Test4 Reading1 Flashcards

1
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Prevail

A

prove more powerful or superior.
“it is hard for logic to prevail over emotion”
synonyms: win, win out, win through, triumph

“we can only hope that common sense will prevail”
be widespread or current in a particular area or at a particular time.
“a friendly atmosphere prevailed among the crowds”
synonyms: exist

“the excellent conditions that prevailed in the 1950s”
current, existing, prevalent, usual, common, most usual, commonest, most frequent, general, mainstream;
widespread, rife, in circulation;
set, recognized, established, customary, acknowledged, accepted, ordinary;
popular, fashionable, in fashion, in style, in vogue
“a research project examined prevailing attitudes in the classroom”
2.
persuade (someone) to do something.
“she was prevailed upon to give an account of her work”
synonyms: persuade, induce, talk someone into, coax, convince
“Jane had prevailed on Dorothy to come”

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2
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Seasonality

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تغییرات فصلی

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3
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Marked

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Adj

قابل توجه

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4
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Indigenous

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Adj
Native
Unique cultures of their indigenous people

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5
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Trekker

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n
مسافر
Foreign trekkers

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6
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Terrace

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تراس

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7
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Culprit

A

مقصر

Tourism is not always the culprit behind such changes

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8
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Wage

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N
[Weij]
دستمزد

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9
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Handout

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1
خیرات
2
بروشور

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10
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Dry up

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1.
INFORMAL
cease talking.
“then he dried up, and Phil couldn’t get another word out of him”
synonyms: stop speaking/talking, fall silent, say no more, shut up

“then he dried up, and Phil couldn’t get another word out of him”
2.
(of something perceived as a continuous flow or source) decrease and stop.
“his commissions began to dry up”
synonyms: dwindle, wane, disappear, fail, vanish, subside

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11
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Trail

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رد
اثر
دنباله
Erosion along major trails

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12
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Vulnerable

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At risk

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13
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Degradation

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تنزل یافتن

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14
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Region

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منطقه

ناحیه

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15
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Legion

A
N
لژیون
سپاه رومی
Adj
Great in number
Stories about the problems of tourism have become legion in last few years
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16
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Reinvigorate

Invigorate

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V
دوباره روح بخشیدن
روح بخشیدن
انرژی دادن
Tourism can be a vehicle for reinvigorating local cultures
17
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Integrate

A

Combine

Integrating tourism more effectively with the local economy

18
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Communal

A

Adj
همگانی
جمعی
Cheese communal production

19
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Transient

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Adj
زودگذر
Transient workers

20
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Repatriate

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to restore or return to the country of origin, allegiance, or citizenship

repatriate prisoners of war

21
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Accrue

A

تعلق گرفتن
افزوده شدن
Ensuring that the benefits accrue locally

22
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Pueblo

A

N
In the Southwestern United States, the term Pueblo refers to communities of Native Americans, both in the present and in ancient times. The first Spanish explorers of the Southwest used this term to describe the communities housed in apartment structures built of stone, adobe mud, and other local material.

23
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Penetrate

A

Pierce

نفوذ

24
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Aspiration

A

N
آرزو
Balance Their needs and aspirations with the demands of tourism