1000 words Flashcards
the ? son of a wealthy landowner (lazy)
indolent
eagerness and energy (with great ?)
gusto
سرود ملی
سرود تو کلیسا
سرود کریسمس
آهنگ خواب بچه
national anthem
hymn (spell: him)
carol
lullaby
unpleasant wet and cold weather
inclement weather
talkative (a ? old man)
garrulous
1- lemon/orange ? پوست لیمو و پرتقال
2) اشتیاق و شوق gusto, eagerness
zest
conversations about the most ? subjects
ordinary and not interesting, trivial
banal bəˈnɑːl
حرفهای بی مزه تکراری
one ? after another about …
his comments are ?
platitude
platitudinous
if an excuse, an argument, someone’s behaviour etc is ? , it has been used so often that it no longer has any effect and is annoying
wearing thin. That joke is wearing a bit/little thin now, Stuart
praiseworthy; a ? attempt; the ? performances
laudable ˈlɒːdəb ə l
The star player was fined $ 100 when he ? from the training camp?
(went away without permission)
took French leave
Hey John, don’t do a French Leave after work, we’re all going to happy hour.
The ? girl on the phone answered most of my questions
liking to talk a lot in a friendly way
chatty
These were ? people, well able to deal with the press and media
(able to talk easily and effectively about things, especially difficult subjects)
articulate
Cathy’s a real ?.
informal someone, especially a child, who talks a lot
chatterbox
if your teeth are ?, you are so cold or frightened that your teeth are knocking together
chattering
I had ? politics/ religion.
deliberately avoid doing or using something
eschewed اجتناب کردن
a ? note at the end of the letter
having a meaning that is mysterious or not easily understood; ? remark/comment/statement etc
cryptic
an ? collector of old jazz records
an ? reader
(doing something as much as possible SYN keen)
avid
He’s really ? about his new job. | An ? crowd cheered the team onto the pitch
(showing a lot of interest or excitement about something)
enthusiastic
He stormed out in a fit of ?
Nothing can put an avid viewer into a ? more quickly than missing an important contest
(a feeling of being annoyed or upset, especially because someone has ignored you or insulted you)
pique piːk
It is the ? who eschews the amateur variety and watches only the professional games
John, a ? who played seven muscial instruments, couldn’t get a spot in the school band because he didn’t play any single instrument well.
(someone who is not serious about what they are doing or does not study a subject thoroughly) ناشی
dilettante ˌdɪlɪˈtɑːnti
The ? fan will watch only his home team play
not usual
atypical eɪˈtɪpɪk ə l
a rather ? suburban house
enthusiasts will continue to view the most ? contests
(looks very ordinary and is not at all interesting or unusual)
nondescript ˌnɑːndəˈskrɪpt
Pigs are ? feeders. Kids can have ? appetites; a ? reader; Anne has always read ?ly
(eating or wanting large quantities of food)
voracious vɔːˈreɪʃəs
an ? action is done without thinking about what harm it might cause
? attacks/killing/violence/bombing
terrorists responsible for ? killing
the ? use of chemical fertilizers
indiscriminate ˌɪndɪˈskrɪmɪnət
بی برنامه
a ? place, team etc is used by or includes people of both sexes
coed
be ? in history/tradition/politics etc to have a lot of a particular quality :
a town ? in history
steeped
Leave the tea bag to ?
(to put food in a liquid and leave it there, so that it becomes soft or has the same taste as the liquid, or so that it gives the liquid its taste)
steep
She ignored his ? and walked away
The programme caused a storm of ?
The announcement was met with howls of ?
اعتراض
protests
someone who likes reading very much
bookworm
the realities of modern ?
chemical/nuclear/germ etc ?; trench/jungle/mountain etc ?; guerrilla ?
(the activity of fighting in a war – used especially when talking about particular methods of fighting)
warfare
fighting from long holes dug into the ground
trench warfare
someone who fights in a war
combatant
Come on in – you’re ?! I was ? in/with sweat. chips ? in/with vinegar
(very wet – used about a person or area after a lot of rain or water has fallen on them )
drenched drentʃt
It absolutely poured with rain and we got ?. | His shirt was ? with blood
(very wet all the way through – used especially about people and their clothes)
soaked
The game was cancelled because the field was ?
used about ground that has water on its surface because it is so wet that it cannot take in any more
waterlogged
a modest and ? man ; A good leader is ? enough to get advice from experts.
(believing that you are not more important, better, or cleverer than other people, and therefore not expecting to be treated in a special way) فروتن
humble ˈhʌmb ə l
The worlds of science-fiction ? with wonders; The forests ? with deer, birds, and squirrels; Examples of this ? in her book
(to exist in very large numbers)
abound əˈbaʊnd
a statement about what you think will happen in the future SYN forecast
prognostication / prɒɡˌnɒstəˈkeɪʃ
an older married woman
a woman who is in charge of women and children in a school or prison
matron / ˈmeɪtrən
Ray’s very ? and even likes baking cakes
(someone who is ? enjoys spending time at home and doing work in the home )
? animals are able to work for people or live with them as pets
domesticated / dəˈmestəˈkeɪtəd
1 robot
2 someone who seems unable to feel emotions or to think about what they are doing
automaton / ɔːˈtɒmətən
Three armed groups are ?ing for power.
Inevitably, fights break out between the members of ?ing groups
(to compete against someone in order to gain something)
contend / kənˈtend
Some astronomers ? that the universe may be younger than previously thought
(to argue or state that something is true SYN insist)
contend / kənˈtend
He ?s that he didn’t see anything. | She ?s to be a descendant of Charles Dickens
(to say that something is true, even though it has not been proved)
claim
Her family began to ? the countryside for a suitable house.
scour / skaʊr
Ada was ? the pans
to clean something very thoroughly by rubbing it with a rough material SYN scrub
scouring out
The walls were black with
دوده
grime
Management ? the idea of job-sharing
to like someone or something
is disposed to
buffalo
bison / ˈbaɪs ə n
Hundreds of innocent civilians had been ? by government troops
(killed a lot of people in a cruel or violent way )
slaughtered/butchered
We got ?ed, 110-54
to defeat an opponent in a sport or game by a large number of points SYN hammer
slaughter
Hitler’s goal was to ? the Jews
kill large numbers of a particular group, so that they no longer exist
exterminate
