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Abeyance

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N. Suspended action, taligh

The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.

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Aberrant

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Adj. abnormal or deviant

Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.

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Abstemious

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Adj. sparing in eating and drinking. Temperate(self-restrained)
Concerned whether her vegiterian son’s abstemious diet providd him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.

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Admonish

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V. Warn, reprove (sarzanesh)
When her courtiers درباري ملازم questioined her religious beliefs, mary admonished them, declaring that she would worship as she pleased.

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Aggregate

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V n. Gather, accumulate
Before the wall street scandals dealers in so-called junk bonds managed to aggregate great wealth in short peiods of time.

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Alacrity

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N. Cheerful promptness, eagerness.

… Into the van with alacrity

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Ambivalence

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N. The state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.
Ambivalent adj.

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Anarchy

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N. Absence of govening body, lawlessness, state of disorder

The assassination of the leaders led to a period of anarchy.

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Anomalous

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Adj. abnormal, irregular, deviation from normal

She was placed in the anomalous position of seeming to approve procedures that she despised (hated).

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Antipathy

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Dislike, aversion. N.

Tom’s extreme antipathy for disputes keep him from getting into argument with his temperamental تند مزاج wife.

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Apex

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Tip, Summit, climax. N.

At the apex of his career, the star received offers of leading role daily.

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Appease

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V. To pacify or soothe, relieve

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Apprise

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Inform. V.
When nasa was apprised of the dangerous weather conditions, the head of the space agency decided to postpone the shuttle launch.

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Approbation

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N. Approval. Taiidie

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Appropriate

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V. Acquire. Zabt kardan

The ranch owners appropriated the lands that had oroginally been set aside for the indians’ use.

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Arduous

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Adj. hard, strenuous.
Her arduous efforts had sapped شيره كشيدن خسته كردنher energy.

arduous - English Dictionary
adjective
[ar·du·ous || ‘ɑːdjʊəs]
difficult, hard, laborious, exhausting

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Artless

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Adj. without guile. ساده و بي شيله پيله

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Ascetic

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Adj. practicing self-denial, austere مرتاضي

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Monarch

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noun
[mon·arch || ‘mɑnərk /’mɒnək]
hereditary sovereign, sole ruler, king, queen; orange and black migratory butterfly (Zoology)

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Assiduous

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Adj. diligent سخت كوش

Persistent

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Autonomous

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Adj. self-govening. خود مختار

N. Autonomy

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Aver

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V. Assert confidently or declare اظهار كردن

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Belie

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V. Contradict, give a false impression وانمود كردن
His coars hard-bitten exterior belied his innate sensitivity.
verb
[be·lie || bɪ’laɪ]
hide; camouflage; represent something as different than it actually is; show to be false; behave in a manner that is not fitting (a station or position, from a traditional point of view); slander (Archaic); fill with lies

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Beneficent

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Adj. kindly, doing good. Nikukar

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Bizarre

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Adj. fantastic, violently contrasting

The plot of the novel was too bizarre to be believed.

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Boorish

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Adj. rude, insensitive, crude, coarse

She ignored his boorish behavior, for she lad lost hope of teaching him courtesy.

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Burgeoning

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Adj, flourishingدرحال پيشرفت , growing quickly, putting out budsغنچه
They could scarcely keep up with the burgeoning demand for the services of their production company.

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Burnish

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V. Make shiny by rubbing, polish.

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Buttress

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V. Support, prop up. N. ساپورت. پشت بند
Just as architects buttress the walls of cathedrals with flying buttresses, debaters buttress their arguments with facts.

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Commensurate

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Adj. corresponding in extent, degree, or …

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Compendium

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N. Brief, comprehensive summary

This text can serve as a compendium of the tremendous amount of new material being developed in this field.

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Complaisant

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Adj. trying to please, overly polite, obliging. آدم منعطف و معتدل
Fearing that the king might become enraged, the complaisant parliment recognized the henry3 as king of ireland.

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Conciliatory adj

Conciliate v

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Adj. reconciling, soothing

She was still angry despite his conciliatory words. Conciliate. V .

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Confound

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V. Confuse , puzzle

No mystery could confound sherlock for long.

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Connoiseur

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N. Person competent to act as a judge of art
connoisseur - English Dictionary 
noun 
[con·nois·seur || ‚kɒnə'sɜː] 
expert, one with good taste; aesthete
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Contention

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N. Claim, thesis, assertion
It is our contention that, if you follow our tactics, you will boost your score on the gre.
V contend

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Contentious

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Adj. quarrelsome. Setizeju
contentious - English Dictionary 
adjective 
[con'ten·tious || -ʃəs] 
belligerent, argumentative, controversial; causing an argument; likely to cause an dispute
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Contrite

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Adj. penitent, pashiman

contrite - English Dictionary
adjective
[con·trite || ‘kɒntraɪt]
regretful, penitent, remorseful

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Converge

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V. Approach. Tend to meet, come together
converge - English Dictionary 
verb 
[con·verge || kən'vɜːdʒ] 
meet, come together, assemble

Convergence, n.

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Craven

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Adj. cowardly
Lilian’s craven refusal to join the protest was criticized by her comrades, who had expected her to be brave enough to stand up for her beliefs.

adjective 
[cra·ven || 'kreɪvən] 
fearful, cowardly 
noun 
[cra·ven || 'kreɪvən] 
fearful person, coward