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levity

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سبک سري، لودگي a lack of seriousness

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lugubrious

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غم انگيز، حزن انگيز full of sadness or sorrow : very sad especially in an exaggerated or insincere way

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scion

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فرزند، سلاله child, descendant

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indoctrinate

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تلقين کردن، القا کردن to teach certain principles

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opulence

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ثروت، دارايي luxury; wealth; riches

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obsequious

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چاپلوس، متملق seeking favor, fawning

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fulsome

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اغراق آميز، مبالغه آميز excessive, insincere

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lush

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تجملي، لوکس luxurious, elaborate

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destitution

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فقر، تهي دستي extreme poverty

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ponder

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تامل کردن، فکر کردن to consider carefully

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supplication

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تضرع، التماس earnest prayer

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decadence

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سقوط، زوال، انحطاط decay

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penance

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توبه atonement for sin

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ascetic

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زاهد، پارسا one who practices self-denial and devotion

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desultory

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بي هدف، پراکنده occurring by chance, disconnected

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disciple

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مرید، شاگرد follower

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metamorphosis

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دگرديسي، دگرگوني change of shape

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bonafide

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واقعي، اصلي genuine

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salvation

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رستگاري، آمرزش deliverance from ruin

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materialism

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ماده گرايي attention to worldly things and neglect of spiritual needs

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nurture

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پرورش دادن، بزرگ کردن to nourish, support

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nirvana

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آرامش ابدي، سعادت ابدي freedom from care and pain, Buddhist heaven

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juxtapose

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کنار هم گذاشتن، پهلوي هم گذاشتن to place side by side

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plight

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مشکل، گرفتاري predicament, dangerous situation

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covert

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پنهاني، مخفي secret or hidden

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cope

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از عهده بر آمدن to be a match for, to be able to handle

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incompatibility

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ناسازگاري، مغايرت quality of being mismated, lack of harmony

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incapacitated

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عاجز کردن، ناتوان کردن disabled, made unfit

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fabricate

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جعل کردن، ساختن to lie, construct

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connubial

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زناشويي، همسري related to marriage

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demur

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مخالفت، اعتراض کردن to object

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appellation

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نام، عنوان، لقب a name

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escalation

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افزايش، گسترش، تهديد an increase, intensification

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indifference

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بي اعتنايي، بي تفاوتي lack of concern

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potential

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استعداد، ظرفيت Possible

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cumulative

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فزاينده، رو به افزايش Accumulated

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recondite

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مشکل، پيچيده secret, hidden, obscure

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palliate

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آرام کردن، تسکين دادن alleviate, relieve without curing

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delude

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فريب دادن، گمراه کردن to fool

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prelude

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مقدمه، سرآغاز introduction

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chimerical

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خيالي، واهي imaginary, fantastic

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acknowledge

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تاييد کردن، تصديق کردن admit

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heterogeneous

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نامتجنس، نا همگن dissimilar

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gamut

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طيف، گستره range

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perspicacious

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زيرک، تيزهوش acutely perceptive, shrewd

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analogous

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قابل قياس، هم تراز comparable; similar

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maladjusted

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ناسازگار، ناميزان disease

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phenomenon

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پديده خارق العاده، پديده unusual occurrence

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mortality

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فنا پذيري، مرگ و مير death

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decade

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دهه، ده سال ten years

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susceptible

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حساس، آسيب پذير easily affected, unusually liable

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neurotic

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عصبي، وسواسي suffering from a nervous disorder

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pedagogue

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معلم، معلم سخت گير a teacher

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enunciate

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تلفظ کردن، ادا کردن to utter, proclaim

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inordinate

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بيش از حد، بي شمار excessive

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irascible

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تند خو، عصبي irritable

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introspective

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درون گر، خود کاو looking into one’s own feelings

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perpetuate

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ادامه دادن، تداوم بخشيدن to cause to continue indefinitely

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mandate

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حکم، فرمان an authoritative order or command

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compensatory

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ترميمي، جبراني serving to pay back

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neutralize

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خنثي کردن، بي اثر کردن to counteract

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catastrophic

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فاجعه آميز، اسف بار disastrous

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anthropologist

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انسان شناس، مردم شناس an expert in the study of the races, beliefs, customs, etc. of mankind

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bizarre

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عجيب و غريب grotesque,odd,unusual

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inanimate

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بي جان، فاقد حيات lifeless

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fetish

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بت، صنم an object that is thought to have magic powers

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artifact

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مصنوع، دست ساخت an object made by hand, rather than a thing as it occurs in nature

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taboo

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تحريم، منع forbidden by custom or religious practice

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imprudent

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بي احتياط، بي فکر unwise, not careful

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prohibition

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منع، بازداري the act of forbidding certain behavior

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imperative

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ضروري، لازم urgent, necessary, compulsory

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taint

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فساد، آلودگي contamination, undesirable substance that spoils something

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universal

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همگاني، عمومي present everywhere

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contemptuous

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تحقير آميز، موهن expressing a feeling that something is worthless

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absurd

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پوچ، بي معني، مسخره ridiculous

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bigot

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شخص متعصب، فرد متحجر narrow-minded, prejudiced person

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abhor

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متنفر بودن از to detest, loathe, hate strongly, despise

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vulnerable

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حساس، آسيب پذير بودن capable of being injured

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entreaty

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خواهش و تمنا appeal, plea

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tradition

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سنت، رسم custom that has been handed down

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originate

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آغاز شدن، ابداع کردن، ريشه داشتن begin, arise

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inviolable

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مقدس، محترم safe (from destruction, etc.)

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awesome

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مهيب، بهت انگيز inspiring terror, weird

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eruption

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فوران، درگيري bursting out

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puny

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ضعيف، نحيف weak, unimportant

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debris

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آت و آشغال، خاکسترها ruins, fragments

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disperse

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پخش کردن scattered, spread, broken up

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obliterate

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محو کردن، نابود کردن erase, wipe out

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deplorable

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اسفناک، تاسف انگيز sad, pitiable

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initiate

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شروع کردن، آغاز کردن start, set going

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conflagration

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حريق بزرگ، آتش سوزي Great fire

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rue

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تاسف خوردن از to regret

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congenial

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همدم، همدل sympathetic, agreeable

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hoard

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ذخيره کردن، جمع کردن hide, store, accumulate

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sage

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خردمند، فرزانه wise man, philosopher

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aegis

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حمايت، پشتيباني a shield; protection; sponsorship

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detriment

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زيان، ضرر، آسيب injury, damage, hurt

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longevity

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عمر طولاني، طول عمر long duration of life

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imbibe

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نوشيدن، آشاميدن to drink

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virile

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مردانه، نيرومند، قوي masterful, manly

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senile

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پير، فرتوت infirm, weak from old age

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dodder

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لرزيدن، لنگان لنگان رفتن trembling, shaking

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lethargic

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خسته، کسل lazy, indifferent

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prevalent

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رايج، متداول prevailing, common, general

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paramount

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مهم، بسيار عالي supreme, foremost

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remiss

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بي توجه، بي دقت negligent, careless

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hostile

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خصمانه، دشمن antagonistic, angry

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rebuke

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توبيخ، سرزنش reprimand, reproach, criticize

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aversion

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بيزاري، نفرت strong dislike, opposition

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evince

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نشان دادن، بروز دادن show plainly, exhibit

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vogue

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مورد پسند، مد fashion

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superficial

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سطحي، ظاهري on the surface, slight

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jettison

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دور ريختن، بيرون ريختن to throw overboard; to discard

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inevitable

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حتمي، گريز ناپذير unavoidable, certain to happen

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lucrative

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سودآور، پر منفعت profitable

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tussle

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مبارزه کردن a rough struggle

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intrinsic

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دروني، باطني essential, natural, inborn

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acute

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شديد، عميق، بحراني sharp, keen, severe

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gist

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اصل موضوع، جان کلام essence; main point; substance

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transient

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گذرا، زود گذر passing, short-lived, fleeting

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terse

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کوتاه، فشرده concise, brief, compact

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cogent

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محکم، استوار forceful, convincing, persuasive

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pinnacle

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اوج، قله peak, summit

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array

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صف، رديف arrangement, system

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obscure

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مبهم، گنگ unknown, lowly, unclear

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ardent

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شيفته، مشتاق passionate, eager

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culminate

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منجر شدن به to reach the highest point

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constrict

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محدود کردن، مقيد کردن Limit, bind, squeeze

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prodigy

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اعجوبه، نابغه marvel, phenomenon

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bereft

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محروم از، بي بهره از Deprived of

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falter

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به ترديد افتادن، مردد بودن stumble, hesitate, waver

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exultation

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خوشحالي، شادي triumphant joy

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vitriolic

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خصمانه، تلخ biting, burning

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invective

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ناسزا، دشنام insulting or abusive speech

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besmirch

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لکه دار کردن، کثيف کردن soil, stain, dim the reputation

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voluminous

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حجيم، بزرگ bulky, large

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retrospect

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بازنگري، با نگاهي به گذشته looking backward

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egotist

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خودخواه a vain, conceited person

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humility

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فروتني، تواضع humbleness, modesty, meekness

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pungent

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تند، تيز، نيشدار sharply stimulating, biting

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inveterate

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ريشه دار، ديرينه habitual, firmly established

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adamant

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قاطع، سرسخت unyielding, inflexible, definite

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vulnerable

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حساس، ضعيف open to attack, susceptible

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bedlam

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آشفته بازار، حمام Uproar, confusion

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cacophony

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نا همگوني، بدآوايي discord; harsh sound

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exploit

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بهره برداري کردن از utilize, profit by

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propinquity

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نزديکي، قرابت nearness in place or time

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disgruntled

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ناراضي، ناخشنود unhappy, displeased

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infallible

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خطا ناپذير، معصوم exempt from error, right

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panacea

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نوشدارو cure-all

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eradicate

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ريشه کن کردن، نابود کردن to wipe out

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impede

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جلوگيري کردن از interfere, block, hinder

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sedate

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موقر، متين quiet, still, undisturbed, sober

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equanimity

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آرامش، متانت Calmness; composure

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compatible

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سازگار، هماهنگ harmonious, well-matched

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serenity

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آرامش، سکوت peaceful repose

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revere

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حرمت گذاشتن، تقدير کردن honor, respect, admire

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irrational

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غير منطقي، نامعقول unreasonable, absurd

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avarice

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حرص، طمع greed, passion for riches

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insatiable

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سيري ناپذير، ارضا نشدني cannot be satisfied

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nadir

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پائين ترين حد lowest point

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moribund

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دم مرگ، در حال احتضار (adj) dying, on the way out

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lithe

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نرم، انعطاف پذير graceful, flexible, supple

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obese

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فربه، بسيار چاق very fat

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adherent

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هوادار، طرفدار a follower, supporter

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bliss

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سعادت، خوشبختي happiness, pleasure

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pathetic

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غم انگيز، حزن انگيز sad, pitiful, distressing

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exhort

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تشويق کردن، ترغيب کردن to urge strongly, advise earnestly

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apathy

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بي تفاوتي، بي علاقگي Lack of interest or concern

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fracas

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دعوا، کتک کاري noisy fight, brawl

172
Q

inebriated

A

مست، سرمست drunk; intoxicated

173
Q

adversary

A

رقيب، حريف opponent, enemy, foe

174
Q

indolent

A

تنبل، سست lazy

175
Q

gusto

A

شور و شوق، حرارت enthusiasm, enjoyment, zest

176
Q

garrulous

A

پر حرف، پر چانه loquacious; wordy; talkative

177
Q

banal

A

پيش پا افتاده، عادي trivial

178
Q

platitude

A

حرف معمولي، حرف کليشه اي commonplace or trite saying

179
Q

pique

A

آزردگي، دلخوري fit of resentment

180
Q

dilettante

A

هنر دوست، آماتور one who has great interest, but little knowledge

181
Q

atypical

A

غير عادي، غير معمول nonconforming

182
Q

nondescript

A

بي هويت، نامشخص Hard to describe because of a lack of distinctive qualities or features.

183
Q

wane

A

در حال کاهش decrease; decline

184
Q

extinct

A

منقزض، منهدم no longer existing

185
Q

idyllic

A

ساده، با صفا simple and pleasant

186
Q

galvanize

A

برانگيختن، تحريک کردن Excite or arouse to activity

187
Q

encumbrance

A

مزاحم، سد Burden, handicap, load

188
Q

gaudy

A

زرق و برق دار flashy; showy

189
Q

condescend

A

لطف کردن، منت گذاشتن Stoop, lower oneself

190
Q

candor

A

صداقت، صراحت frankness; open honesty

191
Q

mortify

A

خجالت دادن، خجالت کشيدن embarrass; shame; humiliate

192
Q

jocose

A

خنده دار، بذله گو Humorous, merry

193
Q

malign

A

بد گويي کردن از abuse, slander

194
Q

omnipotent

A

مقتدر، قدرتمند almighty, having unlimited power or authority

195
Q

zenith

A

اوج، قله top, highest point, peak

196
Q

fledgling

A

نوپا، تازه کار Little known, newly developed

197
Q

peremptory

A

آمرانه، تحکم انگيز Absolute, compulsory, binding

198
Q

precedent

A

سابقه، پيشينه custom, model

199
Q

wheedle

A

چرب زباني کردن، چاپلوسي کردن cajole; coax; deceive by flattery

200
Q

rustic

A

روستايي، ساده countrified, unpolished