2/27/13 Flashcards
Zenith
اوج,
At the zenith of his artistic career, Elvis was outselling any other artist on the charts
At the zenith of his artistic career, Elvis was outselling any other artist on the charts
Summit
acme
Apex
اوج,
The Ivy League is considered the apex of the education system.
Pinnacle
اوج,
At its pinnacle, the Roman Empire extended across most of the landmass of Eurasia, a feat not paralleled to the rise of the British Empire in the 18th and 19th century.
Apogee
The point at which the moon is farthest from the earth is known as the apogee. In terms of accomplishment or achievement, this word can refer to the highest point
اعلی درجه,
نقطهء کمال,اوج
The apogee of the Viennese style of music, Mozart’s music continues to mesmerize audiences well into the 21st century
Apotheosis
“tabdil be khoda kardan, setayeshe ziad az chizi, hadafe aali”
As difficult as it is to imagine, the apotheosis of Steve Job’s career, many believe, is yet to come.
Nadir
lowest point
Mike had walked in cold to the new GRE and was not surprised afterwards that he’d hit a standardized test nadir. After he dedicated himself to GRE prep with the same vigor that Sir Edmund Hillary first scaled the summit of Mt. Everest, Mike scored near perfect—the apogee of his academic career
Untoward
not favorable, inconvenient,inauspicious.
Upbraid
scold or berate,criticism
scold
berate
“sarzanesh kardan”
braid
“baftan”
Underwrite
support financially
Overweening
presumptuously arrogant,Overweening can also refer to ideas/opinions/appetites that are excessive or immoderate.
“maghroor,gholov amiz,ziadeh”
presumptuously
proudly
Bellicose
warlike, and inclined to quarrel.
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