Lesson 82 - 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

#2431 🏚️ ••••••	dilapidated /dɪˈlæpɪˌdeɪtɪd/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Fallen into disrepair or ruin due to neglect or age. ••••••	The family lived in a dilapidated house at the edge of town. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	ruined, decayed, shabby, broken-down, crumbling ••••••	new, strong, well-kept ••••••	dilapidated building, dilapidated house, dilapidated structure ••••••
#2432 🔊 ••••••	din /dɪn/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a loud, unpleasant, and prolonged noise ••••••	The din of traffic outside made it hard to concentrate. ••••••	make a din ••••••	to create a lot of loud and unpleasant noise ••••••	noise, racket, clamor, uproar, commotion ••••••	silence, quiet ••••••	din of traffic, constant din, loud din, make a din ••••••
#2433 🕯️ ••••••	dimly /ˈdɪmli/ adverb ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	in a faint or unclear way; with little light ••••••	The room was dimly lit by a single candle. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	faintly, weakly, obscurely, vaguely ••••••	brightly, clearly ••••••	dimly lit, dimly remembered, dimly visible ••••••
#2434 🐭 ••••••	diminutive /dɪˈmɪnjətɪv/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	extremely or unusually small ••••••	Despite his diminutive size, he was a powerful leader. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	small, tiny, little, petite, miniature ••••••	large, big, huge ••••••	diminutive figure, diminutive size, diminutive form ••••••
#2435 📉 ••••••	diminution /ˌdɪmɪˈnjuːʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a reduction in the size, extent, or importance of something ••••••	The report showed a steady diminution of resources over the last decade. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	reduction, decrease, decline, lessening, weakening ••••••	increase, growth, expansion ••••••	diminution of power, diminution of resources, diminution of importance ••••••
#2436 ⬇️ ••••••	diminish /dɪˈmɪnɪʃ/ verb ••••••	diminished ••••••	diminished ••••••	diminishes ••••••	diminishing ••••••	to make or become less; to reduce in size, importance, or value ••••••	Over time, his influence in the company began to diminish. ••••••	diminish returns ••••••	a situation where the benefit gained is less compared to the effort or investment put in ••••••	reduce, decrease, lessen, weaken, dwindle ••••••	increase, enlarge, expand ••••••	diminish value, diminish importance, diminish role, diminish returns ••••••
#2437 📐 ••••••	dimension /dɪˈmɛnʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A measurable extent of a particular kind, such as length, breadth, depth, or height. ••••••	The room’s dimensions are larger than we expected. ••••••	new dimension ••••••	An additional aspect or perspective of a situation. ••••••	measurement, size, proportion, extent, aspect ••••••	insignificance, smallness ••••••	room dimension, three dimensions, add a new dimension ••••••
#2438 💧 ••••••	dilute /daɪˈluːt/ verb ••••••	diluted ••••••	diluted ••••••	dilutes ••••••	diluting ••••••	To make a liquid thinner or weaker by adding water or another solvent. ••••••	You should dilute the juice with water before serving it to children. ••••••	dilute the effect ••••••	To make something less effective or powerful. ••••••	weaken, thin, reduce, lessen, diminish ••••••	strengthen, concentrate, intensify ••••••	dilute solution, dilute juice, dilute effect, dilute mixture ••••••
#2439 📚 ••••••	diligent /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Showing care and conscientiousness in one's work or duties. ••••••	She is a diligent student who always finishes her assignments on time. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	hardworking, industrious, careful, persistent, attentive ••••••	lazy, careless, negligent ••••••	diligent student, diligent worker, diligent effort ••••••
#2440 💪 ••••••	diligence /ˈdɪlɪdʒəns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Careful and persistent work or effort. ••••••	Through diligence and determination, she completed her research on time. ••••••	due diligence ••••••	The process of carefully investigating before making a decision, especially in business. ••••••	hard work, effort, persistence, perseverance, dedication ••••••	negligence, laziness, carelessness ••••••	with diligence, show diligence, due diligence ••••••
#2441 🎨 ••••••	dilettante /ˌdɪləˈtænt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A person who takes up an art, activity, or subject merely for amusement, especially in a superficial way. ••••••	He was dismissed as a dilettante in the art world because he lacked formal training. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	amateur, novice, dabbler, nonprofessional, layman ••••••	expert, professional, specialist ••••••	artistic dilettante, cultural dilettante, intellectual dilettante ••••••
#2442 🤔 ••••••	dilemma /daɪˈlɛmə/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives. ••••••	She faced a dilemma about whether to accept the job offer or continue her studies. ••••••	moral dilemma ••••••	A difficult choice involving a conflict of moral principles. ••••••	predicament, quandary, problem, difficulty ••••••	solution, certainty, clarity ••••••	face a dilemma, moral dilemma, present a dilemma ••••••
#2443 🐢 ••••••	dilatory /ˈdɪlətɔːri/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Tending to cause delay; slow to act. ••••••	The committee was criticized for its dilatory response to the crisis. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	slow, delaying, sluggish, tardy ••••••	prompt, quick, immediate ••••••	dilatory tactics, dilatory behavior, dilatory response ••••••
#2444 🔍 ••••••	dilate /daɪˈleɪt/ verb ••••••	dilated ••••••	dilated ••••••	dilates ••••••	dilating ••••••	To make wider, larger, or more open. ••••••	The doctor used drops to dilate the patient's pupils. ••••••	dilate on ••••••	To speak or write at length on a subject. ••••••	expand, enlarge, widen, open ••••••	contract, shrink, compress ••••••	dilate pupils, dilate blood vessels, dilate on a subject ••••••
#2445 ⚒️ ••••••	dilapidation /dɪˌlæpɪˈdeɪʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	The state of disrepair or ruin as a result of neglect. ••••••	The old temple was in a state of dilapidation. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	decay, ruin, neglect, deterioration ••••••	repair, restoration, upkeep ••••••	in dilapidation, state of dilapidation ••••••
#2446 🔍 ••••••	differentia /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃə/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A distinguishing characteristic that sets one thing apart from another. ••••••	The differentia of humans is their ability to reason abstractly. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	distinction, characteristic, feature, trait, mark ••••••	similarity, sameness, uniformity ••••••	philosophical differentia, defining differentia, essential differentia ••••••
#2447 🏚️ ••••••	dilapidate /dɪˈlæpɪdeɪt/ verb ••••••	dilapidated ••••••	dilapidated ••••••	dilapidates ••••••	dilapidating ••••••	To cause something, especially a building, to fall into ruin or disrepair. ••••••	The abandoned house began to dilapidate over the years. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	decay, deteriorate, crumble, ruin, collapse ••••••	restore, renovate, repair ••••••	dilapidate quickly, dilapidated house, dilapidating structure ••••••
#2448 🌀 ••••••	digressive /daɪˈɡrɛsɪv/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Tending to depart from the main subject in speech or writing. ••••••	The speaker's digressive style made the lecture difficult to follow. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	rambling, wandering, meandering, deviating ••••••	focused, direct ••••••	digressive remarks, digressive style, digressive tendency ••••••
#2449 🛤️ ••••••	digression /daɪˈɡrɛʃən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A temporary departure from the main subject in speech or writing. ••••••	Her story was full of interesting digressions. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	deviation, detour, aside, tangent ••••••	focus, concentration ••••••	a minor digression, lengthy digression, frequent digressions ••••••
#2450 ↪️ ••••••	digress /daɪˈɡrɛs/ verb ••••••	digressed ••••••	digressed ••••••	digresses ••••••	digressing ••••••	To leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. ••••••	The professor began to digress from the main topic of the lecture. ••••••	if I may digress ••••••	used to introduce a temporary departure from the main subject ••••••	deviate, stray, wander, drift, ramble ••••••	focus, concentrate ••••••	tend to digress, digress into, digress slightly, digress from ••••••
#2451 🔡 ••••••	digraph /ˈdaɪɡræf/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A pair of letters representing a single sound, such as 'sh' in 'ship'. ••••••	In the word 'phone', the letters 'ph' form a digraph. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	letter pair, combination, grapheme, phoneme unit ••••••	single letter, monograph ••••••	vowel digraph, consonant digraph, letter digraph, English digraph ••••••
#2452 🎖️ ••••••	dignitary /ˈdɪɡnɪˌtɛri/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a person considered to be important because of high rank or office ••••••	Several foreign dignitaries attended the state banquet. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	official, VIP, leader, notable, luminary ••••••	commoner, ordinary person ••••••	foreign dignitary, visiting dignitary, local dignitary, high dignitary ••••••
#2453 🔢 ••••••	digit /ˈdɪdʒɪt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a numeral from 0 to 9; also a finger or toe ••••••	You must enter a four-digit code to unlock the phone. ••••••	count on your digits ••••••	rely on your fingers for counting ••••••	number, numeral, figure, character ••••••	letter, word ••••••	digit code, single digit, multi digit, digit system ••••••
#2454 🌐 ••••••	diffusion /dɪˈfjuːʒən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	the spreading of something more widely or the movement of particles from high to low concentration ••••••	The diffusion of information on social media is rapid. ••••••	cultural diffusion ••••••	the spread of cultural beliefs and activities from one group to another ••••••	spread, dissemination, circulation, dispersal ••••••	concentration, containment ••••••	diffusion process, diffusion theory, cultural diffusion, diffusion rate ••••••
#2455 💨 ••••••	diffusible /dɪˈfjuːzəbl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	able to spread or be spread through a medium ••••••	Oxygen is diffusible through cell membranes. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	spreadable, permeable, dispersible, distributable ••••••	non-permeable, concentrated ••••••	diffusible gas, diffusible substance, diffusible molecules ••••••
#2456 🌫️ ••••••	diffuse /dɪˈfjuːz/ verb ••••••	diffused ••••••	diffused ••••••	diffuses ••••••	diffusing ••••••	to spread over a wide area or among a large number of people ••••••	The smell of fresh bread diffused through the entire house. ••••••	diffuse tension ••••••	to reduce or calm down stress or conflict ••••••	spread, disperse, scatter, distribute, dissipate ••••••	concentrate, collect, gather ••••••	diffuse light, diffuse smell, diffuse gas, diffuse conflict ••••••
#2457 🙇 ••••••	diffident /ˈdɪfɪdənt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Shy or lacking confidence in one's own abilities. ••••••	He was too diffident to ask a question in class. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	shy, timid, self-effacing, modest, unconfident ••••••	confident, bold, assertive ••••••	seem diffident, appear diffident, act diffidently ••••••
#2458 😶 ••••••	diffidence /ˈdɪfɪdəns/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Lack of self-confidence; shyness or modesty. ••••••	Her diffidence made it hard for her to speak in public. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	shyness, timidity, insecurity, reserve, modesty ••••••	confidence, boldness, assertiveness ••••••	show diffidence, act with diffidence, natural diffidence ••••••
#2459 🧩 ••••••	differentiate /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃieɪt/ verb ••••••	differentiated ••••••	differentiated ••••••	differentiates ••••••	differentiating ••••••	To recognize or make a distinction between things. ••••••	It is important to differentiate between fact and opinion. ••••••	differentiate yourself ••••••	To make oneself stand out as unique or distinct. ••••••	distinguish, discern, separate, identify, contrast ••••••	confuse, equate, mix ••••••	differentiate clearly, differentiate products, differentiate features ••••••
#2460 ⚖️ ••••••	differential /ˌdɪfəˈrɛnʃəl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Relating to or showing a difference; involving a distinction. ••••••	There is a differential treatment between the two groups. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	distinct, variable, contrasting, divergent, relative ••••••	uniform, identical, equal ••••••	differential equation, differential treatment, wage differential ••••••

Lesson 82 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More

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