••••••	smooth, legato ••••••	staccato notes, staccato rhythm, staccato style, staccato speech ••••••
#699 🩸 ••••••	stanch /stɑːntʃ/ verb ••••••	stanched ••••••	stanched ••••••	stanches ••••••	stanching ••••••	to stop the flow of blood or liquid from a wound or source ••••••	The nurse quickly stanched the bleeding from the cut. ••••••	stanch the flow ••••••	to stop or control the movement of something, especially blood or money ••••••	stop, stem, halt, check, control ••••••	allow, continue, release ••••••	stanch the bleeding, stanch the wound, stanch the flow, stanch losses ••••••
#700 📢 ••••••	stentorian /stɛnˈtɔːriən/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Extremely loud and powerful in sound. ••••••	The teacher’s stentorian voice quieted the noisy classroom. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	loud, booming, thunderous, resonant ••••••	soft, quiet, muted ••••••	stentorian voice, stentorian tones, stentorian call ••••••

Lesson 28 - Barron's GRE Essential 800 Words

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