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n.

Pigment

ˈpɪɡmənt

A

a natural substance that makes skin, hair, plants etc a particular colour

رنگ دانه

The artist Sandy Lee uses natural pigments in her work.

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Adj.

Susceptible

səˈseptəbəl

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likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem → immune

مستعد پذیرش

Older people are more susceptible to infections.

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n.

Excerpt

ˈeksɜːrpt

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a short piece taken from a book, poem, piece of music etc
SYN extract

جدا شده، منتخب

An excerpt of the speech appeared in the Sunday paper.

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Adj.

Lunar

ˈluːnər

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relating to the Moon or to travel to the Moon

قمری، وابسته به ماه

a lunar eclipse
یک ماه گرفتگی (خسوف)

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Adj.

Colonial

kəˈloʊniəl

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relating to a country that controls and rules other countries, usually ones that are far away → colony

مستعمراتی

Britain was the largest colonial power.

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Adj.

Meticulous

mɪəˈtɪkjʊələs

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very careful about small details, and always making sure that everything is done correctly

دقیق، وسواسی

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n.

Internment

ɪnˈtɜːrmənt

Formal

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the act of burying a dead body
SYN: burial

زندانی شدن (در بازداشتگاه)

Roosevelt responded to those biases by an executive order, which results in the internment of Japanese-American deemed as a threat to the country

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Adj.

Manifold - Multifold

ˈmænɪəfoʊld

Formal

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(LOT/LARGE NUMBER OR AMOUNT)
many and of different kinds

گوناگونی، متعدد، چند برابر

The long-standing prejudice against the people of Japanese descent increased multifold

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n., v.

Camouflage

ˈkæməflɑːʒ

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a way of hiding something, especially soldiers and military equipment, by using paint, leaves etc to make it look like the things around it.

استتار، پنهان کردن وسایل جنگی

soldiers learning camouflage technique

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n.

Gill

gɪl

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one of the organs on the sides of a fish through which it breathes

آبشش
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v.

Suffocate

ˈsʌfəkeɪt

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to die or make someone die by preventing them from breathing

خفه کردن

The animal seizes its prey by the throat and suffocates it to death.

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n.

Distress

dɪˈstres

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  1. Formal: great physical pain
  2. a feeling of extreme unhappiness

رنج دادن، آزار دادن، دردسر دادن، دلواپس کردن، نگران کردن، خسته و ضعیف کر

We picked up a distress signal 6 km away.

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v.

Flee

fliː

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to leave somewhere very quickly, in order to escape from danger

فرار کردن، گریختن، بسرعت رفتن

  • Many German artists fled to America at the beginning of World War II.
  • His attackers turned and fled.
  • Masaari spent six months in prison before fleeing the country.
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n.

Trench

trentʃ

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a long narrow hole dug into the surface of the ground

خندق، حفره، گودال، چال، سنگر، جان پناه، استحکامات خندقی، شیار طولانی، خندق زدن، سنگربندی کردن، کندن

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v.

Corrode

kəˈroʊd

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if metal corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is slowly destroyed by the effect of water, chemicals etc

زنگ زدن، پوسیدن

Acidic water will corrode the pipes.

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Adj.

Judicious

dʒuːˈdɪʃəs

Formal

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SYN: Wise

خردمندانه، عاقلانه، از روی تشخیص صحیح

a judicious choice

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n.

Lithosphere

‘lɪθəsfɪə

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outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the lithospheric mantle.

قسمت سخت زمین

  • Cool, thick, old oceanic lithosphere is gravitationally unstable as it is generally denser than the asthenosphere over which it lies.
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n.

Codex, Codices

ˈkoʊdeks

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an ancient book written by hand

دستخط کهنه

a sixth-century codex

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Adj.

Lethal

ˈliːθəl

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causing death, or able to cause death → fatal

مهلک، مرگ اور

death by lethal injection

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n., v.

Provision

prəˈvɪʒən

Formal

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food, drink, and other supplies, especially for a journey

آذوقه رساندن

He made provisions for his wife and his children in his will.

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Adj.

Tantamount

ˈtæntəmaʊnt

A

If an action, suggestion, plan etc is tantamount to something bad, it has the same effect or is almost as bad

→ be tantamount to something

به منزله ی، در حکم، به مثابه

  • Critics say the arrangement is tantamount to a dictatorship.
  • With Harry, omission was tantamount to deceit.
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Preposition

Amid

əˈmɪd

A

among or surrounded by things

در میان، در وسط، در بحبوحه، در حین

Demonstrators ripped up the national flag amid shouts of ‘Death to the tyrants!’

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v.

Buffet

ˈbʌfɪət

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  1. HIT: if something, especially wind, rain, or the sea, buffets something, it hits it with a lot of force
  • London was buffeted by storms last night.
  1. UNKIND: to treat someone unkindly
  • I was weary of being buffeted by life.

ناملایمات، (با ضربه های پی درپی)زدن

Buffet is often passive in meaning 1 and usually passive in meaning 2.

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Smother

A

to kill someone by putting something over their face to stop them breathing → suffocate

خفه کردن، خفه شدن

A teenage mother was accused of smothering her 3-month-old daughter.

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n.

Sentinel

ˈsentɪnəl

A

a sentry

نگهبان، دیده بان

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n.

Citrus

ˈsɪtrəs

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مرکبات، خانواده مرکبات

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v.

Salvage

ˈsælvɪdʒ

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SYN: Save

از خطر نابودی نجات دادن

Divers hope to salvage some of the ship’s cargo.

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n.

Predecessor

ˈpredəsesər

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1) someone who had your job before you started doing it OPP successor
* ex: Kennedy’s predecessor as president was the war hero Dwight Eisenhower.

2) a machine, system etc that existed before another one in a process of development OPP successor
* ex: The new BMW has a more powerful engine than its predecessor.

جد، سلف، اسبق

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n.

Goddess

ˈgɒdɪəs

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a female being who is believed to control the world or part of it, or represents a particular qualityAphrodite, goddess of love

الهه

Aphrodite, goddess of love

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based on account of somebody

A

بر اساس شرحی که کسی ارائه داده

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Adv.

Seldom

ˈseldəm

A

very rarely or almost never

به ندرت

In formal writing, seldom can be put first, followed by an auxiliary and the subject, to emphasize that something very rarely happens:
ex: Seldom have I read an article that was so full of lies.
Examp

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n.

Fate

feɪt

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the things that happen to someone or something, especially unpleasant things that end their existence or end a particular period

سرنوشت، قضا و قدر

No one knows what the fate of the hostages will be.

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Adj.

adept

əˈdept

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SYN: skilful

ماهر و زبردست

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n.

Rivulet

ˈrɪvjəlɪt

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a very small stream of water or liquid

جویبار

rivulets of rain running down the window

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n.

Bereaved

bəˈriːvd

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having lost a close friend or relative because they have recently died

داغدیده

a bereaved mother

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n.

Tribute

ˈtrɪbjuːt

A

something that you say, do, or give in order to express your respect or admiration for someone

سپاس، قدردانی، بزرگداشت

I’d like to pay tribute to (=praise and admire publicly) the party workers for all their hard work.

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v.

Connive

kəˈnaɪv

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to not try to stop something wrong from happening

چشم پوشی کردن

He would not be the first politician to connive at a shady business deal.

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v.

Burgeon

ˈbɜːrdʒən

A

to grow or develop quickly

شروع برشد کردن

the burgeoning market for digital cameras

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n., v.

Sap

sæp

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Noun

the watery substance that carries food through a plant

Verb

to make something weaker or destroy it, especially someone’s strength or their determination to do something
SYN weaken

عصاره، شیره، شیره ی چیزی (یا کسی) را کشیدن

Her long illness was gradually sapping Charlotte’s strength.

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phrasal verb

Shore smth up

A

to help or support something that is likely to fail or is not working well

attempts to shore up the struggling economy

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n.

Booth

buːθ

A

a small partly enclosed place where one person can do something privately, such as use the telephone or vote

غرفه، جای ویژه، اطاقک، پاسگاه یادکه موقتی

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n.

Litany

ˈlɪtəni

A

a long list of problems, excuses etc – used to show disapproval

an endless litany of complaints

44
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Adj.

Furious

ˈfjʊrəriəs

A

very angry

45
Q

debacle

dɪˈbɑːkəl

A

An event or situation that is a complete failure

رسوایی، آبروریزی

the debacle of the 1994 elections

46
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clear-cut

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definite, easy to to understand or be certain about

47
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Phrasal verb.

pass smth on

In finance

A

to make someone else pay the cost of something

48
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v.

prosecute

ˈprɒ:sɪkjuːt

A

to charge someone with a crime and try to show that they are guilty of it in a court of law

(حقوق) تحت پیگرد قرار دادن، تحت تعقیب (قانونی) قراردادن

The company is to be prosecuted under the Health and Safety Act.

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v.

grant

ɡrænt

Formal

A

to give someone something or allow them to have something that they have asked for

امتیاز، اهداء، عطا، کمک هزینه تحصیلی، اجازه واگذاری رسمی

A licence to sell alcohol was granted to the club.

50
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offshore

in or under the sea and not far from the coast

ˌɒːfˈʃɔːr◂

A

1- in or under the sea and not far from the coast → inshore, onshore

  • offshore oil fields
  • an offshore island

2- → offshore banks/companies/investments etc
banks etc that are based abroad in a country where you pay less tax than in your home country

3- → offshore wind/current etc
a wind etc that is blowing or moving away from the land OPP onshore

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