2/25/13 Flashcards
Panglossian
blind optimism.
Despite the fact that his country had been marred by a protracted civil war, Victor remained ever Panglossian, claiming that his homeland was living through a Golden Age.
mar
اسیب رساندن
protracted
دنباله دار
Malapropism
“karborde khandedare vajeha be vije vajehaye gholombe solombe,eshtebahe loppi”
Quisling
traitor
puppet
دست نشانده,عروسک خیمه شب بازی
perfidy
خیانت
Byzantine
anything that is extremely intricate and complex. It actually carries a negative connotation
Getting a driver’s license is not simply a matter of taking a test; the regulations and procedures are so byzantine that many have found themselves at the mercy of the DMV.
intricate
پیچیده
regulation
قانون
penchant
میل شدید
Galvanize
to shock or urge somebody/something into action.
The colonel’s speech galvanized the troops, who had all but given up.
Supercilious
haughty and disdainful.
از روی خود خواهی, motekabber
Cilia
small, thick hairs.
brows
ابرو
haughty
متکبر,پر افاده
disdainful
متکبر,
Protean
versatile
شکل پذیر
Peter Sellers was truly a protean actor—in Doctor Strangelove he played three very different roles: a jingoist general, a sedate President and a deranged scientist.
versatile
تطبیق پذیر,دارای استعداد و ذوق
Sartorial
مربوط بلباس مردانه,مربوط به خیاطی
Monte was astute at navigating the world of finance, however sartorially he was found wanting—typically a beige tie attempted to complement a gray suit and white pants.
hamstring
عضلات عقب ران,زردپی
astute
موشکاف
,دانا
complement
کامل کردن
Saturnine
be morose
افسرده
gloomy
افسرده,تیره
morose.
عبوس,کج خلق
loath
بیزار
mercy
بخشش,
رحمت
Mercurial
Mercurial refers to personality; anyone who easily changes his or her mood easily
متغیر
mercury
جیوه
Jaundice
to be biased against as a result of envy or prejudice
“edavat,gharazvarzi,bad bini”
زردی
envy
حسادت
prejudice
غرض ورزی,تعصب
colloquially
محاوره
Jejune
be dull,,be childish and immature.
بیهوده,تهی
“malal angiz, bi maze, koodakane, bachegane”
Bilious
to be constantly irritable and ready to bite somebody’s head off.
“bad ghelegh, tond khoo”
bile
صفرا
liver
کبد
Choleric
irascible,Bilious
بد خلق
Sanguine
cheerful, optimistic
خوش مشرب,
Martinet
who is a strict disciplinarian
ادم با انضباط وسخت گیر
Curmudgeon
a grouchy, surly person, one who is always sulking as they grumble about something or another
“bad kholgho zood khashm”
grouchy
بد خلق
surly
ترشرو,ندخو و گستاخ
sulk
بد اخمی کردن
grumble
گله کردن
Misanthrope
hater of mankind
انسان گریز
spew
قی کردن
disheveled
ژولیده,پریشان
mutter
غرولند کردن
Reprobate
is the recipient of the disapproval and use it to describe some no good soul, but one you have a fondness for.
مردود,”maloon,khabis”
Those old reprobates drinking all day down by the river –they are not going to amount to much.
Virago
ill-tempered and sometimes violent woman,heroic female warriors
zane bad dahan,salite
If you’ve ever had an old lady scream at you for no good reason, then you’ve had an encounter with a virago
encounter
برخورد,رویارویی
violent
تند,شدید