12 Flashcards

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Benefit v., n.

Beneficial adj.

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Assist

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Blind adj.

Blindness

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Unaware

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Broaden v.
Broad adj.
Breadth n.

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Enlarge

Education will broaden your opportunities to land a good job.
The breadthof his knowledge is impressive.

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Burgeon v.

Burgeoning adj.

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Thrive
Growing at a fast pace

His talent as a pianist burgeoned at the age of 14.

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Carry out v.

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Accomplish
To perform a task, often for someone else

The prime minister asked for his order to be carried out immediately.

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Conspicuous adj.

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Noticeably
Attracting attention

His name was conspicuously absent from the list of winners.

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Deficient adj.

Deficiency n.

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Lacking

A diet deficient of calcium

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Eloquent adj.

Eloquence n.

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(Fasih), articulate (maher)
Expressing clearly, effectively, and convincingly

That student’s essay is eloquently written.

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Endorse v.

Endorsement n.

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Support

The union endorsed the new contract.

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Enormous adj.

Enormity n.

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Tremendous
Very large

One’s enormous wealth
Enormously beneficial

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Entirely
Entire adj.
Entirety n.

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Thoroughly

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Erode v.

Erosion n.

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(Farsidan) Deteriorate
To wear away, disappear slowly

The senator’s support is eroding becuz of his unpopular positions on the major issues.

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Evaporate v.

Evaporation n.

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(Tabkhir) Disappear
To vanish

The chances of the two sides reaching an agreement have evaporated.

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Recover v.
Recovered adj.
Recoverable adj.
Recovery n.

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Retrieve (bazyaabi)

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Reportedly
Reported adj.
Report v., n.

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Rumored (shaye e)
Unconfirmed, supposedly

The reported tornado has not been confirmed.

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Shift n., v.
Shifting adj.
Shifty adj.

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Switch

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Susceptible adj.
Susceptibly adj.
Susceptibleness n.

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Vulnerable
Capable of being affected by a person or thing

Adolescents (nojavanan) are especially susceptible to the influence of their friends.