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Cosmopolitan

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Universal

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Numinous

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Supernatural

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Abiotic

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Not living

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Sterling

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Excellent

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Gainsay

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Deny, Disagree with

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Exhaustive

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Thorough

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Succumb to

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Yield to, Surrender

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Archaic

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Ancient

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Counterfeit

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Fake

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Hyperbole

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Exaggeration

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Upheaval

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Revolution, Disorder

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Imminent

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حتمی، قریب‌ الوقوع

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Perscient

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Foreseen, Predictive

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Prophetic

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Foreseen, Predective

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Proprietary

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Exclusive; relating to who owns something:

They have proprietary rights to the data

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Lopsided

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Unbalanced

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Robust

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Strong

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repertoire

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range

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augment

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increase, extend

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brook

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tolerate

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fecundity

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fertility

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altruism

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نوع دوستی

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irascibility

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تندخویی

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exasperation

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anger

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boast of

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brag about

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loath

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unwilling

Sarah was loath to tell her mother what had happened.

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neophyte

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rookie

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novice

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rookie

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a zealot

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an extremist, افراط گرا

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a pragmatist

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عمل گرا

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intricate

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complicated

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convoluted

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complicated

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prevalent

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common

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novelty

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newness, freshness

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unwarranted

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unnecessary, done without good reason

unwarranted interference

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groundless

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baseless, unnecessary

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monolithic

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single

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nepotism

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پارتی بازی

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partisanship

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تعصب

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vacillation

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indicisiveness

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futile

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پوچ، بیهوده

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discursion

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scattered, پراکنده

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allure

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appeal, attractiveness

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a hodgepodge

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درهم و برهم

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a patchwork

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درهم و برهم

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sagacious

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insightful, wise

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affable

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friendly

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realized

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achieved

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heterogenous

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diverse, consisting of parts that are very different from eachother

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disparate

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diverse

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benign

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friendly, harmless

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chivalrous

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brave, courageos

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impetuous

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impulsive, بی پروا, شتابزده

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forbore

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خودداری کردن، دست نگه داشتن

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circumspect

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[adj.] cautious

The governor was usually circumspect when dealing with the media.

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jettisoned

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abandoned

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dichotomous

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contradictory, متضاد, the difference between two things or ideas that are completely opposite

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indegenous

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native, بومی

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trifling

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negligible

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deleterious

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harmful

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momentous

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significant

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precarious

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hazardous

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trivial

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unimportant

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inconsequential

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unimportant

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incommensurable

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impossible to measure or compare, مقایسه و سنجش ناپذیر

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comity

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friendliness

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peculiarity

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sth. that is a feature of only one particular person, place, situation, etc.

The lack of a written constitution is a peculiarity of the British political system.

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cosmology

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کیهان شناسی

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insurmountable

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حل نشدنی، برطرف نشدنی

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endorse

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approve

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oust

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expel, اخراج

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sanction

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  1. تحریم
  2. endorse = allow
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belie

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mask, disguise

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flamboyant

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پر زرق و برق

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scant

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limited

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eclipse

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surpass, exceed, outdo

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eclipse

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surpass, exceed, outdo; overshadow

The economy had eclipsed the environment as an election issue.

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outstrip

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surpass, exceed, outdo

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outstrip

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surpass, exceed, outdo

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erudition

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knowledge, فضل, دانش

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precipitate

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[adj.] hasty, impulsive

a precipitate decision

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precipitate

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hasty, impulsive

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speculation

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guess, theory

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diffuse

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spread, منتشر شدن

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untenable

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baseless, illogical

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opaque

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obscure, vague, ambiguous

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sanguine

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optimistic

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draconian

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strict

draconian regulation

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rapacious

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greedy

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depletion

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کاهش

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malady

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disease, illness

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discern

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detetct, تشخیص دادن

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refutation

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رد، ابطال

refutaion of a theory

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loquacious

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talkative

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irascible

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hot-tempred

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haphazardly

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randomly

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pastiche

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a work of art that consists of a variety of different styles put together

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clandestine

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secret; done or kept secret

a clandestine affair

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churlish

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rude

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conjecture

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guess, speculation

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pugnacious

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very eager to argue or fight with people

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truculent

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bad-tempered and always willing to argue with people

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perilous

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dangerous

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stave off

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prevent

Death is natural and inevitable, we can’t stave it off forever.

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forestall

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prevent

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evanescent

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temporary, momentary

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arcane

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known or understood by only a few people

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skullduggery

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secretly dishonest or illegal activity

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fervor

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enthusiasm; very strong belief or feeling

patriotic fervor

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zealous

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enthusiastic; someone who is zealous does or supports something with great energy

zealous political activists

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alacrity

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[n.] enthusiasm; quickness and eagerness

with alacrity
She accepted with alacrity.

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knotty

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[adj.] complicated; difficult to solve

a knotty problem

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inaccessible

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difficult to understand; opaque

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extraneous

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not belonging to or directly related to a particular subject or problem; irrelevant

extraneous to
Such details are extraneous to the matter in hand.

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apt

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[adj.] appropriate; fitting; suitable

The punishment should be apt for the crime

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animadversion

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[n.] stong criticism

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encumber

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[v.] to make it dofficult for you to do sth.

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discretionary

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واگذار شده به نظر شخص

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deplore

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to disapprove of something very strongly and criticize it severely, especially publicly

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underscore

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emphasize; تاکید; زیر چیزی خط کشیدن

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trade off

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[v.] to balance one situation or quality against another, in order to produce an acceptable result

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engender

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[v.] produce

the changes in society engendered by the war

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yield

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[v.] produce

I) to produce results: Our research has only recently begun to yield important results
II) to produce profit These investments should yield a reasonable return.

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polemical

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[adj.] using strong arguments to criticize or defend a particular idea, opinion, or person

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rapacious

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[adj.] greedy; avaricious

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limpid

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[adj.] clear; شفاف

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pellucid

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[adj.] clear; شفاف

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conjectural

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speculated; guessed

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prevalent

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[adj.] widespread; common; popular

Deafness is prevalent among older age groups.

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abound

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[v.] to exist in very large number
= proliferate

Examples of this abound in her book.

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proliferate

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[v.] if something proliferates, it increases quickly and spreads to many different places.
= abound

Computer courses continue to proliferate.

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authoritarian

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[adj.] strict; dictatorial; قدرت طلب

an authoritarian government
Critics claim his management has become too authoritarian.

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egalitarian

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[adj.] based on the belief that everyone is equal and should have equal rights; مساوات طلب

an egalitarian society

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imperturbable

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[adj.] remaining calm and unworried in spite of problems or difficulties

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volatile

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[adj.] بی ثبات; a volatile situation is likely to change suddenly and without warning

an increasingly volatile political situation

the highly volatile stock and bond markets

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intransigent

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[adj.] unwilling to change your ideas or behaviour, in a way that seems unreasonable; stubborn

an intransigent attitude

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detract from

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[phrasal verb] to make something seem less good

One mistake is not going to detract from your achievement.

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conundrum

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[n.] riddle, puzzle

the conundrum of our purpose on Earth

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nebulous

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[adj.] vague

‘Normality’ is a rather nebulous concept

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homogeneity

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[n.] یکجور بودن; همگن بودن

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esoteric

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[adj.] known and understood by only a few people who have special knowledge about something.

the esoteric world of scientific supercomputing

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be a drag on someone/something

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to make it hard for someone to make progress

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minuscule

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[adj.] extremely small

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insular

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[adj.] isolated

an insular community

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sycophancy

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[n.] چاپلوسی

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obeisance

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[n.] respect

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muddled

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[adj.] confused

muddled thinking

The situation today is very muddled.+

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profusion

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[n.] abundance

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be wont to do something

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to be likely to do something

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beneficence

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[n.] helping people; نیکوکاری

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specious

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[adj.] false; seeming to be true but actually false

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perfunctory

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[adj.] a perfunctory action is done quickly, and is only done because people expect it.
= superficial

She gave him a perfunctory smile.

The applause was perfunctory.

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confessional

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[adj.] confessional speech or writing contains private thoughts or feelings that you would normally keep secret

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satirize

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[v.] مسخره کردن

a play satirizing the fashion industry

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relish

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[v.] enjoy

I don’t relish the thought of you walking home alone.

156
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exalt

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[v.] to praise someone
= valorize

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valorize

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[v.] to praise someone
= exalt

158
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betray

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[v.] show; disclose; expose

He betrays no interest in talking about his father.

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wherewithal

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[n.] necessary resources;
the wherewithal to do something: the money, skill etc that you need in order to do something; Synonym: means

Does Cath have the creative wherewithal to make it as a solo act?

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debunk

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[v.] to show that an idea or belief is false

His claims were later debunked by fellow academics.

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abnegation

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[n.] denial; renouncement
: when you do not allow yourself to have or do something that you want ⇒ self-denial

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artifact (artefact)

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[n.] artificial product

ancient Egyptian artefacts

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lull

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[n.] short period of time when things are calm, that is followed by a lot of activity or trouble;
a short period of time when there is less activity or less noise than usual
lull in
= respite
a brief lull in the conversation
a lull in the fighting

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respite

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[n.] a short period of time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better
= lull

The pain went on without respite

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gratify

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[v.] please; satisfy

John was gratified to see the improvement in his mother’s health.

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exactitude

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[n.] the state of being exact; accuracy; meticulousness

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encyclopedic

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exhaustive; thorough; comprehensive

an encyclopedic knowledge of medieval literature

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