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Question 1

Cardinal

Answer 1

primary importance, fundamental.
اساسی,اصلی,سهره کاکل قرمز امریکایی
cardinal sin

Question 2

Syncretic

Answer 2

one that combines elements of different religions,can refer to any amalgam of different schools of thought
لفیق کننده عقاید مختلف
syncretic approach

Question 3

amalgam

Answer 3

ترکیب مخلوط

Question 4

Ecclesiastical

Answer 4

relating to the church.

کلیسایی

Question 5

Parochial

Answer 5

to be narrow-minded in one’s view.
کوته نظر,
ناحیه ای

Question 6

parish

Answer 6

محله,

Question 7

district

Answer 7

ناحیه

Question 8

sedate

Answer 8

متین,

جدی

Question 9

Catholic

Answer 9

universal

Question 10

Anathema

Answer 10

the source of somebody’s hate
لعنت و تکفیر,هر چیزی که مورد لعن واقع شود,,
مرتد شناخته شده از طرف روحانیون
Galileo was anathema to the church; Rush Limbaugh is anathema to those on the Left

Question 11

utter

Answer 11

ادا کردن,

بزبان اوردن

Question 12

shrine

Answer 12

زیارتگاه

Question 13

Desecrate

Answer 13

a person willfully violates or destroys any sacred place, he (or she) is said to desecrate it.
بی حرمت کردن
The felon had desecrated the holy site, and was on the church’s Top 10 Anathema List.

Question 14

felon

Answer 14

بزهکار

Question 15

Apostasy

Answer 15

Some believers turn against their faith and renounce it. We call this act apostasy.
ترک عقیده,برگشتگی از دین
An apostate of the Republican Party, Sheldon has yet to become affiliated with any part but dubs himself a “literal independent.”

Question 16

apostate

Answer 16

مرتد

Question 17

affiliated

Answer 17

وابسته,پیوستن

Question 18

Sanctimonious

Answer 18

مقدس نما
“ja namaz abkash”
Even during the quiet sanctity of evening prayer, she held her chin high, a sanctimonious sneer forming on her face

Question 19

sneer

Answer 19

نیشخند

Question 20

sanctity

Answer 20

حرمت,تقدس

Question 21

Iconoclast

Answer 21

is somebody who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.
بت شکن
“sonnat shekan, khalaf andish”
According to some scholars, art during the 19th century had stagnated into works aimed to please fusty Art Academies – it took the iconoclasm of Vincent Van Gogh to inject fresh life into the effete world of painting

Question 22

cherished

Answer 22

محبوب

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stagnate

Answer 23

“raked budan ya shodan ya kardan”

Question 24

fusty

Answer 24

کهنه

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Malfeasance

Answer 25

wrongdoing, usually by a public official

کار خلاف قانون,بدکرداری

Question 26

Lascivious

Answer 26

perversion

شهوانی,شهوت انگیز

Question 27

perversion

Answer 27

انحراف جنسی یا اخلاقی

Question 28

Embroiled

Answer 28

To become caught up in a scandal is to become embroiled in it.
درگیر

Question 29

Venality

Answer 29

رشوه گیری,پول بگیری,

خود فروشی

Question 30

bribe

Answer 30

رشوه

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corrupt

Answer 31

فاسد

Question 32

Prevaricate

Answer 32

دوپهلو حرف زدن,زبان بازی کرد,
طفره رفتن
Not that a U.S. president would ever prevaricate by talking about the household pet when confronted with charges of venality

Question 33

confront

Answer 33

روبرو شدن با

Question 34

Turpitude

Answer 34

“feasd osoolan akhlaghi”

فساد

Question 35

Thrifty

Answer 35

spend money wisely
مقتصد
He was economical, spending his money thriftily and on items considered essential

Question 36

Spendthrift

Answer 36

not thrifty
ولخرج
Weekly trips to Vegas, 5-star restaurants on Tuesday evenings, Megan was a spendthrift whose prodigality would inevitably catch up with her.

Question 37

prodigality

Answer 37

اسراف,

ولخرجی

Question 38

Parsimonious

Answer 38

miserly and stingy
“kheili moghtased ba bare manfi”
خسیس

Question 39

Sybarite

Answer 39

This is a person who indulges in luxury.

خوش گذران

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indulge

Answer 40

زیادهروی کردن

Question 41

Impecunious

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not having any money

بی پول

Question 42

obsolete

Answer 42

منسوخ

Question 43

Penurious

Answer 43

impecunious,miserly
Truly penurious, Mary had nothing more than a jar full of pennies.
Sarah chose to be penurious and drive a beat-up VW, though with her wealth she could have easily afforded an Italian sports car.

Question 44

Insolvent

Answer 44

bankrupt,can’t pay your bills, not solvent

Question 45

Affluent

Answer 45

To be affluent is to be wealthy. This word usually describes countries, neighborhoods, or groups of people.

Question 46

Profligate

Answer 46

spending recklessly almost to the point of immorality.

ولخرج,بی بند و بار

Question 47

recklessly

Answer 47

بی پروا

Question 48

Prodigal

Answer 48

squander or waste wealth

ولخرج

Question 49

squander

Answer 49

برباد دادن

برباد دادن

Question 50

Avarice

Answer 50

greed
this word doesn’t necessarily mean greed for money but usually pertains to possessions and not food
طمع

Question 51

Cupidity

Answer 51

greed for money

Question 52

Defray

Answer 52

help pay the cost of, either in part of full
“pardakhtane hazine”
تسویه کردن
uncle helped defray the excessive tuition with a monthly infusion of cash.

Question 53

Stipend

Answer 53

regular allowance, usually for a student
دستمزد,
مستمری

Question 54

allowance,

Answer 54

مستمری,

خرجی

Question 55

Pittance

Answer 55

small amount of money, pittance carries with it a negative connotation and is inadequate and will do little to take care of one’s cost.
چندرقاز,کمک هزینه مختصر,

Question 56

Dupe

Answer 56

trick or swindle,who is easily swindled
گول زدن,ساده لوح
The charlatan mistook the crowd for a bunch of dupes, but the crowd was quickly on to him and decried his bald-faced attempt to bilk them.

Question 57

charlatan

Answer 57

شارلاتان

Question 58

decry

Answer 58

رسوا کردن

Question 59

defraud

Answer 59

گول زدن

Question 60

bilk

Answer 60

کلاه سر گذاشتن

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swindle

Answer 61

گول زدن

Question 62

Mulct

Answer 62

swindle or defraud someone,fine someone

Question 63

Fleece

Answer 63

swindle or dupe.

The Internet is filled with get-rich-quick schemes that intend only to fleece the Pollyannaish and unsuspecting