GRE 300-400 Flashcards
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equanimity
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متانت، خودداری، ملایمت، آرامی، قرار، قضاوت منصفانه، تعادل فکری، انصاف، عدالت
(noun) levelheadedness Synonyms: aplomb, assurance, ataraxia, ataraxy, calm, calmness, composure, confidence, cool, coolness, detachment, equability, imperturbability, patience, peace, phlegm, placidity, poise, presence of mind, sangfroid, self-possession, serenity, steadiness, tranquillity Antonyms: agitation, alarm, anxiety, discomposure, excitableness, upset, worry
- to face life’s problems with equanimity
- با مسائل زندگی با شکیبایی روبه‌رو شدن-
2
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espouse
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عقدکردن، عروسی کردن، نامزدکردن، شوهردادن، حمایت کردن از، عقیده داشتن به
(verb) stand up for; support Synonyms: accept, adopt, advocate, approve, back, champion, defend, embrace, get into, go in for, maintain, stand behind, take on, take up, uphold Antonyms: forsake, reject (verb) marry Synonyms: betroth, catch, take as spouse, unite, wed Antonyms: divorce - He has always espoused extremist ideas. - او همیشه از عقاید افراطی هواداری کرده است. - He espouses feminism. - او از حقوق زنان پشتیبانی میکند.
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inattention
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بی‌توجه، محل نگذاشتن، بی‌اعتنا بودن، بی‌توجهی، بی‌اعتنایی
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fractious
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بدخو، کج‌خلق، ننر، زودرنج
(adjective) grouchy, cross Synonyms: awkward, captious, crabby, disorderly, fretful, froward, huffy, indocile, indomitable, intractable, irritable, mean, ornery, peevish, perverse, pettish, petulant, querulous, recalcitrant, refractory, restive, scrappy, snappish, testy, thin-skinned, touchy, uncompliant, undisciplined, unmanageable, unruly, wayward, wild Antonyms: agreeable, complaisant, happy, nice, patient - fractious children - بچه‌های ننر - fractious co-worker - همکار زودرنج
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disorganize
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درهموبرهم کردن، مختل کردن، بی‌نظم کردن، تشکیلات چیزی را بر هم زدن
(verb) disrupt arrangement; make shambles of Synonyms: break down, break up, clutter, complicate, confound, confuse, demobilize, derange, destroy, disarrange, disarray, disband, discompose, discreate, dishevel, dislocate, disorder, disperse, disturb, embroil, jumble, litter, mess up, mislay, misplace, muddle, perturb, put out of order, scatter, scramble, shuffle, toss, turn topsy-turvy, unsettle, upset Antonyms: compose, neaten, order, organize, plan, systematize, tidy - After Ahmad's retirement, the school became badly disorganized. - پس از بازنشستگی احمد مدرسه بسیار نابه‌سامان شد. - They were trying to disorganize the government. - آنان می‌کوشیدند نظم دولت را به‌هم بزنند. - His article was very disorganized. - مقاله‌ی او بسیار درهموبرهم بود.
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figurative
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مجازی، تمثیلی، رمزی، کنایه‌ای، تصویری
تلویحی
(adjective) not literal, but symbolic Synonyms: allegorical, denotative, descriptive, emblematic, emblematical, fanciful, florid, flowery, illustrative, metaphoric, metaphorical, ornate, pictorial, poetical, representative, signifying, typical Antonyms: literal, real, straightforward - figurative meaning - معنی مجازی - In a figurative sense, civilization marches up and down. - به‌طور تمثیلی، تمدن در سر بالایی و سرازیری گام بر می‌دارد. - a figurative description - توصیف پراستعاره
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entail
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ضروری بودن، شامل بودن، فراهم کردن، متضمن بودن، دربرداشتن، حمل کردن بر، حبس یا وقف کردن، موجب شدن
(verb) require; result in Synonyms: bring about, call for, cause, demand, encompass, entangle, evoke, give rise to, impose, involve, lead to, necessitate, occasion, require, tangle - This project will entail great costs. - این طرح هزینه‌ی زیادی در پی خواهد داشت. - Political democracy entails cultural democracy. - آزادی سیاسی مستلزم آزادی فرهنگی است.
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impeccable
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بی‌عیب و نقص
(adjective) above suspicion; flawless Synonyms: accurate, aces, A-okay, apple-pie, clean, correct, errorless, exact, exquisite, faultless, fleckless, immaculate, incorrupt, infallible, innocent, irreproachable, nice, note-perfect, on target, perfect, precise, pure, right, sinless, stainless, ten, unblemished, unerring, unflawed, unimpeachable Antonyms: blemished, corrupt, defective, flawed, imperfect, suspicious, wrong
- His record is impeccable.
- سابقه‌ی او بی‌عیب و نقص است.
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stifle
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خفه کردن، خفه شدن، خاموش کردن، فرونشاندن، سرکوب کردن، فرو خوردن، (از خود) نشان ندادن
(پای اسب و خر و سگ و غیره) بند بالای زانو، مفصل فوق زانو
(verb) prevent, restrain Synonyms: asphyxiate, black out, bring to screeching halt, burke, check, choke, choke back, clamp down, clam up, constipate, cork, cover up, crack down, curb, dry up, extinguish, gag, hold it down, hush, hush up, kill, muffle, muzzle, put the lid on, repress, shut up, silence, sit on, smother, spike, squash, squelch, stagnate, stop, strangle, stultify, suffocate, suppress, torpedo, trammel Antonyms: encourage, help, persuade - she had been stifled with a pillow. - با یک متکا او را خفه کرده بودند. - two of the firemen were almost stifled by the fumes. - نزدیک بود دود و بخار دو نفر از آتش نشان‌ها را خفه کند. - to stifled a fire with a blanket - آتش را با پتو خفه کردن - to stifle one's resentment - آزردگی خود را بروز ندادن - to stifle a rebellion - شورش را سرکوب کردن - to stifle a sob - جلو گریه‌ی خود را گرفتن - the stifling air of a crowded room - هوای خفقان‌آور اتاق شلوغ
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pragmatic
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( pragmatics ) عملی، فعال، واقع‌بین، فلسفه واقع‌بینی واقعیت‌گرایی
کاربسته، عملی، عملگرا
(adjective) sensible Synonyms: businesslike, commonsensical, down-to-earth, efficient, hard, hard-boiled, hardheaded, logical, matter-of-fact, practical, realistic, sober, unidealistic, utilitarian Antonyms: idealistic, unreasonable
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didactic
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فن تعلیم، نوآموزی، هنر تعلیم
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dazzle
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خیره کردن، تابش یا روشنی خیره‌کننده
(verb) confuse, amaze Synonyms: astonish, awe, bedazzle, blind, blur, bowl over, daze, excite, fascinate, glitz, hypnotize, impress, overawe, overpower, overwhelm, razzle-dazzle, strike dumb, stupefy, surprise Antonyms: bore - She was dazzled by the headlights. - نور چراغ اتومبیل‌ها، او را خیره کرد. - her dazzling beauty - زیبایی خیره‌کننده‌ی او - The palace's ornaments dazzled me. - تزیینات کاخ چشم‌های مرا خیره کرد. - The children were transported by the dazzle of the fireworks. - درخشش آتش‌بازی بچه‌ها را به عالم دیگری برد.
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stalwart
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ستبر، تنومند، قوی، بی‌باک، مصمم، شدید
(adjective) strong, valiant Synonyms: athletic, bold, bound, bound and determined, brave, brawny, brick-wall, courageous, daring, dauntless, dead set on, dependable, fearless, forceful, gutsy, hanging tough, hefty, husky, indomitable, intrepid, lusty, muscular, nervy, powerhouse, redoubtable, robust, rugged, sinewy, solid, spunky, staunch, steamroller, stout, stouthearted, strapping, sturdy, substantial, tenacious, tough, unafraid, undaunted, valorous, vigorous Antonyms: cowardly, meek, weak
- one of the party’s stalwart supporters
- یکی از طرفداران پر و پا قرص حزب
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archaic
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کهنه، قدیمی، غیرمصطلح (به‌واسطه‌ی قدمت)
(adjective) very old Synonyms: ancient, antiquated, antique, bygone, obsolete, olden, old-fashioned, outmoded, out of date, passé, primitive, superannuated Antonyms: current, modern, new, present, young - the previous government and its archaic methods - دولت قبلی و روش‌های کهنه‌ی آن - Some of those archaic laws were in need of modification. - برخی از آن قوانین کهنه نیاز به تعدیل داشتند. - "Thou" is an archaic form of "you." - thou شکل قدیمی you است.
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palliate
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تسکین دادن، موقتاً آرام کردن
(verb) gloss over; cover up Synonyms: abate, allay, alleviate, apologize for, assuage, camouflage, cloak, conceal, condone, cover, diminish, disguise, dissemble, ease, exculpate, excuse, extenuate, gloze, hide, hush up, justify, lessen, lighten, make light of, mask, minimize, mitigate, moderate, mollify, prettify, put on a Band-Aid, qualify, quick fix, relieve, screen, soften, soothe, sugarcoat, temper, varnish, veil, veneer, vindicate, white, whiten, whitewash Antonyms: accuse, blame, condemn - The hot bath palliated my muscle. - حمام گرم درد عضلات مرا تسکین داد. - The mother used to palliate her daughter's faults. - مادر عیوب دخترش را کوچک جلوه می‌داد.
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accede
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دست یافتن، رسیدن، راه یافتن، نائل شدن، نزدیک شدن، موافقت کردن، رضایت دادن، تن در دادن
(verb) agree or consent Synonyms: accept, acquiesce, admit, allow, assent, be game for, cave in, comply, concede, concur, cooperate, cry uncle, endorse, enter into, fold, give the go-ahead, give the green light, go along with, grant, let, okay, permit, play ball, roll over and play dead, subscribe, throw in the towel, yield Antonyms: condemn, demur, denounce, denounce, deny, protest, refuse - He acceded to the governorship. - او به مقام فرمانداری رسید. - He acceded to their request. - به درخواست آن‌ها تن در داد. - They were invited to accede to the treaty. - از آن‌ها دعوت شد که به قرارداد بپیوندند.
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consort
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همسر، شریک، مصاحب، هم‌نشین شدن، جور کردن
(noun) associate, partner Synonyms: accompaniment, companion, concomitant, friend, husband, mate, spouse, wife Antonyms: antagonist, enemy, foe (verb) be friendly with; fraternize Synonyms: accompany, associate, attend, bear, befriend, bring, carry, chaperon, chum together, chum with, clique with, company, conduct, convoy, gang up with, go around with, hang around with, hang out with, hang with, join, keep company, mingle, mix, pal, pal around with, pal with, run around with, run with, take up with, tie up with (verb) agree Synonyms: accord, coincide, comport, concur, conform, correspond, dovetail, harmonize, march, square, tally Antonyms: disagree - The Queen and her consort attended the banquet. - ملکه و شوهرش در ضیافت حضور یافتند. - His brother is consorting with thieves. - برادرش با دزدان نشست و برخاست میکند.
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hostile
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دشمن، خصومت‌آمیز، ستیزه‌جو، ضد
(adjective) antagonistic, mean Synonyms: adverse, alien, allergic, anti, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, bitter, catty, chill, cold, competitive, contentious, contrary, disapproving, dour, hateful, ill-disposed, inhospitable, inimical, malevolent, malicious, malignant, militant, nasty, opposed, opposite, oppugnant, ornery, pugnacious, rancorous, scrappy, sour, spiteful, surly, unfavorable, unfriendly, unkind, unpropitious, unsociable, unsympathetic, unwelcoming, viperous, virulent, vitriolic, warlike Antonyms: agreeable, friendly, gentle, kind, nice, welcoming - hostile aircraft - هواپیماهای دشمن - a hostile glance - نگاه کینه‌آمیز - hostile to reform - مخالف اصلاحات - The Moon's atmosphere is hostile to life. - محیط ماه برای زندگی ناسازگار است. - a hostile takeover of the company - قبضه کردن خصم‌آمیز شرکت
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ubiquitous
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حاضر، همه‌جا حاضر، موجود در همه‌جا
(adjective) ever-present Synonyms: all-over, everywhere, omnipresent, pervasive, ubiquitary, universal, wall-to-wall Antonyms: rare, scarce
- a ubiquitous insect, like the fly
- حشره‌ای که در همه‌جا هست، مثل مگس
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authenticate
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اعتباردادن، سندیت یا رسمیت دادن، تصدیق کردن
(verb) establish as real, genuine Synonyms: accredit, attest, authorize, bear out, certify, confirm, corroborate, endorse, guarantee, justify, prove, substantiate, validate, verify, vouch, warrant - signature authentication - تصدیق امضا - to authenticate of a document - تاریخ یک سند را (رسماً) تأیید کردن - You need to get someone to authenticate this photograph. - باید کسی را پیدا کنی که اصالت این عکس را گواهی کند.
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condescend
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(به طعنه) (به زیر دست) لطف کردن، محبت کردن، عنایت کردن، مرحمت کردن، تفضل کردن، بنده نوازی کردن، سر فرود آوردن، تمکین کردن، خود را همتراز مادون خود کردن (از روی لطف)، فروتنی کردن
افاده کردن، (برتری خود را) به رخ کشیدن، (به‌طور مصنوعی و زننده) رعایت ادب کردن
(verb) stoop, humble oneself Synonyms: accommodate, accord, acquiesce, agree, be courteous, bend, come down off high horse, comply, concede, degrade oneself, deign, demean oneself, descend, favor, grant, high hat, lower oneself, oblige, see fit, submit, talk down to, toss a few crumbs, unbend, vouchsafe, yield Antonyms: rise above - Once a year, she condescended to visit his slum-dwelling parents. - او سالی یک بار با فیس و افاده سراغ والدین کوخ‌نشینش می‌رفت. - He looked at me condescendingly. - او نگاه عاقل اندر سفیه به من کرد. - condescend to somebody - منت سر کسی گذاشتن، کسی را ممنون خود کردن، کسی را رهین منت خود کردن، به کسی افتخار دادن
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predilection
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تمایل قبلی، رجحان، برگزیدگی، جانبداری
(noun) inclination, preference toward something Synonyms: bent, bias, cup of tea, dish, druthers, fancy, flash, fondness, groove, inclining, leaning, liking, love, mindset, partiality, penchant, predisposition, proclivity, proneness, propensity, taste, tendency, thing, type, weakness Antonyms: antipathy, disinterest, dislike, hate
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diminutive
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مصغر، خرد، کوچک، حقیر
(adjective) tiny, petite Synonyms: bantam, bitsy, bitty, button, Lilliputian, little, midget, mini, miniature, minute, peewee, pint-sized, pocket, pocket-sized, small, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, undersize, wee, weeny Antonyms: big, huge, large, tall - Her diminutive figure made everybody laugh. - اندام ریزه‌پیزه‌ی او همه را به خنده در می‌آورد. - a diminutive suffix - پسوند تصغیری
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illustrious
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برجسته، نامی، درخشان، ممتاز، مجلل
(adjective) famous, prominent Synonyms: big league, brilliant, celeb, celebrated, distinguished, eminent, esteemed, exalted, famed, glorious, great, heavy, lofty, monster, name, noble, notable, noted, outstanding, remarkable, renowned, resplendent, signal, splendid, star, sublime, superstar, well-known Antonyms: infamous, lowly, unimportant, unknown, unremarkable
- two of the most illustrious figures in English literature
- دو تن از برجسته‌ترین چهره‌های ادبیات انگلیس
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unconscionable
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غیرمعقول، گزاف، خلاف وجدان، بی‌وجدان
(adjective) immoral, immoderate Synonyms: amoral, barbarous, conscienceless, criminal, dishonest, excessive, exorbitant, extravagant, extreme, inordinate, knavish, outrageous, preposterous, sneaky, too much, uncivilized, undue, unethical, unfair, ungodly, unholy, unjust, unprincipled, unreasonable, unscrupulous, wanton, wicked Antonyms: decent, good, moral, principled
- unconscionable demands
- درخواست‌های نامعقول
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trivial
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جزئی، ناچیز، ناقابل، کم‌مایه، مبتذل
بدیهی، ناچیز، مبتذل
(adjective) not important Synonyms: atomic, beside the point, commonplace, diminutive, evanescent, everyday, flimsy, frivolous, immaterial, inappreciable, incidental, inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, irrelevant, little, meager, mean, meaningless, microscopic, minor, minute, momentary, negligible, nonessential, nugatory, of no account, paltry, petty, piddling, puny, scanty, skin-deep, slight, small, superficial, trifling, trite, unimportant, valueless, vanishing, worthless Antonyms: consequential, important, significant, useful, valuable, weighty, worthwhile
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callow
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جوجه‌ای که هنوز پر درنیاورده، شخص بی‌تجربه و ناشی
(adjective) immature Synonyms: crude, green, guileless, inexperienced, infant, jejune, jellybean, juvenile, kid, low tech, naive, not dry behind ears, puerile, raw, sophomore, tenderfoot, unbaked, unfledged, unripe, unsophisticated, untrained, untried, young Antonyms: experienced, initiated, mature, sophisticated
- When he became king, he was no more than a callow youth.
- هنگامی که به سلطنت رسید جوانی بی‌تجربه بیش نبود.
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sketchy
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عاری از جزئیات
سردستی، از روی عجله، ناقص، سطحی
(adjective) rough, incomplete Synonyms: coarse, crude, cursory, defective, depthless, faulty, imperfect, inadequate, insufficient, introductory, outline, perfunctory, preliminary, scrappy, shallow, skimpy, slight, superficial, uncritical, unfinished, vague Antonyms: complete, detailed, finished, full
- His knowledge of geography is sketchy.
- دانش او در جغرافی سطحی است.
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bemuse
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گیج کردن، غرق افکار شاعرانه کردن، به فکر انداختن
(verb) confuse Synonyms: addle, amaze, bewilder, daydream, daze, gather wool, moon, muddle, overwhelm, paralyze, perplex, pipe dream, puzzle, stun, stupefy Antonyms: clear up, enlighten, explain, illuminate, tell
- He was bemused by the city’s traffic system.
- او اصلاً از وضع ترافیک شهر سر در نمی‌آورد.
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exotic
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بیگانه، عجیب‌وغریب، مرموز، خوشرنگ
(adjective) not native or usual; mysterious Synonyms: alien, alluring, avant garde, bizarre, colorful, curious, different, enticing, external, extraneous, extraordinary, extrinsic, far out, fascinating, foreign, glamorous, imported, introduced, kinky, outlandish, outside, peculiar, peregrine, romantic, strange, striking, unfamiliar, unusual, way out, weird Antonyms: familiar, normal, ordinary, usual - local customs as opposed to exotic customs - رسوم محلی در برابر رسوم بیگانه - several countries' ambassadors with exotic clothes and looks - سفیران چندین کشور با جامه‌ها و قیافه‌های عجیب‌وغریب - the Near East and its exotic music - مشرق‌زمین و موسیقی شگفت‌انگیز آن - exotic fishes - ماهی‌های غیربومی - exotic plants - گیاهان غیربومی
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intuition
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( intuitionalism ) عقیده به اینکه برخی حقایق را می‌توان مستقیماً و بدون استدلال دریافت، شهود‌گرایی
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episodic
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اتفاقی ،ضمنی ،عارضی
(adjective) intermittent; composed of several tales Synonyms: anecdotal, digressive, disconnected, discursive, disjointed, incidental, irregular, occasional, picaresque, rambling, roundabout, segmented, soap opera, sporadic, wandering Antonyms: connected, lasting, permanent, regular, unbroken - This novel is episodic and the various incidents do not hang together well. - این رمان دارای قسمت‌های مختلف است و حوادث گوناگون خوب با هم جور نیستند. - an episodic life - یک زندگی پررخداد
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dovish
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dictionary.com:
adjective
(especially of a person in public office) advocating peace, compromise, or a conciliatory national attitude:Mr. Weizman made his name as one of Israel’s most celebrated fighting men, yet he worked to transform himself into a dovish politician.
Economics. advocating low interest rates or other monetary policies aimed at reducing unemployment rather than inflation:With the jobless rate in double digits, the same dovish remarks can be expected from other Federal Reserve officials.
like or resembling a dove or any of the bird’s typical features or behaviors:The sofa fabric is a soft dovish gray.
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realm
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قلمرو سلطان، متصرفات، مملکت، ناحیه
(noun) area of responsibility or rule Synonyms: branch, compass, country, department, dimension, domain, dominion, empire, expanse, extent, field, ground, kingdom, land, monarchy, neck of the woods, neighborhood, orbit, place, principality, province, purview, radius, range, reach, region, scope, sphere, state, stomping grounds, sweep, territory, turf, world, zone - the defence of the realm - دفاع از سرزمین سلطان - He extended his power throughout the whole realm. - او قدرت خود را در سرتاسر آن حوزه تعمیم داد. - the realm of Sa'di - (مجازی) قلمرو سعدی - within the realm of possibility - در محدوده‌ی امکانات - the realm of science - قلمرو علم
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presage
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رسول، خبرآورنده، پیشگو
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distinctive
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مشخص، ممتاز، منش‌نما
(adjective) different, unique Synonyms: characteristic, cool, diacritic, diagnostic, discrete, distinguishing, excellent, extraordinary, far cry, gnarly, idiosyncratic, individual, like night and day, offbeat, original, outstanding, peculiar, perfect, poles apart, proper, separate, single, singular, special, superior, typical, uncommon, unreal, weird, wicked Antonyms: common, normal, resembling, same, similar, standard - a distinctive characteristic - خصوصیت مشخص‌کننده، ویژگی نمایانگر - actions distinctive of cruel men - اعمال نشانگر انسان‌های ظالم - that writer's distinctive style - سبک ویژه‌ی آن نویسنده - a talent for choosing distinctive clothes - استعداد انتخاب لباس‌های تشخص‌آور
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concomitant
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همراه، ملازم، پیوسته
(adjective) contributing, accompanying Synonyms: accessory, adjuvant, agreeing, ancillary, associated with, associative, attendant, attending, belonging, coefficient, coetaneous, coeval, coexistent, coincident, coincidental, collateral, complementary, concordant, concurrent, conjoined, conjoined with, connected, contemporaneous, contemporary, coordinate, corollary, coterminous, coupled with, fellow, incident, in tempo, in time, isochronal, isochronous, joint, satellite, synchronal, synchronous, synergetic, synergistic Antonyms: accidental, chance, unrelated - bureaucracy and its concomitant dangers of corruption and delay - دیوان‌سالاری و خطرات هم‌آیند آن که عبارت‌اند از: فساد و تأخیر - Dissatisfaction is a common concomitant of adolescence. - ناخشنودی معمولاً با بلوغ همراه است.
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abstemious
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مرتاض، ممسک در خورد و نوش و لذات، مخالف استعمال مشروبات الکلی.پرهیزکار، پارسا‌منش
(adjective) restraining behavior or appetite Synonyms: abstinent, ascetic, austere, continent, frugal, moderate, moderating, restrained, self-denying, self-restrained, sober, sparing, temperate Antonyms: gluttonous, greedy, hungry
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versatile
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تطبیق‌پذیر، همه‌کاره
دارای استعداد و ذوق، روان، سلیس، گردان، متحرک،متنوع و مختلط، چندسو گرد
(adjective) adjustable, flexible Synonyms: able, accomplished, adaptable, adroit, all-around, all-purpose, ambidextrous, conversant, dexterous, elastic, facile, functional, gifted, handy, ingenuous, many-sided, mobile, multifaceted, plastic, pliable, protean, puttylike, ready, resourceful, skilled, skillful, talented, variable, varied Antonyms: inflexible, limited, unadjustable - a versatile worker - کارگر چندکاره - a versatile artist - نقاش چندهنره - a versatile combat weapon - سلاح جنگی چندکاربردی - a man of versatile interests - مردی دارای علایق متعدد - versatile building materials - مصالح ساختمانی چندکاربردی - a versatile antenna - یک آنتن چندسویه - a versatile verb - فعل چندشقی - a versatile topacoat - یک پالتو چندکاربردی
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vacillate
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دودل بودن، دل دل کردن، تردید داشتن، مردد بودن، نوسان کردن، جنبیدن، تلوتلو خوردن
(verb) go back and forth Synonyms: alternate, be indecisive, be irresolute, change, change mind, dither, fence-straddle, fluctuate, hedge, hem and haw, hesitate, hover, oscillate, pause, pussyfoot around, reel, rock, run hot and cold, seesaw, shilly-shally, stagger, straddle, sway, swing, waffle, waver, whiffle, yo-yo Antonyms: remain, stay
- She vacillated so long that the opportunity was lost.
- آن‌قدر این دست آن دست کرد که فرصت از دست رفت.
