My Words Flashcards

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Category

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a group of people or things that are all of the same type, section
Ex: There are five categories of workers.

Fall into/ belong into/ fit into/ divide or split into a category
Ex: workers fall into 3 main categories
Her style doesn’t easily fit into the category of jazz

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تا کردن کاغذ

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To fold

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کندن کاغذ از کتاب/دفتر

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To rip out

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پاره کردن کاغذ

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To tear

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Due to

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Because of s.th
Ex: she has been absent from work due to illness
Their success was due largely to their manager
The crash was due to pilot error

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Huge, important

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Substantial
Ex: a substantial salary
The document requires substantial changes.

Significant
Ex: a significant part/number
The result is highly significant for the future of the province.
It is significant that the writers of the report were all men.

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Fond

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Loving, adorable
1. be fond of somebody: to like someone very much, especially when you have known them for a long time and almost feel love for them:
Joe’s quite fond of her, isn’t he?
Over the years we’ve grown very fond of each other.

  1. be fond of something: to like something, especially something you have liked for a long time:
    I’m not overly fond of cooking.
    I’d grown fond of the place and it was difficult to leave.
  2. be fond of doing something: to do something often, especially something that annoys other people:
    Ex: My grandfather was very fond of handing out advice to all my friends.
  3. [only before noun] a fond look, smile, action etc: shows you like someone very much Synonym : affectionate
    Ex: He gave her a fond look.
  4. have fond memories of something/somebody: to remember someone or something with great pleasure
    Ex: Marie still had fond memories of their time together.
  5. a fond hope/belief: a belief or hope that something will happen, which seems silly because it is very unlikely to happen

Ex: They sent him to another school in the fond hope that his behaviour would improve.

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Navigate

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Guide, handle
to find which way you need to go when you are travelling from one place to another
Ex: I’ll drive, you take the map and navigate.

navigate your way through/to/around something
Ex: We managed to navigate our way through the forest.

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Assemble

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Put together, gather
you assemble a large number of people or things that are gathered together in one place, often for a particular purpose
Ex: A large crowd had assembled outside the American embassy.
Ex: He looked around at the assembled company (=all the people who had come there).

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Elevation

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  1. a height above the level of the sea
    elevation of
    Ex: The road climbs steadily to an elevation of 1,400 feet.
  2. [uc & formal] an act of moving someone to a more important rank or position
    “elevation to”
    Ex: her sudden elevation to international stardom
  3. [uc / c & formal] an increase in the amount or level of something
    Ex: a sudden elevation of blood pressure
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Drive
Ex: Bad payment drives teachers to quit their job

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Force in a certain direction

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Stave off

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To prevent s.th bad affecting you
Ex: joining a social club can stave off loneliness

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Keep (s.th) at bay

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To prevent s.th bad affecting you
Ex: handwashing can keep inflections at bay

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متمدن ≠ غیرمتمدن

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Uncivilized ≠ Civilized

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حرف اضافه

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Preposition

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Job, profession

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Occupation

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محل اقامت
بر طرف کردن
موافقت

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Accommodation

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استخدام ، to employ

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Recruitment

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Pessimism
Pessimists

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Cynicism
cynical

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They … the bank
They … the bag

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نالایق، بی‌کفایت

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Down town

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باران موسمی

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سونامی

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گردباد
Cyclone
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طوفان برف
Blizzard
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سیل
Flood
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A sudden decision without thinking about it wisely
Impulse
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فشرده
Intensive
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هزینه
Fee
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از قبل
In advance
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محرک
Stimuly
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تخلیه، ابکشی، اب گذر
Drain
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Noun for consume
Consumption
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In order
Respectively
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to disagree ,to be against, object, resist
Oppose Ex: BAD: I oppose to violence. GOOD: I am opposed to violence. Hundreds of people wrote to oppose the scheme.
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Sadness
Sorrow
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To manage and deal with sth
To cope with sth
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کوسن
Cushion
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ترازو، مقیاس، جدول، درجه، درجه‌بندی
Scale
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به ناچار، الزاما
Inevitably Ex: The decision will inevitably lead to political tensions. Inevitably, the situation did not please everyone.
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جمجمه
Skull
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Lasting only a short time More formal than “short”
Brief Ex: The President made a brief visit to Buenos Aires.
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done very soon after something else Fast, quick
Prompt Ex: Thank you for your prompt reply. the prompt action of the firefighters
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Ah SS ST
Arts & Humanities Social Sciences Science & Technology
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کلاغ
Crow
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صخره
Cliff
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طاقچه
Ledge