barrouns 6th 20 Flashcards

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1
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auspicious

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not sinister,favaorable
“mobarak,khosh yomn”
inauspicious

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ambivalent

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mixed and confused emotion about sth
“hesse zeddo naghiz,do janbei”
Im ambivalent about studying for GRE.

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equivocate

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speak vaguely
“do pahloo harf zadan,mobham gooyi”
unequvocal=no room for doubt:”roshan,sarih”

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enervate

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not energize, sap the energy from
“bi ramagh kardan,sost kardan”
intense sun would leave him enervated.

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figurative

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“est’ari,tamsili”

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bleak

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“dar ma’raze baado sarma,delgir,gham afza”
the house seemed bleak
siberie’s bleak winter

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abundance

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“faravani,vofoor”

sth pours out in an abundance way

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vividly

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'’vozooh”

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erratic

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unpredictable
“be ham rikhte,bi hadaf,ajib gharib,ba navasan,khol va’z”
erratic stock market

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candid

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straight forward and honest look at sth

“rok va bi parde,sadegh,dar morede akkasi tabi’ee”

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innocuous

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harmless/doesnt produce ill effect/in offensive

“bi khatar,bi zarar”

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egregious

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standing out in a bad way
“cheshmgir,faahesh”
egregious foul in sport

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sedulous

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diligent/industrious

“koosha,jeddi,layegh”

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paucity

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lack of sth
“andak”
paucity of words

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prosaic

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lack of imagination/dull

“nasr,khaste konanade”

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disparate

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fundamentally different

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abysmal

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deep/endless

abysmal performance

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shrug

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“shane bala andakhtan”

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prod

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impassion

“bar angikhtan”

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grueling

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tiresome,

“khaste konande,farsayande”

21
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retain

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memorize/preserve

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alacrity

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eager willingness to do sth
“neshat”
the more alacritious u are, the better u learn

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spout

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spring

“favvare zadan,jahesh kardan”

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yap

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“ou ou kardan,zooze keshidan”

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pugnacious

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aggressively argu about every thing

“jangjoo,setize gar”

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contentious

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like to argue
“por jaroo bahs,da’vayi”
contentious topic

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unless

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“magar inke”

unless u want me contentious, memorize it

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intermittently

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motanaveb

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extant

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not extinct

“mojood,baghi”

30
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laconic

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who says few words
“kam harf”
his laconic answer

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desultory

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rambling,irregular,irrelevent

“dar hamo bar ham,bi ghaede”

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voracity

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full of hunger

“vala’ “

33
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con

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“ba”

34
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maintain

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assert
“mo’taghed boodan,edde’a kardan,ta’kid kardan”
they maintain that …

35
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gregarious

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sociable

36
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hover

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wait

“shenavar boodan, avizan boodan”

37
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veracity

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truthful

“sehhat”

38
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contrite

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feel remorse

“pashiman”

39
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ceaselessly

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“peivaste”

40
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profuse

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sth pours out in an abundance way
“farvan,bish az had”
she is profuse in her appologies

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wacky

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“havas part”

42
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amiable

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friendly

43
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stem

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hold back/limit the flow
“band avardan,sad kardan”
stem the bleeding

44
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ordinance

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“farman,hokm”

45
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raft

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inflatable boat/a large number of sth

“ghayeghe bad kardani,ye aalame”

46
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check

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stop its growth
“motevaghef kardan az nazare roshdi”
weeds grew unchecked in yard.

47
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folk

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mardomano ghom

48
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inclination

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“meil,tamayol”

49
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base

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contemptible and ignoble

“paye/foroo mayeh”