General Flashcards
Having many small parts or details
complicated / twisted / complex
INTRICATE (adj)
Ex: the farmers use an intricate system of drainage canals.
To be in a difficult situation for a long time and not complaining
Tolerate / bear / to cope with
ENDURE (v)
Ex: he can’t endure being apart from me.
To be formed from a number of substances, parts, or people
Write / formulate / produce
COMPOSE (v)
Ex: water is composed OF hydrogen and oxygen.
To do something better than someone else or be more successful
Overtake / exceed
OUTSTRIP (v)
Ex: ants technical achievements outstrip by far anything achieved by our ancestors.
Not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention
ظریف / موشکافانه/ با جزئیات زیاد
SUBTLE (adj)
Subtly (adv)
Ex: The pictures are similar, but there are subtle differences between them.
Ex: be aware of the words that can subtly change the meaning.
Produced regularly or in large quantity /
Very basic item that consider must have /
Bulk / core
عمده / گیره کاغذ
STAPLE
Staple diet: the most important food of a region
Affecting many things
Broad/ wide/ extensive
فراگیر/ گسترده
SWEEPING
Ex: a new craze is sweeping the nation.
Sweeping changes/cuts/reforms
Ex: they want to make sweeping changes to education policies.
Distribute or give something especially in fixed amounts = Give out توزیع کردن/
To not use or do something that people usually do because it is not necessary
صرف نظر کردن
DISPENSE
Ex: Villagers dispensed tea to the visitors.
Ex: let’s dispense with formalities
Ex: Ann suggested that they dispense with speeches altogether at the wedding.
Dispense with somebody’s service = no longer employ someone معاف کردن
Prove more powerful چیره شدن، مسلط شدن، شایع شدن/
Persuade someone to do something قانع کردن
PREVAIL
Ex: it is hard for logic to prevail over emotions.
Ex: the economic conditions which prevail in England and Wales.
prevail on/upon (somebody)
Ex: she prevailed on them to give to her whatever they could spare. قانع کرد
The state of including something
شمول/ گنجایش
INCLUSION
Ex: the inclusion of her name on the list was controversial(public disagreement).
Change someone’s appearance so people can’t recognize them
DISGUISE
Disguise yourself as somebody or something
Disguise something as something
Ex: to get into the building i disguise myself as a reporter.
To suddenly become active or start/
Break out منفجر شدن، فوران کردن
ERUPT (v)
Eruption (n)
Erupt into
Ex: they were angry to the point of erupting into riot.
A volcanic eruption
The eruption of violence
A round piece of glass wood plastic etc that has a whole you can put on a string as jewelry
Bead
Being made into liquid by heating
MOLTEN (adj)
Molten glass
Molten lava
Forward
ONWARD
Onwards and upwards: toward a better condition
Ex: technology has been steadily moving onwards and upwards.
سرب
Lead
When the light changes direction when it passes through the glass or water
REFRACT (v)
Refraction (n)
Refractive index
Officially ending a law or agreement /
Revoke/ annul/ abolish
لغو/فسخ
REPEAL (v n)
Ex: it is too late for the government to repeal the law before the election.
The money government collects from the goods that are produced inside a country
EXCISE (n) = TAX = LEVY
Excise tax/duty/legislation
Ex: excise duty on tobacco
To officially say that people must pay a tax
مالیات بستن بر
LEVY (v n)
Ex: a new tax levied on all electrical goods
Levy a tax/fine/charge
Relating or happening in one particular country
داخلی/ خانگی
DOMESTIC (adj)
Domestic market/economy/demand
Ex: the booming domestic economy
A quick increase of business activity
رونق/ توسعه
Flourish/ thrive/ prosper
BOOM (n v)
A boom in the market
Ex: the boom has created job opportunities.
Ex: tourism on the island has boomed.
The practice or science of growing flowers, fruits ,vegetables
Agriculture/ gardening
HORTICULTURAL
Ex: they organize guided walks through horticulturally interesting parks and woods.
To help a skill or feeling develop over a period of time/
Promote/encourage
FOSTER
Ex: we need to foster an awareness of classical music as well as contemporary music.
Doing something in a focused way because you have very strong feelings or beliefs/
Determined/ decisive
مصمم
RESOLUTE (adj)
Ex: this situation requires our resolute action.
Ex: resolute leadership
Resoluteness
Ex: we require wisdom and resoluteness to ensure that nations coexist peacefully.
The natural home of a plant or animal
HABITAT (n)
Something’s natural/native habitat
A wildlife/woodland/wetland/grassland/marshland/coastland/marine habitat
Damage/destroy/provide/conserve a habitat
Loss of habitat
Destruction of habitat
To make a great effort to achieve something
کوشش
STRIVE
Strive to do something
Ex: i was still striving to be successful.
Strive for/after
Ex: we must continue to strive for greater efficiency.
To become very successful or strong or healthy
رونق یافتن /موفق شدن
THRIVE
Ex: most herbs need direct sun all day in order to thrive.
To publicly support a particular way of doing something
طرفداری کردن
ADVOCATE
Ex: some extremists are openly advocating violence
To not notice something or not see how important it is
Miss/ disregard
چشم پوشی کردن، غفلت کردن
OVERLOOK (v)
Ex: It is easy to overlook a small detail.
Persistance on doing something despite difficulties/ keep trying to achieve something
Tenacity/ determination/ resoluteness پشتکار، استقامت
PERSEVERANCE (n)
Ex: it took perseverance to overcome his problems.
A place where large amounts of stone or sand dug out of the ground/ mine
معدن
QUARRY (n v)
Ex: a slate quarry
Ex: recycling reduces the need for raw materials to be quarried.
Dark and difficult to see through تیره
Shady/
involving dishonest or illegal activities/
Obscure مبهم
MURKY (adj)
Murky water
Ex: A murky world of fraud and secret deals
Ex: The laws on intellectual property are murky
Not well known and usually not important/
Difficult to understand
مبهم، نامفهوم، تیره
OBSCURE (adj v)
Ex:The details of his life remain obscure
Ex:obscure legal phrases
To understand something that is complicated or difficult /
Grasp
COMPREHEND (v)
Ex:she cannot comprehend the extent of the disaster.
How large, important, or serious something is especially a problem or injury
وسعت حد
EXTENT (n)
To some/a certain extent(=partly)
To a large/great extent(= a large amount)
To a lesser/greater extent
To a considerable/significant extent
To a limited extent
To such an extent that
To the same extent
The extent to which
The full/actual/true extent
Know/realize/understand/discover/assess/establish/determine/reveal the extent of something
To take and hold something firmly/
To grip/
To completely understand a fact or idea
GRASP (v)
Ex: I grasped his arm firmly and led him away.
Ex: some people find the idea of relatively difficult to grasp.
Grasp an opportunity
The way you hold something tightly/
To hold something tightly/
Grasp
GRIP (n v)
A firm/tight/good/iron grip
Have/get/take a grip
To understand or think of something or someone in a particular way/ و تصور کردن برداشت
To notice or recognize something/
Become conscious درک کردن
PERCEIVE (v)
Ex: I perceive a slight difference
Perceive something as something
Perceive somebody to be somebody
Ex: often what is perceived to be aggression is simply fear
Perceptive: someone who notices things quickly
Able to live both in land and in water
AMPHIBIOUS (adj)
Ex: most species of frogs are amphibious
To carry out a particular activity or process to get information/
هدایت کردن/ اداره کردن
Behavior
CONDUCT (v n)
Conduct a survey/investigation/review/research/campaign/experiment
Ex: we are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food
Ex: they were arrested for disorderly conduct.
To sent out gas, heat, light, sound
منتشر کردن، به بیرون فرستادن
EMIT (v)
Ex: the kettle emitted a shrill whistle
Happening at exactly the right moment
(Right/as if) ON CUE
Ex: Then, on cue, the weather changed.
Ex: as if on cue, he arrived.
Land that is owned by a particular country, ruler, or military force
قلمرو
TERRITORY (n)
Occupied/enemy/disputed/hostile/uncharted/unexplored territory
An animal that is hunted and eaten by other animals
PREY (n)
Ex: they become a prey to nameless and often unspoken fears.
Surprisingly large or impressive/
Magnificent شگفت انگیز بهت آور
STUPENDOUS (adj)
Ex: A stupendous achievement/success
Used to emphasize that something is extremely large Gigantic/giant/enormous/extremely large عظیم الجثه غول آسا
COLOSSAL (adj)
Ex: A colossal statue of the king
To be in charge of something or someone and check that a piece of work is done satisfactorily/
Supervise
OVERSEE (v)
Ex: he was there to oversee the debate.
To be more than a particular amount/
To go beyond what rules allowed
To be better than Surpass/ outstrip
قدم فراتر نهادن، بالغ شدن بر، تجاوز کردن از
EXCEED (v)
Ex: economic growth exceeded expectations this year.
Exceedingly= extremely
Ex: this is small but exceedingly well-measured.
An activity that you do for pleasure or enjoyment
Hobby/leisure/pastime
تفریح
RECREATION (n)
Ex: the provision of recreation facilities
Recreation area/ground/room
Recreational activity/facility/service
Large in size, amount or degree
وسیع
EXTENSIVE (adj)
Ex: fire has caused extensive damage to the island’s forests.
To consist of particular parts/
Be composed of/
Make up
دربرداشتن
شامل بودن
COMPRISE (v)
Ex: women comprise a high proportion of part-time workers
Often used passive with of
Ex: the organization is comprised of four parts.
The whole of something comprises its parts