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fatuous

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ابلهانه، احمقانه silly, foolish

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contort

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در هم کشيدن، از شکل انداختن twist violently

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repertoire

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گنجينه، منبع works that an artist is ready to preform

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imperceptible

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نا محسوس، تدريجي extremely slight or gradual

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curry

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چاپلوسي کردن to seek favor by flattery

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pall

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خسته کننده cease to please, become dull

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succulent

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آبدار، پرآب juicy

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satiety

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سيري، اشباع excess, overly full, surfeit

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intrinsic

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دروني، باطني essential; inherent; built-in

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potpourri

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گلچين، گزيده medley, mixture

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sanction

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تاييد کردن، تصويب کردن endorse, certify

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denote

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دلالت کردن بر indicate, show, mean

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allude

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اشاره کردن به hint, suggest

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insidious

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موذيانه، مکارانه sly, treacherous, devious

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propriety

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ادب، نزاکت suitability, correctness

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advent

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ظهور، پيدايش the coming of an important event

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impious

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بي دينانه، وظيفه نشناس lacking respect, irreverent

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proffer

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پيشنهاد کردن، ارائه کردن To offer for acceptance

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spate

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هجوم، سيل rush, flood

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shibboleth

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شعار کهنه، عقيده پوسيده pet phrase, slogan

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bogus

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قلابي، ساختگي (adj.) false, counterfeit

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substantiate

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ثابت کردن، اثبات کردن verify, confirm, validate, authenticate

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nutritive

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غذايي، مغذي Having nutritious properties.

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raucous

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گوش خراش، ناهنجار harsh and shrill

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quandary

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شک، ترديد، سردرگمي doubt, dilemma

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callous

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سنگدل، بي عاطفه unfeeling

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expedient

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مناسب، مقتضي advisable, fit

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negligible

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اندک، ناچيز trifling, inconsiderable

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blasé

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بي اعتنا، بي تفاوت indifferent, not responsive to excitement

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ennui

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خستگي، بي حوصلگي boredom, lack of interest and energy

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comely

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مليح، قشنگ handsome, beautiful

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frenetic

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جنون آميز، ديوانه وار frantic; frenzied

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artifice

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مکر، حيله گري strategy, trickery

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diversity

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تنوع، گوناگوني variety

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qualm

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عذاب وجدان twinge of conscience

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expurgate

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ويرايش اخلاقي کردن، سانسور کردن to remove objectionable parts or passages

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begrudge

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دريغ داشتن از to be resentful or reluctant

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artless

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بي آلايش، بي زيان innocent, naive

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gratuity

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انعام، پاداش tip

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manifest

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آشکار، روشن evident; visible; obvious

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delve

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تحقيق کردن، بررسي کردن dig; search deeply; investigate

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capricious

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دمدمي، هوس باز Fanciful, whimsical

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requisite

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لازم، ضروري requirement

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replenish

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دوباره پر کردن to fill again; to resupply; to restore

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roster

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برنامه، فهرست a list of names

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stunted

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مانع شدن، باز داشتن از held back or checked in natural growth

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atrophy

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تحليل رفتن waste away

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maim

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معلول کردن، عليل کردن v. to cripple. disable, or injure someone

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ameliorate

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بهبود بخشيدن، اصلاح کردن to make better, to relieve, to improve

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cynic

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بدبين skeptic, pessimist

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unctuous

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چاپلوسانه، تملق آميز affectedly emotional

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benevolent

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خير انديش، نيکخواهانه kindly, charitable

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subservient

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چاپلوسانه، تملق آميز secondary, servile, obsequious, useful

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iniquity

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ظلم، بي عدالتي wickedness, injustice

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largess

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گشاده دستي، سخاوت، انعام gift, gratuity, liberality

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criterion

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معيار، ملاک standard

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repent

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پشيمان شدن، افسوس خوردن regret, desire to make amends

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mollify

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آرام کردن، فرو نشاندن vb. To pacify, soothe, or appease; to make less severe or violent

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mercenary

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مادي، پولکي motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain

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pariah

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مطرود، آدم رانده شده social outcast

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aloof

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دور، کناره گير distant; remote;

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pragmatic

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عملي، عمل گرايانه practical; down-to-earth; based on experience rather than theory

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vestige

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اثر، رد، نشان Trace; evidence

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guise

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کسوت، هيئت mien, appearance, manner

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nullify

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فسخ کردن، باطل کردن cancel, abolish

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deluge

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سيلي ( از چيزي ) دريافت کردن flood

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futility

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بيهودگي، بي فايدگي uselessness

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carnage

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قتل عام، خونريزي slaughter

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technology

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تکنولوژي، فناوري applied science

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libel

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افترا، هتک حرمت degradation by writing or publishing

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defamatory

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موهن، رسوا کننده damaging character by false reports

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plaintiff

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شاکي، مدعي the complaining party, in law

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canard

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خبر دروغ، گزارش غلط a made-up sensational story

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deprecate

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مخالفت کردن با، انتقاد کردن express strong disapproval

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reputed

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شناخته شده، شايع thought, supposed, believed

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frail

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شکننده، ظريف weak or delicate

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potent

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موثر، قوي powerful, strong, intense

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excoriate

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سرزنش کردن، ملامت کردن criticize severely

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devout

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ديد دار، مومن pious; deeply religious; sincere; earnest

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diminutive

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ريز، ريز نقش tiny

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profuse

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فراوان، بي شمار overflowing, abundant

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dulcet

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ملايم، دلپذير sweet or melodious to the ear

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impromptu

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بدون برنامه ريزي Spur of the moment, offhand

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malevolent

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بد خواهانه، بد انديشانه ill-disposed, ill-intentioned

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wistful

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آرزومند، مشتاق longing, pensive, wishful

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raiment

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جامه، تن پوش clothes; garments

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brigand

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راهزن، سارق a robber or bandit

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corpulent

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فربه، چاق fat, fleshy, obese

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rail

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گله کردن، شکايت کردن scold,use abusive language

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raconteur

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قصه گو a skilled storyteller

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sullen

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عبوس، بداخم ill-humored, grim

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rift

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شکاف، چاک a split, break, breach

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emissary

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سفير، پيک Agent

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ruminate

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تامل کردن، در فکر فرو رفتن to ponder; to reflect upon

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taut

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کشيده، سفت tense, keyed up, on edge

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livid

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عصباني، خشمگين pale, lead-colored, grayish blue

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martinet

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آدم سخت گير strict disciplinarian

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yen

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ميل، علاقه، اشتياق a strong desire, crave, longing

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bagatelle

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چيز بي ارزش trifle

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callow

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خام، بي تجربه young and inexperienced

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appalled

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منزجر، بيزار dismayed, shocked

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penchant

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علاقه شديد strong leaning; fondness; liking

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decapitate

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گردن زدن، سر بريدن behead

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termagant

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داد و بيداد کردن shrew; scolding, brawling woman

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ascertain

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پی بردن به find out

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dormant

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مسکوت، خوابیده asleep, inactive

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burgeon

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شکوفا شدن flourished, grew

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potentate

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حاکم، پادشاه ruler

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disseminate

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منتشر کردن to scatter or spread widely

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derived

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مشتق شدن descended from, received from a source

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prerogative

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حق قانونی an exclusive right or power

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nepotism

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پارتی بازی favoritism toward relatives

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dearth

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کمبود a lack, scarcity, inadequate supply; a famine

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internecine

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خونین mutually destructive, involving conflict in a group

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tyro

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بی تجربه beginner; novice

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sophistry

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سفسته false reasoning or argument

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factitious

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مصنوعي، ساختگي artificial; sham

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encomium

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ثنا، مدح high praise

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obloquy

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بي آبرويي، رسوايي dishonor, disgrace, shame

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hyperbole

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مبالغه، اغراق exaggerated figure of speech

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munificent

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سخاوتمند، بخشنده generous

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prevarication

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کتمان حقيقت deviate from the truth; lying

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charisma

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جذبه، هيبت quality of leadership inspiring enthusiasm

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genocide

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نسل کشي، قتل عام planned destruction of an entire people