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1
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abdicate

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ab+dict+ate
DICT like dictator, dictation means ordering
the king was forced to abdicate the throne

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humble

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Hum+(a)ble
Hum: soil
متواضع
Humility(n.) : تواضع

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humiliate

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hum + ile + ate
soil + much + ..
به خاک کشاندن

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exacerbate

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ex + acerb + ate
much + acidic + make = worsen
aggravate

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facile

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fac + ile
make + easy
facilities , …

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senile

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sen + ile

age + much = aged

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aggravate

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exacerbate

worsen

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senescent

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sen + escent
age + being
در حال مسن شدن ، در حال منسوخ شدن

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belittle

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humiliate

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humus

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hum + us

Latin word

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exhume

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ex + hum + e
out + soil = disinter
از خاک درآوردن ، نبش قبر کردن

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perilous

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dangerous

jeopardous

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actionable

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Action + able

قابل طرح در دادگاه

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counteract

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counter + act
contra + doing : خنثی کردن
Thwart
neutralize

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Thwart

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counteract
neutralize
خنثی کردن

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exacting

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ex + act + ing
much + do + … (adj.)
سخت و بسیار دقیق
exacting standards

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exactitude

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exact + i + tude
tude : پسوند حالت ساز
i: حرف اتصال
دقت
exactitude of judgement
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latitude

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lat: جنب

عرض جغرافیایی

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longitude

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long: طول

طول جغرافیایی

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altitude

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alt: ارتفاع

ارتفاع

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magnitude

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magn: بزرگی

وسعت و بزرگی

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rectitude

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صحت یا درستی یک چیز
rec : راست
rectangle : راست زاویه

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pulchritude

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physical beauty

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attitude

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طرز تفکر و دیدگاه

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retroactive

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retrospective
retro : behind
عطف به ما سبق

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transact

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trans + act = cross + do

تراکنش

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greedy

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حریص

شکمو

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28
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anarchy

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an + archy

بدون حکومت

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anomalous

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A + nomal
not normal
غیر معمول

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anonymous

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An + o + nym + ous
Not + linking+ name + (adj.)
بی نام

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31
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autonomous

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مستقل ( دارای هویت خود)

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32
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synonymous

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syn + o + nym + ous

هم نام - هم معنی

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33
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atheism

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A + The + ism
not + God + school of thought
The = Dei = God
مکتب بی خدایی

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atrophy

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a + troph + y
not + figure, shape
تحلیل عضلات

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35
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dystrophy

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dys + troph + y

بیماری تحلیل عضلات

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36
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democracy

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demo + cracy
people + govern
حکومت مردم سالار

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patriarchy

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patri + archy
father + govern
حکومت مردسالارانه
matriarchy : زن سالارانه

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38
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audacious

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if you are audacious, you are daring and unconventional!
audacious attempt
syn: bold

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indefatigable

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in + de + fatigue + able
Someone who is indefatigable can go on for a very long time without becoming tired.
an indefatigable worker

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40
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notorious

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A good synonym for notorious is infamous; both words mean “well-known, and not in a good way.”
a notorious demagogue
syn: infamous

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41
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clandestine

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describes a secret, usually illegal activity. Often these things have to do with political and spy organizations.
syn: secret; covert

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42
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lenient

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If you’re not overly strict, and you show tolerance and mercy when someone does something wrong, you’re being lenient..
lenient parents
syn: tolerant

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43
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laconic

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describes a style of speaking or writing that uses only a few words, often to express complex thoughts and ideas.
syn: brief

44
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cacophony

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A cacophony is a mishmash of unpleasant sounds, often at loud volume.
cacophony of a large city
syn: blare, clamor

45
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abduct

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ab + duct
away+ path
خارج کردن از مسیر، ربودن

46
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abhor

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ab + hor
= away + unpleasant
رویگردان و متنفر بودن
disgust
despise
loathe
47
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insolent

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(ru)de
b(ru)sque
Someone who’s insolent is either really doing her own thing, even if it goes against what everyone else is doing, or she’s mildly disrespectful.

48
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indolent

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dole : suffering, درد، رنج سختی
doleful face : چهره غم انگیز
indolent : بیعار و تنبل

49
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abject

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ab : away
ject: throw
دور پرت شده
abject family : poor, needy
abject poverty : فقر مفرط
مفرط منفی
reject: throw away
50
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abstruse

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very difficult
abs  + truse (حقیقت)
دور از حقیقت ولی به معنی چیزی که همه ازش سر در نمیارن
recondite
esoteric
arcane
51
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recondite

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esoteric
arcane
abstruse

52
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abate

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bate from the root "beat" as in falling rain
a is negative, so abate means stooping the rain
فروکش کردن
تحلیل رفتن
a + bate (beat)
diminish
dwindle
lessen
ebb
relent
shrink
wane
53
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relentless

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بدون فروکش کردن

continuous

54
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abstinence (n.)

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پرهیز
abstain (v.)
abs + tain = away + keep : avoid = evade = refrain : پرهیز كردن
tain: attain - retain

55
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absurd

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ab + surd
away + ration
= irrational غیر منطقی
هیچ و پوچ

56
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ablution

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luv/lut/lot : wash
ab + lut + .. = away + wash + …: با شستشو زدودن
شستشو به عنوان سنت مذهبي
وضو و غسل

57
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abscond

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ab (away) + scon (place)
فرار کردن با یک چیز ارزشمند
= decamp (جمع کردن کمپ و به چاک زدن)
ensconce : (v.) به معنی جا دادن چیزی
abscond with money or something of value
58
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abnegate

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negate : انکار کردن و نفی کردن
ab + neg + ate :
انكار كرىن و رویگرداندن از چیزی
= abjure = recant = renounce

59
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acerb - / acri-

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sharp, sour

تند و تیز و زننده

60
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acute

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acute headache
حاد
acute anxiety : شدید
acute pain is a pain you know where it comes from
dull is a kind of pain you don’t know about, u just feel it
chronic (related to time) is a pain you have from a long time ago

61
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chronic

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time-related
chronicle :
chronometer :
anachronism : عدم تطابق زمانی

62
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acerbic

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acerbic humor

طنز تلخ و طعنه آمیز

63
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acrid

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-id صفت ساز
acrid smoke
زننده و ناخوشایند

64
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pellucid

limpid

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easy to understand

luc : نور

65
Q

rancid

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متعفن

66
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acrimonious

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غیر دوستانه و بی ادبانه

acr : ناخوشایند

67
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recession

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meaning “a going back, retreat.”

68
Q

acumen

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Acu : sharpness
acumen : شم
shrewdness

69
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agile

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ag + ile
کسی که کاری را آسان انجام می دهد
چابک
ile : either it is just makes adjective, or it makes adjective and also means easy

70
Q

agitate

agitated

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به تکاپو انداختن
تلاش کردن
agitated: سراسیمه

71
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pedagogue

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ped- : 1. leg ( ped & pod) 2.infant
pedal : related to leg
pediatrician : related to infant
-agogue : 1. leader 2. teacher
peragogue : teacher of children
هر لغتي كه به agogue ختم بشه منفی است
72
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celerity

agility

A

swiftness

چابکی

73
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litigate

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"lit" like in literature
lit- : means کلام و حرف
literal translation : ترجمه لغوي و كلامي
-ig- : leading, driving
litigate : یعنی پیشبرد را به دست علم و دانش بدهیم
طرح دعوی در دادگاه
74
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coagulate

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لخته شدن
clot
curdle

75
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cogent

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co + agent
ag : do
agent : doer
cogent : convincing

76
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prodigal

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wasteful
extravagant
ولخرج

77
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fumigate

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fume: دود سمی
fume + ig (drive)
یعنی با استفاده از دود بیرون کردن - دود اندود کردن

78
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ben/bon

mal

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good خوبی - خیر - نیکویی
benefit, beneficial
bad

79
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benign

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ben + ign(ig + n)
ig is the same ag meaning drive/do
ig at the end becomes ign 
good + drive/do
تومور خوش خیم
someone who does good : مهربان
80
Q

malignant

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mal + ign

بدخیم

81
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benediction

malediction

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ben + e + dic + tion
good + کلام
سخن خوب - دعای خوب
give sbody benediction
malediction نفرین
82
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benevolent

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vol : میل، نظر
good + vol
خیرخواه

83
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volition

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i did it on my own volition

صلاحدید و نظر

84
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benefaction

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ben + fac +

نیکوکاری

85
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biennial

biannual

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biennial (هر دو سالی یه بار)

biannual (سالی دو بار)

86
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enn

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به معنی سال

87
Q

bipartisan

bipartisan agreement

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party حزب
partisan وفادار به یک حزب
bipartisan دوجانبه

88
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monogamy
bigamy (bigamist)
polygamy

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چند همسره

89
Q

bifurcate

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fur : دو بخش

دو بخش کردن

90
Q

western frontier

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مرزهای غربی

91
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deride (derision)

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مورد تمسخر قرار گرفتن

92
Q

ignoramus

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جاهل

93
Q

CAD/CID

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to fall (physical fall, making mistake)
to happen by chance
94
Q

cadaverous

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شبیه جنازه

95
Q

recidivist

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describes someone who can’t stop committing crimes — for example, a repeat shoplifter is a recidivist
recidivist offenders تبهکاران سابقه دار
re + cid + i + v + ist

96
Q

deciduous

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deciduous teeth دندان شیری

deciduous trees خزان شونده

97
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impermeable

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the prefix im-, meaning “not,” and the adjective permeable, meaning “allowing to pass through,”
impermeable to bullets , liquid, ...
=impregnable
=impenetrable
=impervious
98
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CANT/CHANT

1:20:16

A

to sing
شعار دادن
راز و نیاز
ورد خوندن

99
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encore

ovation

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دوباره دوباره

تشویق طولانی مدت

100
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enchant

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en at the start of the word is intensifier
en + chant : مسحور کردن
enchanting: مسحور کننده
disenchanting : از اشتباه درآوردن

101
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recant

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re + cant
re : again at the opposite direction
many Catholics recanted to avoid punishment
برائت جستن

102
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incantation

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in + cant
chant incantation:
ورد خوندن در دل

103
Q

coincidence

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co + in + cid + ence
co-occurrence
concurrence

104
Q

decadent

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pop music was condemned as decadent and crude

105
Q

ebb

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relent
shrink
diminish
dwindle
lessen
abate
106
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dwindle

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relent
shrink
diminish
abate
lessen

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