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Time(Vocab L2) Flashcards

1
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To last an eternity

A

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

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2
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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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11
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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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19
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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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20
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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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21
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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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22
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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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23
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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?

24
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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.

25
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Topically( Adv2)

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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.

26
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Topically( Adv3)

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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.

27
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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?

28
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Dramatic change/ enormous/ extraordinary/ drastic

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large change

29
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Minute(N1)

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extremely small

She examined the contract in minute detail (= looking at all the details of it).

30
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Minute(N2)

A

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.

31
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Minute(N3)

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Angle.

specialized mathematics any of the 60 parts that the degrees of any angle are divided into

32
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Dramatic change/ enormous/ extraordinary/ drastic

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larg change

33
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Minute change/ modest/ minor/ slight/ gradual

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small change

34
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profound change

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تغییر عمیق

35
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Sudden reversal

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انفجار ناگهانی

36
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Turbulent period/ argument/ marriage/ violence

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آشفته Turbulent seas kept us from sailing.

37
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Passive form of change

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The city has been changed!

The city has changed.

38
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remnant

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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.

39
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burgeoning

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growing or developing quickly:

A burgeoning tourist industry lifted the state’s economy.

40
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To infer, indicate, derive

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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.

41
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Immerse

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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.
42
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Strand.1

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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

43
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Strand.2

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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.

44
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Moth

A

حشرات موذی

45
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To glean

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to collect information in small amounts:

From what I was able to glean, the news isn’t good.

46
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Minscule

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extremely small:

Salaries are a minuscule part of the budget.

47
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perish the thought

A

Zehi khiale baatel

48
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Perish

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die, deteriorate

49
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Perishable

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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.

50
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Frayed

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چیز ساییده شده
with the threads at the edge coming loose:

frayed cuffs

51
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Reptile

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خزنده

52
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Multitude

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تعداد زیادی

53
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embalming substances

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مواد شیمیائی

54
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Embalm

A

مومیایی کردن

1. To use chemicals to prevent a dead body from decaying

55
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counterpoint

A

نقطه مقابل

56
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skewed

A

A. not accurate or exact:

  1. Maybe your world view is a little skewed.
    ​
    B. Skewed also means not straight:
  2. Her smile is slightly skewed.

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