Crown Flashcards
incontrovertible
[adj.] definitely true and impossible to be proved false Synonym: indisputable
CCTV provided incontrovertible evidence that he was at the scene of the crime
accumulation
[n.] انباشت، تجمع
- the steady accumulation of evidence by the police
- a massive accumulation of facts about the motor industry
obstruct
[v.] to block, مسدود کردن, جلوی چیزی را گرفتن
- A small aircraft was obstructing the runway.
- He was fined for obstructing the work of the police.
enamored of
[adj.] captivated by; liking sth. very much
enamored of/with
You don’t seem very enamored with your job.
contentious
[adj.] causing a lot of argument and disagreement between people Synonym : controversial
contentious issue/area/subject/history etc
Animal welfare did not become a contentious issue until the late 1970s.
fraught
[adj.] full of problems, anxiety, worry, etc
= contentious
a fraught atmosphere/situation/history
Julie sounded rather fraught.
dispensation
[n.] permission from someone in authority, especially a religious leader, to do something that is not usually allowed; معافیت
Caroline’s marriage was annulled by special dispensation from the church.
peripatetic
[adj.] travelling from place to place, especially in order to do your job; itinerate; دوره گرد
a peripatetic music teacher
florid
[adj.] florid language, music, or art has a lot of extra unnecessary details or decorations
a book written in a very florid style
trepidation
[n.] a feeling of anxiety or fear about something that is going to happen:
With some trepidation, I opened the door.
requisite
[n.] something that is needed for a particular purpose
requisite of/for
He lacked the moral requisites for marriage.
[adj.] needed for a particular purpose Synonym : necessary, required
He lacks the requisite qualifications.
aridity
[n.] کم آبی
A tendency toward aridity is seen in most of easter Eurasia
arid:
[adj.] arid land or an arid climate is very dry because it has very little rain
Water from the Great Lakes is pumped to arid regions.
discernible
[adj.] قابل تشخیص
Her face was barely discernible in the gloom.
shun
[v.] avoid
a shy woman who shunned publicity
Victims of the disease found themselves shunned by society.
pervasive
[adj.] widespread; existing everywhere
Nowdays, the Internet is persasive, almost everybody has access to it
ubiquitous
[adj.] seeming to be everywhere
=pervasive
Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.
extol
[v.] to praise something very much
Writers repeatedly extol their own judgements
provenance
[n.] the place where something originally came from Synonym : origin
The provenance of the paintings is unknown.
dispassionate
[adj.] disinterested; بی طرف
a dispassionate view of the situation
indispensable
[adj.] essential
This book is indispensable to anyone interested in space exploration.
indispensable for/in (doing) something
Meat is not indispensable for maintaining a healthy diet.
malleable
[adj.] نرم و قابل انعطاف; changeable; manageable
a malleable child
unwitting
[adj.] unintentional; accidental
an unwitting involvement in crime
unwittingly: [adv.] unknowingly; سهوا
conducive
[adj.] be conducive to something
if a situation is conducive to something such as work, rest etc, it provides conditions that make it easy for you to work etc; منجر شونده به; سودمند
an environment conducive to learning
derision
[n.] when you show that you think someone or something is stupid or silly; استهزا
His speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders.
immutable
[adj.] inflexible; unchangeable; تغییرناپذیر
mutable: changeable; adaptable; تغییز پذیر
sinuous
[adj.] with twist and turns
They followed the sinuous trail deep into the mountains.
conciliatory
[adj.] مصالحه آمیز
Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach.
adamant
[adj.] یکدنده
She begged me to change my mind, but I remained adamant.
exculpate
[v.] تبرئه کرن
=exonerate; absolve
absolve
[v.] تبرئه کردن
He cannot be absolved of all responsibility for the accident.
adjunct
[n.] something that is added or joined to something that is bigger or more important
an adjunct to sth.
Online instruction is a useful adjunct to the real thing.
torpid
[adj.] بی حال، سست، خوابیده
She was such a torpid speaker that the audience was on the verge of sleeping.
originality
[adj.] creativity; when sth. is new and different from anything that anyone did before; ابتکار
Her earlier work shows a lot of originality.
bereft
[adj.] being without
bereft of hope/meaning etc: without any hope etc
=deprived
The team now seems bereft of inspiration
naunced
[adj.] subtle: not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention
خیلی ظریف کار شده مثلا
portentous
[adj.] = ominous: بد شگون؛ نامیمون؛ بدیمن
indolence
[adj.] laziness
= sloth
malingerer
[n.] کسی که خودشو به ناخوشی میزنه و از زیر کار شونه خالی میکنه
malibger:
[v.] خود را به ناخوشی زدن؛ تمارض کردن
exemplar
[n.] model; a good example; نمونه و سرمشق
= paragons
Milt’s career is an exemplar of survival in difficult times
paragon
[n.] نمونه و سرمشق
= exemplar
provident
[adj.] careful and sensible in the way you plan things
= prudent
prudent
[adj.] sensible and careful
= provident
It might be prudent to get a virus detector for the network.
anthropogenic
[adj.] مربوط به پیدایش و تکامل انسان؛ مربوط به برخورد و تماس بشر با طبیعت
Scientists assume wildfires have no natural causes and all of them are anthropogenic.
compunction
[n.] پشیمانی، ندامت
He had no compunction about interfering in her private affairs.
unassailable
[adj.] not able to be criticized, made weaker, or beaten
= airtight
an unassailable argument
presage
[v.] foretell
The large number of moderate earthquakes that have occurred recently could presage a larger quake soon.
