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engrossed

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مجذوب کردن absorbed/ preoccupied, engaged

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poignant

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اندوه بار، دردناک moving, painful to the feelings/ distressing, heartrending, affecting

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inundate

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زير آب بردن to flood/ deluge

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fruitless

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بي بار، بي ثمر useless

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garbled

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مغشوش، درهم برهم confused, mixed up/ belied

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sanguine

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خوش بين، اميدوار optimistic/ undoubtful

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phlegmatic

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خويشتن دار، خونسرد calm, hard to rouse to action/ unemotional, callous, apathetic

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corroborate

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تاکيد کردن، اثبات کردن confirm, support/ authenticate, ratify

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comprehensive

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جامع، مفصل thorough/ inclusive, all-embracing, lock stock and barrel

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zealous

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مشتاق، بسيار علاقمند enthusiastic

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coerce

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مجبور کردن، ناچار کردن to force/ compel, press, impel

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elapse

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گذشتن، سپري شدن to slip by, lapse

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meticulous

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بسيار دقيق، موشکافانه careful, accurate/ perfectionist, picky

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domicile

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خانه، مسکن home/ abode, condo

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lax

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اهمال کار careless, negligent/ slack, remiss

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sporadic

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پراکنده، متفرق occasional/ on and off

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rash

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عجولانه، شتابزده too hasty, reckless/ audacious, impulsive

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conjecture

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حدس، گمان guess

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obviate

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بر طرف کردن do away with, eliminate/ make unnecessary

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lurid

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هولناک، تکان دهنده sensational/ melodramatic

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quip

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لطيفه، کنايه joke/ badinage, jest

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diatribe

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انتقاد شديد bitter criticism/ castigation

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inhibition

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کمرويي، خويشتنداري restraint/ restriction/ barrier

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fortuitous

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اتفاقي، تصادفي accidental

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incoherent

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فاقد انسجام، گسيخته disjointed/ unintelligible, discordant

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ilk

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نوع، جور، قماش kind, sort

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prestigious

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معتبر، صاحب نام illustrious/ respected, eminent

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placard

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شعار نوشته، پلاکارد poster

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integral

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لازم، اساسي essential/ basic, constituent

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remuneration

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مزد، اجرت reward, pay

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nominal

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اندک، ناچيز slight/ insignificant, inconsiderable

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expunge

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حذف کردن، پاک کردن erase

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flamboyant

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پرزرق و برق، متظاهر، خودنما showy, colorful/ extravagant

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anathema

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حکم تکفير، تکفير something greatly detested

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schism

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شکاف، دو دستگي split/ alienation, discord, fracture, rupture

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utopia

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مدينه فاضله place of perfection

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timorous

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ترسو، بزدل fearful

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truncated

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کوتاه شده، مختصر شده cut short/ abridged, curtailed

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jaunty

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شاد، سرزنده sprightly, gay/ lively

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fractious

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کج خلق quarrelsome/ cross, captious

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ostentatious

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متظاهر، خود نما showy/ splashy, pretentious

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importune

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مصرانه خواستن از، اصرار کردن به ask urgently/ beg

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incontrovertible

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بي چون و چرا undeniable/ indisputable

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surreptitious

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مخفيانه، پنهاني stealthy, accomplished by secret/ furtive

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haven

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پناهگاه، مامن place of safety/ refuge, sanctuary

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subjugate

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مغلوب کردن، مقهور کردن conquer

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ultimate

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نهايي، آخرين final

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eventuate

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منجر شدن به to result finally

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emit

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بيرون دادن، خارج کردن to give off

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subterranean

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زير زميني، مخفي underground

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viable

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عملي، ممکن practicable, workable/ possible, feasible, doable

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premise

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فرض، مقدمه ground for a conclusion/ concept, hypothesis, notion

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jeopardize

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به مخاطره انداختن، به خطر انداختن endanger/ threaten

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incredulous

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دير باور، شکاک skeptical/ cynical, doubtful

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permeate

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فرا گرفتن، پخش شدن to spread through/ penetrate, seep in

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propitious

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مناسب، مساعد favorable

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surmise

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حدس زدن، گمان بردن guess

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curtail

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کوتاه کردن، مختصر کردن to cut short

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repress

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سرکوب کردن to put down/ suppress, oppress, conceal

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cryptic

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گيج کننده، مبهم puzzling

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inchoate

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تازه شکل گرفته، جوان in an early stage

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aspire

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آرزو کردن، آرزو مند بودن to strive for

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inveigh

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به شدت اعتراض کردن attack verbally

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nettle

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رنجاندن، آزردن irritate

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overt

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آشکارا، علني open

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relegate

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پائين آوردن، تنزل دادن assign to an inferior position

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supine

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طاق باز، به پشت خوابيده lying on the back

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mammoth

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عظيم، بسيار بزرگ huge

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repulse

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رد کردن، عقب راندن drive back

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havoc

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خرابي، ويراني ruin

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raze

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منهدم کردن، ويران کردن destroy

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lethal

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مهلک، کشنده deadly

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scurry

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دويدن، عجله کردن run hastily

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incisive

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قاطع، نافذ acute

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precipitate

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عجله کردن، تسريع کردن hasten

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stereotype

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کليشه، شکل قالبي unvarying pattern

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stentorian

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رسا، بسيار بلند loud

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singular

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فوق العاده، بر جسته extraordinary

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valor

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شجاعت، تهور courage

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bias

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تعصب، پيش داوري prejudice

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sinecure

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شغل، مقام تشريفاتي soft job

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complicity

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همدستي، تباني partnership in wrongdoing

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liquidation

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قتل، کشتن disposal of, killing

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accomplice

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همدست، شريک an associate in crime

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recant

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توبه کردن از، اظهار ندامت کردن از withdraw previous statement

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culpable

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مقصر، مجرم deserving blame

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abrogate

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لغو کردن، باطل کردن abolish

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alleged

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اظهار شده، ادعا شده reported, supposed

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access

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ورود، دسترسي admittance

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invalidate

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بي اعتبار کردن، باطل کردن to deprive of legal force, to nullify

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preclude

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مانع شدن، جلوگيري کردن از prevent

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persevere

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استقامت کردن، پافشاري کردن persist

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landmark

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رويداد بزرگ، نقطه عطف historic, turning point of a period

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extrinsic

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بيروني، خارجي foreign, coming from outside

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declaim

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دکلمه کردن speak loudly

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fetter

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مقيد کردن، محدود کردن to hamper

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paragon

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الگو، سرمشق model of excellence

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nomadic

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چادرنشين، آواره wandering

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asperity

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خشونت، تندي harshness of temper

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epithet

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صفت، لقب descriptive name

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controversial

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بحث انگيز، جنجالي debatable

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indigenous

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بومي، ذاتي native

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gregarious

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اجتماعي، معاشرتي sociable

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habitat

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زيستگاه natural environment

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cursory

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سر سري، شتاب زده hasty, not thorough

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interloper

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مزاحم، فضول an unauthorized person

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prolific

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پربار، پر کار producing abundantly

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bulwark

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حافظ، محافظ protection

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sedentary

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نشستني، نشسته largely inactive, accustomed to sitting

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frugal

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صرفه جو، مقتصد thrifty

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antithesis

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نقطه مقابل exact opposite

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altruistic

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نوع دوستانه unselfish

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embellish

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تزئين کردن، زينت دادن adorn, touch up

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cache

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مخفيگاه، نهانگاه secret hiding place

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coterie

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محفل، حلقه small group having something in common

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cupidity

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حرص، آز greed

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virtuosity

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هنرمندي، مهارت great technical skill

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temerity

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جسارت، پروا foolish boldness

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amorous

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عاشقانه، عاشق پيشه full of love

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progeny

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فرزندان، اولاد descendants

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saturate

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خيساندن، کاملاً خيس شده soak, fill up completely

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perpetrate

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گناه کردن، مرتکب شدن commit

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consummate

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کامل، تمام عيار complete, of the highest degree

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subterfuge

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بهانه، ترفند ruse, trick

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concoct

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سرهم کردن، بافتن devise

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fallacious

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گمراه کننده، فريبنده misleading

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manifold

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متعدد، بسيار زياد complex, many

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assiduous

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سخت کوش، کوشا devoted, attentive

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impeccable

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بي عيب، بي نقص faultless

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fraught

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نگران کننده، دلهره آور filled

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resourceful

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کاردان، با تدبير able to meet any situation

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murky

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تاريک، تار dark, obscure

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component

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تشکيل دهنده، سازنده element

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hoax

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حقه، کلک deception

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labyrinth

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تو در تو، پيچ در پيچ arrangement of winding passages

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evaluate

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ارزيابي کردن appraise, find the value of

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exult

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ذوق کردن، شادي کردن rejoice greatly

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attest

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اثبات کردن، گواهي دادن to certify

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gullible

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ساده لوح، ساده easily cheated or fooled

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deploy

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مستقر شدن، موضع گرفتن to position forces according to a plan

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enigma

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معما، چيستان riddle

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abortive

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بيهوده، بي نتيجه fruitless, useless, falling

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modify

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اصلاح کردن to change

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accommodate

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وفق دادن، سازگار کردن to make fit, adjust to

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spontaneous

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خود جوش، خود به خود without preparation, unrehearsed

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innate

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ذاتي، فطري natural

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veneer

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پوشش، لايه thin covering

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myriad

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صدها، تعداد زيادي countless number

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urbane

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مودبانه، با نزاکت polished, witty

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crave

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آرزو چيزي را داشتن، تمنا کردن to desire

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irrelevant

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نا مربوط، بي ربط not related to the subject

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deem

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معتقد بودن، باور داشتن believe, to judge

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inherent

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ذاتي، فطري inborn

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buff

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طرفدار، سينه چاک a fan, follower

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romp

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بازي کردن، جست و خيز کردن to move in a lively manner

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latent

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نهان، پنهان lying hidden

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tortuous

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بغرنج، پيچيده winding

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itinerant

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دوره گرد، سيار wandering

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peregrination

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مسافرت، سفر travel

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conjugal

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زناشويي relating to marriage

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barometer

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فشار سنج، جو سنج instrument for measuring change

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amnesty

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عفو عمومي، عفو a general pardon

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expatriate

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مهاجر، مقيم، تبعيد کردن an exile

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exonerate

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تبرئه کردن، مبرا کردن to free from guilt

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fiat

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حکم، فرمان an official order, a decree

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mendacious

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دروغ، نادرست، بي اساس lying, untrue

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megalomania

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خود بزرگ بيني abnormal desire for wealth and power

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profligate

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اسراف کارانه، بي رويه wasteful

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strife

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درگيري، کشمکش discord, disagreement

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legion

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لژيون، کشمکش a large number

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coup

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کودتا، اقدام کاري revolution

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parsimonious

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خسيس، ممسک miserly

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pecuniary

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مادي، مالي financial

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dismantle

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باز کردن، پياده کردن to strip of covering, take apart

176
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sumptuous

A

مجلل، شاهانه lavish

177
Q

underwrite

A

تعهد کردن، تضمين کردن agree to finance

178
Q

restrictive

A

محدود کننده، بازدارنده harsh, confining

179
Q

balk

A

دو دل بودن to refuse to move

180
Q

blunt

A

بي پرده، صريح plain spoken

181
Q

nostalgia

A

حسرت گذشته yearning for the past

182
Q

rife

A

شايع، رايج widespread

183
Q

reviled

A

دشنام دادن به، ناسزا گفتن to speak about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way

184
Q

derogatory

A

اهانت آميز، توهين آميز expressing a low opinion of someone or something : showing a lack of respect for someone or something

185
Q

indict

A

اعلام جرم کردن عليه to formally decide that someone should be put on trial for a crime

186
Q

nebulous

A

مغشوش، درهم بر هم not clear : difficult to see, understand, describe, etc.

187
Q

pesky

A

مزاحم، موذي making someone annoyed or irritated

188
Q

redolent

A

خوشبو، معطر having strong smell; full of fragrance

189
Q

repose

A

حالت استراحت a state of resting or not being active

190
Q

omnivorous

A

همه چيز خوار eating both plant and animals

191
Q

disparate

A

متفاوت، مختلف different from each other

192
Q

abstemious

A

صرفه جو، اعتدال گرا not eating or drinking much

193
Q

extant

A

موجود، باقي still existing; not destroyed or lost

194
Q

vicissitudes

A

فراز و نشيب، ناملايمات the many changes or problems that happen over time —often + of

195
Q

edifice

A

عمارت، بناي مجلل a large and usually impressive building (such as a church or government building)

196
Q

sultry

A

دم کرده، شرجي very hot and humid

197
Q

trenchant

A

قاطع، کوبنده very strong, clear, and effective

198
Q

puissant

A

مقتدر، قوي powerful

199
Q

unabated

A

سيري ناپذير، کاهش ناپذير continuing at full strength or force without becoming weaker

200
Q

maudlin

A

احساساتي، ملول showing or expressing too much emotion especially in a foolish or annoying way