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adverb

merely

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صرفاً، only
used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more

I wasn’t complaining, I merely said that I was tired.

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adj

empirical

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شواهد تجربی
based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation

there is a great deal of empirical research which supports this notion

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adj

astute

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having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly

تیزبین، ظریف و دقیق

He was an astute worker, finishing in half the time it took the others to finish.

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noun

sewage

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a type of wastewater that is produced by a community of people.

گنداب، پساب

It has no paved roads, no sewage treatment system and no landline telephones.
Some cities in the world do not have proper facilities for the disposal of sewage.

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verb

terminate

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bring to an end.
or to end

Production at the factory was terminated as a result of the fire

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irrigation

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آبیاری قطره‌ای

the river supplies water for irrigation of agricultural crops

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adv

relentlessly

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in an extreme way that continues without stopping

Summer there is relentlessly hot.
I studied relentlessly that year, only to get into university.

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adv.

intrinsically

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fundamentally, by nature, sth inseprable by the object itself

murder is intrinsically evil

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noun

hinterland

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a part of the country that is far away from the big city areas

پس‌کرانه

A century ago, eastern Germany was an agricultural hinterland.
It is the hinterland that has the greatest appeal.

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verb

evoke

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to make someone remember something or feel an emotion

برانگیختن، به یاد انداختن

His teaching evoked his students’ creativity.
Whenever I hear the music, it evokes my youth.

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verb

invoke

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to call on something or someone, esp. God, for help

to bring about

Their sacred dance is performed to invoke ancient gods.

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adj

permissive

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granting or tending to grant permission : TOLERANT

سهل‌انگار، روا، مسامحه‌گر

We live in a permissive society.
Police powers were permissive in dealing with the lower classes.

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adj

receptive

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able or inclined to receive

پذیرا، شنوا

She’d had a really good, receptive, large audience.

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adj

cummulative

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formed by the addition of new material of the same kind
formed by adding one to another

تجمعی، فزاینده، تصاعدی

learning is a cumulative process

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