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.