V11 Flashcards
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astronaut (noun)
/ˈæstrəˌnɔt/
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astronomy (noun)
/əˈstrɑnəmi/
[uncountable]
- ## a person whose job involves traveling and working in a spacecraft.-the scientific study of the sun, moon, stars, planets, etc.
mission (noun)
/ˈmɪʃn/
1- [countable] an important official job that a person or group of people is given to do, especially when they are sent to another country
*a trade mission to China
2-[countable] a group of people doing an important official job; the place where they work
*the head of the U.S. mission in Spain
3- [countable, uncountable] the work of teaching people about Christianity, especially in a foreign country; a group of people doing such work
*a Catholic mission in Africa
4- [countable] a building or group of buildings used by a Christian mission.
5- [countable] particular work that you feel it is your duty to do
*Her mission in life was to work with the homeless.
= vocation (کار، شغل)
6- [countable] a flight into space
*a U.S. space mission
fascination (noun)
/ˌfæsəˈneɪʃn/
1- [countable, usually singular] a very strong attraction that makes something very interesting
*Water holds a fascination for most children.
2- [uncountable, singular] the state of being very attracted to and interested in someone or something
*The girls listened in fascination as the story unfolded.
(شیدایی، افسون، جذبه)
afterward (adverb)
/ˈæftərwərd/
(also afterwards /ˈæftərwərdz/
- at a later time; after an event that has already been mentioned
*She was sorry afterward for what she said.
*Let’s go out now and eat afterward.
(بعد از آن,پس از آن، سپس، بعدا)
impressive (adjective)
/ɪmˈprɛsɪv/
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impressively (adverb)
-(of things or people) making you feel admiration, because they are very large, good, skillful, etc.
*an impressive building with a huge tower
*an impressive performance
&Opposite unimpressive
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*impressively high
*an impressively detailed article
deck (noun)
/dɛk/
1- the top outside floor of a ship or boat
*I was the only person on deck at that time of night.
2- one of the floors of a ship, bus, plane, or sports stadium
*the upper/lower/main deck of a ship
3- (also deck of cards, pack) a complete set of 52 playing cards
4- a wooden floor that is built outside the back of a house where you can sit and relax.
5- a part of a sound system that records and/or plays sounds on a disk or tape
*a cassette/tape deck
(عرشه، ایوان)
intrigue (verb)
/ɪnˈtriɡ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they intrigue
he / she / it intrigues
past simple intrigued
-ing form intriguing
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intriguing (adjective)
/ɪnˈtriɡɪŋ/
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intriguingly (adverb)
1- [transitive, often passive] intrigue somebody it intrigues somebody that… to make someone very interested so that they want to know more about something
*The idea intrigued her.
2- [intransitive] intrigue (with somebody) (against somebody) (formal) to secretly plan with other people to harm someone
(دسیسه کردن، توطئه چیدن، فریفتن)
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-very interesting because of being unusual or not having an obvious answer
*These discoveries raise intriguing questions.
(مجذوب کننده)
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*The book is intriguingly titled, “The Revenge of the Goldfish.”
extraordinary (adjective)
/ɪkˈstrɔrdnˌɛri/
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extraordinarily (adverb)
/ɪkˌstrɔrdnˈɛrəli/
1- unexpected, surprising, or strange
= incredible
*It’s extraordinary that he managed to sleep through the party.
2- not normal or ordinary; greater or better than usual
*an extraordinary achievement
3- [only before noun] (formal) (of a meeting, etc.) arranged for a special purpose and happening in addition to what normally or regularly happens
*An extraordinary meeting was held to discuss the problem.
4- (following nouns) (technology) (of an official) employed for a special purpose in addition to the usual staff
*an envoy extraordinary
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*He behaves extraordinarily for someone in his position.
*extraordinarily difficult
(باور نکردنی، خارق العاده,فوق العاده، غیرعادی، شگفت آور)
particular (adjective)
/pərˈtɪkyələr/
1- [only before noun] used to emphasize that you are referring to one individual person, thing, or type of thing and not others
= specific (مشخص، با جزئیات)
*There is one particular patient I’d like you to see.
2- [only before noun] greater than usual; special
*We must pay particular attention to this point.
3- particular (about/over something) very definite about what you like and careful about what you choose
= fussy (داد وبیداد کن (برای چیزهای جزئی)، ایراد گیر)
*She’s very particular about her clothes.
(ویژه، خاص، بخصوص، منحصر بفرد)
culture shock
euphoria (noun)
/yuˈfɔriə/
[uncountable]
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euphoric (adjective)
/yuˈfɔrɪk/ , /yuˈfɑrɪk/
- an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement that usually lasts only a short time
*I was in a state of euphoria all day.
*Euphoria soon gave way to despair.
(رضامندی، خوشی، خوشحالی، رضایت، مشاط)
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*My euphoric mood could not last.
*His parents were less than euphoric about the news of his engagement.
(مسرور)
exotic (adjective)
/ɪɡˈzɑt̮ɪk/
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exotically (adverb)
/ɪɡˈzɑt̮ɪkli/
- from or in another country, especially a tropical one; seeming exciting and unusual because it is connected with foreign countries
*brightly-colored exotic flowers/plants/birds
*She travels to all kinds of exotic locations all over the world.
(عجیب و غریب,بیگانه، مرموز)
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*rainbows of exotically colored blooms
delight (noun)
/dɪˈlaɪt/
1- [uncountable] a feeling of great pleasure
= joy
*a feeling of sheer/pure delight.
2- [countable] something that gives you great pleasure
= joy
*This guitar is a delight to play.
honeymoons don’t last forever.
day-to-day realities of life
irritate (verb)
/ˈɪrəˌteɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they irritate
he / she / it irritates
past simple irritated
-ing form irritating
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irritated (adjective)
/ˈɪrəˌteɪt̮əd/
irritated (at/by/with something)
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irritating (adjective)
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irritatingly (adverb)
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irritation (noun [uncountable, countable])
/ˌɪrəˈteɪʃn/
1- irritate somebody to annoy someone, especially by something you continuously do or by something that continuously happens
*The way she puts on that accent really irritates me.
2- irritate something to make your skin or a part of your body sore or painful
*Some drugs can irritate the lining of the stomach.
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-annoyed or angry
*She was getting more and more irritated at his comments.
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*I found her extremely irritating.
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*He noted, with some irritation, that the letter had not been sent.
rejection (noun [uncountable, countable])
/rɪˈdʒɛkʃn/
*Her proposal met with unanimous rejection.
*a rejection letter (= a letter in which you are told, for example, that you have not been accepted for a job)
*painful feelings of rejection.
(رد، عدم پذیرش,رد کردن، مردود سازی)
fed up (adjective)
[not before noun] (informal)
-bored or unhappy, especially with a situation that has continued for too long
*You look fed up. What’s the matter?
*fed up with somebody/something People are fed up with all these traffic jams.
*In the end, I just got fed up with his constant complaining.
*This noise has got to stop. I’m fed up with it.
*fed up with doing something/ I’m fed up with waiting for her.
add up (phrasal verb)
(informal)
1- (especially in negative sentences) to seem reasonable; to make sense
*His story just doesn’t add up.
2- (not used in the progressive tenses) to increase by small amounts until there is a large total
*When you’re feeding a family of six the bills soon add up.
3- to calculate the total of two or more numbers or amounts
*The waiter can’t add up the check.
*Add up all the money I owe you.
superior (adjective)
/səˈpɪriər/
1- superior (to somebody/something) better in quality than someone or something else; greater than someone or something else
*vastly superior
&Opposite inferior
2- superior (to somebody) higher in rank, importance, or position
*my superior officer
3- (disapproving) showing by your behavior that you think you are better than others
= arrogant
*a superior manner
4- (used especially in advertisements) of very good quality; better than other similar things
*superior lakefront condominiums
(ممتاز، برتر,عالی، رئیس، بالایی، بالاتر، مافوق، ارشد)
disillusionment (noun) = disenchantment
/ˌdɪsəˈluʒnmənt/
(also disillusion)
[uncountable, singular] disillusionment (with something)
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disillusioned (adjective) = disenchanted
/ˌdɪsəˈluʒnd/
disillusioned (by/with somebody/something)
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disillusion (verb)
/ˌdɪsəˈluʒn/
disillusion somebody
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they disillusion
he / she / it disillusions
past simple disillusioned
-ing form disillusioning
- the state of being disillusioned
= disenchantment
*There is widespread disillusionment with the present government.
*Disillusionment among young people is worrying for schools.
(سرخوردگی)
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-disappointed because the person you admired or the idea you believed to be good and true now seems without value
= disenchanted
*I soon became disillusioned with the job.
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-to destroy someone’s belief in, or good opinion of, someone or something
*I hate to disillusion you, but not everyone is as honest as you.
(رهایی از شیفتگی، وارستگی از اغفال، بیداری از خواب و خیال، رفع اوهام)
superiority (noun) &Opposite inferiority
/səˌpɪriˈɔrət̮i/ , /səˌpɪriˈɑrət̮i/
[uncountable]
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superior (noun) &Opposite inferior
/səˈpɪriər/
1- superiority (in something) superiority (to/over something/somebody) the state or quality of being better, more skillful, more powerful, greater, etc. than others
*the superiority of this operating system
2- behavior that shows that you think you are better than other people
an air of superiority
&Opposite inferiority
(ریاست، برتری، بزرگتری، ارشدیت، تفوق)
*Superiority phase
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1- a person of higher rank, status, or position
*I’m going to complain to your superiors.
&Opposite inferior
2- used in titles for the head of a religious community
*Mother Superior
(ممتاز، برتر,عالی، رئیس، بالایی، بالاتر، مافوق، ارشد)
romanticize (verb)
/roʊˈmæntəˌsaɪz/
[transitive, intransitive] romanticize (something)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they romanticize
he / she / it romanticizes
past simple romanticized
-ing form romanticizing
- to make something seem more attractive or interesting than it really is
*romanticizing the past
*a romanticized picture of parenthood