Planet Earth II Flashcards

1
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Sheer

A

Pure
Absolute

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2
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grandeur

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Greatness
Glory
Magnitude
Dignity:شان

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3
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splendor

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شکوه

the splendor of the Florida Keys

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4
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wildernesses

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بیابان ها
Desert
Wild land
the garden had become a wilderness of weeds and bushes

the man who led the Green Party out of the wilderness

his wilderness years

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5
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Fragile

A

Easily broken
Brittle
Weak

his fragile health somewhat improved

you have a fragile grip on reality

fragile items such as glass and china

a small, fragile old lady

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6
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precious

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Valuable

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7
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Habitat

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the natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.

“wild chimps in their natural habitat”

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8
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Miniature

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a thing that is much smaller than normal, especially a small replica or model.
Small
Short
Tiny

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9
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correspondences

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a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic qualities or features of something much larger.

“Berlin is a microcosm of Germany, in unity as in division”

جهان کوچک

the belief in correspondences between the Universe and Man—between microcosm and macrocosm

اعتقاد به تناظر بین جهان و انسان - بین عالم صغیر و کیهان کلان

a close similarity, connection, or equivalence.

“there is a simple correspondence between the distance of a focused object from the eye and the size of its image on the retina”

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10
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microcosm

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جهان کوچک

a community, place, or situation regarded as encapsulating in miniature the characteristic qualities or features of something much larger.

“Berlin is a microcosm of Germany, in unity as in division”

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11
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narrate

A

روایت کند

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12
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Pygmy three toed sloth

A

تنبل سه انگشتی پیگمی

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13
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Predator

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درنده
Wild animal

an animal that naturally preys on others.

“wolves are major predators of rodents”

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14
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idyllic

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ideal
prefect
wonderful

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15
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Mate

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Spouse

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16
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Shrill

A

Shreak

17
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enticing

A

seduce

solicit

18
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red-blooded

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adjective
vigorous or virile, especially in having strong heterosexual appetites (typically used of a man).
“he was attracted to her, as any red-blooded male would be”

19
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Speck

A

Bit
Part

20
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cast away

A

a person who has been shipwrecked and stranded in an isolated place.

“a castaway on a desert island”

21
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lizard

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a reptile that typically has a long body and tail, four legs, movable eyelids, and a rough, scaly, or spiny skin.

22
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relatively

A

به طور نسبی

23
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carnivorous

A

گوشتخوار

24
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receptive

A

willing to consider or accept new suggestions and ideas.

“a receptive audience”

25
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strayed

A

منحرف شده

divagate

26
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territory

A

an area of land under the jurisdiction of a ruler or state.

“sorties into enemy territory”

27
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conflict

A

Tension
Struggle
Battle
Fight
Contradiction

28
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sledgehammer

A

a large, heavy hammer used for such jobs as breaking rocks and driving in fence posts.

29
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serrated

A

having or denoting a jagged edge; sawlike.

“A knife with a serrated edge”

30
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topple

A

سرنگون کردن
Overturn