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Palm

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🔹nakhl 🌴

🔹inner surface of the hand between the wrist and fingers.
🔸she held the bird in the palm of her hand

(v.)
🔹conceal a small object in the hand, especially as part of a trick or theft
🔸he would spin wild tales while palming you’re wristwatch

🔹(of a goalkeeper) deflect the ball with the palm of the hand
🔸Jason palmed the ball out of danger

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Furnish

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🔹provide a house or room with furniture and fittings
🔸the proprietor has furnished the bedrooms in a variety of styles

🔹be a source of; provide;supply
🔸fish furnish an important source of protein.

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Engrave

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🔹cut or carve(a text or design) on the surface of a hard object.
Hakaaki kardan
🔸my name was engraved on the ring.

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Tip

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🔹the pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering
🔸George presses the tips of his fingers together.

🔹overbalanced so as to fall or turn over
🔸the hay caught fire when the candle tipped over.
🔹be pretty cause to be in a sloping position with one end or side higher than the other.
🔸I tipped my seat back, preparing myself for sleep.
🔹cause the content of a container to be emptied out by holding it at an angle;pour; empty; drain
🔸Sarah tipped the washing-up water down the sink

🔹strike or touch lightly; tap
🔸I gave him a tip on the shoulder and said, “hello”

🔹give someone a sum of money as a reward for a service(the money itself also)
🔸I tipped her 5 dollars.

🔹small but useful piece of practical advice
🔸handy tips for decorating a small flat

🔹(informal)give someone information in a discreet or confidential way; warn; alert
🔸they were arrested after police were tipped off by local residents.

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Fracture

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🔹the cracking or breaking of a hard object or material
🔸a fracture of the left leg

(v.)
🔹break or cause to break
🔸he fractured his skull when he was a kid.

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Rib

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🔹dande(badan)

🔹make with or form into ridges
Shiardar kardan

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Spiral

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🔹halazooni- marpichi

🔹move in spiral course
🔸the wise of smoke spiralled up from the tree

🔹show a continuous and dramatic increase
🔸inflation continued to spiral

🔹decrease or deteriorate continuously
🔸he expects the figures to spiral down further

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Tress

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🔹long lock of woman hair
Torre- gisoo
🔸her golden tresses covered her shoulders

🔹arrange into long locks
Bahram-torre kardan

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Assess

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🔹evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of;evaluate;judge;rate
🔸the committee must assess the relative importance of the issue

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Flake

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🔹a small, flat, very thin piece of something, typically one which has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece
🔸he licked the flakes of croissant off his finger.
🔸snowflake

🔹come or fall away from a surface in flakes; peel off
Pooste shodan- vard amadan
🔸the paint had been falling off for years
🔹separate food into flakes or thin pieces
🔸flake the fish
🔹come apart in flake or thin pieces
🔸cook until the fish flakes easily

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Crescent

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🔹Helaale mah- helaali shekl 🌙

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Knap

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🔹shape (a piece of stone) by striking it, so as to make a tool or weapon or flat-faced stone for building walls
🔸the building made of knapped flint

🔹strike with hard short sound; knock

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Watershed

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🔹Noghte atf

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Periodize

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🔹divide portion of time into periods

🔸this most fundamental standard of historical periodization conceals a host of paradoxes.

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Host

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🔹a large number of people or things

🔸a host of memories rushed into her mind

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Modest

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🔹unassuming in the estimation of one’s abilities or achievements;humble;unpretentious
🔸he was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise

🔹(of an amount, rate, level)relatively moderate, limited, or small; moderate
🔸drink modest amounts of alchohol
🔹Not large, elaborate, or expensive; ordinary

🔹(of woman)dressing or behaving so as to avoid impropriety or indecency, especially to avoid attracting sexual attention
🔸the modest woman wear long-sleeved dresses and all but cover their faces

🔹(of clothing)not revealing or emphasizing a person’s figure.
🔸modest dress means that hemlines must be below the knee.

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Aural

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🔹relating to the ear or the sense of hearing

🔸information held in written, aural, or visual form.

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Craft

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(v.)
🔹exercise skill in making (an object), typically by hand.
🔸he crafted the chair lovingly.

(n.)
🔹skills involved in carrying out one’s work;skill; ability
Pishe-honar-maharat
🔸the artist learned his craft in Holland.

🔹skill used in deceiving others.
neyrang

crafting(n.)
🔹the activity or hobby of making decorative articles by hand.
🔸crafting has emerged as a fashionable form of self-expression

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Premiere

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🔹the first performance of a musical or theatrical work or the first showing of a film;opening
🔸the world premiere of his new play

🔹give the first performance of
🔸his first stage play was premiered at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

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Overshadow

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🔹tower above and cast a shadow over; shade; darken; conceal
🔸an enormous oak tree stood overshadowing the cottage.

🔹appear more prominent or important than; be more impressive or successful than (another person);outshine;excel;surpass
🔸his competitive nature often overshadows the other qualities
🔸he was always overshadowed by his brilliant elder brother

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Startle

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🔹cause to feel sudden shock or alarm; surprise; frighten
🔸a sudden sound in doorway startled her

Startling(adj.)
🔹very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable
🔸he bore a startling likeness to their father.

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Suppress

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🔹forcibly put an end to; repress
🔸the rising was savagely suppressed.

🔹prevent the development, action, or expression of(feeling, impulse, idea, etc);restrain
🔸she could not suppress the rising panic.

🔹prevent the dissemination of(information); conceal
🔸the report had been suppressed.

🔹prevent or inhibit(a process or reaction)
🔸use of the drug suppressed the immune response.

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Retard

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🔹delay or hold back in terms of progress or development
Tavigh andakhtan- kond kardan
🔸our progress was retarded by unforeseen difficulties.

(n.)
🔹a person who has a mental disability
Aghab oftade

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Put off

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🔹to delay or move an activity to a later time, or to stop or prevent someone from doing something.
🔸the meeting has been put off for a week.
🔸he keeps asking me out, and I keep putting him off.

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Inadequacy

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🔹the state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required;insufficiency; deficiency; scarcity
Inability to deal with a situation or with life
🔸the inadequacy of available resources
Na monasebi- bi kefayati -na basandegi

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Off(or wide of)the mark

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🔹a long way from an intended target; inaccurate; irrelevant; off-target; erroneous; inexact

🔸most of his shots went wide of the mark.
🔸their evaluation of the technical flaws was not so far off the mark, yet they neglected to take account some important factors.

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Firm

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(adj.)
🔹having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure; solidified;
🔸the bed should be reasonably firm, but not too hard.

🔹showing resolute determination and strength of character; resolute; determined
🔸parents should be firm with children and not give in to their demands.

(v.)
🔹make more solid or resilient

🔹make(an agreement or plan)explicit and definite
🔸the agreements still have to be firmed up.

(n.)
🔹a business concern, especially one involving a partnership of two or more people;company;business; enterprise
🔸state supports for small firms.

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Avenue

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🔹a broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides.
🔸tree-lined avenues surround the hotel.

🔹a way of approaching a problem or making progress towards something;method;approach;route
🔸three possible avenues of research suggested themselves.

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Asset

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🔹a useful or valuable thing or person; benefit; strength
🔸quick reflexes were his chief assets.

🔹an item of property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts, commitments, or legacie; property; resource; possessions

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Revitalize

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🔹re-energize; fortify;strengthen; resuscitate; revive

Ghodrat o zendegi dadan- baz zende sakhtan

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Swift

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🔹happening quickly or promptly; rapid; prompt; instantaneous
🔸remarkably swift recovery

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Strain

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🔹force(a part of one’s body or oneself)to make an unusually great effort.
Make an unusually great effort.
🔸his voice was so quiet that I had to strain to hear.

🔹injure(a limb, muscle, or organ) by overexerting it.
🔸on cold days you are more likely to strain muscles.

🔹make severe or excessive demands on; overwork
🔸he strained her tolerance to the limit.

🔹pull or push forcibly at something
🔸the bear strained at the chain around his neck.

🔹stretch something tightly
🔹embrace tightly
🔸she strained the infant to her bosom again

🔹pour(a mainly liquid substance)through a porous or perforated device or material in order to separate out any solid matter; filter
Cause liquid to drain off
🔸she turned to the sink to strain the noodles.

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Depression

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🔹feelings of severe despondency and dejection; melancholy; misery; sorrow; sadness

🔹a long and severe recession in an economy or market
🔸the depression in the housing market

🔹the action of lowering something or pressing something down
🔸quick depression of mercury in the thermometer

🔹a sunken place or hollow on the surface; hollow; cavity
🔸some of the depressions on the surface of the field were filled with water.

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Sustain

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🔹strengthen or support physically or mentally;assist
🔸this thought has sustained him throughout the years.

🔹undergo or suffer(something unpleasant, especially an injury);experience;go through
🔸he sustained severe head injuries.

🔹cause to continue for an extended period or without interruption
🔸he can not sustain a normal conversation.

🔹uphold, affirm, or confirm the justice or validity of; validate; confirm
🔸the allegation of discrimination were sustained.

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Silt

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🔹fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbour; sediment; deposit
Gel o lay- lajan
🔸a bed or layer of silt

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Drastically

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🔹in a way that is likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect.
🔸now her fortunes have changed drastically.

🔹extremely;very
🔸the ending was drastically different from what I’d expected.

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Peak

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🔹the pointed top of a mountain
summit; pinnacle; apex;zenith; acme
🔸tatters of fog clung to the peak of the mountain.

🔹projecting pointed part or shape.

🔹the point of highest activity, quality, or achievement.
🔸he was at his peak as a cricketer.

🔹decline in health and spirits; waste away
🔸she sat all day, peaking and pining, at the fire-side

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Spring

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(v.)
🔹move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards; jump; hop
🔸I sprang out of bed.

🔹originate or arise from
🔸madness and creativity could spring from the same source.

🔹appear suddenly or unexpectedly form.suddenly develop or appear.
🔸tears sprang from his eyes.

🔹elastic device, that can be pressed or pulled but returns to its former shape when released
fanar- fanari

🔹a place where water or oil wells up from underground source, or the basin or flow formed in such a way.
Cheshmeh-sarcheshmeh
🔸the well is fed by mountain springs.

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Limestone

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🔹hard sedimentary rock, used as building material and in the making of cement.
Sange ahak

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Massif

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🔹group or area of mountains.

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Basin

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🔹bowl for washing;washbasin

🔹a wide open container used for preparing food or for holding liquids.
🔸she poured water from the jug into the basin.

🔹a circular or oval valley or natural depression on the earth’s surface, especially one containing water.
Aabgir

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Dweller

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🔹Inhabitant

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Weather

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(v.)
🔹wear away or change the appearance or texture of something by long exposure to the atmosphere; erode
🔸his skin was weathered almost black by his long outdoor life.

🔹(of ship)come safely through a storm
🔸the sturdy boat had weathered the storm well.

🔹withstand difficulty or danger
🔸this year has tested industry’a ability to weather recession.

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Yield

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🔹produce or provide(a natural agricultural, or industrial product or financial return)
🔸the land yields grapes and tobacco.

🔹give away to arguments, demands, or pressure; surrender
🔸the western powers now yielded when they should have resisted.

🔹relinquish possession of
🔸they might yield up their secrets.

(n.)
🔹an amount produced of an agricultural or industrial product or a financial return; gain
🔸the milk yield was poor.

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Immobile

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🔹motionless

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Seep out

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🔹(of a liquid, gel, paste, etc) to leak or flow out of some cracks, breach, or flaw in something.
🔸I realized there was a fire downstairs when I noticed smoke seeping into our bedrooms.

🔹to become known to those from whom something was supposed to remain secret or classified.
🔸news of the merger seeped out months before the two companies made a formal announcement about it.

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Plain

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🔹not decorated or elaborated;simple or basic;ordinary
🔸good plain food

🔹having no pretensions; not remarkable or special; straightforward; unpretentious
🔸a plain, honest man with no nonsense about him.

🔹used for emphasis
🔸perhaps the youth was just plain stupid.

🔹clearly or unequivocally
🔸I’m finished with you, I’ll tell you plain.

🔹a large area of flat land with few trees.

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Saline

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🔹containing or impregnated with salt;salty

🔸saline solution

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Tap

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🔹draw liquid through the tap or spout of; or from cask, barrel, or other container; extract

🔹exploit or draw a supply from a resource; exploit; make use of; utilize
🔸clients from industry seeking to tap Edinburgh’s resources of expertise

🔹connect a device to a telephone so that conversation can be listened secretly
🔸the telephones were tapped by the state security police.

🔹strike with a quick blow or blows; knock; beat
🔸one of my staff tapped me on the shoulder.

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Precursor

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🔹a person or thing that comes before another of the same kind; a forerunner; predecessor; antecedent

🔹a substance from which another is formed, especially by metabolic reaction
🔸pepsinogen is the inactive precursor of pepsin

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Swamp

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🔹overwhelm with an excessive amount of something; inundate; flood
🔸the country was swamped with goods from abroad.
🔸the life boat somehow did not swamp, but made it to shore.
🔸I really swamped. There’re deadlines wherever I turn in.

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Tangential

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🔹relating to or along a tangent
Momaasi
🔸tangential line

🔹diverging from a previous course or line; erratic
🔸tangential thoughts
🔸all that tangential material just distract from the main argument.

🔹hardly touching a matter; peripheral
🔸the reforms were tangential to efforts to maintain a basic standard of life.

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Wander

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🔹to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose of direction
🔸he was here a minute ago but he’s wandering off somewhere.

🔹to have a sexual relationship or experience outside of your marriage or usual relationship
🔸she had enough problems dealing with a wandering husband.

🔹start talking about a different subject from the one you were originally discussing.
🔸we’ve wandered off/from the point somewhat.

🔹if your mind or thoughts wander, you stop thinking about the subject that you should be giving your attention to and start thinking about other matters
🔸halfway through the meeting my mind started to wander.

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Unravel

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🔹undo(twisted, knitted, or woven threads)

🔹(of about intricate process, system, or arrangement)disintegrate or be destroyed.
🔸his painstaking diplomacy of the last eight month could quickly unravel.

🔹investigate and solve or explain(something complicated or puzzling);resolve;clear up
🔸they were attempting to unravel the cause of death.

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Tongue in cheek

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🔹remark or attitude that is not serious, although in may seem to be.
If you say something tongue in cheek, you intend it to be understand as a joke, although you might appear to be serious.
Speaking or writing in an ironic or insincere way.humorous or sarcastic statement expressed in a mock serious manner.
🔸he made some tongue-in-cheek comment about being very busy cleaning his house.

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Memorandum

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Memos

🔹a written message in business or diplomacy
🔸he told them of his decision in a memorandum.

🔹a note recording something for future use; record; contract
🔸the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding on economic cooperation.

🔹a document recording the terms of a contract or other legal details.

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On the ground

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🔹in or at a location where real work or action is happening, as opposed to observing or directing something from a distance. In a place where real practical work is done.
🔸while the politicians talk of piece, the situation on the ground remains tense.

🔹among the real, ordinary people involved in or affected by something. Among the general public
🔸their political ideas have a lot of support on the ground.

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Radical

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🔹(especially of change or action)relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something;far reaching or thorough
🔸a radical overhaul of the existing regulatory framework.

🔹forming an inherent or fundamental part of the nature of someone or something ; basic; fundamental
🔸the assumptions of radical differences between the mental attributes of literate and non-literate people

🔹advocating or based on thorough or complete political or social change; representing or supporting an extreme or progressive section of a political party; reformist; revolutionary
🔸a radical American activist.

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Embrace

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🔹hold someone closely in arms; especially as a sign of affection; hug
🔸Sophie embraced her warmly

🔹accept(a belief, theory, or change)willingly and enthusiastically; welcome; take up
🔸besides traditional methods, artists are embracing new technology.

🔹include or contain as a constituent part.
🔸his career embraces a number activities— composing, playing, and acting.

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Watershed

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🔹Noghte atf

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Periodize

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🔹divide portion of time into periods

🔸this most fundamental standard of historical periodization conceals a host of paradoxes.

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Host

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🔹a large number of people or things

🔸a host of memories rushed into her mind

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Modest

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🔹unassuming in the estimation of one’s abilities or achievements;humble;unpretentious
🔸he was a very modest man, refusing to take any credit for the enterprise

🔹(of an amount, rate, level)relatively moderate, limited, or small; moderate
🔸drink modest amounts of alchohol
🔹Not large, elaborate, or expensive; ordinary

🔹(of woman)dressing or behaving so as to avoid impropriety or indecency, especially to avoid attracting sexual attention
🔸the modest woman wear long-sleeved dresses and all but cover their faces

🔹(of clothing)not revealing or emphasizing a person’s figure.
🔸modest dress means that hemlines must be below the knee.

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Aural

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🔹relating to the ear or the sense of hearing

🔸information held in written, aural, or visual form.

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Craft

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(v.)
🔹exercise skill in making (an object), typically by hand.
🔸he crafted the chair lovingly.

(n.)
🔹skills involved in carrying out one’s work;skill; ability
Pishe-honar-maharat
🔸the artist learned his craft in Holland.

🔹skill used in deceiving others.
neyrang

crafting(n.)
🔹the activity or hobby of making decorative articles by hand.
🔸crafting has emerged as a fashionable form of self-expression

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Premiere

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🔹the first performance of a musical or theatrical work or the first showing of a film;opening
🔸the world premiere of his new play

🔹give the first performance of
🔸his first stage play was premiered at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre.

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Overshadow

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🔹tower above and cast a shadow over; shade; darken; conceal
🔸an enormous oak tree stood overshadowing the cottage.

🔹appear more prominent or important than; be more impressive or successful than (another person);outshine;excel;surpass
🔸his competitive nature often overshadows the other qualities
🔸he was always overshadowed by his brilliant elder brother

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Startle

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🔹cause to feel sudden shock or alarm; surprise; frighten
🔸a sudden sound in doorway startled her

Startling(adj.)
🔹very surprising, astonishing, or remarkable
🔸he bore a startling likeness to their father.

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Suppress

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🔹forcibly put an end to; repress
🔸the rising was savagely suppressed.

🔹prevent the development, action, or expression of(feeling, impulse, idea, etc);restrain
🔸she could not suppress the rising panic.

🔹prevent the dissemination of(information); conceal
🔸the report had been suppressed.

🔹prevent or inhibit(a process or reaction)
🔸use of the drug suppressed the immune response.

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Retard

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🔹delay or hold back in terms of progress or development
Tavigh andakhtan- kond kardan
🔸our progress was retarded by unforeseen difficulties.

(n.)
🔹a person who has a mental disability
Aghab oftade

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Put off

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🔹to delay or move an activity to a later time, or to stop or prevent someone from doing something.
🔸the meeting has been put off for a week.
🔸he keeps asking me out, and I keep putting him off.

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Inadequacy

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🔹the state or quality of being inadequate; lack of the quantity or quality required;insufficiency; deficiency; scarcity
Inability to deal with a situation or with life
🔸the inadequacy of available resources
Na monasebi- bi kefayati -na basandegi

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Off(or wide of)the mark

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🔹a long way from an intended target; inaccurate; irrelevant; off-target; erroneous; inexact

🔸most of his shots went wide of the mark.
🔸their evaluation of the technical flaws was not so far off the mark, yet they neglected to take account some important factors.

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Firm

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(adj.)
🔹having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure; solidified;
🔸the bed should be reasonably firm, but not too hard.

🔹showing resolute determination and strength of character; resolute; determined
🔸parents should be firm with children and not give in to their demands.

(v.)
🔹make more solid or resilient

🔹make(an agreement or plan)explicit and definite
🔸the agreements still have to be firmed up.

(n.)
🔹a business concern, especially one involving a partnership of two or more people;company;business; enterprise
🔸state supports for small firms.

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Avenue

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🔹a broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides.
🔸tree-lined avenues surround the hotel.

🔹a way of approaching a problem or making progress towards something;method;approach;route
🔸three possible avenues of research suggested themselves.

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Asset

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🔹a useful or valuable thing or person; benefit; strength
🔸quick reflexes were his chief assets.

🔹an item of property owned by a person or company, regarded as having value and available to meet debts, commitments, or legacie; property; resource; possessions

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Revitalize

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🔹re-energize; fortify;strengthen; resuscitate; revive

Ghodrat o zendegi dadan- baz zende sakhtan

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Swift

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🔹happening quickly or promptly; rapid; prompt; instantaneous
🔸remarkably swift recovery

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Strain

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🔹force(a part of one’s body or oneself)to make an unusually great effort.
Make an unusually great effort.
🔸his voice was so quiet that I had to strain to hear.

🔹injure(a limb, muscle, or organ) by overexerting it.
🔸on cold days you are more likely to strain muscles.

🔹make severe or excessive demands on; overwork
🔸he strained her tolerance to the limit.

🔹pull or push forcibly at something
🔸the bear strained at the chain around his neck.

🔹stretch something tightly
🔹embrace tightly
🔸she strained the infant to her bosom again

🔹pour(a mainly liquid substance)through a porous or perforated device or material in order to separate out any solid matter; filter
Cause liquid to drain off
🔸she turned to the sink to strain the noodles.

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Venture

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🔹a risky or daring journey or undertaking
🔸pioneering ventures into little-known waters.

🔹a business enterprise, typically one that involves risk; enterprise; project
🔸a joint venture between two aircraft manufacturers.

(v.)
🔹undertake a risky or daring journey or course of action.

🔹expose to the risk of loss
🔸agents for other people’s money, they do not venture their own capital.

🔹dare to do or say something that may be considered audacious(often used as a polite expression of hesitation or apology)
🔸may I venture to add a few comments?

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Aristocracy

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🔹the highest class in certain societies, typically comprising people of noble birth holding hereditary titles and offices.
Tabaghe ashraaf

🔹a form of government in which power is held by the nobility.
Hokoumate ashraafi

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Clergy

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🔹the body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian church.
🔸all marriages were to be solemnized by the clergy.

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Vernacular

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🔹the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.; everyday language; spoken language
🔸he wrote in the vernacular to reach a larger audience.

🔹architecture concerned with domestic and functional rather than public or monumental buildings.
🔸buildings in which Gothic merged into farmhouse vernacular.

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Satire

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🔹the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices, particularly in the context of contemporary politics and other topical issues.
Hajv- taane

85
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Imprison

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🔹put or keep in prison or a place like a prison;incarcerate; jail
🔸he was imprisoned three times for his activities.

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Persecution

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🔹hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs; oppression
Persistent annoyance or harassment
Azar o aziat- shekanje
🔸the persecution of of the natives by the occupiers.

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Resurrect

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🔹Restore (a dead person, something inactive or disused) to life; revive; revitalize
🔸they are trying to resurrect medieval beliefs.

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Confine

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🔹keep or restrict someone or something within certain limits; enclose; incarcerate; imprison
🔸he does not confine his message to high politics

🔹the borders or boundaries of a place, especially with regard to their restricting freedom of movement; limits; borders
🔸within the confines of the hall escape is difficult.

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Cadence

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🔹a modulation or inflection of the voice; rhythm; tempo

Vazn- ahang

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Plot

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🔹a plan, made in secret by a group of people to do something illegal or harmful.
🔸there’s a plot to overthrow the government.

🔹the main events of a play, novel, film, or similar work, devised and presented by the writer as an interrelated sequence
🔸the plot consists almost entirely of a man and woman falling in love.

🔹a small piece of ground marked out for a purpose such as building or gardening; area; location; tract
🔸vegetable plot

🔹graph showing relation between two variables; diagram; chart

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Epic

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🔹a long poem, typically one derived from ancient oral tradition, narrating the deeds and adventures of heroic or legendary figures or the past history of a notion
Hemaasi- Pahlevani

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Take off

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🔹(of aircraft production bird)become airborne

🔹become successful or popular
🔸the newly launched electronic newspaper has really taken off.

🔹depart hastily
🔸the officer took off after his men.

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Export

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🔹send goods or services to another country for sale
🔸nearly all the bananas produced exported to Britain

🔹spread or introduce ideas or beliefs to another country.
🔸the Greeks exported Hellenic culture around Mediterranean basin.

🔹transfer data in a format that can be used by other programs.
🔸the information can be exported to a database.

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Elite

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🔹a select group that is superior in terms of ability or qualities to the rest of a group or society.
🔹a group or class of people seen as having the most power and influence in a society, especially on account of their wealth or privilege 
Nokhbe- golchin
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Somebody could do worse than do something

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🔹someone could do something; that particular choice or action is not a bad one
🔸you could do worse than to vote her
🔸he could do worse than marry Eleanor.

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