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2/25/13 Flashcards

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Panglossian

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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.

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mar

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اسیب رساندن

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protracted

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دنباله دار

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Malapropism

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“karborde khandedare vajeha be vije vajehaye gholombe solombe,eshtebahe loppi”

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5
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Quisling

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traitor

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puppet

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دست نشانده,عروسک خیمه شب بازی

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perfidy

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خیانت

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Byzantine

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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.

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intricate

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پیچیده

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10
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regulation

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قانون

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penchant

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میل شدید

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Galvanize

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to shock or urge somebody/something into action.

The colonel’s speech galvanized the troops, who had all but given up.

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Supercilious

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haughty and disdainful.

از روی خود خواهی, motekabber

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Cilia

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small, thick hairs.

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15
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brows

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ابرو

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16
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haughty

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متکبر,پر افاده

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disdainful

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متکبر,

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Protean

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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.

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versatile

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تطبیق پذیر,دارای استعداد و ذوق

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Sartorial

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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.

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21
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hamstring

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عضلات عقب ران,زردپی

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22
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astute

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موشکاف

,دانا

23
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complement

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کامل کردن

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Saturnine

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be morose

افسرده

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gloomy

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افسرده,تیره

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morose.

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عبوس,کج خلق

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loath

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بیزار

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mercy

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بخشش,

رحمت

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Mercurial

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Mercurial refers to personality; anyone who easily changes his or her mood easily
متغیر

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mercury

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جیوه

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Jaundice

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to be biased against as a result of envy or prejudice
“edavat,gharazvarzi,bad bini”
زردی

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envy

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حسادت

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prejudice

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غرض ورزی,تعصب

34
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colloquially

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محاوره

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Jejune

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be dull,,be childish and immature.
بیهوده,تهی
“malal angiz, bi maze, koodakane, bachegane”

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Bilious

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to be constantly irritable and ready to bite somebody’s head off.
“bad ghelegh, tond khoo”

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bile

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صفرا

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liver

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کبد

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Choleric

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irascible,Bilious

بد خلق

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Sanguine

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cheerful, optimistic

خوش مشرب,

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Martinet

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who is a strict disciplinarian

ادم با انضباط وسخت گیر

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Curmudgeon

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a grouchy, surly person, one who is always sulking as they grumble about something or another
“bad kholgho zood khashm”

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grouchy

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بد خلق

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surly

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ترشرو,ندخو و گستاخ

45
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sulk

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بد اخمی کردن

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grumble

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گله کردن

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Misanthrope

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hater of mankind

انسان گریز

48
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spew

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قی کردن

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disheveled

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ژولیده,پریشان

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mutter

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غرولند کردن

51
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Reprobate

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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.

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Virago

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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

53
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encounter

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برخورد,رویارویی

54
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violent

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تند,شدید

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