Time(Vocab L2) Flashcards

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To last an eternity

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When you are young your spare times seems to last an eternity.

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Went on for ages

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I remember the summer holidays went on for ages

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3
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I had so much time on my hand

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kheili vaght dashtam

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4
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In next to no time

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kheili zood

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5
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speed up

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You are an adult and time seems to speed up

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6
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Constantly pressed

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You feel constantly pressed for time

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7
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blink of an eye

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Time passes in the blink of an eye

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8
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only an instant ago

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When you are young the past seems only an instant ago

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9
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Conducting research

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Anjaam tahghigh

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10
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On the verge of destruction

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آستانه تخریب

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Remnants

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بقایایWe have found remnants of ancient villages buried

beneath deep layers of sediment.

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12
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sediment

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رسوب

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13
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charcoal

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زغال چوبی

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14
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small flecks

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پلاک های کوچک

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15
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looters

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غارتگران

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16
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excavate

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استخراج

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17
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artefacts

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مصنوعات

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18
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Retrospect

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An act of thinking about the past.

  1. In retrospect, I think my marriage was doomed from the beginning.
  2. I’m sure my university days seem happier in retrospect than they really were.
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Bygone

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Belonging to or happening in a past time.

  1. The empty factories are relics of a bygone era.
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Relic

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1 something left from a past time: relics of an ancient civilizatio

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Preceding

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Existing or happening before s.o or s.th

  1. The paintings are a development of ideas she explored in the preceding decade.
  2. In conclusion, I hope the preceding arguments have convicted you of the need for action.
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Topical

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relating to matters of importance at the present time:

It was an interesting discussion of topical issues in medicine.

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Status quo

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the present situation or condition:

Are you in favor of statehood, independence, or the status quo for Puerto Rico?

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topically( Adv1)

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(HAPPENING NOW)
I think he was struggling to be topically relevant.
The book is so topically relevant to our daily lives.

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Topically( Adv2)
in a way that relates to a particular subject: This archive consists of a topically organized selection of articles. Links from topically related pages will be beneficial to your website.
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Topically( Adv3)
Specialized medical used on the outside of the body:موضعی The cream is applied topically, that is, to the skin. The drug is used topically to remove sun-damaged cells.
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status quo
the present situation or condition: Are you in favor of statehood, independence, or the status quo for Puerto Rico?
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Dramatic change/ enormous/ extraordinary/ drastic
large change
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Minute(N1)
extremely small | She examined the contract in minute detail (= looking at all the details of it).
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Minute(N2)
Message. the written record of what was said at a meeting: Could you take/do (= write) the minutes, Daniel? The minutes of the last meeting were approved unanimously (= everyone agreed that they were correct). ​ [ C ] mainly uk formal an official message from one person to another in an organization: I've just received a minute from Clark authorizing the purchase of six more computers.
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Minute(N3)
Angle. | specialized mathematics any of the 60 parts that the degrees of any angle are divided into
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Dramatic change/ enormous/ extraordinary/ drastic
larg change
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Minute change/ modest/ minor/ slight/ gradual
small change
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profound change
تغییر عمیق
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Sudden reversal
انفجار ناگهانی
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Turbulent period/ argument/ marriage/ violence
آشفته Turbulent seas kept us from sailing.
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Passive form of change
The city has been changed! | The city has changed.
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remnant
a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger, original piece 1. The coexistence of new industrial town and remnant agrarian hamlet was thus increasingly untenable.
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burgeoning
growing or developing quickly: A burgeoning tourist industry lifted the state’s economy.
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To infer, indicate, derive
to form an opinion or guess that something is true because of the information that you have: استنباط کردن What do you infer from her refusal? [ + that ] I inferred from her expression that she wanted to leave.
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Immerse
to involve someone completely in an activity: 1. She immersed herself wholly in her work. ​ 2. Sickness forces us out of focus so that we are no longer pre consciously immersed.
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Strand.1
a thin thread of something, often one of a few, twisted around each other to make a string or rope: She tucked a loose strand of hair behind her ears. a strand of dental floss
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Strand.2
a part that combines with other parts to form a whole story, subject, or situation: There are so many different strands to the plot that it's hard to follow.
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Moth
حشرات موذی
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To glean
to collect information in small amounts: From what I was able to glean, the news isn’t good.
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Minscule
extremely small: Salaries are a minuscule part of the budget.
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perish the thought
Zehi khiale baatel
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Perish
die, deteriorate
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Perishable
Food that is perishable has to be used quickly or it will decay so that you cannot eat it: He owns one of the largest distributors of perishable foods.
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Frayed
چیز ساییده شده with the threads at the edge coming loose: frayed cuffs
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Reptile
خزنده
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Multitude
تعداد زیادی
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embalming substances
مواد شیمیائی
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Embalm
مومیایی کردن | 1. To use chemicals to prevent a dead body from decaying
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counterpoint
نقطه مقابل
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skewed
A. not accurate or exact: 1. Maybe your world view is a little skewed. ​ B. Skewed also means not straight: 1. Her smile is slightly skewed.