common 2 Flashcards
volubility
noun the quality of being facile in speech and writing
like articulateness, fluency
facile
If someone does something easily, or shows ease, it is described as facile in a good way, but if someone takes the easy way out and shows a lack of thought or care, it is facile in a bad way.
articulate
1 to express your ideas or feelings in words
Many people are unable to articulate the unhappiness they feel.
2 to pronounce what you are saying in a clear and careful way
He was so drunk that he could barely articulate his words.
3 (technical) if something such as a bone in your body is articulated to another thing, it is joined to it in a way that allows movement
decorous
having the correct appearance or behaviour for a particular occasion مودب و آراسته
like your decorous great-aunt who always wears a dress — even when she’s only headed to the grocery store.
A servant was hovering(hanging around) decorously behind them.
preclude
verb
To preclude something is to prevent it from happening. A muzzle(پوزه بند) precludes a dog from biting.
Those developments were precluded in Polynesia, because no Polynesian island except New Zealand had significant metal deposits.
meticulous
very careful about small details, and always making sure that everything is done correctly. Like fastidious
He cleaned the tools with meticulous care.
The book describes his journey in meticulous detail.
obscure
vague and hard to see. Be careful if you’re driving in heavy rain — the painted lines can be obscure.
incisive
باهوش - هوشمندانه
showing intelligence and a clear understanding of something like laconic
incisive remarks/criticism etc
Her questions were well-formulated and incisive.
sharp, decisive, and direct. A comment that cuts right to the bone can be just as incisive as an actual knife.
engender
give rise to بالا آوردن
Engender is a fancy way of saying “to make happen,” like when you engender the spirit of teamwork and cooperation by encouraging others and doing your share of the group’s work.
conspicuous
1 very easy to notice - obvious
The notice must be displayed in a conspicuous place.
a bird with conspicuous white markings
2 conspicuous success, courage etc is very great and impressive
He had represented Italy with conspicuous success.
The award is given for notable or conspicuous achievement in science.
چشم گیر
gossamer
super fine and delicate
gossamer wings of a butterfly.
culpability
noun responsibility
مسئولیت و گناهی ک پای توعه
If you left the door open and your house was robbed, you have some culpability (not as much as the robber, though). If a store owner doesn’t salt the ice on the sidewalk and you slip, he has some culpability if you get injured. Figuring out culpability is about figuring out who’s to blame.
superfluous
excess
more than required unnecessary
like a fifth wheel on a car or a fifth person on a double date
there’s a lot of stuff in the letter that’s kind of superfluous
exacerbate
make worse
deteriorate become worse
her sleeplessness exacerbated her cold.
vociferous
offensively loud نعره وار
vociferous response.
vociferous complaint
vociferous opponents
Voracious: greedy. Avaricious سیری ناپذیر
Veracious: honest صادقانه
Vociferous: exteremely loud
deferential
showing respect, like reverent
if you ever have the chance to see the president, stand up straight and be deferential.
mawkish
Like amorousب طور زننده ای احساساتی
excessively sentimental or so sappy it’s sickening and disgusting.
وقتی دو نفر جلوت میک لاو میکنن اون حس مکیشه
banal
ordinary and not interesting, because of a lack of new or different ideas SYN trivial
conversations about the most banal subjects
fortuitous
happening by chance, especially in a way that has a good result
The meeting with Jack was fortuitous.
missing my train turned to be a fortuitous since i ran into a childhood friend on the next train.
entrenched
fixed firmly or securely
it means you just won’t budge from a position or belief.
یعنی از موقعیت خود تکان نخواهید خورد.
by the time we reach 60, most of our habits are so entrenched that it is difficult for us to change.
culminate
reach the highest or most decisive point. ب اوج رسیدن
Beethoven’s musical genius culminated in the 9th symphony, which many consider his greatest work.
eschew
avoid and stay away from
politicians are the master of eschewing morals.
academics are the master of eschewing clarity.
prescience
If you can see into the future, then you have prescience.
noun the power to foresee the future
adj prescient able to do that
perfidy
an act of deliberate betrayal. Like treachery
If you shared your most embarrassing secrets with a friend who then told them to everyone he knows, his betrayal could be described as perfidy.
querulous
Querulous means “having a tendency to complain” or, more directly put, “whiny.” like petulant
نق نقو - همش ناله میکنه
Hell, I am querulous and old, but I must try not to lose my temper when they arrive.
inexorable
of a person: stubborn
of a thing or a process: unstoppable
the inexorable decline of Britain’s manufacturing industry
the seemingly inexorable rise in crime
lambast
criticize severely or angrily
Democrats lambasted the president’s budget plan for being ‘inadequate’.
censure, excoriate, objurgate, vituperate
recondite
hard for the average mind to comprehend. like abstruse.
Such teachings are very recondite and need considerable study to understand fully.
i found the book recondite and never finished it.
Esoteric: arcane
cryptic
mysterious or vague, usually intentionally
since Sarah didn’t want her husband to guess the present, she only answered cryptically when he would ask her about it.
Myopic: insular
dictatorial
دیکتاتوری
the coach was dictatorial in his approach.
aesthetic
connected with beauty and the study of beauty
• The arguments are both economic and aesthetic.
• People want wood shingles on their houses for purely aesthetic reasons.
bucolic
related to the pleasant aspect of the countryside. Like arcadian and pastoral
As an adjective, bucolic refers to an ideal country life that many yearn(desire) for. If your parents wanted to raise you in a bucolic environment, you may find yourself living 45 minutes away from the nearest movie theater or person your age.
predilection
strong liking a preference
Mrs Lane’s predilection for gossip
a predilection for wool clothing
rustic
related to rural life
despite all inconveniencies, he loved its rustic charm.
aesthete
one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature
کسی ک زیبایی رو میفهمه
impudent
bold, sassy, and shameless بی ادب و بی نزاکت like impertinent
in an impudent move, the defendant spoke out of order to say terribly insulting things to the judge.
mitigate
make less severe or harsh
didactic
instructive
1 speech or writing that is didactic is intended to teach people a moral lesson
His novel has a didactic tone.
2 someone who is didactic is too eager to teach people things or give instructions
gainsay
contradict - deny
No one dared to gainsay him.
contradict
to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true
gall
the trait of being rude and impertinent
have the gall to do something
to do something rude and unreasonable that most people would be too embarrassed to do
He even had the gall to blame Lucy for it.
وقاحت like effrontery
torpor
Torpor is a state of mental and physical inactivity. “After a huge Thanksgiving meal, my family members fall into a torpor; no one can even pick up the TV remote.”
لش بی حس
مث زمانی ک انقد خوردی ک نمیتونی تکون بخوری
after work, i was expecting my colleagues to be excited about outing, but i found them in a total state of torpor
audacious
very bold(جسور و بی باک)
His plan was audacious, and could have come only from a man combining cunning(حیله گری) with iron determination.
the risks involved in such an audacious operation
chortle
to chuckle
A chortle is a joyful, partly muffled laugh. If you have a toddler, you will recognize the sound of a delighted chortle, sort of louder and a bit more raucous than a giggle.
frivolous
Like flippant
1 not serious or sensible, especially in a way that is not suitable for a particular occasion
“a frivolous novel”
“a frivolous remark”
2 a frivolous person likes having fun rather than doing serious or sensible things – used to show disapproval
“a frivolous young woman”
Superficial: shallow
Superfluous: excess
Frivolous: flippant
dogmatic
دنباله رو like doctrinaire
To be dogmatic is to follow a set of rules no matter what. The rules might be religious, philosophical, or made-up, but dogmatic people would never waver in their beliefs so don’t even think of trying to change their minds.
someone who is dogmatic is completely certain of their beliefs and expects other people to accept them without arguing
Her staff find her bossy and dogmatic.
مثل ادمای مذهبی ک کس خلانه راه مذهبو دنبال میکنن
diffident
lacking self-confidence. Retiring, shy, self effacing. Modest(فروتن)
If you are shy and have a diffident manner, you should probably not choose one of these professions: substitute teacher, stand-up comic
glut
A glut is too much of something. A glut of gas in the marketplace can lower its price.
a glut of news
Like surfait
platitude
a trite (banal) , obvious remark
پیش پا افتاده
previous golden rules are now regarded as platitude
apathetic
reluctant - lack of interest - loath
Mr. Thompson was so talented at teaching math that even normally apathetic students took interest.
germane
relevant and appropriate like apposite OPP immaterial
an article which is germane to the subject being discussed
reticent
disinclined to talk
کم حرف
like taciturn or reserved
