advance 7 Flashcards

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canard

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خبر دروغ
This is a false, deluding statement designed to confuse the voters, as it presents the other candidate in a bad light by spreading an untruth.
the public will always be fooled by the media’s canards.

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chauvinism

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Chauvinism means the belief that your country is superior to all others. If you traveled to China and complained about everything that was unfamiliar and talked about how much better things are back home, you’d be guilty of chauvinism.

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splenetic

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very irritable اعصاب خورد کن
Anyone who’s splenetic is very cranky and even a little mean. If you want to have fun at the bowling alley, don’t invite your splenetic cousin to come along — he always ends up hurting someone’s feelings.

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diminutive

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Diminutive means small. A diminutive person is short and small. A diminutive word is a “cute” version of a word or name: for example, “duckling” is a diminutive of “duck” and Billy is a diminutive form of the name William.
But their diminutive size makes for fun eating.
It suited her diminutive stature and delicate features.
Diminution:reduction

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dissolution

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separation into component parts
The dissolution of a relationship means that it’s broken up or ended. The dissolution of your band means you better get started on your solo album.
پاچیده. فروپاشی

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panacea

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If someone offers you a pill that promises eternal life, don’t take the pill. It’s a panacea, a remedy that falsely claims to solve every problem ever. SYN cure-all
hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists

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modicum

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If you want to describe a small amount of something, try modicum. If you have a modicum of interest in something, you are a little bit interested.
a small or moderate or token amount
I must’ve had some modicum of talent
She just expected a modicum of mutual respect from those she taught.

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officious

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it means being annoyingly eager to do more than is required.
too eager to tell people what to do – used to show disapproval
an officious traffic warden
“The officious lunch lady made everyone’s food choices her business, and made nasty comments when students chose cookies over carrots.”
.وقتی سعی میکنی بقیه رو کنترل کنی و هی تو خواسته هاشون دخالت میکنی تو آفیشس هستی

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veritable

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real - true
When something is veritable it is true, or at least feels that way.
The area is a veritable paradise for those who love walking and swimming.

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demonstrative

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s.o who open to show his feelings
People who are demonstrative easily and clearly show their emotions. A demonstrative person might shout “Hooray” and jump for joy at good news. A non-demonstrative person might feel no less excited, but refrain from demonstrating it.
when Sally told James that she wants to break up with him, she expected he would react demonstratively, but he quietly nodded his head and left without saying a word.

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misattribute

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attribute sth to sth: نسبت دادن - ascribe or impute
mis + attribute means to falsely ascribe

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lachrymose

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tearful

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ineluctable

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impossible to avoid unavoidable inevitable
a major health crisis brought on by smoking is ineluctable.

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cataclysm

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When an event causes great suffering, we call it a cataclysm.
فاجعه
catastrophic فاجعه بار - مصیبت وار
Proved catastrophic (disastrous)

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enamored

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strongly attracted to or in love with like besotted
we all boys are enamored with Billie eylish.

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bereft

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So, they took the thing you most loved, and you’re never going to get it back. You’ve gone beyond just plain grief-stricken — you’re bereft. like crestfallen or doleful
bereft of hope/meaning/life etc
feeling very sad and lonely

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dissipate

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1 to gradually become less or weaker before disappearing completely, or to make something do this like subside or die down (محو شدن)
As he thought it over, his anger gradually dissipated.
Little by little, the smoke was dissipated by the breeze.
2 [transitive] to waste something valuable such as time, money, or energy
His savings were soon dissipated.

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18
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row

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an angry dispute

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exiguity

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the quality of being meager - little-few
a meagre amount of food, money etc is too small and is much less than you need
the exiguity of the ship’s supplies forced them to search for fresh water and food.
like modicum
OPP exorbitant or surfeit

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pillory

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A pillory is a wooden frame with cutouts for someone’s head and hands. Long ago, people found guilty of a crime could be sentenced to be locked in a pillory for a certain amount of time for punishment but also for public humiliation.
در معرض تحقیر یا تمسخر عمومی قرار دادن

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21
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bastardization

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an act that debases or corrupts(فساد)
حروم زادگی

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oblique

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not straightforward - indirect
an oblique reference to his drinking problem

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raillery

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friendly joking about someone light teasing مزاح
She was greeted with raillery from her fellow workers, but Jason surprisingly wasn’t around.

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hoodwink

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to deceive or trick someone. like fleece
someone tried to hoodwink Mary with an email telling him that his uncle just passed away and for inheritance he should send his credit card information.

OPP guileless: free of deceit and trickery

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flag

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drop, sink or settle from
become less intense
after 3 crushing defeats in the last 3 games, the team’s spirit began to flag.

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concomitant

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existing or happening together, especially as a result of something SYN accompanying coincide
war with all its concomitant sufferings
نتیجه همزمان like corollary

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estimable

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Something or someone estimable is worthy of respect and admiration. Many U.S. presidents might be described as estimable, though it depends on who you ask.
قابل احترام

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abrogate

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cancel - abolish - revoke لغو کردن - از سر باز کردن opp promulgate
1 “a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike”
2 evade (a responsibility or duty).
Like derelict in his duties.
“we believe the board is abrogating its responsibilities to its shareholders”
DONT confuse it with aberration which means a deviation from norm

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countermand

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a contrary command cancelling or reversing a previous command
by the time the colonel countermanded his soldiers not to land in enemy territory…

30
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dissemble

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to try to deceive someone by hiding your true feelings and thoughts
He sometimes has to dissemble in order to prevail on crucial issues.

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simulacrum

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1 A simulacrum is a fake version of something real. A wax museum is full of simulacrums of famous people.
2 a bad imitation

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ebullient

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adj
More than chipper, more than happy, more than delighted is ebullient — meaning bubbling over with joy and delight. syn exuberant
can you blame him for his ebullient mood? he just graduated from medical school.

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capitulate

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1 formal to accept or agree to something that you have been opposing for a long time SYN give in or succumb
Helen finally capitulated and let her son have a car.
2 formal to accept defeat by your enemies in a war SYN surrender

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palaver

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noun
بیخودی شلوغش کردن - fuss - شلوغ بازی
We could have done without all this palaver.
What a palaver over nothing!

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promulgate

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1 state or announce
legislate OPP abrogate or abolish
To promulgate is to officially put a law into effect. Your state may announce a plan to promulgate a new traffic law on January 1st.
She promulgated this philosophy with disastrous(فاجعه بار) effects to two southern belles.
the president wanted to promulgate the success of the treaty negotiations, but …
Legislate: قانون گذاری کلی کردن
We must legislate for equal pay
Promulgate: قانون خاصی گذاشتن like above
2 to spread an idea or belief to as many people as possible. Like disseminate or propagate

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sardonic

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ironically humorous; scornful and mocking. طعنه آمیز
sardonic laughter پوزخند
He looked at her with sardonic amusement.

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eponym

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the name derived(برگرفته ) from a person

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loath

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reluctant - unwiling - apathetic
If you are loath to do something, you really don’t want to do it. If you are reluctant to go swimming, people will say you are loath to swim

Loathe: hate or execrate
Loath: reluctant
Oath: سوگند یا دشنام

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halcyon

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دوره خوب
An old man watching his grandchildren play might look back fondly on his halcyon days, remembering the peaceful, happy time of his youth.
halcyon years

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extrapolate

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When you extrapolate, you use specific details to make a general conclusion. For example, if you travel to Canada and encounter only friendly, kind natives, you might extrapolate that all Canadians are friendly.

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evanescent

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فررار
الکل و بنزین فررارن
Talk is evanescent but writing leaves footprints.

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graft

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1 اختلاس
2 پیوند گیاه

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adjudicate

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judge - حکم کردن - حل و فصل کردن داستان
The Dean adjudicates any faculty disputes.
The judge adjudicated that he should be released.

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despot

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someone, especially a ruler, who uses power in a cruel and unfair way SYN tyrant ظالم
• Qin was a cruel despot who burned books and had scholars put to death.

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obtain

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be valid, applicable, or true
the custom of waiting in line does not obtain in some countries, in which many people try to rush to front of the line.

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infelicitous

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inappropriate opp felicitous
like an unfortunate outfit worn to a job interview.

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exorbitant

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too much
Use the adjective exorbitant when you want to describe something that is really just too much! You’ll often hear people griping about exorbitant bank fees or exorbitant interest rates.
exorbitant rent/prices

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verisimilitude

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being believable, or having the appearance of being true. صحت
Like veracity
questions about the verisimilitude of the document
the quality of being true or real

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surfeit

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an amount of something that is too large or that is more than you need SYN excess
a surfeit of food and drink
like exorbitant
a surfeit of something

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trenchant

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If you’re trenchant, it means you think or say smart, sharply worded things that cut right to the heart of the matter. A trenchant observation is one that makes people scratch their chins thoughtfully
like rigorous or incisive