24 Flashcards
Affordable adj.
affordably
Afford v.
Economical
He could afford the house becuz of current low interest rates.
Contaminated adj.
contamination
Contaminate
Pollute
Contaminated water
Food contamination
Discernible adj.
discernibly
Discern v.
Discernment
Detectable
Noticeable, easily seen
A feeling of anxiety was discernible among the members of the team.
The new student was unable to discern the humor of tge teacher’s joke.
Flourishing adj.
flourish v.
Thriving
Active and growing, healthy
Small flourishing companies would be harmedby an increase in the minimum wage (haghozzahme).
A young mind will flourish with the proper guidance.
Insufficient adj.
Inadequate
Maintain
Maintenance
Preserve
To support, to keep in good condition
The building had to be renovated (baazsaazi) bcuz it was not well maintained.
Mediocre adj.
Mediocrity n.
Average
The mediocrity of his work was disappointing.
Negligible adj. Negligibly Neglect v., n. Neglected adj. Neglectful adj. Negligent adj. Negligence n.
Insignificant
Scarcely detectable (Adj.)
To ignore, to gove little attention (v.)
His negligence (gheflat) cuzed him to lose all of the work he had done on the computer.
Parallel adj., v.
Similar
Being almost of the same type or time, comparable
There were many parallels between his life and mine.
Her background parallels mine.
Potent adj.
Powerful
He gave a potent speech at the convention (gharardaad).
Reciprocate v.
(Talaafi) respond
After he fixed her car, she reciprocated by buying him lunch.
Remarkable
Remarkably
Exceptional
Worthy of mention
Scattered
Scatter
Dispersed
Spread out or separated widely
The crowd scattered when it began to rain heavily.
Somewhat adj.
Slight
Buying food at a convenience store can be somewhat expensive.
Stem from ph. v.
Originate
To emerge or develop from something
