IELTS Flashcards
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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
A
The cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area
3
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Array
Ar-ray
A
A group of people or things especially one that is large or impressive
A large number/ a collection
Of
4
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Defence
De-fence
A
Protection
Of/against
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Habitat
Hab-i-tat
A
A natural home of a planet or animal
زيستگاه
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Fell
Fell
A
- To cut down a tree
2. Also the past tens of fall
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Erosion
E-ro-sion
A
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
A
Exmple: The plant absorb nutrients from the soil
Food
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Soil
Soil
A
خاك
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Extent
Ex-tent
A
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
A
To prevent sth from growing or developing well
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Exhibit
Ex-hib-it
A
- 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
A
- To stop sth or some one that is going from one place to another before they get there.
- To catch
Example: His phone calls were intercepted.
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Abound
A-bound
A
To exist in great number
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Automaton
Au-tom-a-ton
A
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
A
Choosing random without careful selection.
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Replete
Re-plete
A
Completely field or supplied with
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Prognosticate
Prog-nos-ti-cate
A
Forecast
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Tinge
Tinge
A
- A very small amount of color, emotion or quality
- 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
A
Plant
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Breed
Breed
To reproduce
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Terrestrial
Ter-res-tri-al
Living on or relating to land rather than water or moon
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Endure
En-dure
To be in a difficult or painful situation for a long time without complaning
تاب آوردن
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Diurnal
Di-ur-nal
Happening every day
Active during the day
Example: The diurnal rotation of the earth.
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Fascinate
Fas-ci-nate
To interest greatly
مجذوب كردن، شيفته كردن
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Imperative
Im-per-a-tive
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
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
To provide energy
Example: Coal is one of the cheapest fuel.
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Hemisphere
Hem-i-sphere
A half of the earth
| A half of the brain
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Inhabit
In-hab-it
To live in
Example: The woods are inhabited by many wild animals.
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Evolve
E-volve
To develop gradually
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Navigation
Nav-i-ga-tion
Finding the way from one place to another
مسيريابي
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Obscure
Ob-scure
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
Active at night
شبانه، فعال در شب
Example: Hamsters are nocturnal cretures.
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Navigation
Nav-i-ga-tion
Finding the way from one place to another
مسيريابي
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Obscure
Ob-scure
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
Active at night
شبانه، فعال در شب
Example: Hamsters are nocturnal cretures.
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Navigation
Nav-i-ga-tion
Finding the way from one place to another
مسيريابي
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Obscure
Ob-scure
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
Active at night
شبانه، فعال در شب
Example: Hamsters are nocturnal cretures.
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Stray
Stray
To leave the correct route
To move away from the place u should be
Adj: stray
N.:stray
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Accumulate
A'c-cu-mu-late
To gradually get more an more money, knowledge etc over a period of time
Exp.: Fat tend to accumulate around the hips and thights.
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Ambition
Am-'bi-tion
A strong desire to achieve sth
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Species
'Spe-cies
A group of animals
گونه
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Windswept
'Wind-swept
A place that is often windy bec there are not many trees or buildings
Hair, clothes etc have been blown around by the wind
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Refugee
Ref-u-'gee
پناهنده
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Reprimand
'Rep-ri-mand
To show someone officially that sth have done is very wrong
توبيخ رسمي
N.: reprimand
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Caustic
'Caus-tic
Sarcastic/ biting
Sar-'cas-tic
كنايه آميز و نيشدار
Exp.: He can not help making sarcastic comment but he said with sarcastic smile
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Incipient
In-'cip-i-ent
Starting to happen or exist
نوپا
Exp.: A sign of incipient madness
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Loathe
Loathe
To hate
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Lackluster
'Lack-las-ter
Dull
Not exciting, impressive etc
بي روح و بي هيجان
Exp.1: A lackluster performance
Exp.2: Lackluster hair
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Nuance
'Nu-ance
A slight variation in tone, meaning, color, manner etc
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Wrest
'Wrest
To take by force
Exp.: To wrest the control of party
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Evaporation
E-'vap-o-ration
Changing the liquid to gas
Or
If a feeling evaporates, it slowly disapears
Exp.: His courage had evaporated away
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Occupy
O'c-cu-py
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
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Determine
De-'ter-mine
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
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Diverse
Di-'verse
Varied, in many kinds
Adv.: diversely
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Fringe
'Fringe
The edge of sth
حاشيه
Exp.: On the western fringe of London
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Dilute
Di-'lute
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
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Moisture
'Mois-ture
Wetness or water
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Rust
زنگ زدگي، زنگار
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Sparse
Sparse
Adj.
Existing only in small amounts
كم پشت
Adv.: slarsely
N.: sparseness
Exp: Sparse brown hair or sparse papulations
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Transitional
Trans-'si-tion-al
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.
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Swing
Swing
N.
A sudden or big change in opinions or emotion
Exp.: She suffer from mood swing
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Violent
'Vi-o-lent
Adj.
Strong/ sudden and destructive
Or خشونت
Exp.: Violent crime, rain, accident etc
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Thrive
Thrive
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
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Prolific
Pro-'lif-ic
Adj.
Producing a lot of sth
پركار و پرتوليد و يا پربار
Adv.: prolifically
Exp.: prolific artist, prolific bird life, prolific producer
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Stressor
Sth that causes great difficulties
محرك تنش زا
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Resilient
Re-sil-i-ent
Adj.
Tough/ able to endure difficult conditions
Exp.: Children are often very resilient
Adv. resiently
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Anticipate
An-'tic-i-pate
To expect that sth happen and be ready for it
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Blur
Blur
N.
Sth not seen clearly
V.
To become difficult to see, to make sth difficult to see
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Boundary
'Bound-a-ry
An edge/ border
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Coordinate
Co-or-'di-nate
To organise an activity so that the people involved in work well together and achieve a good result
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Distracting
Dis-'tract-ing
Adj.
Taking attention away from sth
باعث عدم تمركز حواس
V.: distract
Exp.: Try not to distract the other student
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Detect
Di-'tect
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.
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Demonstrate
'Dem-on-strate
To show or prove sth clearly
Moled
نشان دادن
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Embassy
'Em-bas-sy
سفارتخانه
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Indiscernibly
In-di's-cer-ni-ble
Adv.
Very difficult to see, hear, or notice
Exp.: The path way almost indiscernible in the mist
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Mist
Fog
مه
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Maneuver
Ma-'nu-ve
Movement
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Indistinct
In-dis-'tinct
Unclear
Opp.: distinct
Exp.: My memory of what happened next is indistinct
Adv.: indistinctly
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Range
Range
Area
Exp.: They can pick up signals at the range of 400m
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Peripheral
Pe-'riph-e-ral
محيطي، مربوط به مكان، توانايي ديدن يا موقعيت و يا ايده مي شود.
Exp.: peripheral vision
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Scan
Scan
To look over
1.To examine the area carefully but quickly, often bec u are looking for someone
2. To read sth quickly
Syn.: skim
Exp.: IScaned the page for her name.
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Band
A small group
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Tolerate
'Tol-e-rate
To accep
Allow
A'l-low
تحكل كردن
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Entertainment
'En-te-'tain-ment
سرگرمي
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Exotic
Egza-'tic
Adj.
Unusual
From a foreign place
Exp.: exotic birds or places
Adv.: exotically
N.: exotica
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Grandeur
'Gran-djiu
N.
Greatness
Impressive beauty, power, or size
شكوه و عظمت
Exp.: The grandeur of the mountains.
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Found
'Faand
To start or establish an institute
*also the past tense of find
تاسيس كردن
Syn.: establish
Exp.: Eton college was founded in 1440.
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Remnant
'Rem-nent
Exp.: The remnant of a meal stood on the table
A small leftover piece
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Spectator
Spec-'ta-tor
A person who watches an event
تماشاگر،
Exp.; The match attracted over 40,000 spectators
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Renovate
'Ren-e-vate
To repair a building or old furniture so that it is in good condition again
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Venue
'Ven-ue
N.
Place where an event is held
محل برگزاري
For
Exp.: the band will play as many venues as possible
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Trainer
'Train-e
A person who teach people or animals an skill
Syn.: coach
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Authority
O-'thar-i-ty
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
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Acknowledge
Ak-'nawl-edge
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
