21 Flashcards
Affluent adj.
affluence n.
Wealthy
Prosperous
An affluent family
Decline v., n
Decrease
To refuse
The old man’s health has declined since he retired.
Outburst n.
Eruption
A sudden and intense release of something
The joke caused an outburst of laughter from the audience.
There was an outburst of complaints from the students when the teacher moved the test to Monday.
Partisan adj.
Biased
Strongly supporting a group or point of view
His views reflected his partisan bias.
Pattern n., v.
Patterned adj.
Habit
Phenomena n.
Phenomenon n.
Phenomenal adj.
phenomenaly
Events
Natural events or facts, strange or notable happenings
The musician’s phenomenal performance was applauded by the critics.
Philantrpic adj.
philanthropist n.
Philanthropy n.
Humanitarian
A feeling of love for people, usually resulting in financial aid to worthy causes
The philanthropic work ofthe foundation benefits all sectors of society.
Placid adj.
pacidly adv.
Calm
Quiet, not easily upset
The placid nature of her personality made her easy to work w/.
The waves moved placidly toward shore.
Plentiful adj.
plentifully
Plenty n.
Abundant
Examples of Miro’s art are plentiful.
Propensity n.
(Geraayesh) Tendency
A bias toward certain things or actions
He has a propensity to procrastinate (b tavigh andakhtn).
Reaction n. Reactive Reactively React Reactionary
Response
Rhythm n.
Rhythmic
Rhythmically
Pulse
A regular pattern, usually in music
The rhythm of the rain hitting the roof put him in sleep.
Run into ph. v.
Encounter
To come into contact w/ something or someone
The disracted driver narrowly avoided running into the tree.
Scenic adj.
Scenically
Scenery n.
Scene n.
Picturesque (ziba)
Concerning pleasant natural surroundings
The scenic route to the summit (gholle) is much mire interesting than the fastest route.
The scenery in rural (roostaE) Japan is impressive.
Shallow
Shallowly
Shallowness
Superficial
Estuaries (masab, madkhal) are typically shallow bodies of water.
The results of their research demonstrated the shallowness of the hypothesis.
