common 4 Flashcards

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incorrigible

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someone who is incorrigible is bad in a way that cannot be changed or improved – often used humorously LIKE immutable
an incorrigible liar/rogue etc
an incorrigible criminal

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admonitory

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a warning or expression of disapproval about someone’s behavior
an admonitory glance like askance(
if you look askance at someone or something, you do notapproveof them or think they are good)
Many illiterates(بی سوادها) can not read the admonition on a pack of cigarettes.

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hackneyed

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not including anything new like trite or banal or platitude
“Roses are red, violets are…” — enough already?! That’s hackneyed stuff.

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apocryphal

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an apocryphal story is well-known but probably false
It is difficult now to tell which tales are real and which apocryphal. almost like spurious and specious
the web is notorious (infamous) for sandwiching apocryphal stories between actual news.

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decorum

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like courtesy
Decorum is proper and polite behavior. If you let out a big belch(burp عاروق) at a fancy dinner party, you’re not showing much decorum.

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exonerate

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تبرئه کردن - مبرا کردن
acquit, vindicate
He was totally exonerated of any blame.
Sometimes he punished himself when others were inclined to exonerate him.

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opaque

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obscure
not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
“opaque windows of the jail”
“opaque to X-rays”

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petulant

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easily irritated or annoyed. Like peevish
a person or behavior that is irritable in a childish way.
whiny or querulous

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reconcile

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make one thing compatible with another
if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts, you find a way in which they can both be true or acceptable
The possibility remains that the two theories may be reconciled.
reconcile something with something
Bevan tried to reconcile British socialism with a wider international vision.
وفق دادن، آشتی کردن، دو طرف رو راضی کردن

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adamant

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یه دنده
If you stubbornly refuse to change your mind about something, you are adamant about it.
She begged me to change my mind, but I remained adamant.
adamant that
Madonna is adamant that she will not tour this year.
obdurate - heretic - adamant - truculent - refractory - intransigent - uncompromising - inexorable - fractious - obstinate

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underscore

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to emphasize the fact that something is important or true - underline
The report underscores the importance of childhood immunizations.
he underscored the importance of carrying enough water.

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espouse

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to support an idea or cause
such as your friends who espouse environmentalism and as a result walk whenever possible instead of taking the car.

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exalt

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praise or glorify.like extol
the teenagers exalted the rock star, covering their bedrooms of him.

Exult: to show that you are happy
Exile: banish. Expatriate

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exacting

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Use the adjective exacting to describe something or someone very precise or strict in its requirements. Like martient
If your teacher has exacting standards about spelling and punctuation, you better carefully check your final paper.
She was an exacting woman to work for.

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indifference

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Insouciance
بی تفاوتی

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idiosyncrasy

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a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and strange a bit عجیب غریبی
like aberrant
Peggy’s numerous idiosyncrasies include wearing mismatched shoes and laughing loudly to herself

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contingent

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dependent
contingent on/upon
Further investment is contingent upon the company’s profit performance.
Making money is contingent on finding a good-paying job.

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abstruse

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difficult to understand. incomprehensible
like recondite, inscrutable
the professor’s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them

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copious

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a copious of something = a lot of something
she took copious notes
copious provisions
like surfeit or glut

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temperance

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1 old-fashioned when someone never drinks alcohol because of their moral or religious beliefs
2 formal sensible control of the things you say and do, especially the amount of alcohol you drink SYN moderation (میانه روی)
Anthony continued with her temperance and abolition work, but her focus shifted to women’s rights.

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myopic

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short-sighted. Almost like insular or blinkered
the government’s myopic attitude to environmental issues

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aberrant

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unusual, like idiosyncrasy or singular
different from an accepted norm
aberrant behavior
aberration = anomalous

Singular: very unsual and strange

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confound

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confuse
His amazing recovery confounded the medical specialists.
Her question completely confounded me.

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eradicate

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denigrate
to say bad things — true or false — about a person or thing. بدنام کردن like vilify people who denigrate their own country
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implacable
کسی ک هرکاریش کنی آروم نمیشه - عصبانیتش کم نمیشه an implacable enemy The government faces implacable opposition on the issue of nuclear waste.
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discrete
Discrete means separate or divided. A discrete unit is a separate part of something larger. A room is a discrete space within a house, just as the crankshaft is a discrete part of a car engine.
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blatant
Something bad is blatant when it s very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed. blatant discrimination Albert was often punished in school for blatantly disrespecting teachers. صراحتا بی ادبی کردن
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construe
تعبیر کردن - تفسیر کردن comments that could be construed as sexist The term can be construed in two different ways.
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refute
1 to prove that a statement or idea is not correct SYN rebut refute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea etc نقض کردن an attempt to refute Darwin’s theories 2 to say that a statement is wrong or unfair SYN deny refute an allegation/a suggestion etc She refuted any allegations of malpractice.
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burgeon
grow and flourish “The burgeoning administration” “The burgeoning population”
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soporific
خواب آور making you feel ready to sleep His voice had an almost soporific effect.
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pragmatic
practical rather than theory empirical Williams took a more pragmatic approach to management problems.
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ingratiate
to try very hard to get someone’s approval – used to show disapproval → flatter His policy is to ingratiate himself with anyone who might be useful to him.
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expound
elucidate - clarify - add details and explanations. Like expatiate These ideas were expounded to mass audiences.
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forthcoming
1 coming soon the forthcoming elections Keep an eye on the noticeboards for forthcoming events. 2 someone who gives information She's been nothing but forthcoming from the begining.
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ignoble
not noble ignoble just means base, or low, like that dude in Biology who’s always telling fart jokes. ignoble motives.
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implausible
not believable implausible theory/idea/explanation
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tortuous
twisting or complicated پر پیچ و خم Like convoluted a tortuous path, stream, road The book begins with a long, tortuous introduction.
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pedantic
paying too much attention to rules or to small unimportant details pedantic about Some people can be very pedantic about punctuation.
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pundit
someone who is often asked to give their opinion publicly of a situation or subject political/media/TV etc pundits کارشناس If you believe the fashion pundits, we’ll all be wearing pink this year. like commentator
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provincial
ایالتی1 a provincial election the provincial government of Quebec 2دهاتی پشت کوهی Like yokel
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intransigent
Intransigent means inflexible, stubborn,. Argue all you like with an intransigent three-year-old. He will never back down from the position that he wants the lollipop NOW. heretic, adamant, stubborn
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bumbling
دست و پا چلفتی a couple of bumbling burglars a bumbling new waiter. Like incompetent
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ostentatious
something that is ostentatious looks very expensive and is designed to make people think that its owner must be very rich like luxury, opulence She carried her car keys on an ostentatious gold key ring. an ostentatious display of wealth 2 someone who is ostentatious likes to show everyone how rich they are He was vain and ostentatious.
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acerbic
harsh in tone most movie critics are acerbic towards blockbusters, often referring to them as garbage
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unscrupulous
someone who behaves in a dishonest or unethical way. بی وجدان without principle “unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell...their country in order to gain power” Conscientious: با وجدان
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largess
بخشندگی extreme generosity like munificent or unstinting( very generous) “We’re only still alive because of the largess of our audience members and our board,” said Cooper, of Film Forum.
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laudable
something that deserves praise or admiration, like your laudable efforts to start a recycling program at your school. قابل تمجید estimable