GMAT- my words - 2 Flashcards
n.
Pigment
ˈpɪɡmənt
a natural substance that makes skin, hair, plants etc a particular colour
رنگ دانه
The artist Sandy Lee uses natural pigments in her work.
Adj.
Susceptible
səˈseptəbəl
likely to suffer from a particular illness or be affected by a particular problem → immune
مستعد پذیرش
Older people are more susceptible to infections.
n.
Excerpt
ˈeksɜːrpt
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.
Adj.
Lunar
ˈluːnər
relating to the Moon or to travel to the Moon
قمری، وابسته به ماه
a lunar eclipse
یک ماه گرفتگی (خسوف)
Adj.
Colonial
kəˈloʊniəl
relating to a country that controls and rules other countries, usually ones that are far away → colony
مستعمراتی
Britain was the largest colonial power.
Adj.
Meticulous
mɪəˈtɪkjʊələs
very careful about small details, and always making sure that everything is done correctly
دقیق، وسواسی
n.
Internment
ɪnˈtɜːrmənt
Formal
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
Adj.
Manifold - Multifold
ˈmænɪəfoʊld
Formal
(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
n., v.
Camouflage
ˈkæməflɑːʒ
a way of hiding something, especially soldiers and military equipment, by using paint, leaves etc to make it look like the things around it.
soldiers learning camouflage technique
n.
Gill
gɪl
one of the organs on the sides of a fish through which it breathes
v.
Suffocate
ˈsʌfəkeɪt
to die or make someone die by preventing them from breathing
The animal seizes its prey by the throat and suffocates it to death.
n.
Distress
dɪˈstres
- Formal: great physical pain
- 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.
v.
Flee
fliː
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.
n.
Trench
trentʃ
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
v.
Corrode
kəˈroʊd
if metal corrodes, or if something corrodes it, it is slowly destroyed by the effect of water, chemicals etc
Acidic water will corrode the pipes.
Adj.
Judicious
dʒuːˈdɪʃəs
Formal
SYN: Wise
خردمندانه، عاقلانه، از روی تشخیص صحیح
a judicious choice
n.
Lithosphere
‘lɪθəsfɪə
outermost rocky shell of a terrestrial planet or natural satellite. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the lithospheric mantle.
- Cool, thick, old oceanic lithosphere is gravitationally unstable as it is generally denser than the asthenosphere over which it lies.
n.
Codex, Codices
ˈkoʊdeks
an ancient book written by hand
a sixth-century codex
Adj.
Lethal
ˈliːθəl
causing death, or able to cause death → fatal
مهلک، مرگ اور
death by lethal injection
n., v.
Provision
prəˈvɪʒən
Formal
food, drink, and other supplies, especially for a journey
آذوقه رساندن
He made provisions for his wife and his children in his will.
Adj.
Tantamount
ˈtæntəmaʊnt
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.
Preposition
Amid
əˈmɪd
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!’
v.
Buffet
ˈbʌfɪət
- 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.
- 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.
Smother
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.
n.
Sentinel
ˈsentɪnəl
a sentry
نگهبان، دیده بان
n.
Citrus
ˈsɪtrəs
مرکبات، خانواده مرکبات
v.
Salvage
ˈsælvɪdʒ
SYN: Save
از خطر نابودی نجات دادن
Divers hope to salvage some of the ship’s cargo.
n.
Predecessor
ˈpredəsesər
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
n.
Goddess
ˈgɒdɪəs
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
based on account of somebody
بر اساس شرحی که کسی ارائه داده
Adv.
Seldom
ˈseldəm
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
n.
Fate
feɪt
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.
Adj.
adept
əˈdept
SYN: skilful
ماهر و زبردست
n.
Rivulet
ˈrɪvjəlɪt
a very small stream of water or liquid
جویبار
rivulets of rain running down the window
n.
Bereaved
bəˈriːvd
having lost a close friend or relative because they have recently died
داغدیده
a bereaved mother
n.
Tribute
ˈtrɪbjuːt
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.
v.
Connive
kəˈnaɪv
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.
v.
Burgeon
ˈbɜːrdʒən
to grow or develop quickly
شروع برشد کردن
the burgeoning market for digital cameras
n., v.
Sap
sæp
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.
phrasal verb
Shore smth up
to help or support something that is likely to fail or is not working well
attempts to shore up the struggling economy
n.
Booth
buːθ
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
n.
Litany
ˈlɪtəni
a long list of problems, excuses etc – used to show disapproval
an endless litany of complaints
Adj.
Furious
ˈfjʊrəriəs
very angry
debacle
dɪˈbɑːkəl
An event or situation that is a complete failure
رسوایی، آبروریزی
the debacle of the 1994 elections
clear-cut
definite, easy to to understand or be certain about
Phrasal verb.
pass smth on
In finance
to make someone else pay the cost of something
v.
prosecute
ˈprɒ:sɪkjuːt
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.
v.
grant
ɡrænt
Formal
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.
offshore
in or under the sea and not far from the coast
ˌɒːfˈʃɔːr◂
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
