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jubilant

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شاد، سرمست joyful and triumphant

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decorum

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ادب، نزاکت proper behavior, good taste, orderliness

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charlatan

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شياد an imposter, a fraud or pretender

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heresy

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بدعت، بدعت گذاري unbelief, dissent, lack of faith

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prudent

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محتاط، دور انديش wise, careful, cautious

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ostensible

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ظاهري، صوري outward, pretended, seeming

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fervid

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مشتاق، پرشور passionate, intense, zealous

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spurious

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کاذب، بي اساس false, counterfeit, specious

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propagate

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اشاعه دادن، ترويج دادن to reproduce, spread abroad

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anomaly

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بي قاعدگي، نابهنجاري irregularity

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innocuous

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بي خطر، بي ضرر harmless, mild, innocent

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surfeit

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زيادي، فراواني excess, superabundance

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milieu

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محيط environment; setting

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strident

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گوش خراش، تيز shrill, harsh, rough

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concomitant

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ملازم، همراه accompanying, attending

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lassitude

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خستگي، رخوت fatigue, lethargy, torpor, languor

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deleterious

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مضر، زيان بار harmful

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efficacy

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تاثير، اثر بخشي power to produce an effect

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dissent

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مخالفت کردن، مخالف بودن differ, disagree, protest

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ferment

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شورش، نا آرامي uproar, agitation, turmoil

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attenuated

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ضعيف کردن، لاغر کردن weakened, thinned, decreased

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arbiter

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داور، ميانجي judge

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incumbent

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واجب، حاضر morally required

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profound

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عميق، ژرف deep, intense

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alleviate

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سبک کردن، تخفيف دادن make easier

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prodigious

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عظيم، فوق العاده extraordinary; enormous

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expedite

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تسريع کردن، پيش بردن carry out promptly

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celerity

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چابکي، تحرک speed; rapidity

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usurp

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غضب کردن، به زور گرفتن seize, annex, grab

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paltry

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جزئي، اندک trifling; petty; worthless

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condone

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بخشيدن، عفو کردن to overlook, excuse, or pardon

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trivial

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جزئي، اندک، ناچيز of little importance or significance

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bizarre

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عجيب و غريب odd; fantastic; grotesque; unusual

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menial

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پست، حقير، بي اهميت humble, degrading

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venerable

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محترم، ارجمند، گرامي respected, worshiped

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extraneous

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نا مربوط، بي ربط Foreign, not belonging

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ambiguous

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مبهم، گنگ vague, undefined, not specific

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succinct

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روشن، کوتاه، مختصر brief, concise

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archaic

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منسوخ، قديمي out of date

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emulate

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رقابت کردن، برتري جستن to try to equal or excel

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facetious

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شوخي، خنده دار comical, humorous, witty

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rabid

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متعصب، افراطي fanatical, furious, mad

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salubrious

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سالم، پاکيزه healthful, wholesome

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complacent

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از خود راضي، خود پسند self-satisfied; smug

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somber

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عبوس، دمغ gloomy, sad

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debilitate

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تضعيف کردن، ضعيف کردن to weaken

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impetuous

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عجولانه، شتابزده impulsive

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occult

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پنهان، مرموز mysterious; secret; supernatural

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discreet

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عاقل، با بصيرت careful, cautious, prudent

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foment

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به راه انداختن، دامن زدن stir up; instigate

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glean

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جمع آوري کردن، گرد آوردن gather, collect

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quarry

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شکار، طعمه something that is hunted

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slovenly

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شلخته، بي نظم disorderly, carelessly

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abjure

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ترک کردن، کنار گذاشتن renounce, abstain from

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reproach

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سرزنش کردن، انتقاد کردن rebuke, reprimand

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penitent

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پشيمان، نادم regretful, confessing guilt

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evanescent

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زود گذر، گذرا momentary, ephemeral, fleeting

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tantamount

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در حکم، برابر، معادل equivalent, identical

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propensity

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کشش، گرايش disposition, inclination, bent

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wary

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محتاط، مواظب watchful, shrewd

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allay

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تخفيف دادن calm, soothe

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deter

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منصرف کردن، مانع شدن hinder, discourage

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connoisseur

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خبره، وارد an expert

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site

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محل، جا Location

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vigil

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شب زنده داري wakeful watching

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cumbersome

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پر زحمت، پر دردسر burdensome, unwieldy

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interrogate

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سوال کردن از، توضيح خواستن از to question

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divulge

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افشا کردن، فاش کردن to disclose or reveal

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fluctuate

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نوسان داشتن، متغير بودن alternate, shift

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unmitigated

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مطلق، محض، کامل unrelieved

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commodious

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جادار، بزرگ spacious, roomy, large

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antiquated

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کهنه، قديمي obsolete; old-fashioned; outdated

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disheveled

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ژوليده، آشفته disorderly clothing or hair

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tenacious

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قرص و محکم، سفت tough; stubborn; not letting go

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facade

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نما، ظاهر، ظاهر سازي face, front; mask, superficial appearance

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asinine

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ابله، احمق stupid; silly

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grimace

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اخم، اخم و تخم facial expression of disgust

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calumny

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افترا، تهمت false and malicious accusation, misrepresentation, slander

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pittance

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حقوق ناچيز small amount

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au courant

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جديد، مدرن up-to-date

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fastidious

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سخت گير، وسواسي choosy, particular

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noisome

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ناراحت کننده، زننده Foul-smelling; unwholesome

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unkempt

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به هم ريخته، ژوليده، نامرتب neglected, untidy

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parable

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حکايت، قصه a moralistic story

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whimsical

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خنده دار، مضحک witty, humorous

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lampoon

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مسخره کردن، ريشخند کردن ridicule

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countenance

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تحمل کردن، تاييد کردن approve; tolerate

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sanctimonious

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مقدس نما، خشک مقدس hypocritically religious

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equanimity

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آرامش، ملايمت evenness of mind, composure

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effrontery

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گستاخي، جسارت boldness

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nonentity

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آدم بي کفايت، آدم حقير one of no importance

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flabbergasted

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مات و مبهوت Astounded

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debacle

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شکست کامل، سقوط collapse, ruin

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vivacious

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شاد، سرزنده lively; animated; gay

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gaunt

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تکيده، لاغر، نحيف haggard, thin

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mien

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ظاهر، حالت bearing, appearance

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hirsute

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پرمو، مو دار hairy

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refute

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رد کردن، باطل کردن to prove wrong or false

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pensive

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فکور، غرق در فکر thoughtful, reflective

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whet

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برانگيختن، تحريک کردن stir up, stimulate

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stupor

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گيجي، منگ، بهت insensible condition, daze

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wince

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اخم کردن، چهره در هم کشيدن flinch, draw back

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cliché

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کليشه، حرف مبتذل a commonplace phrase

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genre

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نوع، گونه a kind of type of literature (poetry, drama, fiction, etc.)

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candid

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رک و راست، صادقانه frank; honest

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unsavory

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ناخوشايند، بد، زشت disagreeable, offensive, morally bad

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degrade

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تحقير کردن، کوچک کردن make contemptible, lower

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venial

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قابل بخشش، بخشودني Pardonable, forgivable

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epitome

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مظهر، نمونه person or thing that embodies or represents the best

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dexterity

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مهارت، چالاکي physical or mental skill, ability

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grotesque

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مضحک، مسخره strange, ugly, bizarre

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compassion

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همدردي، دلسوزي sympathetic feeling, kindness

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repugnant

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نفرت انگيز، تهوع آور distasteful

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acme

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اوج کمال، اوج نهايت peak; pinnacle; highest point

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copious

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فراوان، زياد abundant, plentiful

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vehemently

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به تندي، به شدت passionately, violently, eagerly

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depict

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توصيف کردن، شرح دادن portray, picture, describe clearly

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naive

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ساده، زود باور unsophisticated; inexperienced

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perfidious

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جفا کار، پيمان شکن false, treacherous

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covet

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آرزوي (چيزي را) داشتن، مشتاق بودن wish, envy, want

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ingratiate

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خود شيريني کردن charm, win confidence

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penury

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فقر، تنگ دستي Poverty

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ignominious

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شرم آور، ننگين humiliating, disgracing

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confront

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مواجهه شدن با، روبه رو شدن با come face to face with

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antipathy

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تنفر، انزجار a dislike, distaste, or enmity

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servile

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برده وار، نوکر صفت submissive; slavish

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volition

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اختيار، درخواست willpower, choice

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sojourn

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اقامت(موقت) a temporary stay

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austere

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پرهيزکار، پارسا Severely simple; unadorned.

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felicitous

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شاد، شيرين Happy or delightful

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halcyon

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خوب، آرام calm; peaceful

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tenable

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قابل دفاع، قابل قبول supportable, defendable

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superfluous

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زياد، اضافي unnecessary; excessive; surplus

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motivate

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برانگيختن، تشويق و ترقيب کردن inspire, stimulate, provoke

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rationalize

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توجيه کردن use or give a reason other than the real one

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therapy

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درمان، معالجه healing or curing process

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nascent

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نو پا، نو بنياد beginning to exist or develop

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iconoclast

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سنت شکن، بت شکن image-breaker, attacker of beliefs

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erudite

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فاضل، عالم very learned; scholarly

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phobia

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هراس، ترس strong dislike, persistent fear

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germane

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مربوط، وابسته relevant, appropriate

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vertigo

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سر گيجه dizziness

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conducive

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موجب، سرچشمه، منشاء leading, helpful

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glib

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چرب زبان، زبان باز smooth of speech

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homogenous

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همگون، متشابه uniform, same

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malleable

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انعطاف پذير capable of being shaped

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legerdemain

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تر دستي، شعبده بازي sleight of hand, deceptive adroitness

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trend

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جهت حرکت، ميل، تمايل general direction

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stagnant

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راکد، کساد motionless; stale; dull

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fatal

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کشنده، مهلک deadly, disastrous

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passé

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کهنه، قديمي old fashioned; out-of-style

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procrastinate

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تعلل کردن، مسامحه کردن to delay; to put off

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facet

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جنبه، وجهه one side or view of person or situation

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foist

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چيزي را به کسي قالب کردن pass off slyly, pass as genuine

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stigmatize

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لکه دار کردن، بد نام کردن to mark with a disgrace

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capitulate

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تسليم شدن surrender, make terms

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audacity

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جسارت، شجاعت excessive boldness, rashness, daring

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tantalize

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عذاب دادن، اذيت کردن tease or torment by offering something good, but fail to deliver

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retort

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با تندي جواب دادن reply, answer

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reticent

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تو دار، خود دار silent; reserved

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tacit

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ضمني، تلويحي implied; not explicitly stated

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chicanery

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فريب کاري، شيادي trickery, underhandedness

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docile

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سر به راه easily managed, obedient, passive

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saga

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داستان بلند، سرگذشت طولاني heroic story

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belated

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بي موقع، با تاخير delayed; late

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decrepit

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فرتوت، شکسته worn-out with use; broken-down

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imperturbable

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آرام، خونسرد calm, steady, serene

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vacillate

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مردد بودن، ترديد داشتن to fluctuate, hesitate

170
Q

staunch

A

وفادار، ثابت قدم strong, trusty, firm

171
Q

opprobrium

A

اهانت، سرزنش، نکوهش scorn, insult

172
Q

Machiavellian

A

حقه باز، حيله گر governed by opportunity, not principled

173
Q

unconscionable

A

شرم آور، نامعقول without conscience, unreasonable

174
Q

pandemonium

A

آشوب، غوغا disorder, uproar

175
Q

flay

A

پوست کندن، گوش مالي دادن strip off skin, scold harshly

176
Q

demeanor

A

رفتار، ژست، حالت conduct, behavior, bearing, carriage

177
Q

delineation

A

ترسيم، توصيف، تشريح sketch, description in words

178
Q

vindicate

A

تبرئه کردن، توجيه کردن absolve, justify

179
Q

heinous

A

فجيع، شنيع hatefully or shockingly evil

180
Q

turpitude

A

عمل خلاف عفت، فساد vileness, evil wickedness

181
Q

infraction

A

تخطي، تخلف violation

182
Q

callous

A

سنگ دل، بي رحم emotionally hardened; unfeeling

183
Q

redress

A

جبران کردن، اصلاح کردن to right a wrong, remedy

184
Q

vituperation

A

مذمت، فحاشي blame, abuse

185
Q

rhetoric

A

بلاغت، سخنوري use (sometimes exaggerated) of language

186
Q

clique

A

دسته، باند a small, exclusive group of people

187
Q

extol

A

تحسين کردن، تمجيد کردن to praise highly

188
Q

mentor

A

مشاور، معلم Counselor, coach, tutor

189
Q

facile

A

راحت، آسان easily accomplished or attained

190
Q

cant

A

ريا، تزوير insincere talk, jargon

191
Q

umbrage

A

رنجش offense, resentment

192
Q

magnanimous

A

بلند نظر، بخشنده noble, generous

193
Q

vilify

A

توهين کردن به slander, malign

194
Q

elucidate

A

روشن کردن، توضيح دادن to make clear

195
Q

vapid

A

بي روح، کسالت آور dull, uninteresting, tiresome

196
Q

unwieldy

A

دست و پا گير، بد دست bulky, difficult to handle

197
Q

proximity

A

نزديکي، مجاورت nearness

198
Q

lassitude

A

خستگي، سستي languor; weariness; listlessness

199
Q

vitiate

A

خراب کردن، ضايع کردن destroy the use or value

200
Q

augment

A

افزايش دادن، افزودن enlarge, increase