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insatiability
/ɪnˈseɪʃjəˈbɪlɪtɪ/

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Example: he had an insatiable appetite/desire/hunger for power.
سیری نا پذیری

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Avarice (n.)
/ˈævərəs/

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Synonym: greed, insatiability
Collocation:
Example: The corporate world is driven by avarice and thirst for power.
طمع، حرص

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Camouflage (v.)
/ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ/

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Synonym: disguise, conceal
Collocation: sth with sth , by sth
Example: A truck, heavily camouflaged with netting and branches.
پوشش، استتار

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disguise (v.)
/ˌdɪˈsɡaɪz/

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Example: to disguise one’s voice
Example: a blessing in disguise توفیق اجباری
Example: he spoke with disguise
تغییر قیافه دادن، جامه مبدل پوشیدن

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Candor (n.)
/ˈkændər/

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Synonym: veracity, rectitude
Collocation:
Example: She spoke with candor about racism.
خلوص، رک گویی ، صداقت

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veracity (n.)
/vəˈræsəti/

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Example: the veracity of his claim
صحت، صداقت

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rectitude (n.)
/ˈrektəˌtuːd/

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Example: She is a model of rectitude.
درستکاری

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Collude (v.)
/kəˈluːd/

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Synonym: conspire, plot
Collocation: with sb in sth/doing sth/ to do sth
Example: They colluded with terrorists to overthrow the government.
توطئه چیدن، ساخت وپاخت کردن

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conspire (v.)
/kənˈspaɪər/

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Example: You would conspire with him to hide from me what I desire to know?
هم پیمان شدن

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plot (n.)
/ˈplɑːt/

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Example: a plot to assassinate the president توطئه قتل رئیس جمهور
توطئه چیدن
زمین

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Despondent (adj.)
/ˌdɪˈspɑːndənt/

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Synonym: disappointed, dejected
Collocation: about, over (prep.) / Be, feel, become (v.)
Example: He had become rather despondent about his lack of progress.
دل مرده

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dejected (adj.)
/dɪˈdʒektəd/

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Example: Everyone has days when they feel dejected or down.
افسرده، ملول

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Detrimental (adj.)
/ˌdetrɪˈmentl̩/

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Synonym: injurious, pernicious
Collocation: to (prep.) / effect, impact (n.) / Be, prove, seem (v.)
Example: Smoking has proven to be detrimental to your health.
مضر

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injurious (adj.)
/ˌɪnˈdʒʊriəs/

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Example: Smoking is injurious to the health.
مضر، اسیب رسان

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pernicious (adj.)
/pərˈnɪʃəs

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Example: pernicious habits
مضر، نابود کننده

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Incongruous (adj.)
/ˌɪŋˈkɒŋruːəs/

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Synonym: incompatible, unsuitable
Collocation: with, in (prep.)
Example 1: The style of the porch is incongruous with the style of the house (doesn’t match).
Example 2: The modern sculptures seems incongruous in the antique shop.
ناهمخوان، ناهماهنگ

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Mollify (v.)
/ˈmɑːləˌfaɪ/

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Synonym: appease, pacify
Collocation: anger, sadness (n.)
Example: He tried to mollify his critics with an apology.
تسکین دادن، فرو نشاندن

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appease (v.)
/əˈpiːz/

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Example: He tried to appease the crying child by giving him candy.
ساکت کردن، خواباندن

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Panacea (n.)
/ˌpænəˈsiːə/

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Synonym: magic bullet, cure-all
Collocation: for sth
Example: There is no single panacea for the problem of unemployment.
راه حل برای همه مشکلات ، اکسیر

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magic bullet (n.)

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Example: There’s no magic bullet for school reform.
داروی جدید و بسیار موثر

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Precede (v.)
/prəˈsiːd/

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Synonym: preface, predate
Collocation: with/by sth
Example: She preceded her speech with thanks to the host.
شروع کردن با چیزی

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preface (v.)
/ˈprefəs/

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Example: we hope these talks will preface a durable peace
Example: He has written a fine preface to the play.
پیشگفتار، سرآغاز

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Surrender (v.)
/səˈrendər/

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Synonym: Capitulate, give in
Collocation: be forced to, order sb to, agree/refuse to (v.)
Example: The gunman surrendered and was taken into custody.
تسلیم شدن، واگذار کردن

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Capitulate (v.)
/kəˈpɪt͡ʃuːˌlet/

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Example: the government had to capitulate to the workers’ demands
تسلیم شدن، سرسپردن

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give in (v.)

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Example: I finally gave in to my son and let him drive my new car.
تسلیم شدن

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Deprive (v.)
/dəˈpraɪv/

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Synonym: divest (devest) , strip
Collocation: sb/sth of sth
Example: They were imprisoned and deprived of their basic rights.
محروم کردن

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divest (v.)
/daɪˈvest/

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Example: She managed to divest herself of responsibility.
محروم کردن، گرفتن موقعیت

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strip (v ,n .)
/ˈstrɪp/

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Example: a strip of paper یک تکه کاغذ
Example: They ordered us to strip and lie down on the grass.
it is not easy to strip wallpaper
نوار، تکه ، برهنه کردن

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introductory (adj. )
/ˌɪntrəˈdəktəri/

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an introductory course on classical music
مقدماتی

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gloss over (V. )

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She tried to gloss over her past mistake.
ندیده گرفتن ، کم اهمیت جلوه دادن ، ماستمالی کردن

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atitude (N. )

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her attitude towards life is not good
روش و رفتار، نگرش

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landfill (N. )

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But it’s becoming a major issue as landfill sites fill up.
دفن زباله و آشغال در زیر خاک

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questionary

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پرسش نامه

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