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1
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Aquatic

A-quat-ic

A

Living or growing in water
Involving or happening in water

Aquatic plant or sport

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Deforestation

De-for-es-ta-tion

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The cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area

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Array

Ar-ray

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A group of people or things especially one that is large or impressive

A large number/ a collection

Of

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Defence

De-fence

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Protection

Of/against

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Habitat

Hab-i-tat

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A natural home of a planet or animal

زيستگاه

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Fell

Fell

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  1. To cut down a tree

2. Also the past tens of fall

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Erosion

E-ro-sion

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The process by which rock or soil is gradually destroyed by wind, rain or the sea

Of

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Nutrient

Nu-tri-ent

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Exmple: The plant absorb nutrients from the soil

Food

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Soil

Soil

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خاك

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Extent

Ex-tent

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To reach past
Get bigger

n. وسعت
V. وسعت يافتن

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Logging

Log-ging

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The work of cutting down trees in a forest ( for commercial purposes)

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Inhibit

In-hib-it

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To prevent sth from growing or developing well

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Exhibit

Ex-hib-it

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  1. To show sth in a public place.

2. to clearly show a particular quality,emotion or ability.

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Myriad

Myr-i-ad

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Very many, numerous

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Intercept

In-ter-cept

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  1. To stop sth or some one that is going from one place to another before they get there.
  2. To catch

Example: His phone calls were intercepted.

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Abound

A-bound

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To exist in great number

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Automaton

Au-tom-a-ton

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A robot

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Voracious

Vo-ra-cious

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Wanting large quantities

Example 1: Kids can have voracious appetites.
Example 2: Anne has always read voraciously.

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Indiscriminate

In-dis-crim-i-nate

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Choosing random without careful selection.

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Replete

Re-plete

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Completely field or supplied with

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Prognosticate

Prog-nos-ti-cate

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Forecast

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Tinge

Tinge

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  1. A very small amount of color, emotion or quality
  2. A trace

Of

Example: There was a tinge of sadness in his voice

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Vanish

Van-ish

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To disappear, especially in a way that can not be easily explainef

Example: my keys were here a minute ago but now they have vanished

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Vegetation

Veg-e-ta-tion

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Plant

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Breed

Breed

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To reproduce

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Terrestrial

Ter-res-tri-al

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Living on or relating to land rather than water or moon

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27
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Endure

En-dure

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To be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaning

تاب آوردن

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Diurnal

Di-ur-nal

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Happening every day

Active during the day

Example: The diurnal rotation of the earth.

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Fascinate

Fas-ci-nate

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To interest greatly

مجذوب كردن، شيفته كردن

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Imperative

Im-per-a-tive

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A priority/ an urgent need

Pri-or-i-ty

Example: It’s imperative that you see the doctor immidiately

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Feat

Feat

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A difficult act or achievement

Example: The woman who performed the feat of sailing around the world around

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Fuel

Fu-el

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To provide energy

Example: Coal is one of the cheapest fuel.

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Hemisphere

Hem-i-sphere

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A half of the earth

A half of the brain

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Inhabit

In-hab-it

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To live in

Example: The woods are inhabited by many wild animals.

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35
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Evolve

E-volve

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To develop gradually

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36
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Navigation

Nav-i-ga-tion

A

Finding the way from one place to another

مسيريابي

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Obscure

Ob-scure

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To make difficult to see

مبهم كردن

Example1: Words obscure the truth.
Example2: Some areas obscured by fogs

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Nocturnal

Noc-tur-nal

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Active at night

شبانه، فعال در شب

Example: Hamsters are nocturnal cretures.

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39
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Navigation

Nav-i-ga-tion

A

Finding the way from one place to another

مسيريابي

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Obscure

Ob-scure

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To make difficult to see

مبهم كردن

Example1: Words obscure the truth.
Example2: Some areas obscured by fogs

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41
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Nocturnal

Noc-tur-nal

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Active at night

شبانه، فعال در شب

Example: Hamsters are nocturnal cretures.

42
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Navigation

Nav-i-ga-tion

A

Finding the way from one place to another

مسيريابي

43
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Obscure

Ob-scure

A

To make difficult to see

مبهم كردن

Example1: Words obscure the truth.
Example2: Some areas obscured by fogs

44
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Nocturnal

Noc-tur-nal

A

Active at night

شبانه، فعال در شب

Example: Hamsters are nocturnal cretures.

45
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Stray

Stray

A

To leave the correct route
To move away from the place u should be

Adj: stray
N.:stray

46
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Accumulate

A’c-cu-mu-late

A

To gradually get more an more money, knowledge etc over a period of time

Exp.: Fat tend to accumulate around the hips and thights.

47
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Ambition

Am-‘bi-tion

A

A strong desire to achieve sth

48
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Species

‘Spe-cies

A

A group of animals

گونه

49
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Windswept

‘Wind-swept

A

A place that is often windy bec there are not many trees or buildings

Hair, clothes etc have been blown around by the wind

50
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Refugee

Ref-u-‘gee

A

پناهنده

51
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Reprimand

‘Rep-ri-mand

A

To show someone officially that sth have done is very wrong

توبيخ رسمي

N.: reprimand

52
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Caustic

‘Caus-tic

A

Sarcastic/ biting

Sar-‘cas-tic

كنايه آميز و نيشدار

Exp.: He can not help making sarcastic comment but he said with sarcastic smile

53
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Incipient

In-‘cip-i-ent

A

Starting to happen or exist

نوپا

Exp.: A sign of incipient madness

54
Q

Loathe

Loathe

A

To hate

55
Q

Lackluster

‘Lack-las-ter

A

Dull
Not exciting, impressive etc

بي روح و بي هيجان

Exp.1: A lackluster performance
Exp.2: Lackluster hair

56
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Nuance

‘Nu-ance

A

A slight variation in tone, meaning, color, manner etc

57
Q

Wrest

‘Wrest

A

To take by force

Exp.: To wrest the control of party

58
Q

Evaporation

E-‘vap-o-ration

A

Changing the liquid to gas
Or
If a feeling evaporates, it slowly disapears

Exp.: His courage had evaporated away

59
Q

Occupy

O’c-cu-py

A

To be in a place/ exist in

Stay in a place, fill time, fill space(syn.: take up)

اشغال كردن، مستقر كردن

Exp.: The dry lands occupy a third of the world’s surface

60
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Determine

De-‘ter-mine

A

To fond out the facts about sth
Exp.: Investigators are trying to determine the cause of fire

Influence or decide
Exp.1: The age of the wine determine its taste.
Exp.2: The test will help the doctor to determine what treatment to use.
Exp.3: We determine to leave at once

تعيين كردن، تصميم گرفتن

61
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Diverse

Di-‘verse

A

Varied, in many kinds

Adv.: diversely

62
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Fringe

‘Fringe

A

The edge of sth

حاشيه

Exp.: On the western fringe of London

63
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Dilute

Di-‘lute

A

To make weaker by mixing with water
Or
To make quality, belief etc less effective

N.; dilution

Exp.: Any dilution of standard must be resisted

64
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Moisture

‘Mois-ture

A

Wetness or water

65
Q

Rust

A

زنگ زدگي، زنگار

66
Q

Sparse

Sparse

A

Adj.

Existing only in small amounts
كم پشت

Adv.: slarsely
N.: sparseness

Exp: Sparse brown hair or sparse papulations

67
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Transitional

Trans-‘si-tion-al

A

Adj.

Relating to change from one type to another

انتقالي، وابسته به مرحله تغيير يا انتقال

Adv. transitionally

Exp.: A transitional period during the switch to the euro.

68
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Swing

Swing

A

N.

A sudden or big change in opinions or emotion

Exp.: She suffer from mood swing

69
Q

Violent

‘Vi-o-lent

A

Adj.

Strong/ sudden and destructive
Or خشونت

Exp.: Violent crime, rain, accident etc

70
Q

Thrive

Thrive

A

To become very successful or very strong and healthy
Or to grow well

رشد كردن و كامياب شدن

Adj.: thriving
Exp.: A thriving tourist industry

71
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Prolific

Pro-‘lif-ic

A

Adj.

Producing a lot of sth

پركار و پرتوليد و يا پربار

Adv.: prolifically

Exp.: prolific artist, prolific bird life, prolific producer

72
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Stressor

A

Sth that causes great difficulties

محرك تنش زا

73
Q

Resilient

Re-sil-i-ent

A

Adj.

Tough/ able to endure difficult conditions

Exp.: Children are often very resilient

Adv. resiently

74
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Anticipate

An-‘tic-i-pate

A

To expect that sth happen and be ready for it

75
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Blur

Blur

A

N.
Sth not seen clearly

V.
To become difficult to see, to make sth difficult to see

76
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Boundary

‘Bound-a-ry

A

An edge/ border

77
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Coordinate

Co-or-‘di-nate

A

To organise an activity so that the people involved in work well together and achieve a good result

78
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Distracting

Dis-‘tract-ing

A

Adj.
Taking attention away from sth
باعث عدم تمركز حواس
V.: distract

Exp.: Try not to distract the other student

79
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Detect

Di-‘tect

A

To notice or discover sth, specially sth that is not easy to see, hear etc

Exp.: Many forms of cancer can be cured if detected early.

80
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Demonstrate

‘Dem-on-strate

A

To show or prove sth clearly
Moled

نشان دادن

81
Q

Embassy

‘Em-bas-sy

A

سفارتخانه

82
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Indiscernibly

In-di’s-cer-ni-ble

A

Adv.

Very difficult to see, hear, or notice

Exp.: The path way almost indiscernible in the mist

83
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Mist

A

Fog

مه

84
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Maneuver

Ma-‘nu-ve

A

Movement

85
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Indistinct

In-dis-‘tinct

A

Unclear

Opp.: distinct

Exp.: My memory of what happened next is indistinct

Adv.: indistinctly

86
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Range

Range

A

Area

Exp.: They can pick up signals at the range of 400m

87
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Peripheral

Pe-‘riph-e-ral

A

محيطي، مربوط به مكان، توانايي ديدن يا موقعيت و يا ايده مي شود.
Exp.: peripheral vision

88
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Scan

Scan

A

To look over
1.To examine the area carefully but quickly, often bec u are looking for someone

  1. To read sth quickly
    Syn.: skim
    Exp.: IScaned the page for her name.
89
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Band

A

A small group

90
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Tolerate

‘Tol-e-rate

A

To accep
Allow

A’l-low

تحكل كردن

91
Q

Entertainment

‘En-te-‘tain-ment

A

سرگرمي

92
Q

Exotic

Egza-‘tic

A

Adj.

Unusual
From a foreign place

Exp.: exotic birds or places

Adv.: exotically
N.: exotica

93
Q

Grandeur

‘Gran-djiu

A

N.

Greatness
Impressive beauty, power, or size
شكوه و عظمت

Exp.: The grandeur of the mountains.

94
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Found

‘Faand

A

To start or establish an institute
*also the past tense of find
تاسيس كردن

Syn.: establish

Exp.: Eton college was founded in 1440.

95
Q

Remnant

‘Rem-nent

Exp.: The remnant of a meal stood on the table

A

A small leftover piece

96
Q

Spectator

Spec-‘ta-tor

A

A person who watches an event
تماشاگر،
Exp.; The match attracted over 40,000 spectators

97
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Renovate

‘Ren-e-vate

A

To repair a building or old furniture so that it is in good condition again

98
Q

Venue

‘Ven-ue

A

N.

Place where an event is held
محل برگزاري

For

Exp.: the band will play as many venues as possible

99
Q

Trainer

‘Train-e

A

A person who teach people or animals an skill

Syn.: coach

100
Q

Authority

O-‘thar-i-ty

A

مسئول، مقام ذي صلاح

Exp.1: Only the president has the authority to declare war

Exp.2: Several countries claim authority over the islands.

Exp.3: I need to speak to someone in authority

101
Q

Acknowledge

Ak-‘nawl-edge

A

To admit( to agree unwillingly that sth is true or someone is right) or accept that sth is true or that a situation exist

That

Exp.: The family acknowledge the need for change

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