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Reading words for the Web Flashcards

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abstemious-adj

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not eating and drinking too much

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comply-v

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to do what you’ve been asked to do

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acquiesce-v

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to accept, agree, or allow something to happen by staying silent or by not arguing

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acrimonious-ad

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bitter and angry

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bitter-adj

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talkh-involving sad and angry emotions-

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admonish-v

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earnestly caution

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earnestly-adv

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sadeghane

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caution-n-v

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ehtiat

ehtiat kardan

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aesthetic-n

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a set of ideas about beauty usually singular

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adroit-adj

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skillfull

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deft-adj

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skillfull

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dexterous-adj

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skillfull

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dexterity-n

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clever skill

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aloof-adj

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gooshegir az mardom

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affable-adj

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friendly

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amiable-adj

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friendly

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genial-adj

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cheerful and pleasant

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gregarious -adj

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social-friendly

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amalgam-n

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a mixture, combination of

different elements

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ambivalent-adj

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having mixed feelings

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anachronism-n

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not in the proper time

period

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analogy-n

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similarity

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anguish-n

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agony

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atypical-adj

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not typical

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antecedent-adj

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pishin-sabegh

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forerunner-n

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precedent

a sign of something that is going to happen

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animosity-n

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strong dislike

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antipathy-n

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strong dislike

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antithesis-n

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motezad

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antipodal-n

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motezad

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archaic-adj

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kohne va ghadimy

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ascetic-N-ADJ

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a person who leads a life
of self-denial
having a simple way of living

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audacious-adj

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bold and encouraging

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auspicious-adj

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suggesting a successful future

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debut-n-v

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aghaz kar

shoro bekar kardan

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automaton-n

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a machine that can move by itself

a person who acts in a mechanical or machinelike way

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autonomous-n

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mostaghel

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bane-n

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maye narahaty va moshkelat

The ugly school uniforms were the bane of the students’ lives

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belie-v

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to give a false idea of (something)
a tree whose delicate beauty belies its real toughness
 to show (something) to be false or wrong
Their actions belie their claim to be innocent.
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benefactor-n

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khaier-nikukar

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beneficiary-n

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someone who receives the benefits

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timely-adj

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be mughe

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crude-adj

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rude and offensive

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boorish-adj

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rude and crude

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boor-n

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a rude person

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uncouth-adj

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rude

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disapproving-adj

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in a way that is not approving

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vulgar-adj

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not showing good manners and politeness

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bowdlerize-v

A

to remove or delete
objectionable parts of a
book

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bucolic,pastoral,rustic-adj

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relating to the country or country life

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clumsy-adj

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dast va pa cholofti

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inept-adj

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bi orze

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Bungle-v

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to not do (something) well or successfully

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bungler-n

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a clumsy or inept person

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callous-adj

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bi atefe

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charlatan

-n

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fraud

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fraud-n

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kolahbardary

kolahbardar

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scheme-n

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tarh-barname-naghshe

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chimerical-adj

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in a way that exists only in the imagination and is not possible in reality

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exhaustive-adj

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jame va kamel

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compatibility-n

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sazgary

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to revel in sth

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to enjoy sth

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commitment-n

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taahod

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catastrophic-adj

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mosibatbar

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seclusion-n

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enzeva

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justify-v

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tujih kardan

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permissible-adj

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rava-mojaz

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circuitous-adj

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gheir mostaghim-not done or said clearly

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circumscribe-v

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mahdood kardan

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prudent-adj

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showing careful good judgment

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circumspect-adj

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cautious-careful

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circumvent-v

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to avoid being stopped by

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clairvoyant-n

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a person who uses
intuition to see into the
future

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intuition-n

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binesh va basirat

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confounded/ perplexed/

mystified-adj

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puzzled-confused

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clandestine/ surreptitious-adj

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secretive, not aboveboard,

covert

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aboveboard-adj

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ashkar-open and honest

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covert-adj

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penhan

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conjecture/ supposition -n

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an inference

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convoluted-adj

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twisted, intricate

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intricate-adj

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pichide

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copious-adj

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abundant

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covet-v

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to crave or strongly desire

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cryptic-adj

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mystirious

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dearth/ paucity-n

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shortage/kambood

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debunk-v

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to show the falseness of (a story, idea, statement, etc.)

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DECRY-V

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to express strong

disapproval

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deleterious-ADJ

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harmful-

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injurious-adj

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harmful

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demagogue-n

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a political leader who tries to get support by making false claims and promises and using arguments based on emotion rather than reason

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demise-N

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the final ending of

something, the downfall

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DENOUNCE-V

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TO SPEAK against

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deride-v

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to say that (someone or something) is ridiculous or has no value

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contemptuous-adj

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tahghir amiz

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to jeer-v

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to make rude and mocking remark

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despondent/ forlorn-adj

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feeling downcast, dejected

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Downcast-adj

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not happy, confident, or hopeful

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dejected-adj

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sad because of failure, loss

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diffident-adj

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lacking self-confidence

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diatribe/ tirade-n

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a bitter denunciation

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denunciation-denounce(v)

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a public statement that strongly criticizes someone or something as being bad or wrong

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dilettante-n

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an amateur

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digress-v

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monharef shodan az ide asli

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diminutive-adj

A

very small

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dirge-n-v

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nohe-nohe sarayi

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dismissive-v

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to reject

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disparage-v

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bi etebar kardan

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dispel-v

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to make disappear

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dissembler/ prevaricator -n

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liar-deciever

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draconian-n

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very strict laws and rules

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elusive-adj

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out of reach,difficult to catch

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enigmatic/ inscrutable-adj

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mysterious;baffling

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baffle-v

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heratzade shodan

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equanimity-n

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calmness, composure

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composure-n

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aramesh-khunsardi

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erroneous-adj

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filled with errors and wrongs

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exemplary-adj

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outstanding

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evocation-n

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the act of evoking something

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Exhort-v

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to strongly encourage

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Exorbitant-adj

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unreasonably expensive

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Extricate-v

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to get out of a difficult situation

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Expunge/Excise/Expurgate-v [Formal]

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to delete,remove

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fiasco/debacle-n

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complete disaster/failure

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fleeting/ephemeral-adj

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lasting only a short amount of time

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fortitude-n

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mind strength

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fortuitous-adj

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to happen accidentally but in a fortunate way

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doom-n-v

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n: very bad situations that cannot be avoided
v: to make sth certain to failure

128
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galvanize-v

A

excite someone or sth into action

گالوانیره کردن

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gerrymander-v

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to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage

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halcyon-adj

A

very happy and successful

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disdain-n

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a strong feeling of dislike and lack of respect

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haughty-adj

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arrogant

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hedonist-n

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a person who believes that pleasure or happiness is the most important goal in life

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hypothetical-ADJ

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based on assumption

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iconoclast-n

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a person who opposes beliefs and practices that are widely accepted

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impasse-n

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failure o reach an agreement

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impeccable-adj

A

perfect

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impecunious-adj

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poor

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affluent-adj

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rich

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impetus-n

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stimulus(محرک)

141
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implacable-adj

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used to describe (someone who has) strong opinions or feelings that are impossible to change:

142
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incoherent-adj

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not easy to understand

143
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coherent-adj

A

منسجم

144
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incontrovertible-adj

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indisputable

145
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indigenous/endemic-adj

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native to an area

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outrage-adj

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very angry

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indignant-adj

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outrage at something that

is unjust

148
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indulgent-adj

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overly tolerant

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inexorable-adj

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unstoppable

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relentless-adj

A

بی رحم

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innocuous-adj

A

harmless

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innuendo-n

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a statement which indirectly suggests that someone has done something immoral, improper, etc

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insurmountable-adj

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impossible to overcome

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