16 Flashcards

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Conscientious adj.

conscientiously

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(Vazife shenaas) Meticulous (daghigh)

Showing serious purpose, one who works carefully and with enthusiasm

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Convey v.

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Communicate
To make something known to others

The manager of the store conveyed his displeasure directly to the workers.

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Encompass v.

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Include

The course encompasses all the literature of the nineteenth century.

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Expansion n.
Expand v.
Expandable adj.

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Growth

Expantion occurs when matter is heated.
The laboratory is expanding its capacity to produce computer chips.

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Heighten v.
Heightened adj.
height n.

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Intensify

Heightened state of nervousness

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Highlight v., n.

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Emphasize

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Inadvertently

Inadvertent

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Carelessly
By accident, without paying attention, unexpectedly

His inadvertent calculation caused him to derive the wrong answer.

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Inevitable adj.
Inevitably
Inevitability n.

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Unavoidable

When two weather systems meet, unpredictable weather conditions are inevitable.

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Infancy n.
Infant n.
Infantile adj.

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Beginning

The new theory is in its infancy and will be thoroughly tested by its critics.

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Mimic

Mimicker n.

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Imitate (taghlid)

To copy an action

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Paramount adj.
Paramountly
Paramountcy n.

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Foremost
To be of highest importance

Paramount goal
Of paramount importance

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Proficient adj.
Proficiently
Proficiency n.

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Competent (layegh, daraye sar reshte)
To be skilled or experienced in something

The exam will test the students’ proficiency in the portuguese language.

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Retrieve
Retrieved
Retrieval n.

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Recover
To find and bring back

This computerized information retrieval system is the most up-to-date system available.

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Systematically
Systemic
System

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Methodically
Done according to a plan

Systematic changes in foreign policy have been proposed.

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Unlikely

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Doubtful

Not probable

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Unwarranted adj.

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Unjustified
Inappropriate, w/o good reason or cause

The motorist felt that the ticket for the infarction was unwarranted.

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Zenith n.

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Apex
The highest point

The publication of the book represented the zenith of his carrier.