Gre300 1 Flashcards
Abeyance
N. Suspended action, taligh
The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.
Aberrant
Adj. abnormal or deviant
Given the aberrant nature of the data, we came to doubt the validity of the entire experiment.
Abstemious
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.
Admonish
V. Warn, reprove (sarzanesh)
When her courtiers درباري ملازم questioined her religious beliefs, mary admonished them, declaring that she would worship as she pleased.
Aggregate
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.
Alacrity
N. Cheerful promptness, eagerness.
… Into the van with alacrity
Ambivalence
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.
Anarchy
N. Absence of govening body, lawlessness, state of disorder
The assassination of the leaders led to a period of anarchy.
Anomalous
Adj. abnormal, irregular, deviation from normal
She was placed in the anomalous position of seeming to approve procedures that she despised (hated).
Antipathy
Dislike, aversion. N.
Tom’s extreme antipathy for disputes keep him from getting into argument with his temperamental تند مزاج wife.
Apex
Tip, Summit, climax. N.
At the apex of his career, the star received offers of leading role daily.
Appease
V. To pacify or soothe, relieve
Apprise
Inform. V.
When nasa was apprised of the dangerous weather conditions, the head of the space agency decided to postpone the shuttle launch.
Approbation
N. Approval. Taiidie
Appropriate
V. Acquire. Zabt kardan
The ranch owners appropriated the lands that had oroginally been set aside for the indians’ use.
Arduous
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