Oxford Word Skills Flashcards
Gist
(Jist)
اصل مطلب
The general meaning but not all the details
Revise
(Riviz)
Study sth again
To reconsider
Enthusiastic
(inˌTHo͞ozēˈastik)
Very interested and excited for sth
N: enthusiasm
Accurate (adj)
Accurately (adv)
With no mistakes
I want to ……. My vocabulary in English
(To make bigger)
Expand
Sth complicated and difficult to understand
Complex
It isn’t …. To my work
(Connected)
Relevant
An exact statement of what a word or phrase means
Definition
To define sth
To persuade sb to support or agree with you
Win sb over/round (to sth)
Ex: I’m sure we can win them over
Syn for idiom
Expression
Slang
Very informal words or phrases used in spoken language
A,
A’
A/
A_
A-
“A”
A!
A:
A;
Comma
Apostrophe
Slash
Dash
Hyphen
Quotation marks
Exclamation mark
Colon
Semicolon
Vintage
Antique
Option, choice,…
Alternative
What are sentences like this called:
If I were you, I wouldn’t say anything
Clauses
حرف ربط
Conjunction
What’s the noun of progress
Progression
منطقه روستایی
منطقه شهری
Rural
Urban
Unusual or strange
Curious
Essential
Vital
Impressive and large
important
Grand
OPP of reasonable
Unreasonable
I’m impressed … the overall quality
With
Empty
OPP of busy, crowded
Deserted
Frightening or causing worry
Alarming/alarmed
Funny in a gentle way
Amusing/amused 
Very surprising
Astonishing/astonished
Good enough but nothing more
Adequate ≠ inadequate 
SYN for modern
Contemporary
Quite hard
OPP of soft
Firm
موقت
دائم
Temporary
permanent
Under
Underneath
beneath
در رابطه با
In relation to
Competition
Rivalry
خوش خط
بد خط
Legible
Illegible
OPP:
Loyal
Formal
Patient
Regular
Successful
Certain
Legal
Smoking
Pleasant
Responsible
Possible
Flexible
Disloyal
Informal
Impatient
Irregular
unsuccessful
uncertain
Illegal
Non-smoking
Unpleasant
Irresponsible
Impossible
Inflexible
Box
Parcel
ماهیتابه
Saucepan
Pants
Trousers
Noun:
extend
Interpret
Extension
Interpretation
