TPO1 Flashcards

1
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Saturates

A

put a lot of something into a particular place, especially so that you could not add any more.
Our culture is saturated with television and advertising

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2
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By far

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used to say that something is much better, worse etc than anything else.
Watching sport was by far the most popular activity on Saturday afternoons.

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3
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abundant

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something that is abundant exists or is available in large quantities so that there is more than enough.
an abundant supply of fresh water

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4
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ordinary

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average, common, or usual, not different or special.
It’s just an ordinary camera.
The book is about ordinary people.
It is good because it is written in friendly, ordinary language.
Anything out of the ordinary made her nervous.

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5
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meteoric

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happening very suddenly and quickly.
The company has experienced meteoric growth
* from a meteor
a piece of rock or metal that travels through space, and makes a bright line in the night sky when it falls down towards the Earth.
Astronomers track large meteors using radar.

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6
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soaked into

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خیسیش نفوذ کرده به
very wet or wearing very wet clothes
I was soaked and very cold.
It was raining so hard we were quickly soaked through (=completely wet).
Her shoes got soaked as she walked through the wet grass.

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7
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precipitation

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بارش
rain, snow etc that falls on the ground, or the amount of rain, snow etc that falls.
In places where the warmer air extends to the ground, the precipitation will fall as rain.

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8
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lake

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a large area of water surrounded by land

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9
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stream

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جوی، جریانُ مسیل
a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a rive.
a stream of traffic

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10
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emerge

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پدیدار شدن، ظهور
to appear or come out from somewhere.
The flowers emerge in the spring.
The sun emerged from behind the clouds.
if facts emerge, they become known after being hidden or secret .
Eventually the truth emerged.
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11
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incredible

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1- too strange to be believed, or very difficult to believe
It’s incredible that he survived the fall.
It’s incredible how much Tom has changed since he met Sally.
It’s incredible how much Tom has changed since he met Sally.
2- extremely good, large, or great
The view is just incredible.
There was blood everywhere and the pain was incredible.

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12
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underfoot

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under your feet where you are walking

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13
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commonest

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رایج ترین

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14
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particles

A

ذرات

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15
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sand

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شن و ماسه

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16
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grains

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دانه ها

17
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tiny

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ریز، کوچک
a tiny glass
The soft tissues under the skin are full of tiny blood vessels called capillaries.
he only ate a tiny bit

18
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pebbles

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سنگریزه