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1
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n

Puncture

she was on her way home when she had a puncture

A

سوراخ و پنچر شدن.

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adj

elliptic

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بیضی‌شکل

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secrecy

I’d love to tell you about it, but Martin’s sworn me to secrecy

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رازپوشی، خفیه

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moult

the adult birds were already moulting

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پوست انداختن

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mirth

lost all my mirth

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شادی، خوشی، شادمانی

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v

forgo

He will have to forgo his pleasurable pursuits until he’s passed his exa

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خودداری کردن از، چشم پوشیدن از

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adj

sterile

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incapable of producing offspring
نازا و عقیم

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n.

promontory

stood on the windswept promontory overlooking the bay

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پرتگاه، صخره

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n.

firmament

Stars twinkled in the firmament.

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گردان سپهر، افلاک

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n.

pestilent

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مهلک، سمی

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n.

congregation

The congregation processed into the church.

A

an assembly of persons

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n.

faculty

man … how infinite in faculty

A

innate or acquired ability to act or do
استعداد، قوه ذهنی

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v.

collapse

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to cave or fall in or give way

سقوط

The chair he was sitting in collapsed.

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v.

collide

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to come together with solid or direct impact

تصادم کردن

One of the speed skaters collided with one of the figure skaters.

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v.

diverge

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to turn aside from a path or course, to deviate

جدا شدن، فاصله گرفتن، انشعاب یافتن

This is where our opinions diverge from each other.
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

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n.

Coordination

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the ability to use different parts of the body together smoothly and efficiently.

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v.

vary

he tried to vary his diet

A

introduce modifications or changes into (something) so as to make it different

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v.

infer

A

to deduce or conclude (something) from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements

استنباط کردن

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adj.

courteous

A

polite, respectful, or considerate in manner.

Dave Grohl is the most couteous drummer of all time.

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Q

v.

refrain

A

stop oneself from doing something.

خودداری و اجتناب

Ukrainian military officials refrained from making any sweeping claims.

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adverb

helter-skelter

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in disorderly haste or confusion.

ran helter-skelter, getting in each other’s way

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