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1
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تصادف مرگبار

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*fatal crash
-3 people ran away from a fatal crash

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an accident in which two or more people or vehicles hit each other while moving in different directions
برخورد

what is SYN?

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*col‧li‧sion /kəˈlɪʒən/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]

SYN: collide /kəˈlaɪd/

*collision with
-The school bus was involved in a collision with a truck.
-Two people were killed in a head-on collision (=between two vehicles that are moving directly towards each other) on highway 218.

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an accident between two vehicles that are moving towards each other

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  • a head-on collision
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a strong disagreement between two people or groups

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*col‧li‧sion /kəˈlɪʒən/ ●●○ noun [countable, uncountable]
*collision between
- a collision between the two countries over fishing rights

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to hit the back of one car with another in an accident

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*rear-ended
-My new car was rear-ended while it was parked outside the station

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to turn around and around very quickly, or to make something do this

what is SYN?

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*spin1 /spɪn/ ●●● S3 verb (past tense and past participle spun /spʌn/, present participle spinning)

SYN: TURN AROUND

-I sat back and watched the ceiling fan spin above me.
-The boy was spinning around in his father’s desk chair.

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HIT WITH FORCE, to hit or attack someone or something with a lot of force

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*slam /slæm/ ●●○ verb (slammed, slamming)
-All 155 passengers died instantly when the plane slammed into the mountain.

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shutting the door, gate, etc with a loud noise

what is the SYN?

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*slam /slæm/ ●●○ verb (slammed, slamming)

SYN:bang

-We heard a car door slam.
-He slammed the door shut.
-Outside in the street, car doors slammed and people were shouting.

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to criticize someone or something strongly – used especially in newspapers

what is SYN?

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*slam1 /slæm/ ●●○ verb (slammed, slamming)

SYN: criticize, slate
*slam sb for sth

-local media slammed plans to build a prison in the area
-the council was slammed for its unfair selection procedure

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hit with force, to hit or attack someone or something with a lot of force

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*slam1 /slæm/ ●●○ verb (slammed, slamming)

*slam into/against

-all 155 passengers died instantly after the plane slammed into the mountain

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to shut door, gate, etc with a loud noise

what is SYN?

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*slam1 /slæm/ ●●○ verb (slammed, slamming)

SYN:bang

-I heard a car door slam
-he slammed the door shut

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to rudely refuse to talk or meet someone

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slam the door in somebody’s face

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to close the door hard when someone is trying to come in

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slam the door in somebody’s face

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to make a car stop suddenly by pressing on the brakes very hard

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slam on the brakes

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the act of charging someone too much money for sth in a way that is dishonest and unfair

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*price gauging

-Canadians slam Shopper Drug Mart for price gauging on morning-after pill

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make a deep hole or cut on the surface of sth

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*gouge1 /ɡaʊdʒ/ verb [transitive]

-he took a knife and gouged a hole in the bottom of the boat

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a hole or cut made in sth by a sharp tool or weapon

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*gouge2 noun [countable]

  • a gouge in the environment is likely to attract future gouges
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a type of emergency birth control (contraception)

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morning-after pill

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the act of preventing pregnancy

what is SYN?

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*con‧tra‧cep‧tion /ˌkɒntrəˈsepʃən $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun

SYN:birth control

-this pill is a popular method of contraception
-pharmacare policy covers all contraception medications and devices
-contraception medications and devices are like with control pills, IUDs, implants, and morning-after pill

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a drug, object, or methods being used to prevent a woman from becoming pregnant when she has sex

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*con‧tra‧cep‧tive /ˌkɒntrəˈseptɪv◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ noun [countable], adjective

-free contraceptives
-emergency contraceptives
-contraceptive devices

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it spreads quickly or widely on the internet, via social media and email

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*goes viral

-the video has gone viral with millions of views.

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unreasonably expensive price, charges, etc

what is OPP?

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*steep1 /stiːp/ ●●○ S3 adjective (comparative steeper, superlative steepest)

OPP: low

-steep rent
-steep price difference on emergency contraception

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involving a big increase or decrease

what is SYN?

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*steep1 /stiːp/ ●●○ S3 adjective (comparative steeper, superlative steepest)

SYN: sharp

steep increase/rise
-a steep increase in house prices
*steep decrease/drop
-a steep drop in orders

-steep cuts in benefits

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a road, hill etc that is steep slopes at a high angle شیب دار

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*steep1 /stiːp/ ●●○ S3 adjective (comparative steeper, superlative steepest)

-The road became rocky and steep.
-a steep climb to the top

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a difference between two amounts, details, reports etc that should be the same مغایرت ها

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*di‧screp‧an‧cy /dɪˈskrepənsi/ ●○○ noun (plural discrepancies) [countable, uncountable]

*discrepancy in
-Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports.

*discrepancy between
-There is a large discrepancy between the ideal image of motherhood and the reality.

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it no longer exists or happens, or is being replaced by something new.

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  • be a thing of the past

-those discrepancies could soon be a thing of the past
-my current challenges would soon be a thing of past

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relating to the process of producing babies, young animals, or plants تولید مثل

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*re‧pro‧duc‧tive /ˌriːprəˈdʌktɪv◂/ adjective [only before noun]

-the human reproductive system
-reproductive organs

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No longer under management, direction, or regulation خارج از کنترل

what are SYN?

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*to be out of control

SYN: unmanageable, unruly

-Housing costs are out of control
-The children were getting out of hand again .

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to be important in making something happen مهم

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*In‧stru‧men‧tal1 /ˌɪnstrəˈmentl◂/ adjective

  • be instrumental in (doing) something

-the Society was instrumental in bringing about legislation
-He was instrumental in developing links with European organizations

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to refuse to buy something, use something, or take part in something as a way of protesting تحریم کردن

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*boy‧cott1 /ˈbɔɪkɒt $ -kɑːt/ ●○○ verb [transitive] , noun

-We boycott all products tested on animals.

*boycott of/on/against

-They are now trying to organize a boycott.
-He called for a boycott of the elections.
-it was instrumental in organizing a May-long boycott of Loblaw-affiliated stores, including Shoppers Drug Mart.

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an organization, club etc that is a member of a larger group or organization, or is closely connected with it
وابسته

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an affiliated organization/club/member etc

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not far away نزدیک

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*near‧by /ˈnɪəbaɪ $ ˈnɪr-/ ●●● W3 adjective [only before noun], adverb

-Lucy was staying in the nearby town of Hamilton.
-Dan found work on one of the farms nearby.
-Do you live nearby
-nearby stores

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داروخانه مستقل

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independent pharmacy

34
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از ترس و
بدشانسی کسی سود بردن

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*profiting off of someone else’s panic and misfortune

-I couldn’t feel good about profiting off someone else panic and misfortune

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یک دهه کار کردن

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work for a decade

36
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حاملگی ناخواسته

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unintended pregnancy, unwanted pregnancy

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سکس های محافظت نشده

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unprotected sex

38
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involving everyone in the world or in a particular group همگانی, جهانی

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*u‧ni‧ver‧sal /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːsəl◂ $ -ɜːr-/ ●●○ W3 adjective

-free universal health care
-These stories have universal appeal.
-a topic of universal interest
-a democracy based on universal suffrage (=when every adult has the right to vote)
-UNIVERSAL TRUTH

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a formal arrangement to meet or visit someone at a particular time and place
وقت ملاقات گرفتن

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*get an appointment with, make an appointment

-a person can get an appointment with the pharmacist

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to give something to people, especially in fixed amounts پخش کردن

what is SYN?

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*di‧spense /dɪˈspens/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal

*SYN give out
*dispense something to somebody

-Villagers dispensed tea to visitors.
-a machine for dispensing cash

41
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to officially prepare and give medicines to people

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*di‧spense /dɪˈspens/ ●○○ verb [transitive] formal

-the pharmacist dispense the contraceptive to the patients for free

42
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a specially trained nurse whose job is to help women when they are having a baby ماما, قابله

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mid‧wife /ˈmɪdwaɪf/ ●○○ noun (plural midwives /-waɪvz/) [countable]

43
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to introduce it. معرفی محصول جدید/ برنامه با پروسه جدید

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roll out a new product, process, plan,

44
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the act of profiting from some sort of venture, person, situation
پولسازی از فرد با موقعیتی کردن

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*make money off sth

-Making money off birth control makes access inequitable

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not equally fair to everyone, unfair, unjust غیر منصفانه، غیر عادلانه

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*in‧eq‧ui‧ta‧ble /ɪnˈekwətəbəl/ adjective formal

–an inequitable distribution of wealth

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to gradually remove or destroy something فرساییدن

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*eat something ↔ away phrasal verb

SYN erode

-The stones are being eaten away by pollution.

47
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typical of the way a good mother behaves or feels مادری, مادرا

what is SYN?

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*ma‧ter‧nal /məˈtɜːnl $ -ɜːr-/ ●○○ adjective

SYN:paternal

-Annie was wonderfully warm and maternal.
-She seems to have a strong maternal instinct (=desire to have babies and take care of them).
-maternal love
-the relationship between maternal age and infant mortality

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the death of an infant between 1 day and 1 year of age مرگ و میر نوزادان

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infant mortality

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to become very successful or very strong and healthy
رونق یافتن, موفق شدن

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*thrive /θraɪv/ ●○○ verb (past tense thrived or throve /θrəʊv $ θroʊv/, past participle thrived) [intransitive] formal

-some plants thrive in tropical rain forest
-a business which managed to thrive during a recession

50
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to no longer do an activity or belong to a group

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*drop out phrasal verb

-the group gets smaller as members move away or drop out

51
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to leave a school or university before your course has finished

what is SYN?

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*drop out phrasal verb

SYN: dropout of
-Bill dropped out of college after his first year

52
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در موقعیت/شرایطی نبودن که کاری را بکنید. آمادگی انجام کاری را نداشتن

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not to be in the position to do sth

53
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emphasize a statement, idea, or fact

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*stress2 ●●● S3 W3 AWL verb

*stress that

-The report stressed that student math skills need to improve.
-Crawford stressed the need for more housing downtown.
-She stressed the importance of a balanced diet.

54
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to pronounce a word or a part of a word so that it sounds louder or more forceful

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*stress2 ●●● S3 W3 AWL verb

  • the word “machine” is stressed on the second syllable
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to feel worried about sth

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*stress2 ●●● S3 W3 AWL verb

  • she is stressing about her exam
56
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anger
to make someone angry

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*ire /aɪə $ aɪr/ noun [uncountable] written

*raise/arouse/draw somebody’s anger

-customer ire
-she didn’t raise the ire of teachers
-the proposal has drown the ire of local residents
-the idea of such a garage has drown the ire of park purists.

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someone who believes that something should be done in the correct or traditional way, especially in the areas of art, music, sport and language

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*pur‧ist /ˈpjʊərɪst $ ˈpjʊr-/ noun [countable]

-the idea of such a garage has drown the ire of park purists.

-Architects with purist views were suspicious of his work
-The purists won’t like it, but opera on TV certainly brings in the audiences.

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to express the feeling of anger or hatred, especially by doing something violent or harmful

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*vent (verb) [transitive]

*vent something on somebody

-if Paul has had a bad day, he vents his anger on his family

*vent something by doing something

-I could hear mum venting her frustration by banging the pots noisily

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a hole or pipe through which gases, liquid, etc can enter or escape from an enclosed space or container

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*vent1 /vent/ noun [countable]

-a blocked air vent

60
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(formal) to do something violent or harmful to express feeling of anger or hatred

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*to give vent to something

-give full vent to your feeling
-children give vent to their anger in various ways
-he knew if he gave full vent to his feeling, it would upset David
-Cooper was booked instead after the Motherwell player gave full vent to his feelings about that decision.

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a thin straight opening at the bottom of the back or side of a jacket or coat چاک کت

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vent /vent/ noun

62
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(formal) anger, especially unreasonable or unfair anger

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*spleen /spliːn/ noun (Uncountable)

-the meeting gave us the chance to vent us our spleen
-obviously, you are annoyed, but it doesn’t give you right to vent your spleen on me (=get angry with me)

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an organ near your stomach that control the quality of your blood طحال

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*spleen /spliːn/ noun (Countable)

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