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incontrovertible

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[adj.] definitely true and impossible to be proved false Synonym: indisputable

CCTV provided incontrovertible evidence that he was at the scene of the crime

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accumulation

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[n.] انباشت، تجمع

- the steady accumulation of evidence by the police
- a massive accumulation of facts about the motor industry

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obstruct

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[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.

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enamored of

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[adj.] captivated by; liking sth. very much

enamored of/with

You don’t seem very enamored with your job.

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contentious

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[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.

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fraught

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[adj.] full of problems, anxiety, worry, etc
= contentious

a fraught atmosphere/situation/history
Julie sounded rather fraught.

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dispensation

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[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.

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peripatetic

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[adj.] travelling from place to place, especially in order to do your job; itinerate; دوره گرد

a peripatetic music teacher

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florid

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[adj.] florid language, music, or art has a lot of extra unnecessary details or decorations

a book written in a very florid style

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trepidation

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[n.] a feeling of anxiety or fear about something that is going to happen:

With some trepidation, I opened the door.

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requisite

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[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.

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aridity

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[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.

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discernible

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[adj.] قابل تشخیص

Her face was barely discernible in the gloom.

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shun

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[v.] avoid

a shy woman who shunned publicity
Victims of the disease found themselves shunned by society.

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pervasive

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[adj.] widespread; existing everywhere

Nowdays, the Internet is persasive, almost everybody has access to it

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ubiquitous

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[adj.] seeming to be everywhere
=pervasive

Coffee shops are ubiquitous these days.

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extol

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[v.] to praise something very much

Writers repeatedly extol their own judgements

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provenance

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[n.] the place where something originally came from Synonym : origin

The provenance of the paintings is unknown.

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dispassionate

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[adj.] disinterested; بی طرف

a dispassionate view of the situation

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indispensable

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[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.

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malleable

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[adj.] نرم و قابل انعطاف; changeable; manageable

a malleable child

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unwitting

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[adj.] unintentional; accidental

an unwitting involvement in crime

unwittingly: [adv.] unknowingly; سهوا

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conducive

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[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

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derision

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[n.] when you show that you think someone or something is stupid or silly; استهزا

His speech was greeted with derision by opposition leaders.

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immutable

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[adj.] inflexible; unchangeable; تغییرناپذیر

mutable: changeable; adaptable; تغییز پذیر

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sinuous

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[adj.] with twist and turns

They followed the sinuous trail deep into the mountains.

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conciliatory

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[adj.] مصالحه آمیز

Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach.

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adamant

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[adj.] یکدنده

She begged me to change my mind, but I remained adamant.

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exculpate

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[v.] تبرئه کرن
=exonerate; absolve

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absolve

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[v.] تبرئه کردن

He cannot be absolved of all responsibility for the accident.

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adjunct

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[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.

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torpid

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[adj.] بی حال، سست، خوابیده

She was such a torpid speaker that the audience was on the verge of sleeping.

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originality

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[adj.] creativity; when sth. is new and different from anything that anyone did before; ابتکار

Her earlier work shows a lot of originality.

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bereft

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[adj.] being without
bereft of hope/meaning etc: without any hope etc
=deprived

The team now seems bereft of inspiration

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naunced

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[adj.] subtle: not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention
خیلی ظریف کار شده مثلا

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portentous

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[adj.] = ominous: بد شگون؛ نامیمون؛ بدیمن

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indolence

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[adj.] laziness
= sloth

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malingerer

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[n.] کسی که خودشو به ناخوشی میزنه و از زیر کار شونه خالی میکنه

malibger:
[v.] خود را به ناخوشی زدن؛ تمارض کردن

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exemplar

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[n.] model; a good example; نمونه و سرمشق
= paragons

Milt’s career is an exemplar of survival in difficult times

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paragon

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[n.] نمونه و سرمشق
= exemplar

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provident

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[adj.] careful and sensible in the way you plan things
= prudent

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prudent

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[adj.] sensible and careful
= provident

It might be prudent to get a virus detector for the network.

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anthropogenic

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[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.

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compunction

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[n.] پشیمانی، ندامت

He had no compunction about interfering in her private affairs.

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unassailable

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[adj.] not able to be criticized, made weaker, or beaten
= airtight

an unassailable argument

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presage

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[v.] foretell

The large number of moderate earthquakes that have occurred recently could presage a larger quake soon.