CELPIP Vocabs Flashcards

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Get on with sth

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deal with it

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lifelong

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lasting for the whole of a person’s life:

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Inevitably

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in a way that cannot be avoided, به ناچار

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Appeal

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a request to help, money or information

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brat

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بچه لوس

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persevere

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persist, tolerate, stand

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devastating

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adj. causing a lot of damage or destruction:

exm. : devastating consequences/effects/ attack

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Correspond

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communicate, contact, interact

exm.: we correspond by email

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Interact

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exm. 1: she interacts well with children
exm. 2: It’s interesting at parties to see how people interact socially.
exm. 3: We are studying how these two chemicals interact.

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Contact

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have/lose/make/be in contact with

exm.: There isn’t enough contact between teachers and parents.

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remember

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recall

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recap

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repeat

exm. Let me (just) recap very briefly what I said earlier.

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express

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exm. Words can’t express how happy I am.

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table, figure, or data

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v. express, show, tell

exm. : These figures are expressed as a percentage of the total.

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indicate

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show, make clear

exm.: Exploratory investigations have indicated large amounts of oil below the sea bed.

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Conjecture

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n./v. guess

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Refinement

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change/ a small change that improves something

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Stubborn

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Farzam, لجوج، یک دنده

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Connotation

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implication, meaning

exm. : The company is cutting back its spending and I wonder what the implications will be for our department.
exm. : What are the implications of the new law?

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Demonstrate

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exm.: Research has demonstrated that babies can recognize their mother’s voice very soon after birth.

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intimate

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صمیمی

exm.: The restaurant has a very intimate atmosphere.

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Recount

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describe

exm.: He recounted his adventures since he had left home.

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Comprehend

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understand

He doesn’t seem to comprehend the scale of the problem

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naughty

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شیطنت

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profound
felt or experienced very strongly عمیق => profound sadness
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spontaneous
خود جوش، یهویی
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evolve
develop gradually
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Emerge
to appear by coming out of sth
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converse
the opposite | => however, the converse of this theory/concept may also be true/
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intrigue
to interest so a lot => what intrigues ..... is that ..... => people have been intrigued by the question of whether there is intelligent life elsewhere in the universe.
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speculation
guess
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idle
adj. not working => If you have an idle moment, call me. => It's crazy to have £7,000 sitting idle in the bank. idle chatter/gossip/speculation an idle glance This is no idle threat.
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chit-chat
not important talk
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humor
n. amusement => I must say I find his schoolboy (= childish) humour rather tiresome. => sense of humour
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evolution
gradual process of development => We watched a documentary about the story of human evolution over the last three million years. => the evolution of language
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Cling
to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her: => We got so wet that our clothes clung to us.
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Cling
to stick onto or hold something or someone tightly, or to refuse to stop holding it, him, or her: => We got so wet that our clothes clung to us.
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soothe
to make someone feel calm | => to soothe a crying baby
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disambiguation
ابهام زدایی | تفکیک
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Thoroughly
completely, very much | => I thoroughly enjoyed the performance.
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hinder
limit, prevent | => High winds have hindered firefighters in their efforts to put out the blaze.
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depletion
a reduction in amount of sth
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Chase
follow
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takeover
- to try to get control of something: - a situation in which a company gets control of another company by buying enough of its shares: => The company made a takeover bid for one of its rivals. => It has emerged that secret talks had been going on between the two companies before the takeover was announced.
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prospect
چشم انداز، امید | => There's not much prospect that this war will be over soon.
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dispute
an argument or disagreement especially between employers => The unions are in dispute with management over pay. => a bitter/long-running dispute
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redundant
not employed | => make so redundant
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redundant
not employed | => make so redundant
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perks
مزایا
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``` get on (UK) get along (US) ```
be friendly => I don't really get along with my sister's husband. => I get on really well with all the other staff
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magnificent
very good, beautiful, or deserving to be admired: Syn. glorious => a magnificent view => a magnificent piece of writing => They live in a magnificent Tudor house.
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a rewarding/ fulfilling job
it makes you feel good
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Brutal
cruel, violent, and completely without feelings => a brutal dictator => brutal regime
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economical
not using a lot of fuel, money, etc.: => There's increasing demand for cars that are more economical on fuel.
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economical
not using a lot of fuel, money, etc.: => There's increasing demand for cars that are more economical on fuel.
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a lucrative job
a job where you earn a lot of money
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compelling
persuade
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rivalry
رقابت | => There's such rivalry among/between my three sons.
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resemblance
There was a clear family resemblance between all the brothers
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upabringing
تربیت Is it right to say all the crimes he committed were simply the result of his upbringing? => I wonder what it was about her upbringing that made her so insecure. => stable upbringing
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instinct
غریزه => Her first instinct was to run. => maternal instinct
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relatively
نسبتا my immediate family is relatively small. extended family
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close-knit family
The definition of close knit is connected or staying near, especially for a family. An example of close knit is a family that stayed in one town.
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sibling rivalry
=> clear family resemblance => the resemblance between my mother and I is very striking => we are quite alike
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inherited a
momentarily
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imitate
ادا در‌اوردن
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tantrum
اوقات تلخی | => Charlie had/threw a tantrum in the shop because I wouldn't buy him any sweets.
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We suddenly encountered an obstacle along the project development
overly sensitive about
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steady
happening in a smooth, gradual, and regular way, not suddenly or unexpectedly:
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rebel
oppose to rule شورش- یاغی- سرکش rebel troop: نیروهی شورشی rebel against
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spurt
increase
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clumsy
دست و پا چلفتی
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overindulgent
allowing someone to have more of something enjoyable than is good for them: => In part, the researchers pointed to overindulgent adults for raising children to believe they are "special" no matter what they do.
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rigorous
careful
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decidedly
certainly | قاطعانه