Deck 04 Flashcards

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1
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On a Shoe String

A

you do it with a very small amount of money

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2
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nudge

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touch or push

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3
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sandbagging

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a strategy of lowering the expectations of a company or an individual’s strengths and core competencies in order to produce relatively greater-than-anticipated results.

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4
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cascade

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آبشار

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5
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cumbersome

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large or heavy and therefore difficult to carry or use

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6
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onerous

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طاقت فرسا

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7
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hamstrung

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been made powerless or useless

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8
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rote

A

تکرار

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9
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slump

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افت ناگهانی داشتن

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10
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extenuating

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تخفیف دهنده

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11
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seedling

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جوانه (گیاه)

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12
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guardrail

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نرده‌ی حفاظ مانند کنار خیابان ها

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13
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volition

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will

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14
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nuptials

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wedding

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15
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nebulous

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vague

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16
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holdover

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a person who continues in an organization after other people have been replaced: The coach had a pointed message for newcomers to the team and a reminder for the holdovers.

17
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cornucopia

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شاخ وفور نعمت

18
Q

postmortem

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is a medical examination of a dead body.
It’s a kind of autopsy done to learn exactly how the person died.

19
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conservative

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محافظه‌کار، پیرو سنت قدیم

20
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redundancy

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اخراج به‌دلیل بی‌نیازی

21
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swing for the fences

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aim for a big success