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aroma

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noun: a strong, pleasant smell, usually from food or drink:
the aroma of freshly baked bread
a wine with a light, fruity aroma
adj: aromatic: having a pleasant smell:
For most peroxidases the typical substrates are small aromatic molecules.

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beverage

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a drink of any type:
Hot beverages include tea, coffee, and hot chocolate.
We do not sell alcoholic beverages.

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recipient

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noun: a person who receives something:
Former Nobel Peace Prize recipients include Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama.
He was a recipient of the Civilian Service Award.

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reptile

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خزنده

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thrive

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verb: پیشرفت کردن، موفق شدن
His business thrived in the years before the war.
She seems to thrive on stress.
Some employees thrive on the challenge of intense workloads.
adj: growing, developing, or being successful:
a thriving economy
The island has a thriving community and a rich and tragic history.
very healthy or successful:
The dog is thriving in its new home.

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paramount

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adj: more important than anything else:
There are many priorities, but reducing the budget deficit is paramount/is of paramount importance.
Everybody agrees that education is the paramount issue.

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palate

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noun: چشایی، قابلیت چشیدن، سقف دهان، ذائقه، کام
a discriminating palate
I let my palate dictate what I eat.

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plantation

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noun: مزرعه، کشتزار
a coffee/rubber plantation
plantations of fast-growing conifers

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subtle

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adj: لطیف not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious in any way:
The room was painted a subtle shade of pink.
The play’s message is perhaps too subtle to be understood by young children.
small but important:
There is a subtle difference between these two plans.
h زیرک achieved in a quiet way that does not attract attention to itself and is therefore good or clever:
a subtle plan/suggestion
subtle questions
adv: subtly: in a way that is small and difficult to notice or describe, but important:
His expression changed subtly.
This discovery had subtly changed/altered the way I thought about myself.

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arc

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noun: the shape of part of a circle, or other curved line:
The ball rose in a high arc and fell behind the boundary line.
a complete story or the story of one character, especially one that is part of a larger story in a film, book, or television series:
Even the minor characters in these films come with their own story arcs.
Films about teachers working with troubled kids tend to follow a predictable arc.
verb: to move in the shape of an arc:
The rocket arced gracefully into the sky.

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conscience

/ˈkɑːn.ʃəns/

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noun: وجدان
He’s been so kind and generous towards me recently - I think he’s got a guilty conscience (= feels guilty).
This is a matter of conscience - it’s a moral issue, not a political one.
You didn’t do anything wrong - you should have a clear conscience (= not feel guilty).
My conscience would really bother me if I wore a fur coat.
He’s got no conscience at all about leaving me to do the housework.
conscience-stricken: feeling very sorry for something that you have done wrong:
Surely, therefore, she herself must feel rather conscience-stricken.
adj: feeling a moral responsibility to do your work carefully and to be fair to others:
She was a conscientious worker, and I’ll miss her.
a conscientious student
adv: conscientiously:
Julia collected the notes she had been conscientiously making and pushed them into her briefcase.
noun: conscientiousness:
His conscientiousness and maturity impressed faculty members.

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fiery

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adj: مهیج، اتشبار، اتشین
A fiery debate ensued.
a fiery temperament/temper
a fiery orator/speech
a fiery chilli sauce
a fiery sky/sunset

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hay

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یونجه
Its habit of breeding in hay infusions, etc., is common knowledge.
These animals have been fed hay cut from the meadows the previous summer.

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kerosene

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نفت سفید، نفت چراغ

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paddle

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noun: 1. پارو
2. a walk through water that is not very deep, especially at the edge of a beach, etc.:
Shall we go for a paddle?
verb:
1. She paddled her canoe across the lake.
2. We rolled up our trousers and paddled along the seashore.

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stake

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noun: a share or a financial involvement in something such as a business:
hold a stake in/of He holds (= owns) a 40 percent stake in/of the company.
have a stake in something: If you have a stake in something, it is important to you because you have a personal interest or involvement in it:
Employers have a stake in the training of their staff.
the amount of money that you risk on the result of something such as a game or competition:
high-stakes She spent two weeks in Las Vegas playing high-stakes blackjack at the casinos.
the stakes.
In an activity or competition, the stakes are the reward for the person who wins or succeeds in it:
The team is playing for enormous stakes - the chance to play in the final.
the beauty, popularity, etc. stakes: a situation where someone is judged on how much of a particular quality they have:
The prime minister is not very high in the popularity stakes (= he is not very popular) at the moment.
raise the stakes: to make a situation more urgent or more difficult to ignore:
The stowaways are trying to raise the stakes by refusing to eat until they are given money and aid.
stake a claim (to something): idiom
to announce that something belongs to you:
Stacy staked her claim to her uncle’s fortune.
He marked the spot on his map where he had seen the gold and returned later that month to stake his claim.

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steward

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noun: a person whose job it is to organize a particular event, or to provide services to particular people, or to take care of a particular place:
Stewards will be inspecting the race track at 9.00.
If you need help at any time during the conference, one of the stewards will be pleased to help you.
a person who organizes the supply and serving of food at a club/ship:
He’s the steward of the City of Wakefield’s Working Men’s Club.

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thorn

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تیغ، خار
Rose bushes have thorns.
The fences should be of birch instead of thorns.
I can tell him that that was one of the thorns in my flesh.
Money problems have been a thorn in our side since the day we got married.
Health inspectors are a thorn in the side of most restaurants.

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probe

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verb: to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions carefully and not directly:
The interviewer probed deep into her private life.
Detectives questioned him for hours, probing for any inconsistencies in his story.
The article probes (= tries to describe and explain) the mysteries of nationalism in modern Europe.
to examine something with a tool, especially in order to find something that is hidden:
They probed in/into the mud with a special drill.
to search into or examine something:
Investigators are probing into new evidence in the case.
adj: intended to get information:
(of a question) difficult to answer without telling the truth:
She asked me a few probing questions.

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admonish

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to tell someone that they have done something wrong:نصیحت کردن، پند دادن، موعظه
His mother admonished him for eating too quickly.
to advise someone to do something:
Her teacher admonished her to work harder for her exams.
adj: admonishing:
He waggled an admonishing finger in my direction but didn’t say anything.
The manager offers admonishing words one minute, and a fatherly arm around the player’s shoulder the next.
adv: admonishingly:
He looked admonishingly at the boys over his glasses.
noun: admonition: a piece of advice that is also a warning to someone about their behaviour:
The most common parental admonition must surely be “Don’t stay out late”.
As I left I heard my husband’s admonition – “Don’t be late.”