T - U - V Flashcards
Tacit
silently understood
tacit agreement, approval, support
a tacit agreement between the three big companies
talisman
an object that is believed to have magic powers to protect the person who owns it.
like amulet
Next to this talisman above my desk is another.
tangential
Tangential describes something that’s not part of the whole. If you make a comment that is tangential to the story you’re telling, it’s a digression(انحراف). The story could still be understood without it.
tangent: مماس
tautology
زیاده گویی
the use of two words or phrases that express the same meaning, in a way that is unnecessary and usually unintentional:
No one talks about “creative music”, because it would be a tautology.
Try to avoid repetition or tautology.
taxonomy
science of classification
a system for naming and organizing things, especially plants and animals, into groups that share similar qualities
tenet
one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based:
It is a tenet of contemporary psychology that an individual’s mental health is supported by having good social networks.
the tenets of a democratic society
like principle. Base
tenuous
weak
tenuous connection, idea, or situation is weak and possibly does not exist:
The police have only found a tenuous connection between the two robberies.
theocracy
a country that is ruled by religious leaders
thespian
actor or actress connected to theatre.
timbre
the quality of the sound made by a particular instrument or voice
He has a wonderful singing voice, with a rich timbre and resonant tone.
toady
someone who pretends to like an important person and does things for them, so that that person will help them – used to show disapproval. flatterer
It strikes me that Tommy has already mastered the art of being a toady.
He felt like a hanger-on, a toady.
tome
a large, heavy book:
She’s written several weighty tomes on the subject.
torque
گشتاور
tout
از ی چیزی انقد تعریف کنی ک بقیه مشتاق شن بخرنش
1 to praise something or someone to persuade people that they are important
his much touted musical
be touted as something
Nell is being touted as the next big thing in Hollywood.
2 to try to persuade people to buy goods or services you are offering
tout for business/custom British English (=look for customers)
Minicab drivers are not allowed to tout for business.
3 to give someone information about a horse in a race
transgress
to do something that is against the rules of social behaviour or against a moral principle. ناهنجارانه
Orton’s plays transgress accepted social norms.
translucent
not transparent, but clear enough to allow light to pass through
Blue veins showed through her translucent skin.
travail
(also travails [plural]) a difficult or unpleasant situation, or very tiring work
travail of
the travails of last year’s water shortage
treatise
Atreatiseis a formal written paper about a specific subject. It’s like an essay but longer. رساله
treatise on
a treatise on medical ethics
trepidation
fear and anxiety
We view future developments with some trepidation.
tryst
a meeting between lovers in a secret place or at a secret time – often used humorously قرار یواشکی
She could never get accustomed to motel trysts.
tumid
(of a part of the body) swollen, and larger in size than normal:
He had coarse features, a blunt nose, and tumid and protruded lips.
ورقلمبیده
turbid
(of a liquid) not transparent because a lot of small pieces of matter are held in it.
turbid water
turgid
1 turgid writing or speech is boring and difficult to understand SYN dull
a turgid Social Science textbook
2 full and swollen with liquid or air OPP flaccid
tutelary
The adjective tutelary describes something that is supervising or guarding something else, like the tutelary duties of a babysitter who makes sure the kids don’t hurt themselves at the playground.
Tutor: معلم خصوصی
Undulate
to move or be shaped like waves that are rising and falling
undulating hills
The road undulates for five miles before a steep climb.
unfeigned
not false, genuine; sincere.
a broad smile of unfeigned delight
feign. Like malinger
to pretend to have a particular feeling or to be ill, asleep etc
Feigning a headache, I went upstairs to my room.
usury
رباخواری - نزول
In medieval times, it was illegal for Christians to practise usury.
Vacuous
showing no intelligence or having no useful purpose کس شر
a vacuous expression
a vacuous romantic novel
valedictory
a speech or statement in which you say goodbye when you are leaving a school, job etc, especially on a formal occasion.
a valedictory speech خدافظی like farewell
vapid
dull. Like pedestrian
lacking intelligence, interest, or imagination
vapid conversation
variegated
having a pattern of different colours or marks: رنگارنگ
variegated leaves
a variegated plant
vaunt
Praise too much
to speak proudly about or praise something, especially in a way that is more than acceptable or reasonable:
The local people like to vaunt the glories of their faded past.
vendetta
1 [countable] a situation in which one person or group tries for a long time to harm another person شبیه انتقام
vendetta against
He accused the British media of pursuing a vendetta against him.
the victim of a political vendetta
2 [countable, uncountable] a long violent argument between two groups or people, especially one that is about something that happened in the past SYN feud خصومت کهنه
The two sides have been engaged in a bitter private vendetta.
vendetta between
vendettas between rival gangs
veracious
honest and not telling or containing any lies:
a veracious and trustworthy historian
verbose
wordy opp laconic
using or containing too many words
For once, his usually verbose wife was content to listen.
Legal writing is often unclear and verbose.
vertigo
a feeling of spinning around and being unable to balance, often caused by looking down from a height: سرگیجه
She can’t stand heights and has always suffered from vertigo.
vexation
irritation, annoyance
Jenny bit her lip in vexation
viable
1 a viable idea, plan, or method can work successfully
viable alternative/proposition/option etc
The committee came forward with one viable solution.
economically/commercially/financially viable
Will a hotel here be financially viable?
2 technical able to continue to live or to develop into a living thing OPP non-viable
viable seeds
vindictive
unreasonably cruel and unfair towards someone who has harmed you. کینه توز یا کینه توزانه
a bitter and vindictive old man
virtuoso
someone who is a very skilful performer, especially in music. Professional
violin virtuoso Vanessa Mae
visage
face. Almost like physiognomy
His entire visage is bright and cheerful.
viscous
syrupy
vitiate
to destroy or damage something:
He said that American military power should never again be vitiated by political concerns.
vivisection
Vivisection means literally “to cut up something that’s alive,” and it’s the term used for operating on live animals for scientific research. The word is usually used by people who oppose the practice.
They ‘give’ their lives in vivisection and the food industry.
تیکه تیکه کردن موجود زنده برای اهداف علمی
vogue
If something is the latest vogue, it is the latest fashion. When your new hairstyle catches on, it’s in vogue — or if it becomes unpopular, it’s not.
volatile
1 a volatile situation is likely to change suddenly and without warning OPP stable
an increasingly volatile political situation
the highly volatile stock and bond markets
2 someone who is volatile can suddenly become angry or violent
3 technical a volatile liquid or substance changes easily into a gas OPP stable
Volatility = instability # stability
vortex
whirlpool, center of turbulence
