Phd2/1397 Flashcards
sardonic
If someone is being scornful and mocking in a humorous way, call her sardonic.
طعنه امیز، کنایه امیز، وابسته به زهرخنده
1, a sardonic smile
لبخند تلخ و تمسخرآمیز
2. “Really?” she said, raising a sardonic eyebrow.
[ترجمه گوگل]”واقعا؟” او در حالی که ابرویی طعنه آمیز بالا انداخت گفت
protean
When Picasso is described as a protean genius, it means that not only was he brilliant, but he changed the way he worked many times. Protean means able to change shape.
در اساطیر یونان، نگهبان جانوران دریایی پوسیدون۱. گفته می شد که گله اش را بیشتر سگ ماهی تشکیل می داد. از قدرت پیشگویی برخوردار بود و برای گریز از سؤالاتی که از او می کردند به صورت های مختلف درمی آمد. در نیم روز در سایۀ تخته سنگی دراز می کشید و چنانچه در آن حال او را می دیدند و ترفندهای تغییرشکل به کار نمی آمد، شکل اصلی خود را بازمی یافت و از آینده خبر می داد.
insouciant
Only people with no real troubles can afford to be insouciant during times like these.
بی پروا، بی قید, آرام، بی غم، سرمست و آزاد
obstreperous
Obstreperous means boisterous, noisy, aggressive, defiant. You’ve probably seen an obstreperous child in the grocery store, pulling away from her mother, screaming at the top of her lungs.
mar
1 ) to spoil something, making it less good or less enjoyable
SYN: spoil
concatenation
Concatenation refers to a series of things — ideas, events, animals — that are somehow interconnected, individual parts that are linked to form a single unit, like the links in a chain
Magnanimity
Magnanimous behavior is noble, generous, or unselfish, and to exhibit magnanimity is to be this way. He showed great magnanimity in not pressing charges when I drove his car into the pond.
panoply
a panoply of things or people is an impressive collection or display of them, especially associated with a particular ceremonial event
تجهیزات و ارایش کامل
futile
When something fails to deliver a useful result, you can call it futile. Hopefully all the time you’re spending studying vocabulary won’t turn out to be futile!
“a futile effort”
useless, having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
exhilarating
making lively and joyful
rueful
Rueful means “apologetic” or “remorseful.”
feeling or expressing pain or sorrow for sins or offenses
indispensable
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
“an indispensable worker”
Atone
To atone is to do something “right” to make up for doing something wrong. Religious believers are known to atone for their sins, but even students can atone for a past failure by acing a quiz or two
skirt
verb
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
“she skirted the problem”
Emanate
Emanate means to give off, like the sound of laughter that emanates from your sister’s room during her slumber party. If spooky sounds emanate from the closet, don’t open the door!
