SEC 1-2-3 Flashcards
divine
1 coming from or relating to God or a god - الهی
divine intervention(مداخله)/providence(fate)/revelation/guidance etc
faith in divine providence
divine power
divine love
2 old-fashioned very pleasant or good
dearth
lack
dearth of
a dearth of job opportunities
merely
صرفا
exhaustive
comprehensively and completely
an exhaustive investigation
legitimate
1 fair or reasonable
That’s a perfectly legitimate question.
Most scientists believe it is legitimate to use animals in medical research.
2 acceptable or allowed by law مشروع - قانونی
Their business operations are perfectly legitimate.
yield
1 produce
Our research has only recently begun to yield important results.
These investments should yield a reasonable return.
2 give in
Finally she yielded to temptation and helped herself to a large slice of cake.
counterfeit
fake
counterfeit currency/money etc
counterfeit £10 notes
counterfeit goods/software etc
overstate
exaggerate
To say that all motorists speed in residential areas is overstating the case.
The importance of a child’s early years cannot be overstated (=is very important).
OPP understate
describe or represent (something) as being smaller, worse, or less important than it actually is.
the press has understated the extent of the problem
imprecise
not precise
vague imprecise estimates
Alcohol affects the brain, making speech slurred and imprecise.
imminent
Like impending غریب الوقوع
imminent danger/threat/death/disaster etc
He was in imminent danger of dying.
A new trade agreement is imminent.
upheaval
like convulsion
A very big change that often causes problems تغییر فاحش
political upheaval
Moving house is a major upheaval.
Convulsion:
تشنج1
2 a great change that affects a country
proprietary
If you own something, especially something of value, then you have proprietary rights. The word is most often used in relation to new inventions or patents. مالکیت
OPP generic
a generic product does not have a special name to show that it is made by a particular company
generic drugs
swift
1 happening or done quickly and immediately
My letter received a swift reply.
She shot a swift glance at Paul.
They were swift to deny the accusations.
2 [only before noun] moving, or able to move, very fast
a swift runner
She wiped her tears away in one swift movement.
3 → somebody is not too swift
used to say that someone is not very intelligent
ameliorate
to make a bad situation better or less harmful SYN improve
It is not clear what can be done to ameliorate the situation.
repertoire
1 all the plays, pieces of music etc that a performer or group knows and can perform
in somebody’s repertoire
The group include some techno in their repertoire.
repertoire of
a wide repertoire of songs
2 the total number of things that someone or something is able to do
the behavioural repertoire of infants
malign
to say unpleasant things about someone that are untrue SYN slander تهمت
She had seen herself repeatedly maligned in the newspapers.
a much maligned politician
brook
as verb
not brook something/brook no something
to not allow or accept something
He would brook no criticism, even from his beloved daughter.
as noun
a small stream
a babbling brook
repudiate
reject
He repudiated all offers of friendship.
The book repudiates the racist stereotypes about black women.
beneficent
Beneficent is the type of act that helps others. If you’re a beneficent person, you probably spend a lot of your time volunteering at soup kitchens or homeless shelters, helping people who are less fortunate than you are.
کمک بقیه میکنن..واسه بقیه سودمندن
Like altruism
verisimilitude
the quality of being true or real
questions about the verisimilitude of the document
cordial
friendly but quite polite and formal
The talks were conducted in a cordial atmosphere.
convivial
friendly and pleasantly cheerful
a convivial atmosphere
diffident
shy and not wanting to make people notice you or talk about you
diffident manner/smile/voice etc
diffident about
He was diffident about his own success.
exasperation
If you’ve ever become so frustrated with someone or something that you feel like you’re at the end of your rope, you have experienced exasperation. You are fed up!
irascibility
a feeling of resentful anger
