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Attribute (v)

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To give credit for or see as the origin of something
نسبت دادن

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Mythology

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Set of traditional stories used to explain the origins of things

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Settle

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To establish a permanent place to live

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Scholar

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A person who has a great deal of knowledge about particular subject

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Excavation

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An area of digging, especially to find objects from past cultures

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Carve

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To cut and shape hard material

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Encompass (v)

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1.
surround and have or hold within.
“this area of London encompasses Piccadilly to the north and St James’s Park to the south”
-include comprehensively.
“no studies encompass all sectors of medical care”

2.
ARCHAIC
cause to take place.
“an act designed to encompass the death of the king”

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8
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Inscribe

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To mark surface with words or letter
نوشتن

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9
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Deed (v)

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To perform well

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Literacy

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the state of being able to read and write OPP illiteracy
→ numeracy

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Sage

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حکیم

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12
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Livestock

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دام

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13
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Cattle

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گله گاو

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Possession

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if something is in your possession, you own it, or you have obtained it from somewhere
in sb’s possession
The house has been in the family’s possession since the 1500s.

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Scribe

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someone in the past whose job was to make written copies of official documents

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16
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Reed

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a type of tall plant like grass that grows in wet places
نی

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17
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Wedge

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گوه
قلم

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18
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Cuneiform /ˈkjuːnifɔːm /

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خط میخی

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Oracle /ˈɒrəkəl/

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وحی

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20
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Script

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1[countable] the written form of a speech, play, film etc → screenplay:
They write all their own scripts.
a film script
2[uncountable and countable] the set of letters that are used in writing a language:
Arabic script
3[countable] British English a piece of work that a student writes in an examination
4[singular, uncountable] formal writing done by hand SYN handwriting:
a diary entry written in neat black script

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21
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Shell

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لاک

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Evoke (v) /ɪˈvəʊk $ ɪˈvoʊk/

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To bring to mind
برانگیختن

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Sway (v)

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To move back and forth
The trees swayed gently in the breeze

24
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Stereotype

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A fixed idea people have, especially one that is wrong
racist stereotypes in the media
کلیشه

25
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Revive

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To bring back to life

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Reign /reɪn/

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The period of time that king or queen is in power

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Elaborate

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Having a lot of detail and decoration

28
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Garland

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a ring of flowers or leaves, worn on your head or around your neck for decoration or for a special ceremony → wreath
garland of
garlands of flowers

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Chant

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words or phrases that are repeated again and again by a group of people:

30
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Bark

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1[countable] the sharp loud sound made by a dog
2[uncountable] the outer covering of a tree
3[countable] a loud sound or voice:
Amy’s voice was a hoarse bark.

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Portray (v)

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To represent; act out
به تصویر کشیدن

32
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Prop

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Objects use by actors

33
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Culminate

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To result in; end with

34
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Literal /adj/

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Following the exact meaning

35
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Humorous

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Funny; entertaining

36
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Sharpen/v/

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To improve; perfect

37
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Frailty/n/

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Weakness and lack of strength
ضعیف
نحیف

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Renowned/adj/

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Famous

39
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Prominent/adj/

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Important; major

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Emerge/v/

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To appear; develop

41
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Illusion

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Appearance of being real; false impression

42
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Reminiscent /ˌreməˈnɪsənt, ˌremɪˈnɪsənt/

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Similar to; reminding of something
یادآور

43
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Facial

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on your face or relating to your face:
Victor’s facial expression didn’t change

44
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Fine-tune

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to make very small changes to something such as a machine, system, or plan, so that it works as well as possible:
Over the next few days, we fine-tuned the scheme and made some useful improvements.

45
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Sorrow /ˈsɒrəʊ $ ˈsɑːroʊ, ˈsɔː-/ noun

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a feeling of great sadness, usually because someone has died or because something terrible has happened to you → grief

46
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Tug-of-war

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a test of strength in which two teams pull opposite ends of a rope against each other

47
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Aid

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Help

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Notably

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especially, in particular

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Tramp

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someone who has no home or job and moves from place to place, often asking for food or money

50
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Corporeal /kɔːˈpɔːriəl $ kɔːr-/

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Physical

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Floppy

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something that is floppy is soft and hangs down loosely rather than being stiff:
a floppy hat

52
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Downtrodden

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downtrodden people are treated badly and without respect by people who have power over them
ستمدیده

53
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Troupe

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a group of singers, actors, dancers etc who work together

54
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Metaphor

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استعاره