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What is the synonym of suprised or startled ?

شکه متعجب

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Aback (adj.)

Iwas taken abake by his honesty

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What is the synonym of to humiliate?

خوار کردن

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Abase (v.)

Those who are proud shall be abased

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What is the synonym of embarrass?

شرمسار کردن

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Abash(v.)

His mistake abashed him

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What is the synonym of to lessen or to decrease?

کاهش یافتن فروکش کردن

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Abate (v.)

The foot waters abated

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What is the synonym of to shorten?

کوتاه کردن. مختصر کردن

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Abbreaviate(v.)

The speaker had to abbreviate his speech

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What is the synonym of to give up or to yield?

استعفا دادن. کناره کیری کردن

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Abdicate (v.)

The king was forced to abdicate

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What is the synonym of to kidnap?

آدم ربایی کردن

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Abduct (v.)

His son was abducted by a group of terrorist

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What is the synonym of abnormal or deviant ?

غیر عادی. نامعمول

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Aberrant (adj.)
Aberration (n.)
He was an aberrant student due to his behaviour
In a moment of aberration he agreed

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What is the synonym of to encourage or to aid?

همدستی کردن. به عمل بد تحریک کردن

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Abet (v.)

The officer abeted the commision of a crime.

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What is the synonym of a temporary postponement?

تعلیق. وقفه

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Abeyance. (N.)

That law has been in abeyance for many years

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What is the synonym of to hate or to detest?

متنفر بودن

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Abhor (v.)

He abhors racism but reyhaneh adores to be racism

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What is the synonym of to remain or to be able to tolerate?

ماندن. تحمل کردن

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Abide (v.)

The memory will abide in my mind forever

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What is the synonym of miserable. Or wretched ?

حقیرانه خفت آور

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abject (adj):
miserable; wretched

On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty,

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What is the synonym of to give up?

منکر شدن

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abjure (v): to give up

He abjured his former beliefs.

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What is the synonym of washing; cleansing?

غسل و شستشو

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ablution (n): washing; cleansing

The ablution ceremony is held after the prays.

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What is the synonym of to deny or to reject?

پرهیز کردن به خود حرام کردن

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abnegate (v): to deny; to reject

He lived a simple and abnegating life.

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What is the synonym of cancel; put an end to?

لغو کردن. منسوخ کردن

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abolish (v): cancel; put an end to.

The president of the college refused to abolish the physical education requirement.

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What is the synonym of to detest; to dislike strongly?

متنفر بودن

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Abominate (v.)

Reyhaneh abominates throwing the garbage on the street.

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What is the synonym of unsuccessful?

ناموفق. بیهوده

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abortive (adj): unsuccessful

Their forces made abortive attempts to capture our positions.

20
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What is the synonym of to be large in number?

فراوان بودن. زیاد بودن

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abound (v):
to be large in number
Wild animals abound in Africa.

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What is the synonym of honest; frank; open؟
ساده و بی شیله پیله. رک

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aboveboard (adj):
honest; frank; open
His aboveboard behavior has turned him into a detestable person.

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What is the sunonym of rubbing away; tending to grind down?

ساینده

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abrasive (adj):
rubbing away; tending to grind down.

Just as abrasive cleaning powders can wear away a shiny finish,

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What is the synony of to shorten or summarize?

خلاصه کردن

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abridge (v):
to shorten

We should abridge the novel for children.

24
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What is the synonym of to abolish; to repeal?

لغو کردن. فسخ کردن

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abrogate (v):
to abolish; to repeal

He abrogated a treaty.

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What is the synonym of to leave secretly; to flee?

فرار کردن

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abscond (v):
to leave secretly; to flee

Homesickness made the young soldier abscond.

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What is the synonym of to free from responsibility?

تبرئه کردن

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absolve (v):
to free from responsibility

The jury absolved him of all his crimes.

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What is the synonym of refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice?
خودداری کردن

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abstain (v):
refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

After considering the effect of alcohol on his athletic performance, he decided to abstain from drinking while he trained for the race.

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What is the synonym of moderate or sparing in eating or drinking?

میانه رو در خوراک

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abstemious (adj):
moderate or sparing in eating or drinking

His abstemious attitude has made him resistant against disease.

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What is the synonym of self-denial; resistance to temptation?
خودداری

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abstinence (n):
self-denial; resistance to temptation

Abstinence is considered as the key to a healthy life.

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What is the synonym of hard to understand or complex ?

پیچیده دشوار

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abstruse (adi):
hard to understand

He discusses abstruse problems.

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What is the synonym of coarsely insulting; physically harmful?
فحش آمیز فحاش

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abusive (adj):
coarsely insulting; physically harmful.

An abusive parent damages a child both mentally and physically.

32
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What us the synonym of to touch; to rest on or against?

مماس بودن تماس داشتن

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abut (v):
to touch; to rest on or against

One end of the bridge abutted on the sidewalk.

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What is the synonym of wretched; extremely bad?

بسیار بد. شدید

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abysmal (adj):
wretched; extremely bad

He lived in abysmal poverty.

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What is the synonym of a bottomless pit; anything infinite?

بسیار عمیق. بی پایان. ژرف

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abyss (n):
a bottomless pit; anything infinite

He has felt an abyss of ignorance.

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What is the synonym of to agree to?

موافقت کردن

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accede (v):
to agree to

He acceded to their request.

36
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What is the synonym of to speed up; to move faster?

سریع شدن تسریع کردن

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accelerate (v):
to speed up; to move faster

The rate of inflation is accelerating fast./

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What is the synonym of to emphasize; stress?

تاکید کردن

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accentuate (v):
to emphasize; stress.

If you accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative, you may wind up with an overoptimistic view of the world

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What is the synonym of to greet with approval?

تحسین کردن

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acclaim (v):
to greet with approval

He was acclaimed for his poems.

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What is the synonym of to adapt; to get used to?

خو گرفتن. عادت دادن

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acclimate (v):
to adapt; to get used to

He soon acclimated to the heat and was not uncomfortable.

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What is the synonym of upward slope?

سربالایی.

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acclivity (n):
upward slope

It is hard to ride a bike in the acclivity.