14 Flashcards
studious
/ˈstuː.di.əs/
adj: A studious person enjoys studying or spends a lot of time studying:
She was a studious child, happiest when reading.
very careful or paying attention to all the small details:
The report was obviously prepared with studious care and attention.
curriculum
/kəˈrɪk.jə.ləm/
noun: برنامه آموزشی
Maths is an intrinsic part of the school curriculum.
The Romans aren’t on this year’s curriculum.
adj: curricular: relating to the subjects studied in a school, college, etc. and what each subject includes:
Universities welcomed the free textbooks and other curricular materials.
revise
verb: اصلاح کردن، تفتیش کردن، تجدید نظر کردن
His helpfulness today has made me revise my original opinion/impression of him.
His publishers made him revise his manuscript three times.
Advisers have revised their estimate of its likely stock market value, from £5.4bn to £5.8bn.
With the final exam, you don’t revise it after the teacher reads it.
to study again something you have already learned, in preparation for an exam:
We’re revising (algebra) for the test tomorrow.
adj: revised:
The overpayment will be returned through revised deductions, starting this month.
The governor is expected to propose a revised budget within a month.
The global deficit on trade in goods fell to £6.5 billion, from an upwardly revised £7 billion in May.
This paper is a revised version of a report commissioned by the Economic Development Institute of the World Bank.
deposit
verb: to leave something somewhere:
The flood waters fell, depositing mud over the whole area.
The bus deposited me miles from anywhere.
I deposited my luggage in a locker at the station.
to put something valuable, especially money, in a bank or safe (= strong box or cupboard with locks):
There’s a night safe outside the bank, so you can deposit money whenever you wish.
deposit something in something: I deposited £500 in my account this morning.
noun: ته نشین
Decant the wine carefully, so that you leave the deposit in the bottom of the bottle.
In hard-water areas, a chalky deposit often forms in pipes and kettles.
رهن:
It costs $2,000 a week to rent the yacht, with a $200 refundable deposit.
We always take one month’s rent as a returnable deposit.
There’s a 10p deposit/deposit of 10p on the bottle, which you get back when you return the empty bottle.
a payment, especially into a bank account:
To enter the country, they have to show bank statements with deposits of at least $2,500.
To open an account, you need to make a minimum deposit of $500.
She had made a deposit into the campaign bank account.
inadequacy
adj: enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose:
I didn’t have adequate time to prepare.
It’s not a big salary but it’s adequate for our needs.
The council’s provision for the elderly is barely adequate.
[ + to infinitive ] Will future oil supplies be adequate to meet world needs?
inadequate: Too many of us are retiring on hopelessly inadequate incomes.
noun: adequacy:
The adequacy of public healthcare has been brought into question.
inadequacy: She’s frustrated by the inadequacies of language.
adv: adequately:
Have the risks been adequately studied?
inadequately: The research is inadequately funded.
recreational
noun: recreation: 1. تفریح
His favourite recreations are golf and playing Scrabble.
Emma’s only form of recreation seems to be shopping.
2. بازآفرینی
a recreation of one of the most famous events in history
adj: recreational:
Recreational fishing is allowed on the river.
They provide recreational opportunities for all age groups.
adv: recreationally:
Still other people use the drug recreationally in an attempt to intensify the feelings obtained from other drugs.
aberrant
adj: different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way:
Also, aberrant values can result from a bad choice of variate.
noun: aberration:
I’m sorry I’m late - I had a mental aberration and forgot we had a meeting today.
In a moment of aberration, she agreed to go with him.
The misconduct was an aberration from the norm for him.
adv: aberrantly:
Bats that end up being tested for rabies are generally those that behave aberrantly.
abrupt
/əˈbrʌpt/
adj: sudden and unexpected, and often unpleasant:
Our conversation came to an abrupt end when George burst into the room.
There was an abrupt change in her attitude towards me when she heard that I was Alan’s girlfriend.
The road ended in an abrupt slope down to the sea.
adv: abruptly:
He stood up abruptly and went outside.
absurd
adj: stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way:
What an absurd thing to say!
Don’t be so absurd! Of course I want you to come.
It’s an absurd situation - neither of them will talk to the other.
Do I look absurd in this hat?
noun: absurdity: the quality of being stupid and unreasonable, or silly in a humorous way:
Standing there naked, I was suddenly struck by the absurdity of the situation.
We laughed about the absurdity of the idea.
There are all sorts of absurdities in the proposal.
adv: absurdly:
You’re behaving absurdly.
It was absurdly expensive.
abundance
noun: the situation in which there is more than enough of something:
There was an abundance of food at the wedding.
This team has talent in abundance.
adj: abundant:
an abundant supply of food
There is abundant evidence that cars have a harmful effect on the environment.
Cheap consumer goods are abundant in this part of the world.
adv: abundantly: 1. in large quantities or amounts:
The plant grows abundantly in woodland.
We all ate abundantly.
2. extremely:
You’ve made your feelings abundantly clear.
Liam Brown is an abundantly talented writer.
accelerate
verb:
I accelerated to overtake the bus.
Inflation is likely to accelerate this year, adding further upward pressure on interest rates.
They use special chemicals to accelerate the growth of crops.
adj: accelerated:
We need to start moving at an accelerated pace if we are going to hit the deadline.
adj: accelerating: becoming faster:
Since the crash, the value of the currency has been falling at an accelerating pace.
Arctic Ocean ice is shrinking at an accelerating rate.
With greater global mobility of people and trade goods, the spread of disease is an accelerating process.
noun: acceleration:
An older car will have poor acceleration.
The acceleration in the decline of manufacturing industry began several years ago.
adj: accelerative:
The same accelerative force was applied to each of the bodies in the experiment.
noun: accelerator: something that makes a process happen or makes something progress more quickly:
Good companies use technology as an accelerator of momentum.
amplify
verb:
A funeral can amplify the feelings of regret and loss for the relatives.
Electric guitars are amplified through loudspeakers.
To amplify is also to add to the information given in something:
This study amplifies earlier research.
noun: amplification: Amplification makes music or other sounds louder:
electronic amplification
added detail:
The horror lies in the violence itself, which needs no amplification.
amplifier: an electrical device that makes sounds louder
acclaimed
verb: acclaim: تحسین، ادعا کردن، افرین گفتن، اعلام کردن، جارکشیدن
She was widely acclaimed for her contribution to the discovery.
to elect someone without opposition:
Marion was acclaimed president of the club.
The album was critically acclaimed, but sold badly.
noun:
Despite the critical acclaim, the novel did not sell well.
Her first novel was published to great acclaim in 2018.
adj: acclaimed:
“Dinner Party”, based on the critically acclaimed novel by Bill Davies, was made into a film last year.
He is the author of a widely acclaimed new study on the subject.
noun: acclaimation:
His speech was greeted with acclamation.
adept
adj: having a natural ability to do something that needs skill:
She’s very adept at dealing with the media.
Tamsin Palmer gave a technically adept performance on the piano.
adv: adeptly: in a skilful way that shows natural ability:
King and his staff managed the negotiations adeptly.
He adeptly turned the question around to me.
adherent
adj: 1. sticky:
an adherent surface
2. هوادار
She has long been an adherent of the Communist Party.
noun: adherence: the fact of someone behaving exactly according to rules, beliefs, etc.:
He was noted for his strict adherence to the rules.
verb: adhere: to stick firmly:
A smooth, dry surface helps the tiles adhere to the wall.
noun: adhesion: the ability to stick:
At this stage a resin is used with a high level of adhesion.
noun: adhesive:
You’ll need a strong adhesive to mend that chair.
Fill in the gaps with clear silicone adhesive.
