Lesson 30 - 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

#726 🛐 ••••••	supplicant /ˈsʌplɪkənt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A person who humbly or earnestly asks for something, usually from a person of authority. ••••••	The temple was filled with supplicants seeking blessings. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	petitioner, beggar, applicant, seeker, worshipper ••••••	giver, benefactor, donor ••••••	devout supplicant, humble supplicant, supplicant at the temple, supplicant before the throne ••••••
#727 🤔 ••••••	supposition /ˌsʌpəˈzɪʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	An assumption or belief that something is true without certain proof. ••••••	His plan was based on the supposition that the market would recover quickly. ••••••	on the supposition that ••••••	Based on the assumption that something is true ••••••	assumption, presumption, hypothesis, belief, conjecture ••••••	fact, certainty, truth ••••••	false supposition, mere supposition, on the supposition, mistaken supposition ••••••
#728 🧠 ••••••	syllogism /ˈsɪlədʒɪzəm/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A form of reasoning in which a conclusion is drawn from two given or assumed premises. ••••••	The philosopher explained the concept of syllogism using simple examples. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	deduction, reasoning, logic, inference ••••••	fallacy, misreasoning ••••••	logical syllogism, simple syllogism, Aristotelian syllogism, valid syllogism ••••••
#729 🌲 ••••••	sylvan /ˈsɪlvən/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Relating to or characteristic of the woods or forest. ••••••	The cottage was set in a sylvan landscape full of tall trees. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	wooded, forested, rustic, pastoral ••••••	urban, metropolitan ••••••	sylvan setting, sylvan retreat, sylvan glade, sylvan beauty ••••••
#730 🤫 ••••••	tacit /ˈtæsɪt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	understood or implied without being stated ••••••	There was a tacit agreement to avoid the subject. ••••••	tacit agreement ••••••	an unspoken understanding between people ••••••	implicit, unspoken, understood, silent ••••••	explicit, stated, expressed ••••••	tacit consent, tacit approval, tacit understanding ••••••
#731 🔮 ••••••	talisman /ˈtælɪzmən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	An object believed to have magical powers or bring good luck. ••••••	He always carried a small talisman in his pocket for luck. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	amulet, charm, lucky charm, totem, trinket ••••••	curse, hex ••••••	carry a talisman, magic talisman, protective talisman, lucky talisman ••••••
#732 ↔️ ••••••	tangential /tænˈdʒɛnʃəl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	relating to or along a tangent; slightly or indirectly related to something ••••••	His remarks were tangential to the main topic of discussion. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	indirect, irrelevant, peripheral, secondary ••••••	relevant, direct ••••••	tangential remarks, tangential connection, tangential issue ••••••
#733 ♾️ ••••••	tautology /tɔːˈtɒlədʒi/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the unnecessary repetition of the same idea in different words ••••••	The phrase 'it will happen or it won’t' is a tautology. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	repetition, redundancy, reiteration, circularity ••••••	clarity, brevity, precision ••••••	logical tautology, linguistic tautology, avoid tautology ••••••
#734 📚 ••••••	taxonomy /tækˈsɒnəmi/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The science or practice of classifying things, especially organisms. ••••••	Modern taxonomy helps scientists organize and study biodiversity. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	classification, categorization, systematics, grouping, nomenclature ••••••	disorder, chaos ••••••	biological taxonomy, taxonomy system, taxonomy of plants, taxonomy classification ••••••
#735 📜 ••••••	tenet /ˈtɛnɪt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a principle, belief, or doctrine held to be true ••••••	Honesty is a central tenet of their philosophy. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	principle, belief, doctrine, dogma, conviction ••••••	doubt, disbelief, rejection ••••••	central tenet, key tenet, religious tenet, philosophical tenet ••••••
#736 🕸️ ••••••	tenuous /ˈtɛn.ju.əs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Very weak, thin, or slight; lacking a strong basis. ••••••	The evidence against him is quite tenuous. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	weak, fragile, thin, slight, insubstantial ••••••	strong, solid, firm ••••••	tenuous link, tenuous argument, tenuous relationship, tenuous connection ••••••
#737 🌍 ••••••	terrestrial /təˈrɛstriəl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Relating to the Earth or land as opposed to the sea or air; living or growing on land. ••••••	Humans are terrestrial beings who live on land. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	earthly, land-based, worldly, tellurian, mundane ••••••	celestial, aquatic, extraterrestrial ••••••	terrestrial animals, terrestrial ecosystem, terrestrial planet, terrestrial life ••••••
#738 🕌 ••••••	theocracy /θiˈɒkrəsi/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A system of government in which priests or religious leaders rule in the name of God or a deity. ••••••	The country was governed as a theocracy where religious leaders had supreme authority. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	church rule, clerical rule, papal rule, spiritual governance ••••••	democracy, secularism, monarchy ••••••	religious theocracy, Islamic theocracy, ruled by theocracy ••••••
#739 🎭 ••••••	thespian /ˈθɛspiən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	An actor or actress; relating to drama or theater. ••••••	The festival was filled with talented thespians from across the country. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	actor, performer, dramatist, stage player, entertainer ••••••	audience, spectator ••••••	talented thespian, young thespian, thespian festival, thespian society ••••••
#740 🎶 ••••••	timbre /ˈtæmbər/ or /ˈtɪmbər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The character or quality of a musical sound or voice as distinct from its pitch and intensity. ••••••	Her voice had a warm timbre that soothed the audience. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	tone, sound quality, resonance, pitch, voice color ••••••	monotone, flatness ••••••	rich timbre, warm timbre, vocal timbre, instrument timbre ••••••
#741 🗯️ ••••••	tirade /taɪˈreɪd/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a long, angry, or critical speech ••••••	The manager launched into a tirade about poor performance. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	rant, outburst, diatribe, harangue, lecture ••••••	praise, compliment ••••••	angry tirade, political tirade, launch tirade, endless tirade ••••••
#742 🙇‍♂️ ••••••	toady /ˈtoʊdi/ verb ••••••	toadied ••••••	toadied ••••••	toadies ••••••	toadying ••••••	to flatter or behave excessively subserviently toward someone for advantage ••••••	Stop toadying to the manager and speak your mind. ••••••	toady up to ••••••	to flatter someone obsequiously to gain favor ••••••	flatter, fawn, grovel, brown-nose, bootlick ••••••	criticize, resist, speak plainly ••••••	toady to the boss, shameless toady, toady up to, act like a toady ••••••
#743 📚 ••••••	tome /toʊm/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a large, heavy book, often scholarly or serious in nature ••••••	She spent the afternoon reading an old tome on medieval history. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	volume, book, opus, publication, manuscript ••••••	pamphlet, leaflet, brochure ••••••	ancient tome, scholarly tome, dusty tome, old tome ••••••
#744 🛌 ••••••	torpor /ˈtɔːrpər/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy. ••••••	The heat induced a state of torpor in the workers. ••••••	sink into torpor ••••••	to gradually become inactive or sluggish ••••••	lethargy, inactivity, apathy, sluggishness ••••••	energy, alertness, activity ••••••	state of torpor, sink into torpor, mental torpor, torpor induced ••••••
#745 🔧 ••••••	torque /tɔːrk/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A twisting force that causes rotation. ••••••	The mechanic measured the torque of the engine. ••••••	apply torque ••••••	to use twisting force on something ••••••	twist, rotation, force, turning power ••••••	balance, rest, stillness ••••••	engine torque, high torque, torque wrench, apply torque ••••••
#746 🌀 ••••••	tortuous /ˈtɔːrtʃuəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Full of twists and turns; excessively complex or complicated. ••••••	The tortuous mountain road made driving very difficult. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	winding, twisting, convoluted, complex, meandering ••••••	straight, direct, simple ••••••	tortuous path, tortuous route, tortuous reasoning, tortuous journey ••••••
#747 📢 ••••••	tout /taʊt/ verb ••••••	touted ••••••	touted ••••••	touts ••••••	touting ••••••	to promote, praise, or advertise aggressively ••••••	The company touted its new product as a game-changer. ••••••	tout for business ••••••	to solicit or promote actively to get customers ••••••	promote, advertise, endorse, praise, hype ••••••	criticize, denounce, condemn ••••••	tout a product, tout the benefits, touted as, tout for business ••••••
#748 🙂 ••••••	tractable /ˈtræktəbəl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	easy to control or influence ••••••	The child was surprisingly tractable during the long journey. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	manageable, docile, obedient, compliant ••••••	stubborn, defiant, unmanageable ••••••	tractable child, tractable problem, tractable situation ••••••
#749 ⚖️ ••••••	transgression /trænsˈɡrɛʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	an act that goes against a law, rule, or code of conduct; a violation or sin ••••••	The court forgave his first transgression but warned him not to repeat it. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	offense, violation, sin, crime, wrongdoing ••••••	obedience, compliance ••••••	serious transgression, moral transgression, transgression of rules, forgive transgression ••••••
#750 🌪️ ••••••	transient /ˈtrænziənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Lasting only for a short time; temporary. ••••••	The transient nature of the storm surprised everyone. ••••••	transient guest ••••••	A guest who stays for only a short period ••••••	temporary, short-lived, momentary, fleeting ••••••	permanent, lasting ••••••	transient visitor, transient effect, transient population ••••••

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