25 - 27 Flashcards

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fungible

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exchangeable
fungible goods/commodities
fungible assets/bonds

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detached

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1 showing lack of emotional involvement
Try to take a more detached view.
2 being or feeling set or kept apart from others SYN isolated
“she felt detached from the group”
3 no longer connected or joined SYN separated
“a detached part”
4 a detached house or garage is not joined to another building

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upbeat

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(positive) and making you feel that good things will happen OPP downbeat
For all the trouble she’s been through, Anna is remarkably upbeat.

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unwittingly

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in a way that shows you do not know or realize something SYN unknowingly ندونسته
Friedmann had unwittingly broken the law.

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terrain

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an area of land, when considering its natural features:
The car handles particularly well on rough terrain.

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outlaw

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to completely stop something by making it illegal غیرقانونی اعلام کردن
The bill would have outlawed several types of guns.

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exult

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to show that you are very happy and proud, especially because you have succeeded in doing something
exult at/in/over
She exulted in her new discovery.
‘We made the front page!’ Jos exulted.
a sense of exultation

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antidote

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1 a substance that stops the effects of a poison پادزهر
antidote to
There is no known antidote to a bite from this snake.
2 something that makes an unpleasant situation better
laughter, the antidote to stress

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painstaking

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very careful and thorough SYN meticulous. Minute
The work had been done with painstaking attention to detail.
Chris described in painstaking detail what had happened.

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miscellaneous

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a miscellaneous set of things or people includes many different things or people that do not seem to be connected with each other. Like motley
a miscellaneous assortment of books
They receive a grant of £1,094 to cover the cost of miscellaneous expenses.

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flinch

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to react to pain by wincing, pulling away, or cringing. Often it’s used to describe a person who shows a moment of weakness or fright: he was so tough, I thought he’d never flinch, but snakes really freak him out.
unflinching: not changing or becoming weaker, even in a very difficult or dangerous situation
unflinching courage

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dapper

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شسته رفته
a man who is dapper is nicely dressed, has a neat appearance, and is usually small or thin
a dapper little man in a grey suit

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subsequent

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happening or coming after something else → consequent
These skills were passed on to subsequent generations.
subsequent pages of the book
subsequent to something
events that happened subsequent to the accident

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destined

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adj
مقدر شده
there is little about us that is completely destined.

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oppressive

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1 powerful, cruel, and unfairظالم
an oppressive military regime
2 weather that is oppressive is unpleasantly hot with no movement of air
the oppressive heat of the afternoon
3 a situation that is oppressive makes you unhappy, worried, or uncomfortable
an oppressive silence
an oppressive atmosphere

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primate

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پستان دار
Pirate: دزد دریایی

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monogamy

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1 the custom of being married to only one husband or wife → bigamy, polygamy
2 when a person or animal has a sexual relationship with only one partner
Monogamy is rare in most animal groups, but is common among birds.

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consonant

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حروف بی صدا
vowel: حروف صدادار

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forgo

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to not have or do something enjoyable:
I shall have to forgo the pleasure of seeing you this week.
go without

20
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sanitize

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to make something completely clean and free from bacteria

21
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coercive

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using threats or orders to make someone do something they do not want to do اجباری
coercive measures to reduce absenteeism

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arid

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1 arid land or an arid climate is very dry because it has very little rain
Water from the Great Lakes is pumped to arid regions.
2 not having any new, interesting, or exciting features or qualities
My mind was arid, all inspiration gone.

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unadorned

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without unnecessary or special features or decorations
They liked their churches to be unadorned.
adorn: decorate

24
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vest something in somebody

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to give someone the official right to do or own something
Copyright is vested in the author for 50 years.

25
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reductive

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Reductive things oversimplify information or leave out important details. A reductive argument won’t win a debate, because it tries to make a complex issue much too simple. از سروتش زده شده

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binary system

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سیستم صفر و یکی