The document is a list of verbs with definitions provided by Andrew Ernest Ritz of Langtech on May 31, 2011. It contains definitions for over 50 verbs starting with "re-" or "ri-", including verbs like restore, restrain, restrict, restructure, resubmit, resume, resurface, resurrect, resuscitate, retail, and more. Each entry includes the verb and one or more definitions.

1. Verb Ocean IV
Andrew Ernest Ritz
Langtech
May 31, 2011
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2. restore
verb –1. (10) restore, reconstruct – (return to its original or usable
and functioning condition; ”restore the forest to its original pristine
condition”)
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3. restrain
verb –1. (11) restrain, keep, keep back, hold back – (keep under
control; keep in check; ”suppress a smile”; ”Keep your temper”;
”keep your cool”)
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4. restrict
verb –1. (9) restrict, curtail, curb, cut back – (place restrictions on;
”curtail drinking in school”)
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5. restructure
verb –. restructure, reconstitute – (construct or form anew or provide
with a new structure; ”After his accident, he had to restructure his
life”; ”The governing board was reconstituted”)
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6. resubmit
verb –. feed back, resubmit – (submit (information) again to a
program or automatic system)
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7. resume
verb –1. (17) resume, restart, re-start – (take up or begin anew; ”We
resumed the negotiations”)
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8. resurface
verb –1. resurface – (reappear on the surface)
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9. resurrect
verb –1. (1) resurrect, raise, upraise – (cause to become alive again;
”raise from the dead”; ”Slavery is already dead, and cannot be
resurrected”; ”Upraising ghosts”)
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10. resuscitate
verb –1. resuscitate, revive – (cause to regain consciousness; ”The
doctors revived the comatose man”)
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11. retail
verb –1. (1) retail – (be sold at the retail level; ”These gems retail at
thousands of dollars each”)
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12. retain
verb –1. (2) retain – (hold back within; ”This soil retains water”; ”I
retain this drug for a long time”; ”the dam retains the water”)
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13. retake
verb –1. recapture, retake – (take back by force, as after a battle;
”The military forces managed to recapture the fort”)
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14. retaliate
verb –1. (1) revenge, avenge, retaliate – (take revenge for a
perceived wrong; ”He wants to avenge the murder of his brother”)
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15. retard
verb –1. (1) retard – (cause to move more slowly or operate at a
slower rate; ”This drug will retard your heart rate”)
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16. retell
verb –1. recite, retell – (render verbally, ”recite a poem”; ”retell a
story”)
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17. rethink
verb –. (2) rethink – (change one’s mind; ”He rethought his decision
to take a vacation”)
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18. retire
verb –1. (18) retire – (go into retirement; stop performing one’s work
or withdraw from one’s position; ”He retired at age 68”)
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19. retool
verb –1. retool, revise – (revise or reorganize, especially for the
purpose of updating and improving; ”We must retool the town’s
economy”)
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20. retort
verb –. (4) retort, come back, repay, return, riposte, rejoin – (answer
back)
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21. retrace
verb –1. (6) trace, retrace – (to go back over again; ”we retraced the
route we took last summer”; ”trace your path”)
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22. retract
verb –1. (3) abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile – (formally reject
or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; ”He
retracted his earlier statements about his religion”; ”She abjured her
beliefs”)
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23. retrain
verb –1. retrain – (teach new skills; ”We must retrain the linguists
who cannot find employment”)
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24. retreat
verb –1. (10) withdraw, retreat, pull away, draw back, recede, pull
back, retire, move back – (pull back or move away or backward; ”The
enemy withdrew”; ”The limo pulled away from the curb”)
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25. retrieve
verb –1. (10) recover, retrieve, find, regain – (get or find back;
recover the use of; ”She regained control of herself”; ”She found her
voice and replied quickly”)
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26. retrofit
verb –1. retrofit – (provide with parts, devices, or equipment not
available or in use at the time of the original manufacture; ”They car
companies retrofitted all the old models with new carburetors”)
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27. retry
verb –. rehear, retry – (hear or try a court case anew)
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28. return
verb –1. (111) return – (go or come back to place, condition, or
activity where one has been before; ”return to your native land”; ”the
professor returned to his teaching position after serving as Dean”)
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29. reunify
verb –. reunify, reunite – (unify again, as of a country; ”Will Korea
reunify?”)
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30. reunite
verb –1. (2) reunite – (have a reunion; unite again)
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31. reuse
verb –. (1) recycle, reprocess, reuse – (use again after processing;
”We must recycle the cardboard boxes”)
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32. revalue
verb –1. appreciate, apprize, apprise, revalue – (gain in value; ”The
yen appreciated again!”)
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33. revamp
verb –1. (3) revamp – (to patch up or renovate; repair or restore;
”They revamped their old house before selling it”)
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34. reveal
verb –1. (34) uncover, bring out, unveil, reveal – (make visible;
”Summer brings out bright clothes”; ”He brings out the best in her”)
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35. revenge
verb –. (1) revenge, avenge, retaliate – (take revenge for a perceived
wrong; ”He wants to avenge the murder of his brother”)
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36. revere
verb –1. (2) idolize, idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere – (love
unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol;
”Many teenagers idolized the Beatles”)
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37. reverse
verb –1. (8) change by reversal, turn, reverse – (change to the
contrary; ”The trend was reversed”; ”the tides turned against him”;
”public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an
affair with a White House intern”)
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38. review
verb –1. (13) review, reexamine – (look at again; examine again;
”let’s review your situation”)
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39. revile
verb –. (1) vilify, revile, vituperate, rail – (spread negative
information about; ”The Nazi propaganda vilified the Jews”)
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40. revise
verb –1. (6) revise – (make revisions in; ”revise a thesis”)
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41. revisit
verb –. revisit – (visit again; ”We revisited Rome after 25 years”)
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42. revitalise
verb –. revitalize, revitalise – (give new life or vigor to)
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43. revitalize
verb –1. (1) regenerate, revitalize – (restore strength; ”This food
revitalized the patient”)
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44. revive
verb –1. (5) resuscitate, revive – (cause to regain consciousness;
”The doctors revived the comatose man”)
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45. revoke
verb –1. revoke – (fail to follow suit when able and required to do so)
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46. revolutionize
verb –1. (1) revolutionize, revolutionise, overturn – (change radically;
”E-mail revolutionized communication in academe”)
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47. reward
verb –1. (1) honor, honour, reward – (bestow honor or rewards upon;
”Today we honor our soldiers”; ”The scout was rewarded for
courageous action”)
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48. rewire
verb –. rewire – (provide with new wiring; ”the university rewired the
dormitories when most students brought computers and television
sets”)
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49. rework
verb –. rework, make over, retread – (use again in altered form;
”retread an old plot”)
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50. rewrite
verb –1. (3) rewrite – (write differently; alter the writing of; ”The
student rewrote his thesis”)
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51. rib
verb –1. rib – (form vertical ribs by knitting; ”A ribbed sweater”)
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52. rid
verb –. (5) rid, free, disembarrass – (relieve from; ”Rid the house of
pests”)
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53. riddle
verb –1. (2) riddle – (pierce with many holes; ”The bullets riddled his
body”)
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54. ride
verb –1. (53) ride, sit – (sit and travel on the back of animal, usually
while controlling its motions; ”She never sat a horse!”; ”Did you ever
ride a camel?”; ”The girl liked to drive the young mare”)
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55. ridicule
verb –. (3) ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib,
make fun, poke fun – (subject to laughter or ridicule; ”The satirists
ridiculed the plans for a new opera house”; ”The students poked fun
at the inexperienced teacher”; ”His former students roasted the
professor at his 60th birthday”)
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56. rifle
verb –1. (1) plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage,
foray – (steal goods; take as spoils; ”During the earthquake people
looted the stores that were deserted by their owners”)
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57. rig
verb –1. (1) rig, set up – (arrange the outcome of by means of
deceit; ”rig an election”)
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58. rile
verb –1. annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle,
gravel, vex, chafe, devil – (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by
minor irritations; ”Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me”;
”It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves”)
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59. ring
verb –1. (15) ring, peal – (sound loudly and sonorously; ”the bells
rang”)
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60. rinse
verb –1. (1) rinse, rinse off – (wash off soap or remaining dirt)
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61. rip
verb –1. (8) rend, rip, rive, pull – (tear or be torn violently; ”The
curtain ripped from top to bottom”; ”pull the cooked chicken into
strips”)
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62. ripen
verb –1. (1) ripen, mature – (cause to ripen or develop fully; ”The
sun ripens the fruit”; ”Age matures a good wine”)
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63. rise
verb –1. (26) rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise –
(move upward; ”The fog lifted”; ”The smoke arose from the forest
fire”; ”The mist uprose from the meadows”)
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64. risk
verb –1. (8) risk, put on the line, lay on the line – (expose to a
chance of loss or damage; ”We risked losing a lot of money in this
venture”; ”Why risk your life?”; ”She laid her job on the line when
she told the boss that he was wrong”)
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65. rivet
verb –1. (2) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet – (direct
one’s attention on something; ”Please focus on your studies and not
on your hobbies”)
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66. roar
verb –1. (15) roar, howl – (make a loud noise, as of wind, water, or
vehicles; ”The wind was howling in the trees”; ”The water roared
down the chute”)
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67. roast
verb –1. (4) roast – (cook with dry heat, usually in an oven; ”roast
the turkey”)
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68. rob
verb –1. (5) rob – (take something away by force or without the
consent of the owner; ”The burglars robbed him of all his money”)
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69. robe
verb –1. (1) vest, robe – (clothe formally; especially in ecclesiastical
robes)
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70. rock
verb –1. (6) rock, sway, shake – (move back and forth or sideways;
”the ship was rocking”; ”the tall building swayed”; ”She rocked back
and forth on her feet”)
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71. roil
verb –1. churn, boil, moil, roil – (be agitated; ”the sea was churning
in the storm”)
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72. roll
verb –1. (22) roll, turn over – (move by turning over or rotating;
”The child rolled down the hill”; ”turn over on your left side”)
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73. romanticize
verb –1. (3) romanticize, romanticise, glamorize, glamourise –
(interpret romantically; ”Don’t romanticize this uninteresting and
hard work!”)
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74. roof
verb –. (1) roof – (provide a building with a roof; cover a building
with a roof)
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75. rot
verb –1. (3) decompose, rot, molder, moulder – (break down; ”The
bodies decomposed in the heat”)
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76. rotate
verb –1. (8) revolve, go around, rotate – (turn on or around an axis
or a center; ”The Earth revolves around the Sun”; ”The lamb roast
rotates on a spit over the fire”)
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77. rough
verb –. (1) rough in, rough, rough out – (prepare in preliminary or
sketchy form)
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78. round
verb –1. (3) round – (wind around; move along a circular course;
”round the bend”)
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79. rouse
verb –1. (2) bestir, rouse – (become active; ”He finally bestirred
himself”)
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80. rout
verb –1. (1) rout, rout out, expel – (cause to flee; ”rout out the
fighters from their caves”)
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81. route
verb –1. route – (send documents or materials to appropriate
destinations)
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82. row
verb –. (4) row – (propel with oars; ”row the boat across the lake”)
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83. rub
verb –1. (19) rub – (move over something with pressure; ”rub my
hands”; ”rub oil into her skin”)
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84. rubber
verb –. rubberize, rubberise, rubber – (coat or impregnate with
rubber; ”rubberize fabric for rain coats”)
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85. rubberstamp
verb –1. rubberstamp, handstamp – (stamp with a rubber stamp,
usually an indication of official approval on a document)
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86. ruffle
verb –1. (1) ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate – (stir up (water) so
as to form ripples)
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87. ruin
verb –1. (4) destroy, ruin – (destroy completely; damage irreparably;
”You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!”; ”The tears
ruined her make-up”)
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88. rule
verb –1. (12) govern, rule – (exercise authority over; as of nations;
”Who is governing the country now?”)
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89. run
verb –1. (106) run – (move fast by using one’s feet, with one foot off
the ground at any given time; ”Don’t run–you’ll be out of breath”;
”The children ran to the store”)
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90. rupture
verb –. (1) tear, rupture, snap, bust – (separate or cause to separate
abruptly; ”The rope snapped”; ”tear the paper”)
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91. rush
verb –1. (20) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush
along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it – (move
fast; ”He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”; ”The cars raced
down the street”)
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92. rustle
verb –1. (7) rustle – (make a dry crackling sound; ”rustling silk”;
”the dry leaves were rustling in the breeze”)
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93. sabotage
verb –. sabotage, undermine, countermine, counteract, subvert,
weaken – (destroy property or hinder normal operations; ”The
Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war”)
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94. sabre
verb –1. sabre, saber – (cut or injure with a saber)
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95. sack
verb –1. (1) sack, plunder – (plunder (a town) after capture; ”the
barbarians sacked Rome”)
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96. sacrifice
verb –1. (10) sacrifice, give – (endure the loss of; ”He gave his life
for his children”; ”I gave two sons to the war”)
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97. sadden
verb –1. (1) sadden – (make unhappy; ”The news of her death
saddened me”)
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98. saddle
verb –1. (1) saddle – (put a saddle on; ”saddle the horses”)
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99. safeguard
verb –1. (2) safeguard – (make safe)
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100. sag
verb –1. (5) sag, droop, swag, flag – (droop, sink, or settle from or
as if from pressure or loss of tautness)
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101. sail
verb –1. (13) sail – (traverse or travel on (a body of water); ”We
sailed the Atlantic”; ”He sailed the Pacific all alone”)
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102. salt
verb –1. (1) salt – (add salt to)
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103. salute
verb –1. (1) toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail – (propose a toast
to; ”Let us toast the birthday girl!”; ”Let’s drink to the New Year”)
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104. salvage
verb –1. (3) salvage, salve, relieve, save – (save from ruin,
destruction, or harm)
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105. salve
verb –1. salvage, salve, relieve, save – (save from ruin, destruction, or
harm)
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106. sample
verb –. (7) sample, try, try out, taste – (take a sample of; ”Try these
new crackers”; ”Sample the regional dishes”)
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107. sanctify
verb –1. consecrate, bless, hallow, sanctify – (render holy by means
of religious rites)
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108. sanction
verb –1. (6) approve, O.K., okay, sanction – (give sanction to; ”I
approve of his educational policies”)
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109. sand
verb –. (2) sandpaper, sand – (rub with sandpaper; ”sandpaper the
wooden surface”)
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110. sandbag
verb –1. sandbag – (treat harshly or unfairly)
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111. sandblast
verb –. sandblast – (grind with a sandblast; ”sandblast the facade of
the building”)
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112. sanitize
verb –1. sanitize, sanitise, hygienize, hygienise – (make sanitary by
cleaning or sterilizing)
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113. sap
verb –1. (1) run down, exhaust, play out, sap, tire – (deplete;
”exhaust one’s savings”; ”We quickly played out our strength”)
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114. sate
verb –. satiate, sate, replete, fill – (fill to satisfaction; ”I am sated”)
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115. satirize
verb –. satirize, satirise, lampoon – (ridicule with satire; ”The writer
satirized the politician’s proposal”)
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116. satisfy
verb –1. (13) satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live up to – (meet the requirements
or expectations of)
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117. saturate
verb –1. (1) saturate – (cause (a chemical compound, vapour,
solution, magnetic material) to unite with the greatest possible
amount of another substance)
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118. saute
verb –. (1) saute – (fry briefly over high heat; ”saute the onions”)
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119. savage
verb –1. savage – (attack brutally and fiercely)
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120. save
verb –1. (41) salvage, salve, relieve, save – (save from ruin,
destruction, or harm)
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121. savor
verb –1. (4) enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour – (derive or receive
pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; ”She relished her
fame and basked in her glory”)
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122. say
verb –1. (1861) state, say, tell – (express in words; ”He said that he
wanted to marry her”; ”tell me what is bothering you”; ”state your
opinion”; ”state your name”)
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123. scald
verb –1. blister, scald, whip – (subject to harsh criticism; ”The
Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday”; ”the
professor scaled the students”; ”your invectives scorched the
community”)
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124. scale
verb –1. (1) scale – (measure by or as if by a scale; ”This bike scales
only 25 pounds”)
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125. scalp
verb –1. scalp – (sell illegally, as on the black market)
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126. scan
verb –1. (9) scan – (examine minutely or intensely; ”the surgeon
scanned the X-ray”)
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127. scant
verb –1. skimp, scant – (work hastily or carelessly; deal with
inadequately and superficially)
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128. scare
verb –1. (4) frighten, fright, scare, affright – (cause fear in; ”The
stranger who hangs around the building frightens me”; ”Ghosts could
never affright her”)
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129. scarf
verb –1. scarf – (masturbate while strangling oneself)
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130. scatter
verb –1. (5) disperse, dissipate, dispel, break up, scatter – (to cause
to separate and go in different directions; ”She waved her hand and
scattered the crowds”)
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131. scavenge
verb –1. scavenge – (clean refuse from; ”Scavenge a street”)
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132. schedule
verb –1. (21) schedule – (plan for an activity or event; ”I’ve
scheduled a concert next week”)
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133. scoff
verb –1. (4) jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe – (laugh at with
contempt and derision; ”The crowd jeered at the speaker”)
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134. scold
verb –1. (3) call on the carpet, take to task, rebuke, rag, trounce,
reproof, lecture, reprimand, jaw, dress down, call down, scold, chide,
berate, bawl out, remonstrate, chew out, chew up, have words,
lambaste, lambast – (censure severely or angrily; ”The mother
scolded the child for entering a stranger’s car”; ”The deputy ragged
the Prime Minister”; ”The customer dressed down the waiter for
bringing cold soup”)
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135. scoop
verb –1. scoop, scoop out, lift out, scoop up, take up – (take out or
up with or as if with a scoop; ”scoop the sugar out of the container”)
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136. scorch
verb –1. (1) sear, scorch – (make very hot and dry; ”The heat
scorched the countryside”)
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137. score
verb –1. (18) score, hit, tally, rack up – (gain points in a game; ”The
home team scored many times”; ”He hit a home run”; ”He hit .300 in
the past season”)
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138. scorn
verb –1. (2) contemn, despise, scorn, disdain – (look down on with
disdain; ”He despises the people he has to work for”; ”The professor
scorns the students who don’t catch on immediately”)
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139. scour
verb –1. (1) scour – (examine minutely; ”The police scoured the
country for the fugitive”)
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140. scout
verb –. (2) scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitre – (explore, often with the
goal of finding something or somebody)
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141. scramble
verb –1. (9) scramble – (to move hurriedly; ”The friend scrambled
after them”)
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142. scrap
verb –1. (1) trash, junk, scrap – (dispose of (something useless or
old); ”trash these old chairs”; ”junk an old car”; ”scrap your old
computer”)
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143. scrape
verb –1. (4) scrape, grate – (scratch repeatedly; ”The cat scraped at
the armchair”)
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144. scratch
verb –1. (9) rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch – (cause friction; ”my
sweater scratches”)
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145. scrawl
verb –. (1) scribble, scrawl – (write carelessly)
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146. scream
verb –1. (25) shout, shout out, cry, call, yell, scream, holler, hollo,
squall – (utter a sudden loud cry; ”she cried with pain when the
doctor inserted the needle”; ”I yelled to her from the window but she
couldn’t hear me”)
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147. screech
verb –1. (5) whine, squeak, screech, creak, screak, skreak – (make a
high-pitched, screeching noise; ”The door creaked when I opened it
slowly”; ”My car engine makes a whining noise”)
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148. screen
verb –1. (2) screen, test – (test or examine for the presence of
disease or infection; ”screen the blood for the HIV virus”)
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149. screw
verb –1. sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love,
sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have
intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie
with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk – (have sexual
intercourse with; ”This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm”;
”Adam knew Eve”; ”Were you ever intimate with this man?”)
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150. scribble
verb –1. (1) scribble, scrabble – (write down quickly without much
attention to detail)
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151. scrub
verb –1. (4) scrub, scour – (clean with hard rubbing; ”She scrubbed
his back”)
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152. scrunch
verb –1. crump, thud, scrunch – (make a noise typical of an engine
lacking lubricants)
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153. scrutinize
verb –1. (6) size up, take stock, scrutinize, scrutinise – (to look at
critically or searchingly, or in minute detail; ”he scrutinized his
likeness in the mirror”)
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154. scull
verb –. scull – (propel with sculls; ”scull the boat”)
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155. sculpt
verb –1. sculpt, sculpture – (create by shaping stone or wood or any
other hard material; ”sculpt a swan out of a block of ice”)
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156. sculpture
verb –1. (2) sculpt, sculpture – (create by shaping stone or wood or
any other hard material; ”sculpt a swan out of a block of ice”)
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157. scupper
verb –1. ambush, scupper, bushwhack, waylay, lurk, ambuscade, lie
in wait – (wait in hiding to attack)
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158. seal
verb –1. (3) seal, seal off – (make tight; secure against leakage; ”seal
the windows”)
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159. sear
verb –1. (2) sear, scorch – (make very hot and dry; ”The heat
scorched the countryside”)
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160. search
verb –1. (13) search, seek, look for – (try to locate or discover, or try
to establish the existence of; ”The police are searching for clues”;
”They are searching for the missing man in the entire county”)
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161. season
verb –1. season, flavor, flavour – (lend flavor to; ”Season the chicken
breast after roasting it”)
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162. seat
verb –1. (9) seat, sit, sit down – (show to a seat; assign a seat for;
”The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith”)
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163. seclude
verb –. (1) seclude, sequester, sequestrate, withdraw – (keep away
from others; ”He sequestered himself in his study to write a book”)
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164. second
verb –1. second, back, endorse, indorse – (give support or one’s
approval to; ”I’ll second that motion”; ”I can’t back this plan”;
”endorse a new project”)
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165. secrete
verb –1. (1) secrete, release – (generate and separate from cells or
bodily fluids; ”secrete digestive juices”; ”release a hormone into the
blood stream”)
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166. section
verb –. segment, section – (divide into segments; ”segment an
orange”; ”segment a compound word”)
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167. secure
verb –1. (20) procure, secure – (get by special effort; ”He procured
extra cigarettes even though they were rationed”)
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168. sedate
verb –. sedate, calm, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise – (cause to
be calm or quiet as by administering a sedative to; ”The patient must
be sedated before the operation”)
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169. seduce
verb –1. seduce, score, make – (induce to have sex; ”Harry finally
seduced Sally”; ”Did you score last night?”; ”Harry made Sally”)
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170. see
verb –1. (613) see – (perceive by sight or have the power to perceive
by sight; ”You have to be a good observer to see all the details”;
”Can you see the bird in that tree?”; ”He is blind–he cannot see”)
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171. seed
verb –1. (1) seed – (go to seed; shed seeds; ”The dandelions went to
seed”)
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172. seek
verb –1. (44) seek – (try to get or reach; ”seek a position”; ”seek an
education”; ”seek happiness”)
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173. segregate
verb –1. (5) segregate – (separate by race or religion; practice a
policy of racial segregation; ”This neighborhood is segregated”; ”We
don’t segregate in this county”)
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174. seize
verb –1. (13) seize, prehend, clutch – (take hold of; grab; ”The sales
clerk quickly seized the money on the counter”; ”She clutched her
purse”; ”The mother seized her child by the arm”; ”Birds of prey
often seize small mammals”)
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175. select
verb –. (58) choose, take, select, pick out – (pick out, select, or
choose from a number of alternatives; ”Take any one of these cards”;
”Choose a good husband for your daughter”; ”She selected a pair of
shoes from among the dozen the salesgirl had shown her”)
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176. sell
verb –1. (73) sell – (exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent;
”He sold his house in January”; ”She sells her body to survive and
support her drug habit”)
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177. send
verb –1. (79) send, direct – (cause to go somewhere; ”The explosion
sent the car flying in the air”; ”She sent her children to camp”; ”He
directed all his energies into his dissertation”)
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178. sense
verb –1. (26) feel, sense – (perceive by a physical sensation, e.g.,
coming from the skin or muscles; ”He felt the wind”; ”She felt an
object brushing her arm”; ”He felt his flesh crawl”; ”She felt the heat
when she got out of the car”)
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179. sensitize
verb –1. (2) sensitize, sensitise, sensify, sensibilize, sensibilise – (make
sensitive or aware; ”He was not sensitized to her emotional needs”)
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180. sentence
verb –. (6) sentence, condemn, doom – (pronounce a sentence on
(somebody) in a court of law; ”He was condemned to ten years in
prison”)
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181. separate
verb –1. (18) separate, divide – (act as a barrier between; stand
between; ”The mountain range divides the two countries”)
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182. sequence
verb –1. (1) sequence – (arrange in a sequence)
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183. sequester
verb –1. sequester – (requisition forcibly, as of enemy property; ”the
estate was sequestered”)
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184. serenade
verb –. (1) serenade – (sing and play for somebody; ”She was
serenaded by her admirers”)
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185. serialize
verb –. serialize, serialise – (arrange serially; ”Serialize the numbers”)
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186. serve
verb –1. (55) serve, function – (serve a purpose, role, or function;
”The tree stump serves as a table”; ”The female students served as a
control group”; ”This table would serve very well”; ”His freedom
served him well”; ”The table functions as a desk”)
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187. service
verb –1. (3) service, serve – (be used by; as of a utility; ”The sewage
plant served the neighboring communities”; ”The garage served to
shelter his horses”)
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188. set
verb –1. (30) put, set, place, pose, position, lay – (put into a certain
place or abstract location; ”Put your things here”; ”Set the tray
down”; ”Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children”; ”Place
emphasis on a certain point”)
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189. settle
verb –1. (16) settle, settle down – (settle into a position, usually on
a surface or ground; ”dust settled on the roofs”)
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190. sever
verb –1. (5) sever, break up – (set or keep apart; ”sever a
relationship”)
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191. sew
verb –1. (5) sew, run up, sew together, stitch – (fasten by sewing; do
needlework)
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192. shackle
verb –1. pinion, shackle – (bind the arms of)
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193. shade
verb –1. (2) shadow, shade, shade off – (cast a shadow over)
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194. shake
verb –1. (42) shake, agitate – (move or cause to move back and
forth; ”The chemist shook the flask vigorously”; ”My hands were
shaking”)
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195. shame
verb –1. (1) dishonor, disgrace, dishonour, attaint, shame – (bring
shame or dishonor upon; ”he dishonored his family by committing a
serious crime”)
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196. shampoo
verb –. shampoo – (use shampoo on (hair))
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197. shape
verb –1. (11) determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate – (shape or
influence; give direction to; ”experience often determines ability”;
”mold public opinion”)
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198. share
verb –1. (23) share – (have in common; ”Our children share a love of
music”; ”The two countries share a long border”)
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199. sharpen
verb –1. (1) sharpen – (make sharp or sharper; ”sharpen the knives”)
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200. shatter
verb –1. (12) shatter – (break into many pieces; ”The wine glass
shattered”)
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201. shear
verb –1. (3) shear – (cut with shears; ”shear hedges”)
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202. sheathe
verb –1. sheathe – (cover with a protective sheathing; ”sheathe her
face”)
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203. shed
verb –1. (5) shed, cast, cast off, shake off, throw, throw off, throw
away, drop – (get rid of; ”he shed his image as a pushy boss”; ”shed
your clothes”)
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204. sheer
verb –1. (1) swerve, sheer, curve, trend, veer, slue, slew, cut – (turn
sharply; change direction abruptly; ”The car cut to the left at the
intersection”; ”The motorbike veered to the right”)
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205. shell
verb –1. (1) blast, shell – (use explosives on; ”The enemy has been
shelling us all day”)
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206. shelter
verb –1. (1) shelter – (provide shelter for; ”After the earthquake, the
government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless
people”)
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207. shelve
verb –1. (1) postpone, prorogue, hold over, put over, table, shelve,
set back, defer, remit, put off – (hold back to a later time; ”let’s
postpone the exam”)
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208. shield
verb –1. (5) shield, screen – (protect, hide, or conceal from danger or
harm)
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209. shift
verb –1. (13) switch, change over, shift – (make a shift in or
exchange of; ”First Joe led; then we switched”)
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210. shine
verb –1. (9) reflect, shine – (be bright by reflecting or casting light;
”Drive carefully–the wet road reflects”)
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211. shingle
verb –. shingle – (cover with shingles; ”shingle a roof”)
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212. ship
verb –1. (7) transport, send, ship – (transport commercially)
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213. shirk
verb –1. (2) fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick – (avoid (one’s
assigned duties); ”The derelict soldier shirked his duties”)
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214. shock
verb –1. (4) shock, floor, ball over, blow out of the water, take aback
– (surprise greatly; knock someone’s socks off; ”I was floored when I
heard that I was promoted”)
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215. shoo
verb –. shoo off, shoo, shoo away – (drive away by crying ‘shoo!’)
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216. shoot
verb –1. (28) shoot, hit, pip – (hit with a missile from a weapon)
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217. shop
verb –1. (7) shop – (do one’s shopping; ”She goes shopping every
Friday”)
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218. shoplift
verb –. shoplift – (steal in a store)
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219. short
verb –1. short-change, short – (cheat someone by not returning him
enough money)
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220. short-change
verb –1. (1) short-change, short – (cheat someone by not returning
him enough money)
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221. shorten
verb –1. (6) shorten – (make shorter than originally intended; reduce
or retrench in length or duration; ”He shortened his trip due to
illness”)
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222. shoulder
verb –1. (2) shoulder – (lift onto one’s shoulders)
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223. shout
verb –1. (39) shout – (utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice
(usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking); ”My
grandmother is hard of hearing–you’ll have to shout”)
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224. shove
verb –1. (6) jostle, shove – (come into rough contact with while
moving; ”The passengers jostled each other in the overcrowded
train”)
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225. shovel
verb –. (1) shovel – (dig with or as if with a shovel; ”shovel sand”;
”he shovelled in the backyard all afternoon long”)
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226. show
verb –1. (136) show, demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate – (give an
exhibition of to an interested audience; ”She shows her dogs
frequently”; ”We will demo the new software in Washington”)
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227. shower
verb –1. (2) lavish, shower – (expend profusely; also used with
abstract nouns; ”He was showered with praise”)
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228. shred
verb –. (1) shred, tear up, rip up – (tear into shreds)
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229. shriek
verb –. (4) shriek, shrill, pipe up, pipe – (utter a shrill cry)
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230. shrink
verb –1. (3) shrivel, shrivel up, shrink, wither – (wither, as with a
loss of moisture; ”The fruit dried and shriveled”)
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231. shroud
verb –1. (1) shroud, enshroud, hide, cover – (cover as if with a
shroud; ”The origins of this civilization are shrouded in mystery”)
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232. shuffle
verb –1. (4) shuffle, scuffle, shamble – (walk by dragging one’s feet;
”he shuffled out of the room”; ”We heard his feet shuffling down the
hall”)
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233. shun
verb –1. (4) shun, eschew – (avoid and stay away from deliberately;
stay clear of)
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234. shunt
verb –1. (1) shunt – (transfer to another track, of trains)
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235. shut
verb –1. (10) close, shut – (move so that an opening or passage is
obstructed; make shut; ”Close the door”; ”shut the window”)
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236. shutter
verb –. shutter – (close with shutters; ”We shuttered the window to
keep the house cool”)
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237. sicken
verb –1. (2) disgust, revolt, nauseate, sicken, churn up – (cause
aversion in; offend the moral sense of; ”The pornographic pictures
sickened us”)
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238. sidestep
verb –. (3) hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude,
skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep – (avoid or try to avoid fulfilling,
answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); ”He dodged
the issue”; ”she skirted the problem”; ”They tend to evade their
responsibilities”; ”he evaded the questions skillfully”)
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239. sideswipe
verb –. sideswipe – (strike from the side)
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240. sift
verb –1. (1) sift – (move as if through a sieve; ”The soldiers sifted
through the woods”)
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241. sigh
verb –1. (24) sigh, suspire – (heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply
and heavily; ”She sighed sadly”)
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242. sight
verb –1. (4) spy, sight – (catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes;
”he caught sight of the king’s men coming over the ridge”)
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243. sign
verb –1. (16) sign, subscribe – (mark with one’s signature; write
one’s name (on); ”She signed the letter and sent it off”; ”Please sign
here”)
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244. signal
verb –1. (4) sign, signal, signalize, signalise – (communicate silently
and non-verbally by signals or signs; ”He signed his disapproval with a
dismissive hand gesture”; ”The diner signaled the waiters to bring the
menu”)
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245. signify
verb –1. (3) mean, intend, signify, stand for – (denote or connote;
”‘maison’ means ‘house’ in French”; ”An example sentence would
show what this word means”)
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246. silence
verb –1. (4) hush, quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up – (cause to
be quiet or not talk; ”Please silence the children in the church!”)
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247. silver
verb –1. silver – (coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam;
”silver the necklace”)
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248. simmer
verb –. (5) simmer – (boil slowly at low temperature; ”simmer the
sauce”; ”simmering water”)
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249. simplify
verb –. (3) simplify – (make simpler or easier or reduce in complexity
or extent; ”We had to simplify the instructions”; ”this move will
simplify our lives”)
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250. simulate
verb –1. (5) imitate, copy, simulate – (reproduce someone’s behavior
or looks; ”The mime imitated the passers-by”; ”Children often copy
their parents or older siblings”)
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251. sing
verb –1. (46) sing – (deliver by singing; ”Sing Christmas carols”)
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252. singe
verb –1. (1) singe, swinge – (burn superficially or lightly; ”I singed
my eyebrows”)
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253. sink
verb –1. (8) sink, drop, drop down – (fall or descend to a lower place
or level; ”He sank to his knees”)
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254. sip
verb –. (7) sip – (drink in sips; ”She was sipping her tea”)
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255. siphon
verb –1. siphon, syphon, siphon off – (convey, draw off, or empty by
or as if by a siphon)
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256. sire
verb –. (3) beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring
forth – (make children; ”Abraham begot Isaac”; ”Men often father
children but don’t recognize them”)
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257. sit
verb –1. (134) sit, sit down – (be seated)
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258. sketch
verb –1. (4) sketch, chalk out – (make a sketch of; ”sketch the
building”)
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259. skew
verb –. skew – (turn or place at an angle; ”the lines on the sheet of
paper are skewed”)
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260. skewer
verb –. skewer, spit – (drive a skewer through; ”skewer the meat for
the BBQ”)
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261. skid
verb –1. (3) skid – (slide without control; ”the car skidded in the
curve on the wet road”)
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262. skim
verb –1. (1) plane, skim – (travel on the surface of water)
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263. skin
verb –1. clamber, scramble, shin, shinny, skin, struggle, sputter –
(climb awkwardly, as if by scrambling)
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264. skip
verb –1. (7) jump, pass over, skip, skip over – (bypass; ”He skipped
a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible”)
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265. skirt
verb –1. (2) hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude,
skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep – (avoid or try to avoid fulfilling,
answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); ”He dodged
the issue”; ”she skirted the problem”; ”They tend to evade their
responsibilities”; ”he evaded the questions skillfully”)
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266. slacken
verb –1. (4) slow, slow down, slow up, slack, slacken – (become slow
or slower; ”Production slowed”)
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267. slam
verb –1. (8) slam, bang – (close violently; ”He slammed the door
shut”)
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268. slander
verb –. defame, slander, smirch, asperse, denigrate, calumniate,
smear, sully, besmirch – (charge falsely or with malicious intent;
attack the good name and reputation of someone; ”The journalists
have defamed me!” ”The article in the paper sullied my reputation”)
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269. slap
verb –. (15) slap – (hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open
hand; ”The impatient teacher slapped the student”; ”a gunshot
slapped him on the forehead”)
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270. slash
verb –1. (7) slash, cut down – (cut with sweeping strokes; as with an
ax or machete)
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271. slat
verb –1. slat – (equip or bar with slats; ”Slat the windows”)
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272. slate
verb –1. (2) slate – (designate or schedule; ”He slated his talk for 9
AM”; ”She was slated to be his successor”)
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273. slaughter
verb –1. (3) butcher, slaughter – (kill (animals) usually for food
consumption; ”They slaughtered their only goat to survive the
winter”)
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274. slay
verb –. murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove –
(kill intentionally and with premeditation; ”The mafia boss ordered
his enemies murdered”)
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275. slice
verb –1. (2) slit, slice – (make a clean cut through; ”slit her throat”)
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276. slick
verb –1. slick, sleek – (make slick or smooth)
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277. slide
verb –1. (18) skid, slip, slue, slew, slide – (move obliquely or
sideways, usually in an uncontrolled manner; ”the wheels skidded
against the sidewalk”)
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278. slip
verb –1. (11) steal, slip – (move stealthily; ”The ship slipped away in
the darkness”)
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279. slit
verb –1. (1) slit, slice – (make a clean cut through; ”slit her throat”)
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280. sliver
verb –1. sliver, splinter – (divide into slivers or splinters)
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281. slog
verb –1. plug away, peg away, slog, keep one’s nose to the
grindstone, keep one’s shoulder to the wheel – (work doggedly or
persistently; ”She keeps plugging away at her dissertation”)
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282. slot
verb –. (1) slot – (assign a time slot; ”slot a television program”)
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283. slow
verb –1. (9) decelerate, slow, slow down, slow up, retard – (lose
velocity; move more slowly; ”The car decelerated”)
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284. slug
verb –1. (7) slug, slog, swig – (strike heavily, especially with the fist
or a bat; ”He slugged me so hard that I passed out”)
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285. slum
verb –. slum – (spend time at a lower socio-economic level than one’s
own, motivated by curiosity or desire for adventure; usage considered
condescending and insensitive; ”attending a motion picture show by
the upper class was considered sluming in the early 20th century”)
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286. slur
verb –1. slur – (play smoothly or legato; ”the pianist slurred the
most beautiful passage in the sonata”)
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287. slurp
verb –. (1) slurp – (eat noisily; ”He slurped his soup”)
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288. smack
verb –1. (2) smack, thwack – (deliver a hard blow to; ”The teacher
smacked the student who had misbehaved”)
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289. smash
verb –1. (6) smash, nail, boom, blast – (hit hard; ”He smashed a
3-run homer”)
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290. smear
verb –1. smear – (stain by smearing or daubing with a dirty
substance)
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291. smell
verb –1. (14) smell – (inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory
sense)
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292. smelt
verb –1. smelt – (extract (metals) by heating)
Overview of verb smell
The verb smell has 5 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (14) smell – (inhale the odor of; perceive by the olfactory sense)
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293. smoke
verb –1. (12) smoke – (inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes,
cigars, pipes; ”We never smoked marijuana”; ”Do you smoke?”)
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294. smooth
verb –1. (7) smooth, smoothen – (make smooth or smoother, as if
by rubbing; ”smooth the surface of the wood”)
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295. smother
verb –1. (2) smother, surround – (envelop completely; ”smother the
meat in gravy”)
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296. smuggle
verb –. (3) smuggle – (import or export without paying customs
duties; ”She smuggled cigarettes across the border”)
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297. snag
verb –1. (2) snag – (catch on a snag; ”I snagged my stocking”)
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298. snap
verb –1. (7) snap, snarl – (utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone;
”The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer”; ”The guard
snarled at us”)
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299. snare
verb –1. (1) trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel – (catch in or as if
in a trap; ”The men trap foxes”)
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300. snarl
verb –1. (6) snap, snarl – (utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone;
”The sales clerk snapped a reply at the angry customer”; ”The guard
snarled at us”)
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301. snatch
verb –1. (13) snatch, snatch up, snap – (to grasp hastily or eagerly;
”Before I could stop him the dog snatched the ham bone”)
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302. sneak
verb –1. (2) sneak, mouse, creep, pussyfoot – (to go stealthily or
furtively; ”..stead of sneaking around spying on the neighbor’s house”)
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303. sniff
verb –1. (5) sniff, whiff – (perceive by inhaling through the nose;
”sniff the perfume”)
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304. snip
verb –1. nip, nip off, clip, snip, snip off – (sever or remove by
pinching or snipping; ”nip off the flowers”)
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305. snooker
verb –1. snooker – (fool or dupe; ”He was snookered by the
con-man’s smooth talk”)
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306. snort
verb –1. (3) snort – (indicate contempt by breathing noisily and
forcefully through the nose; ”she snorted her disapproval of the
proposed bridegroom”)
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307. snub
verb –1. (3) ignore, disregard, snub, cut – (refuse to acknowledge;
”She cut him dead at the meeting”)
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308. soak
verb –1. (4) soak – (submerge in a liquid; ”I soaked in the hot tub
for an hour”)
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309. sober
verb –1. sober – (cause to become sober; ”A sobering thought”)
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310. socialize
verb –1. (1) socialize, socialise – (take part in social activities;
interact with others; ”He never socializes with his colleagues”; ”The
old man hates to socialize”)
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311. sock
verb –. (2) sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash – (hit hard)
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312. sodomize
verb –1. sodomize, sodomise – (copulate with an animal)
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313. soft-pedal
verb –. soft-pedal – (play down or obscure; ”His advisers soft-pedaled
the president’s blunder”)
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314. soften
verb –1. (4) soften – (make (images or sounds) soft or softer)
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315. solicit
verb –1. (4) solicit, beg, tap – (make a solicitation or entreaty for
something; request urgently or persistently; ”Henry IV solicited the
Pope for a divorce”; ”My neighbor keeps soliciting money for different
charities”)
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316. solidify
verb –1. solidify – (make solid or more solid; cause to solidify)
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317. solve
verb –1. (30) solve, work out, figure out, puzzle out, lick, work –
(find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the
meaning of; ”did you solve the problem?”; ”Work out your problems
with the boss”; ”this unpleasant situation isn’t going to work itself
out”; ”did you get it?”; ”Did you get my meaning?”; ”He could not
work the math problem”)
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318. soothe
verb –1. (1) comfort, soothe, console, solace – (give moral or
emotional strength to)
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319. sophisticate
verb –1. sophisticate – (make less natural or innocent; ”Their
manners had sophisticated the young girls”)
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320. sort
verb –1. screen, screen out, sieve, sort – (examine in order to test
suitability; ”screen these samples”; ”screen the job applicants”)
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321. sound
verb –1. (38) sound – (appear in a certain way; ”This sounds
interesting”)
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322. soundproof
verb –. soundproof – (insulate against noise; ”Proust had his
apartment soundproofed”)
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323. sour
verb –1. (2) sour, turn, ferment, work – (go sour or spoil; ”The milk
has soured”; ”The wine worked”; ”The cream has turned–we have to
throw it out”)
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324. sow
verb –1. (5) sow, seed – (place (seeds) in or on the ground for future
growth; ”She sowed sunflower seeds”)
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325. space
verb –. (3) space – (place at intervals; ”Space the interviews so that
you have some time between the different candidates”)
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326. span
verb –. (8) cross, traverse, span, sweep – (to cover or extend over an
area or time period; ”Rivers traverse the valley floor”, ”The parking
lot spans 3 acres”; ”The novel spans three centuries”)
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327. spank
verb –. spank, paddle, larrup – (give a spanking to; subject to a
spanking)
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328. spare
verb –1. (7) spare, save – (refrain from harming)
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329. spark
verb –1. (5) trip, actuate, trigger, activate, set off, spark off, spark,
trigger off, touch off – (put in motion or move to act; ”trigger a
reaction”; ”actuate the circuits”)
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330. spatter
verb –1. (1) spatter, splatter, plash, splash, splosh, swash – (dash a
liquid upon or against; ”The mother splashed the baby’s face with
water”)
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331. spawn
verb –1. engender, breed, spawn – (call forth)
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332. speak
verb –1. (86) talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise –
(express in speech; ”She talks a lot of nonsense”; ”This depressed
patient does not verbalize”)
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333. spear
verb –1. (3) spear – (pierce with a spear; ”spear fish”)
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334. spearhead
verb –. (1) spearhead – (be the leader of; ”She spearheaded the
effort to find a cure for the disease”)
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335. specialize
verb –1. (3) specialize, specialise, narrow, narrow down – (become
more focus on an area of activity or field of study; ”She specializes in
Near Eastern history”)
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336. specify
verb –1. (6) stipulate, qualify, condition, specify – (specify as a
condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express
demand or provision in an agreement; ”The will stipulates that she
can live in the house for the rest of her life”; ”The contract stipulates
the dates of the payments”)
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337. speckle
verb –1. stipple, speckle – (produce a mottled effect; ”The sunlight
stippled the trees”)
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338. speculate
verb –1. (5) speculate, theorize, theorise, conjecture, hypothesize,
hypothesise, hypothecate, suppose – (to believe especially on
uncertain or tentative grounds; ”Scientists supposed that large
dinosaurs lived in swamps”)
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339. speed
verb –1. (7) rush, hotfoot, hasten, hie, speed, race, pelt along, rush
along, cannonball along, bucket along, belt along, step on it – (move
fast; ”He rushed down the hall to receive his guests”; ”The cars raced
down the street”)
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340. spell
verb –1. (2) spell, spell out – (orally recite the letters of or give the
spelling of; ”How do you spell this word?” ”We had to spell out our
names for the police officer”)
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341. spend
verb –1. (98) spend, pass – (pass time in a specific way; ”how are
you spending your summer vacation?”)
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342. spew
verb –1. spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue – (expel or eject (saliva or
phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; ”The father of the victim spat at
the alleged murderer”)
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343. spice
verb –1. (1) spice, spice up – (make more interesting or flavorful;
”Spice up the evening by inviting a belly dancer”)
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344. spike
verb –1. spike – (stand in the way of)
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345. spill
verb –1. (2) spill, slop, splatter – (cause or allow (a liquid substance)
to run or flow from a container; ”spill the milk”; ”splatter water”)
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346. spin
verb –1. (11) spin, spin around, whirl, reel, gyrate – (revolve quickly
and repeatedly around one’s own axis; ”The dervishes whirl around
and around without getting dizzy”)
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347. spit
verb –1. (11) spit, ptyalize, ptyalise, spew, spue – (expel or eject
(saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; ”The father of the
victim spat at the alleged murderer”)
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348. spite
verb –. hurt, wound, injure, bruise, offend, spite – (hurt the feelings
of; ”She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests”;
”This remark really bruised my ego”)
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349. splash
verb –1. (2) sprinkle, splash, splosh – (cause (a liquid) to spatter
about, especially with force; ”She splashed the water around her”)
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350. splatter
verb –1. spill, slop, splatter – (cause or allow (a liquid substance) to
run or flow from a container; ”spill the milk”; ”splatter water”)
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351. splice
verb –1. (1) splice – (join the ends of; ”splice film”)
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352. split
verb –1. (4) divide, split, split up, separate, dissever, carve up –
(separate into parts or portions; ”divide the cake into three equal
parts”; ”The British carved up the Ottoman Empire after World War
I”)
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353. spoil
verb –1. (2) botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow,
flub, screw up, ball up, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix up,
bollocks, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up, foul up, mess up,
fuck up – (make a mess of, destroy or ruin; ”I botched the dinner and
we had to eat out”; ”the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in
the second movement”)
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354. sponsor
verb –1. (26) sponsor, patronize, patronise – (assume sponsorship of)
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355. spoof
verb –. spoof, burlesque, parody – (make a parody of; ”The students
spoofed the teachers”)
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356. spoon
verb –1. spoon – (scoop up or take up with a spoon; ”spoon the
sauce over the roast”)
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357. sport
verb –1. (1) sport, feature, boast – (wear or display in an
ostentatious or proud manner; ”she was sporting a new hat”)
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358. spot
verb –1. (18) descry, spot, espy, spy – (catch sight of)
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359. spotlight
verb –1. (1) foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up – (move into
the foreground to make more visible or prominent; ”The introduction
highlighted the speaker’s distinguished career in linguistics”)
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360. sprain
verb –. (1) twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick – (twist suddenly
so as to sprain; ”wrench one’s ankle”; ”The wrestler twisted his
shoulder”; ”the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell”; ”I turned
my ankle and couldn’t walk for several days”)
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361. spray
verb –1. (3) spray – (be discharged in sprays of liquid; ”Water
sprayed all over the floor”)
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362. spread
verb –1. (24) spread, distribute – (distribute or disperse widely; ”The
invaders spread their language all over the country”)
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363. sprinkle
verb –1. (5) scatter, sprinkle, dot, dust, disperse – (distribute loosely;
”He scattered gun powder under the wagon”)
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364. spur
verb –1. (2) spur – (incite or stimulate; ”The Academy was formed
to spur research”)
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365. spurn
verb –. (2) reject, spurn, freeze off, scorn, pooh-pooh, disdain, turn
down – (reject with contempt; ”She spurned his advances”)
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366. spy
verb –1. (2) descry, spot, espy, spy – (catch sight of)
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