Unfamiliar Word Flashcards
Prudent
Acting with or showing care and thought for the future; wise and cautious.
- Example: “It is prudent to save money for emergencies.”
respite
noun formal
UK /ˈres.paɪt/ US /ˈres.pət/
a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant:
We worked for hours without respite.
ယာယီခဏ ရပ်ဆဲရပ်နားသည်
Prevalent (Adjective)
- Definition: Widespread in a particular area or at a particular time; commonly occurring.
- Example: “The flu is prevalent during the winter months.”
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Synonyms: Common, widespread, ubiquitous, rampant
ပျံနှံသော
delve
verb [ I ]
UK /delv/ US /delv/
to reach into something or under the surfaceof something trying find an object:
delve into She delved into her pocket to findsome change.
နှိုက်နှိုက်ချွတ်ချွတ် အသည်းအသန်ရှာဖွေသည်
insurmountable အင်စမောက်တေးဘလ်
adjective formal
UK /ˌɪn.səˈmaʊn.tə.bəl/ US /ˌɪn.sɚˈmaʊn.t̬ə.bəl/
(especially of a problem or a difficulty) so great that it cannot be dealt with successfully:
insurmountable difficulties
This small country is faced with an insurmountable debt.
မကျော် လွှားနိုင်သော
forfeit ဖောဖစ်ထ်
verb
UK /ˈfɔː.fɪt/ US /ˈfɔːr.fɪt/
to lose the right to do or have something because you have broken a rule:
If you cancel now, you forfeit your deposit.
These people have forfeited the right to live in society.
အဆုံးခံရသည် လက်လွတ်ရသည်
unwitting
adjective [ before noun ] formal
UK /ʌnˈwɪt.ɪŋ/ US /ʌnˈwɪt̬.ɪŋ/
without knowing or planning:
The two women claimed they were the unwitting victims of a drug dealer who planteda large quantity of heroin in their luggage.
Affluent (Adjective)
- Definition: Having a great deal of money; wealthy.
- Example: “The affluent neighborhood was filled with large mansions.”
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Synonyms: Wealthy, prosperous, rich, well-off, opulent
ဥစ္စာဓန ပေါကြွယ်ဝသော
Demure (Adjective)
- Definition: Reserved, modest, and shy in behavior or appearance.
- Example: “She gave a demure smile when complimented.”
- Synonyms: Modest, reserved, shy, unassuming
ကဣရှိသော ရှက်သလိုလို ရွံသလိုလို အမူရာရှိသော
Contempt (Noun)
- Definition: The feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.
- Example: “She looked at him with contempt after discovering his betrayal.”
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Synonyms: Scorn, disdain, disrespect, derision
အထင်သေးခြင်း စက်စုပ်ရွံရှာခြင်း
Detritus (Noun)
- Definition: Waste or debris of any kind.
- Example: “The beach was covered in detritus after the storm.”
- Synonyms: Debris, waste, rubbish, litter, remains
Devoid (Adjective)
- Definition: Entirely lacking or free from.
- Example: “The desert is devoid of vegetation.”
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Synonyms: Lacking, empty, barren, bereft
ကင်းမဲ့သော လုံးဝမရှိသော
Evanescent (Adjective)
- Definition: Quickly fading or disappearing; transient.
- Example: “The beauty of the sunset was evanescent, lasting only a few moments.”
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Synonyms: Fleeting, transient, ephemeral, momentary
လျင်မြန်စွာမှေးမိန်သွားသော
Rejuvenate (Verb)
- Definition: To make someone or something look or feel younger, fresher, or more lively.
- Example: “A long vacation can rejuvenate your mind and body.”
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Synonyms: Revitalize, refresh, renew, restore
ပြန်လည် နုပျို လန်းဆန်းစေသည်
Denigrate (Verb)
- Definition: To criticize unfairly; to disparage or belittle.
- Example: “He tried to denigrate her achievements by spreading false rumors.”
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Synonyms: Disparage, belittle, defame, decry
ဂုဏ်သရေဖျက်သည် သိက္ခာချသည်
Akin (Adjective)
- Definition: Similar to; having the same properties or qualities.
- Example: “Her feelings are akin to those of a mother.”
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Synonyms: Similar, related, comparable, analogous
ဆင်တူရိုးမှားဖြစ်သော မနီးယိုးစွဲဖြစ်သော
Immaculate (Adjective)
- Definition: Perfectly clean, neat, or tidy; free from flaws or mistakes.
- Example: “She kept her house in immaculate condition.”
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Synonyms: Spotless, pristine, flawless, impeccable
အလွန်သန့်ရှင်းသပ်ရပ်သော
Placate (Verb)
- Definition: To make someone less angry or hostile; to calm or soothe.
- Example: “She tried to placate the upset customer with a refund.”
- Synonyms: Pacify, appease, soothe, mollify
Excruciate (Verb)
- Definition: To cause severe pain or torment to someone.
- Example: “The disease began to excruciate the patient.”
- Synonyms: Torture, agonize, torment, afflict
Prevaricate (Verb)
- Definition: To speak or act in an evasive way; to avoid telling the truth or to avoid giving a direct answer.
- Example: “When asked about the company’s future, the CEO began to prevaricate.”
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Synonyms: Evade, hedge, mislead, dodge
အဖြေ / အမှန်တရား တိုက်ရိုက်မပြောပဲ / မလုပ်ပဲ ရှောင်လွဲသည်
Ineffable (Adjective)
- Definition: Too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words.
- Example: “The beauty of the sunset was ineffable, leaving everyone in awe.”
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Synonyms: Indescribable, inexpressible, beyond words, unutterable
ပြောမပြတက်လောက်အောင်……….သော
Tattered (Adjective)
- Definition: Old and torn; in poor condition.
- Example: “He wore a tattered coat that had seen better days.”
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Synonyms: Ragged, worn, shabby, frayed
စုတ်ပြတ်နေသော
Disingenuous (Adjective)
- Definition: Not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
- Example: “He was being disingenuous when he claimed he had no knowledge of the issue.”
- Synonyms: Insincere, dishonest, deceitful, hypocritical
Aggravate (Verb)
- Definition: To make a problem, injury, or offense worse or more serious.
- Example: “Scratching the insect bite will only aggravate it.”
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Synonyms: Worsen, exacerbate, intensify, increase
ပို၍ဆိုးရွားစေသည်