1397/1 Flashcards

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Acidulous

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تند و طعنه آمیز، ترش رو، اسیدی، ترش شده
Sharp-testing, bitter

her remarks were acidulous

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Adventitious

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Happening by chance
غیر اساسی، اتفاقی، اضافه شده

his knowledge of the minister was quite adventitious
آشنایی او با وزیر کاملا تصادفی بود.

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Unwavering

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An unwavering attitude, belief, expression etc does not change

not moving back and forth or changing positions.

  • His friends gave him unwavering support throughout the ordeal of the trial
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Surreptitious

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Done secretly or quickly

محرمانه، زیرکانه

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Depredate

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Engage in punder(destroy)
از بین بردن، به یغما بردن، تلف کردن
1. The barbarians would depredate the villages and towns they came across

2.The vandals depredate the museum and stole many valuable artifacts

  1. The pirates depredate the ships that pass through the strait
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Inundate

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To cover an area with a large amount of water

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Supervene

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To happen unexpectedly, especially in a way that stops or interrupts an event or situation.
تصادفی روی دادن

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Accost

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To go towards someone you do not know and speak to them in sn unpleasant or threatening way

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Preemptive

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اقدام پیشگیرانه
“a preemptive strike” /”preemptive action”
They push this Israel - goes - first attack strategy because they know that Americans won’t politically support another preemptive American war in the Middle East

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Ignoble

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Ignoble thoughts, feelings, or actions are ones that you should feel ashamed or embarrassed about

ننگین، شرمگین

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Inchoate

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Inchoate ideas, plans, attitudes etc are only just starting to develop.
in an early stage of existence.

  • The inchoate government dealt with the most pressing problems first.
    نوظهور
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Spurious

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not genuine, false.

قلابی، جعلی

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Levee

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A special wall built to stop a river flooding
دیواره ی خاکی که برای جلوگیری از طغیان در دوسوی رودخانه می سازند) خاکریزی

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Estuary

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The wide part of a river where it goes into the sea
دهانه ی رودخانه به ویژه جایی که آب شور دریا با آب شیرین رودخانه آمیخته می شود) کشندان، مصب، دهانه رودخانه بزرگی که شتکیل خلیج کوچکی دهد

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Containerport

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A shipping port equipped to handle containerized cargo

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Porthole

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پنجره هواپیما و کشتی، پنجره معمولا گرد یا بیضی

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Benison

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A blessing

سعادت جاودانی، دعای خیر، نعمت خدا داده

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Penance

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ریاضت، پشیمانی، توبه و طلب بخشایش

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Suzerainty

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حکومت، سلطه، قدرت
The right of a country or leader to rule over another country

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Celerity

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سرعت، تندی، چابکی

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In a trice

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Quickly

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Enigmatic

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Mysterious and difficult to understand
معمایی

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Immaculate

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having no flaw or error :exactly correct and perfect

She had an immaculate record of service

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Inordinate

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Far more than you would reasonably or normally expect
افراطی، بیش از حد

this car burns an inordinate amount of gasoline

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Evanscent

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fleeting, temporal

evanescent flowers

گل های کم دوام

  1. evanescent isotopes

ایزوتوپ های ناپایا

  1. evanescent joys

خوشی های ناپایدار

  1. evanescent like a spring storm

زودگذر همچون توفان بهاری

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Croon

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To sing or speak in a soft gentle voice, especially about love

1.She was crooning to her baby.

  1. “Dear boy,” she crooned, hugging him heartily
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Warble

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چهچه
A flock of birds was already warbling a cheerful morning chorus.

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Ramble

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Talk in a confused way, often going off the subject or not making much sense.

پرت و پلای بی معنی تو مدت طولانی

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Rave

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هذیان گفتن

To talk in an angry, uncontrolled or crazy way

Shortly after taking the drug, the addict began to rave and foam at the mouth.

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Quintessence

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The most perfect or typical example of a quality or class
جوهر، اصل، پنجمین و بالاترین عنصر وجود، بهترین نمونه (از هر چیز)، سرآمد، نوع اصیل

quinta essentia, literally, “fifth essence

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Nomenclature

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مجموعۀ نام ها و اصطلاحات یک رشته از علوم یا هنر
Nomenclaturecomes from a Latin word meaning “the assigning of names.” English’snameandnounare rooted in the Latinatenomen.

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Entourage

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A group of people attending or surrounding an important person

the President and hisentourage