Eponyms Flashcards

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1
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Mesmerize

A

محسور کردن
Hold spellbound

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Hector

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Bully or intimidate

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3
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Chauvinist

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Who thinks their group is better than anybody else’s group, میهن پرستی

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4
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Kafkaesque

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پیچیده و کابوس وار
Living in a world of faceless bureaucracies.

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5
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Maudlin

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(-)
Cries in public for no good reason
Teary, overemotional

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6
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Malapropism

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سؤ کاربرد کلمات

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7
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Byzantine

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Extremely intricate and complex
(-)

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8
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Gerrymander

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Partitioned a city,

Manipulation of boundaries to favor a certain group.

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9
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Pollyannaish

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Extremely optimistic

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10
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Pyrrhic

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Pyrrhic victory
بردی که ارزششو نداشته

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11
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Quixotic

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Wildly idealistic

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12
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Panglossian

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Blind optimism

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13
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Quisling

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Traitor
Puppet regime

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14
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Galvanize

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To shock or urge sb/sth into action

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15
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Pertain to

A

مربوط بودن

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16
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Salamander

A

سمندر

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17
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Savvy

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Shrewd
زرنگ و دانا

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18
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Midst

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در میان

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19
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Lousy

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Very bad
In the Midst of lousy sales quarter

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20
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Shrill

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High-pitched
Shrill voice

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21
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Quipping

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شوخی، کنایه

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22
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Off his rocker

A

دیوانه، خل

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23
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Deem

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فرض کردن

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24
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Mar

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Damage
His country had been marred by a protracted civil war

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25
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Protracted

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طولانی

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26
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Arrant

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Complete, utter, extremely
Arrant perfidy

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27
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Perfidy

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پیمان شکنی، خیانت

28
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Accord

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Agree

29
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Penchant

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Fondness, inclination

30
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Serendipitously

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غیر منتظره، به طور اتفاقی یافتن چیزی

31
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Pun

A

جناس
Pardon the pun

32
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Twitch

A

Have a spasm

33
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Daunting

A

Daunting force
ترسناک

34
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Put off

A

Cause to dislike

35
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Visceral

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Visceral reaction
فطری، غریزی

36
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Chug

A

Chug beer
Drink quickly

37
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Demean

A

رفتار بد کردن
Demean women

38
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Unadorned

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Adorn = decorate
Unadorned ساده، عریان

39
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Thump

A

Thumping his chest
کوبیدن

40
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Incantation

A

Spell
Magic
کاربرد
In its modern day incantation

41
Q

Outright

A

آشکارا، کاملا

42
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Shun

A

Avoid, ignore
Outright shunning anybody …

43
Q

Churn out

A

با سرعت و به مقدار زیاد تولید کردن

44
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Quotidian

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Everyday, ordinary, روزمره
Quotidian world

45
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Predicament

A

Difficult situation

46
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Faceless

A

بی هویت

47
Q

Volley

A

رگبار

48
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Disciple

A

پیرو

49
Q

Crucify

A

Execute

50
Q

Weep

A

Cry

51
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Jeroboam

A

جام شراب بزرگ

52
Q

Mortify

A

Embarrass
پست کردن

53
Q

Cavort

A

جست و خیز کردن
Cavorted about in bell-bottomS
یه نوع شلوار

54
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Aghast

A

Horrified

55
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Eclipse

A

تحت تاثیر قرار دادن outdo
گرفتگی

56
Q

Provenance

A

زادگاه، منشا

57
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Lapse

A

Mistake

58
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Aplomb

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اعتماد به نفس
Complete aplomb

59
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Elegance and tackiness

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ظرافت و bad style

60
Q

Defecate

A

خارج کردن مدفوع

61
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Vanguard

A

پیشتاز

62
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Industrious

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Hard working

63
Q

Bulbous domed turrets

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Round,fat
گنبدی
برجک

64
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Emblazon

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Adorn
Decorate

65
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Ornate latticing

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Fancily decorated
Mesh

66
Q

Per se

A

فی نفسه