Lesson 259 - 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

#7740 🗡️ ••••••	ruthless /ˈruːθləs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Having or showing no pity or compassion for others. ••••••	The ruthless leader crushed all opposition. ••••••	ruthless efficiency ••••••	Extreme effectiveness without concern for fairness or compassion. ••••••	merciless, cruel, pitiless, harsh, brutal ••••••	compassionate, kind, merciful ••••••	ruthless dictator, ruthless tactics, ruthless ambition, ruthless efficiency ••••••
#7741 🌸 ••••••	saffron /ˈsæf.rən/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A spice derived from the flower of Crocus sativus, used for flavoring and coloring food. ••••••	She added saffron to the rice for flavor and color. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	spice, seasoning, flavoring ••••••	none, blandness ••••••	saffron rice, saffron threads, saffron flavor, saffron color ••••••
#7742 🛡️ ••••••	safeguard /ˈseɪf.ɡɑːrd/ noun/verb ••••••	safeguarded ••••••	safeguarded ••••••	safeguards ••••••	safeguarding ••••••	To protect from harm or damage; a measure taken to ensure safety. ••••••	Laws exist to safeguard the rights of children. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	protect, defend, preserve, shield ••••••	endanger, harm, attack ••••••	safeguard rights, safeguard interests, safeguard against, safeguard measures ••••••
#7743 😈 ••••••	sadistic /səˈdɪs.tɪk/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Deriving pleasure from inflicting pain or suffering on others. ••••••	The villain had a sadistic smile while hurting his enemies. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	cruel, brutal, vicious, ruthless ••••••	kind, compassionate, gentle ••••••	sadistic pleasure, sadistic behavior, sadistic smile ••••••
#7744 🐎 ••••••	saddle /ˈsæd.əl/ noun/verb ••••••	saddled ••••••	saddled ••••••	saddles ••••••	saddling ••••••	A seat fastened on the back of a horse for riding; to burden someone with a responsibility. ••••••	He saddled the horse before going for a ride. ••••••	saddle with responsibility ••••••	To give someone a heavy or unwanted duty ••••••	burden, load, encumber, harness ••••••	unload, free, relieve ••••••	saddle horse, saddle bag, saddle up, saddle with ••••••
#7745 🙏 ••••••	sacrosanct /ˈsæk.rəˌsæŋkt/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Regarded as too important or valuable to be interfered with; sacred. ••••••	Freedom of speech is considered sacrosanct in democratic societies. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	sacred, inviolable, hallowed, untouchable, revered ••••••	profane, ordinary, common ••••••	sacrosanct principle, sacrosanct right, sacrosanct belief, sacrosanct tradition ••••••
#7746 🚫 ••••••	sacrilegious /ˌsækrəˈlɪdʒəs/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Showing disrespect or irreverence toward something sacred. ••••••	The painting was criticized as being sacrilegious. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	blasphemous, irreverent, profane, impious ••••••	pious, respectful, devout ••••••	sacrilegious act, sacrilegious statement, sacrilegious behavior ••••••
#7747 ⚡ ••••••	sacrilege /ˈsækrɪlɪdʒ/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred. ••••••	Stealing from the temple was considered an act of sacrilege. ••••••	commit sacrilege ••••••	to show disrespect or misuse sacred things ••••••	desecration, blasphemy, irreverence, profanity ••••••	reverence, piety ••••••	act of sacrilege, commit sacrilege, sacrilege against, sacrilege upon ••••••
#7748 🐑 ••••••	sacrificial /ˌsækrɪˈfɪʃəl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Relating to or involving sacrifice. ••••••	The lamb was used as a sacrificial offering in the ritual. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	offering, devotional, ritualistic, ceremonial ••••••	profane, secular ••••••	sacrificial offering, sacrificial lamb, sacrificial ritual, sacrificial victim ••••••
#7749 🕯️ ••••••	sacrifice /ˈsækrɪfaɪs/ noun, verb ••••••	sacrificed ••••••	sacrificed ••••••	sacrifices ••••••	sacrificing ••••••	To give up something valuable for the sake of others or a higher purpose. ••••••	Parents often sacrifice their own comfort for their children. ••••••	make a sacrifice ••••••	to give up something important for the benefit of others ••••••	offer, surrender, relinquish, devotion, giving up ••••••	keep, gain, selfishness ••••••	make a sacrifice, ultimate sacrifice, personal sacrifice, sacrifice for ••••••
#7750 ⛪ ••••••	sacerdotal /ˌsæsərˈdoʊtl/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Relating to priests or the priesthood. ••••••	The ritual had a distinctly sacerdotal character. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	priestly, clerical, ecclesiastical, ministerial ••••••	secular, lay, nonreligious ••••••	sacerdotal duties, sacerdotal role, sacerdotal authority, sacerdotal tradition ••••••
#7751 🍭 ••••••	saccharine /ˈsækərɪn/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Excessively sweet or sentimental. ••••••	His saccharine smile seemed insincere. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	sweet, syrupy, sentimental, cloying, sugary ••••••	bitter, harsh, genuine ••••••	saccharine smile, saccharine story, saccharine tone, saccharine sentiment ••••••
#7752 🕵️ ••••••	saboteur /ˌsæbəˈtɜːr/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A person who engages in sabotage. ••••••	The saboteur was arrested before he could plant the bomb. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	attacker, destroyer, vandal, infiltrator, conspirator ••••••	protector, defender, supporter ••••••	enemy saboteur, captured saboteur, industrial saboteur, military saboteur ••••••
#7753 💣 ••••••	sabotage /ˈsæbətɑːʒ/ verb ••••••	sabotaged ••••••	sabotaged ••••••	sabotages ••••••	sabotaging ••••••	To deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct something, especially for political or military advantage. ••••••	The rebels tried to sabotage the railway lines. ••••••	self-sabotage ••••••	Actions that prevent one's own success or progress. ••••••	damage, destroy, wreck, obstruct, undermine ••••••	support, assist, help ••••••	sabotage efforts, sabotage plans, sabotage operations, sabotage attempt ••••••
#7754 🌴 ••••••	sabbatical /səˈbætɪkəl/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A period of paid leave granted to a teacher or worker for study or travel, traditionally every seventh year. ••••••	She took a sabbatical to research her new book. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	leave, break, hiatus, recess, furlough ••••••	work, duty, employment ••••••	take a sabbatical, on sabbatical, sabbatical leave, year-long sabbatical ••••••
#7755 🪶 ••••••	ruffle /ˈrʌf.l̩/ verb ••••••	ruffled ••••••	ruffled ••••••	ruffles ••••••	ruffling ••••••	to disturb the smoothness of something; to annoy or upset someone ••••••	The wind ruffled her hair. ••••••	ruffle someone's feathers ••••••	to upset or annoy someone ••••••	disturb, muss, agitate, irritate, annoy ••••••	smooth, calm, soothe ••••••	ruffle feathers, ruffle hair, ruffle papers, ruffle dress ••••••
#7756 💔 ••••••	ruth /ruːθ/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A feeling of pity, compassion, or sorrow. ••••••	He felt no ruth for the people he had betrayed. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	pity, compassion, sympathy, remorse ••••••	cruelty, indifference ••••••	without ruth, show ruth, feel ruth ••••••
#7757 🍂 ••••••	rustle /ˈrʌsl/ verb ••••••	rustled ••••••	rustled ••••••	rustles ••••••	rustling ••••••	To make a soft, light sound like leaves or paper moving. ••••••	The leaves rustled gently in the evening breeze. ••••••	rustle up ••••••	To quickly prepare or create something. ••••••	whisper, swish, murmur, stir ••••••	silence, stillness ••••••	rustle of leaves, rustling papers, rustle up dinner ••••••
#7758 🌿 ••••••	rusticate /ˈrʌstɪkeɪt/ verb ••••••	rusticated ••••••	rusticated ••••••	rusticates ••••••	rusticating ••••••	To go to the countryside or to suspend someone from university. ••••••	He decided to rusticate in the village to escape the busy city life. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	retire, withdraw, retreat, suspend, exile ••••••	stay, remain, continue ••••••	rusticate in village, rusticated student, rusticate from university ••••••
#7759 🏡 ••••••	rustic /ˈrʌstɪk/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	Relating to the countryside; simple and unsophisticated. ••••••	The cottage had a rustic charm with its wooden beams and stone fireplace. ••••••	rustic charm ••••••	The simple, traditional attractiveness of countryside style. ••••••	rural, simple, unsophisticated, pastoral, country ••••••	urban, modern, sophisticated ••••••	rustic charm, rustic style, rustic cottage, rustic furniture ••••••
#7760 🎭 ••••••	ruse /ruːz/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	A trick or action intended to deceive someone. ••••••	She used a clever ruse to get into the party unnoticed. ••••••	a ruse to an end ••••••	A deceptive trick used to achieve a particular goal. ••••••	trick, scheme, ploy, tactic, deception ••••••	honesty, truth, openness ••••••	clever ruse, military ruse, simple ruse, ruse to escape ••••••
#7761 💥 ••••••	rupture /ˈrʌptʃər/ noun/verb ••••••	ruptured ••••••	ruptured ••••••	ruptures ••••••	rupturing ••••••	to break or burst suddenly; a crack, split, or break in something ••••••	The pipe ruptured due to high pressure. ••••••	rupture relations ••••••	to break off or damage a relationship ••••••	break, burst, split, crack, tear ••••••	heal, repair, fix ••••••	rupture pipe, rupture appendix, sudden rupture, rupture relations ••••••
#7762 ᚠ ••••••	runic /ˈruːnɪk/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	relating to or consisting of runes; mysterious or magical ••••••	The old stone had strange runic carvings on it. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	mystical, cryptic, magical, ancient ••••••	ordinary, clear, modern ••••••	runic symbols, runic carvings, runic alphabet, runic inscription ••••••
#7763 🏚️ ••••••	run-down /ˈrʌn daʊn/ adjective ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	in a poor condition; worn out or neglected ••••••	They live in a run-down house at the edge of town. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	dilapidated, shabby, neglected, worn-out ••••••	new, well-kept, modern ••••••	run-down building, run-down area, run-down neighborhood, run-down condition ••••••
#7764 🏃 ••••••	run /rʌn/ verb ••••••	ran ••••••	run ••••••	runs ••••••	running ••••••	to move swiftly on foot by taking steps faster than walking ••••••	He runs every morning to stay fit. ••••••	run out of time ••••••	to have no more time left to complete something ••••••	dash, sprint, jog, race, hurry ••••••	walk, crawl, stop ••••••	run fast, run quickly, run errands, run away, run business ••••••
#7765 😵 ••••••	rumple /ˈrʌmpəl/ verb ••••••	rumpled ••••••	rumpled ••••••	rumples ••••••	rumpling ••••••	to make something untidy or wrinkled by creasing or crumpling ••••••	She accidentally rumpled her dress while packing. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	crumple, wrinkle, crease, fold, tousle ••••••	smooth, flatten, straighten ••••••	rumple hair, rumple clothes, slightly rumple, easily rumpled ••••••
#7766 🗄️ ••••••	rummage /ˈrʌm.ɪdʒ/ verb ••••••	rummaged ••••••	rummaged ••••••	rummages ••••••	rummaging ••••••	to search through something in a disorderly way ••••••	He rummaged through the drawer for his keys. ••••••	rummage sale ••••••	a sale of miscellaneous secondhand items ••••••	search, dig, forage, root ••••••	organize, arrange ••••••	rummage through, rummage sale, rummage drawer ••••••
#7767 🤔 ••••••	ruminate /ˈruː.mɪ.neɪt/ verb ••••••	ruminated ••••••	ruminated ••••••	ruminates ••••••	ruminating ••••••	to think deeply about something; to chew cud (for animals) ••••••	She sat alone to ruminate on her decision. ••••••	ruminate on ••••••	to think deeply about something ••••••	ponder, reflect, meditate, contemplate ••••••	ignore, disregard ••••••	ruminate on ideas, ruminate over problems, ruminate deeply ••••••
#7768 🐄 ••••••	ruminant /ˈruː.mɪ.nənt/ noun ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	a cud-chewing mammal, such as a cow or sheep ••••••	Cows are ruminants that chew cud. ••••••	- ••••••	- ••••••	cattle, livestock, grazer, herbivore ••••••	carnivore, predator ••••••	ruminant animals, ruminant digestion, ruminant species ••••••
#7769 🌩️ ••••••	rumble /ˈrʌm.bəl/ verb ••••••	rumbled ••••••	rumbled ••••••	rumbles ••••••	rumbling ••••••	to make a continuous deep, resonant sound ••••••	Thunder rumbled in the distance. ••••••	rumble on ••••••	to continue for a long time without resolution ••••••	roar, growl, echo, boom ••••••	silence, quiet ••••••	rumble of thunder, rumble in the distance, stomach rumble ••••••

Lesson 259 - The Ultimate Vocabulary Course for Competitive Exams: GRE, GMAT, TOEFL, IELTS & More

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