20 Flashcards
maxim
maxim
satisfactory
It is satisfactory answer
manner
Manner
violate
I violated the quantity maxim by not giving enough information.
implication
So you can see how important implications are to our ability to carry on a conversation.
sarcasm
طعنه
Irony
retreat
when the climate warms, and the glacial ice retreats for a time,
default
And for over the past several million years, Earth’s sort of default climate has actually been Ice Age
dip
the concentration of carbon dioxide and methane dipped.
hunt for
search
People began to raise crops and animals for food instead of hunting for them
Hunt
rot
پوسيدن
puzzle
they were puzzled as to why it didn’t seem to be happening.
uncharted
we are entering into uncharted3 territory now
lag
Now, the climate continues to warm for a while because there is a lag effect
monetary
Because as you can imagine, indepth research often requires monetary support.
fund
Every year the school has a pool of money to fund a number of research projects of undergraduate students.
mouthful
It is a mouthful I suppose
allot
The alloted money could be used for travel expenses, to attend a conference for example,
Glowing
Also a glowing letter of recommendation from a linguistics professor wouldn’t hurt
engage
and that’s what engages us in them
make up
The particular stories might not be true and some of the characters or events might be made up.
storyteller
Legend story
Folk tale
Tail
دم
Fox
Bear
prince
Prince
Heroine
Hero
Soul
Soul
hare
نوعي خرگوش
twig
شاخه كوچك
Food isn’t an issue. The hare actually has abundant food in the small twigs it finds.
shed
Get rid of
Lean
Lean
within reach
Within reach