Unit 7 Flashcards

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Deception

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the act of deliberately making someone believe something that is not true - فریب - حیله

  • He was convicted of obtaining money by deception.
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Give away

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to tell someone something that you should keep secret - فاش کردن

  • I don’t want to give away exactly how the system works.
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Lowlands

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an area of land that is lower than the land around it

  • the Scottish lowlands
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Ape

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an animal that is similar to a monkey but has no tail or only a very short tail

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Profound

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having a strong influence or effect SYN deep

  • Tolstoy’s experiences of war had a profound effect on his work.
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Linguistic

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related to language, words, or linguistics - زبان شناسی

  • a child’s linguistic development
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Intentional

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done deliberately and usually intended to cause harm SYN deliberate(حساب شده - عمدی) OPP unintentional

  • I did trip him, but it wasn’t intentional.
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Deceit

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behavior that is intended to make someone believe something that is not true - حیله

  • an atmosphere of hypocrisy and deceit
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Breakage

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something that someone breaks, especially when they must pay for it

  • All breakages must be paid for.
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Rip

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to tear something or be torn quickly and violently - پاره پاره کردن

  • Her clothes had all been ripped.
  • The sails ripped under the force of the wind.
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Incident

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an event, especially one that is unusual, important, or violent - حادثه

  • Am I at risk because of some incident in my sexual past?
  • The plane landed without incident.
  • *Incident is used mainly in journalism or in formal contexts. In everyday English, people usually say something happened rather than talking about an incident:
  • Am I at risk because of something that happened in my past?
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Skepticism

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an attitude of doubting that particular claims or statements are true or that something will happen - شک و تردید

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Youngster

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a child or young person

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Peek

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to look quickly at something, or to look at something from behind something else, especially something that you are not supposed to see - زیر چشمی نگاه کردن

  • Paula opened the box and peeked inside.
  • Shut your eyes and don’t peek!
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Elaborate

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carefully planned and organized in great detail SYN complex

  • a very elaborate telecommunications network
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Compelling

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an argument etc that makes you feel certain that something is true or that you must do something about it - متقاعد کردن

  • Lucy had no compelling reason to go into town.
  • The court was presented with compelling evidence that she’d murdered her husband.
17
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Emerge

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to appear or come out from somewhere

  • The flowers emerge in the spring.
  • The sun emerged from behind the clouds.
18
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Telltale signs

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signs etc that clearly show something has happened or exists, often something that is a secret

  • what are the tell-tale signs that give away a lie?
  • They examined the child carefully, looking for telltale signs of abuse.
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Devise

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to plan or invent a new way of doing something - طراحی کردن

  • She devised a method for quicker communications between offices.
20
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Toss

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She devised a method for quicker communications between offices.

  • She crumpled the letter and tossed it into the fire.
  • Toss that book over, will you?
  • Toss a coin
21
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Associate

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to make a connection in your mind between one thing or person and another - مرتبط

  • I don’t associate him with energetic sports.
22
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Avert

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to look away from something so that you do not see it

  • Henry averted his eyes as she undressed.
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Gaze

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a long steady look - نگاه خیره

  • She felt embarrassed under his steady gaze.
24
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Transcript

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an official college document that shows a list of a student’s classes and the results they received - لیست نمرات

25
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Falsehood

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a statement that is untrue SYN lie

  • Saunders is deliberately telling a falsehood.
26
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Accuracy

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the ability to do something in an exact way without making a mistake - دقت

  • He passes the ball with unerring accuracy.