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Collins Reading Unit 1 - 3 Flashcards

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Obliged

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to have an obligation

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Estate

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all the money and property that a person owns, especially everything that is left when they die

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Deceased

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Dead!

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Outings

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a trip that you go on for pleasure or education, usually with a group of people and lasting no more than one day
SYNONYM excursion

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Excursion

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a short journey made for pleasure, especially one that has been organized for a group of people

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Prams

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a small vehicle on four wheels for a baby to go out in, pushed by a person on foot

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Kin

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family and relatives

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Cornerstone

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  • the most important part of something that the rest depends on
  • The cornerstone of something is the basic part of it on which its existence, success, or truth depends.
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Premise(noun)

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  • A statement or an idea that forms the basis for a reasonable line of argumenta
  • A statement that is assumed to be true and is used as a basis for an argument
    فرضیه
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Cohabitation

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the state of living with another person and having a sexual relationship with them without being married

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Conventional families

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Normal families

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Outmoded(Adj)

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no longer fashionable or useful

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Devise(V)

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If you devise a plan, system, or machine, you have the idea for it and design it
Synonyms: work out, plan, form, design

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Perceive(V)

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to understand or think of somebody/something in a particular way
SYNONYM see

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Correspond(v)

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  • to be the same as or match something
    correspond to something: The written record of the conversation doesn’t correspond to (= is different from) what was actually said.
  • to write letters or emails, etc. to somebody and receive letters or emails, etc. from them
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Corresponding(adj)

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matching or connected with something that you have just mentioned
SYNONYM equivalent

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yet(adverb)

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  • used in negative sentences and questions to talk about something that has not happened but that you expect to happen
  • used to emphasize an increase in number or amount or the number of times something happens
    yet more… snow, snow and yet more snow
    yet another… yet another diet book
    yet again Prices were cut yet again (= once more, after many other times).
  • used to emphasize that something is the best, longest, etc. thing of its kind made, produced, written, etc. until now/then
    It was the tallest building yet constructed anywhere.
  • (used in negative sentences)
    now; as soon as this
    We don’t need to start yet.
    -
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I daresay

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used when you are saying that something is likely
I dare say you know about it already.

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Bear(V)

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  • to be able to accept and deal with something unpleasant
  • The pain was almost more than he could bear.
  • to take responsibility for something
  • Do parents have to bear the whole cost of tuition fees?
  • to support the weight of somebody/something
  • The ice is too thin to bear your weight.
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Envisaged(V)

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  • (especially British English)
    (North American English usually envision)
  • to imagine what will happen in the future
  • What level of profit do you envisage?
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Lime(noun)

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آهک

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Plaster(noun)

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  • a white powder that is mixed with water and becomes very hard when it dries, used especially for making copies of statues or holding broken bones in place
  • in plaster (British English): She broke her leg a month ago and it’s still in plaster.
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stethoscope

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an instrument that a doctor uses to listen to somebody’s heart and breathing

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Hollow(Adj)

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  • having a hole or empty space inside
    Synonyms: empty, vacant, void, unfilled
  • A hollow is an area that is lower than the surrounding surface. (noun)
  • If you describe a statement, situation, or person as hollow, you mean they have no real value, worth, or effectiveness.
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Hallow

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to make holy or sacred

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Consecrate

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When a building, place, or object is consecrated, it is officially declared to be holy

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bishop

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راهب و اسقف
in chess: فیل

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Scald(v)
Scald(Noun)

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-(v) If you scald yourself, you burn yourself with very hot liquid or steam.
- (n) A scald is a burn caused by very hot liquid or steam.

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Persuade(v)

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  • If you persuade someone to do something, you cause them to do it by giving them good reasons for doing it.
    Synonyms: talk (someone) into, advise
    ترغیب کردن متقاعد کردن
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Pursuit(noun)

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  • Your pursuit of something is your attempts at achieving it دستیابی
  • Someone who is in pursuit of a person, vehicle, or animal is chasing them.
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Relent(v)

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  • ## If you relent, you allow someone to do something that you had previously refused to allow them to do. تسلیم شدن
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Relentless(adj)

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  • Something bad that is relentless never stops or never becomes less intense.
  • Someone who is relentless is determined to do something and refuses to give up, even if what they are doing is unpleasant or cruel.
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Diminish(v)

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  • When something diminishes, or when something diminishes it, it becomes reduced in size, importance, or intensity.
    Synonyms: reduce, cut, decrease, lessen
  • If you diminish someone or something, you talk about them or treat them in a way that makes them appear less important than they really are.
  • He could no longer cope; he relied on me, and felt diminished by it.
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Sustain(v)

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  • If you sustain something, you continue it or maintain it for a period of time.
    Synonyms: maintain, continue, keep up, tolerate
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Prolong(v)

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  • To prolong something means to make it last longer.
    Synonyms: lengthen, continue
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Perpetuate(v)

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  • If someone or something perpetuates a situation, system, or belief, especially a bad one, they cause it to continue.
  • This image is a myth perpetuated by the media.
  • We must not perpetuate the religious divisions of the past.
    تداوم یافتن
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Preserve (v)

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  • If you preserve a situation or condition, you make sure that it remains as it is, and does not change or end. حفظ و نگهداری
  • preserver(n) : keeper
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Retain(v)

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  • To retain something means to continue to have that thing.
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Commission(v)(n)

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  • If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you.
  • The Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a study into low-input farming.
    Synonyms: appoint, order
  • A commission is a piece of work that someone is asked to do and is paid for.
  • Just a few days ago, I finished a commission.
  • Commission is a sum of money paid to a sales person or paying a fee
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Fatal(adj)
Fatalities(n)

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Synonyms: disastrous, devastating, crippling, lethal

Noun:
- an accident or disaster resulting in death
- a person killed in an accident or disaster

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Devastating(adj)
Devastate(v)

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Adjective:
- If you describe something as devastating, you are emphasizing that it is very harmful or damaging ویرانگر
Verb:
If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.

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Ignorance(n)
Ignorant(adj)

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Noun:
- Ignorance of something is lack of knowledge about it.
Adjective:
Synonyms: uninformed of, unaware of, oblivious to, blind to جاهل

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Asthma(n)

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آسم

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Oblivion(n)
Oblivious(adj)

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Noun:
- Oblivion is the state of not being aware of what is happening around you, for example because you are asleep or unconscious.
Adjective:
If you are oblivious to something or oblivious of it, you are not aware of it.
Synonyms: unaware, unconscious, ignorant, regardless
* Burke was asleep, sprawled obliviously against the window

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Sprawl(v)
sprawled(Adj)

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Verb:
If you sprawl somewhere, you sit or lie down with your legs and arms spread out in a careless way.

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welfare(n)

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  • The welfare of a person or group is their health, comfort, and happiness
  • welfare benefits : financial assistance, security payment.
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Prosperity(n)

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  • Prosperity is a condition in which a person or community is doing well financially.
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Prosperous(Adj)

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  • Prosperous people, places, and economies are rich and successful.
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Hinder(V)

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  • If something hinders you, it makes it more difficult for you to do something or make progress.
  • Further investigation was hindered by the loss of all documentation on the case.
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Squalor (n)

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  • You can refer to very dirty, unpleasant conditions as squalor.
  • He was out of work and living in squalor.
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Scrounge (v)
Scrounger (n)

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Verb:
If you say that someone scrounges something such as food or money, you disapprove of them because they get it by asking for it, rather than by buying it or earning it.
Noun:
A person who borrows and lives off others.

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Proactive (Adj)

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  • Proactive actions are intended to cause changes, rather than just reacting to change.
  • Proactive approach to a particular situation.
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Settlement(n)

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  • A settlement is a place where people have come to live and have built homes.
  • The settlement of a debt is the act of paying back money that you owe.
  • A settlement is an official agreement between two sides who were involved in a conflict or argument.
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Dispute (n)

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  • A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups.
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Communal (Adj)

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  • You use communal to describe something that is shared by a group of people.
  • Communal means relating to particular groups in a country or society.
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Settle (v)

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  • If people settle an argument or problem, or if something settles it, they solve it, for example by making a decision about who is right or about what to do.
  • They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation.
    Synonyms: resolve, work out, remedy, reconcile
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Pear (n)

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گلابی

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sole (adj)

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alone

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Mane (n)

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یال

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Reconcile (v)

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  • If you are reconciled with someone, you become friendly with them again after a quarrel or disagreement.
  • If you reconcile two beliefs, facts, or demands that seem to be opposed or completely different, you find a way in which they can both be true or both be successful.
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Conciliation (noun)

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  • Conciliation is willingness to end a disagreement or the process of ending a disagreement.
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Appeasement (n)

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Appeasement means giving people what they want to prevent them from harming you or being angry with you.

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Glossary (n)

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  • a list of difficult, technical, or foreign terms with definitions or translations, as for some particular author, field of knowledge, etc., often included in alphabetical listing at the end of a textbook
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Maternity (adj)

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  • Maternity is used to describe things relating to the help and medical care given to a woman when she is pregnant and when she gives birth.
  • Maternity is the state of being a mother.
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Sedentary (adj)

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  • Someone who has a sedentary lifestyle or job sits down a lot of the time and does not take much exercise.
  • Sedentary employment
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Deprive (v)
Deprived (adj)

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verb:
- If you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.
adj:
- Deprived people or people from deprived areas do not have the things that people consider to be essential in life, for example acceptable living conditions or education.

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A compass

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پرگار

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A protractor

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نقاله

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senior school

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high school

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Lectern (n)

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  • A lectern is a high sloping desk on which someone puts their notes when they are standing up and giving a lecture.
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slope (n)
sloping (n)

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شیب
شیب دار

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Boarding school

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مدرسه شبانه روزی

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Revise (v)
Revision (n)

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Synonyms : Reconsider - review -change

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Blow

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  • moving of air
  • strike
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Impulse (v)

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  • sudden desire to do something
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Expelled (v)

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  • fired
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  • Suspend (v)
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  • If you suspend something, you delay it or stop it from happening for a while or until a decision is made about it.
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Cater (v)

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to provide all thing that someone needs

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Howl (v)

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to cry or to make loud and unpleasant sound

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glowing CV or Report …

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رزومه یا گزارش درخشان

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hit a brick wall (idiom)

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to face an insuperable obstacle

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Insuperable (adj)

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  • Impossible to overcome
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Invincible (adj)

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  • Impossible to defeat
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Vicious (adj)

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  • Synonyms: savage, brutal, violent, bad, wicked
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Vigorous (adj)

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  • strong and healthy
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Flourish (v)

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  • to grow or develop in a vigorous way
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Hustle (v)

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  • If you hustle someone, you try to make them go somewhere or do something quickly, for example by pulling or pushing them along.
    Synonyms: jostle, force, push, crowd
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Hustle and bustle

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  • very crowded and noisy
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deliberate (v)

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  • done consciously and intentionally
    حساب شده
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deliberately (Adj)

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  • with intention
    عمدا
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Truant (n)

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  • A truant is a pupil who stays away from school without permission.
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Distress (n)

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  • occurs when stress is severe or prolonged
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set-out

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started

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debut (n)

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  • first performance or appearance
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levy (n)

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  • A levy is a sum of money that you have to pay, for example as a tax to the government.
  • Synonyms: tax, fee, toll, tariff
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  • Tab (n)
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  • A tab is a small piece of cloth or paper that is attached to something, usually with information about that thing written on it
    Synonyms: flap, tag, label, ticket
  • total cost of goods or services that you have to pay
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Partial / full grants

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  • financial aid
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Written off (v)

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dismissed

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Undermine (v)

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  • to weaken or sabotage or compromise sth
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a handful of

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  • small number of
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Assertion (n)

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  • Allegation
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Assess (v)
Assessment (n)

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ارزیابی کردن و ارزیابی

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Vanish (v)

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  • to disapear

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