barrouns7th Flashcards

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adulterate(v)

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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
“ezafe kardan, dar tolid taghallob kardan”
when consumers learned he had adulterated its apple juice witrh water they protestet vigorously

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adultration(n)

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“taghallob”

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adulation(n)

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flattery,admiration
چاپلوسی,پرستش
the rock star thrived on the adulation of his groupies and ye-men
adulate(v)

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advent(n)

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arrival
“vorood,zohoor”
advent of nuclear age

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adventitious(adj)

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accidental,casual
“etefaghi,ektesabi”
she found her adventitious meeting with her friend fortunate.

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aesthetic(adj)

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artistic/dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
“zibayi,ziba shenakhty,honari”
aesthete(n)=”asheghe honar,ziba shenas”

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aerie(n)

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nest of large birds of prey(hawk)
“ashianeye parandegan e shekari(be vije dar jahaye mortafe)”
the mother eagle swooped down on the rabbit and bore it off to her earie high in the mountain

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aegis

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shield,defense
حمایت,حفاظت
under the aegis of him we enjoy our most treasured freedom.

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advocate(n,v)

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urge,plead of
“tarafdari kardan,janebdari kardan,vakil,modafe”
the abolitionists adcovated freedom for the slaves.

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advocacy(n)

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support,active pleading on behalf of someone or sth
“defa,tarafdari”
no threats could dissuade him from his advocacy of human rights.

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advert(v)

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refer to
“eshare kardan,tavajjoh kardan”
since u advert to this matter so frequently,u must regard it as importanat.

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adversity(n)

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poverty,misfortune
“sakhti,felakat,badbakhti”
we must learn to meet adversity gracefully

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adversary(n)

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opponent,enemy

wicked adversory

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adverse(adj)

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unfavorable,hostile
“mokhalef,mozer,nasazegar”
the recession had a highly adverse effect on fathers investment portofilo.

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affable(adj)

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easy approchable,warmly friendly,
خوش برخورد,خوشرو
affability(n):خوش رویی

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affected(adj)

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artificial,pretended
ظاهر نما,”sakhtegi,tahte tasir vageh shode”
affectation(n):تظاهر,تکبر

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affidavit(n)

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written statement made under oath
سوگندنامه,شهادت نامه
the court refused to accept her statement unless she presented it in a form of affidavit.

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affiliation(n)

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joining,associationing with
وابستگی,پیوستگی
his affiliation with political party was of short duration

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affinity(n)

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kinship

نزدیکی,خویشاوندی

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kinship

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خویشاوندی

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affirmation(n)

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positive assertion,confirmation,solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oth
تاکید,اظهار قطعی,
despite his affirmations of innocence she suspected he had eadten the pie

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pledge

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سوگند ملایم,وثیقه,تعهد و التزام

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affix(v)

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attache or add on,fasten
اضافه نمودن,چسبانیدن,ضمیمه کردن
first the register had to affix his signature to the license,then he had to affix his official seal.

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seal

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مهر و موم

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affliction(n)

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state od distress,cause of suffering

رنج,مصیبت

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abscission

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removed by cutting off as in surgery,seperation
“rizeshe barg ya mivve,ghat o boridan ozv dar jarahi”
abscission of gangrenous tissue.

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abridge

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shorten,condense
“kholase kardan,be soorate feshorde dar avardan,”
they proceeded to abridge the novel

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abortive

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(adj)fruitless,un successful
“‘bi natije,bi samar,aghim’
abort(v):”laghv kardan,naa tamam maandan”

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aboriginal

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(n,adj)native,primitive
“sakenane avallie,boomi”
aboriginal inhabitatns of iran
aborigine(n):”sakene asli, har yek az sakenine ye nahiye”

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ablution

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(n)washing

his daily ablution was accompanied by loud noises

31
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abhor

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(v)hate,detest
“parhiz kardan”
she abhorred all forms of bigotry

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abject

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(adj)wretched,lacking pride
“matrood,khar,sar afkande”
abject poverty

33
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aberration

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(n)abnormality,departure from norm,mental irregularity

“enheraf,birahi”

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abbreviate

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(v)shorten

because we were running out of time,the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech

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abate

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subside,moderate
“forookesh kardan,moteadel shodan”
waiting for the storm to abate

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galvanize

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excite to action,spure on

“roo keshe felez kardan, angize dadan”

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benighted

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“shabo tarik,ghargh dar jahl,tarik andish

groups falls in a state of ignorance”

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inundate

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deluge
gharghe kardan,eshba kardan
once inundated with soo vocabs,gre students have to contend with fewer words

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contend

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ادعا کردن,ستیزه کردن

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deluge

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غرق کردن,سیل

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scintellating

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sth gives off sparks,brilliant and lovely

scintellating lecture

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flush

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turn red,send down the toilet,be in abundance,drive out of hiding
“sorkh shodan,vafer,az nahangah randan”