W&R Flashcards

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Meteoric (adj) /ˌmiːtiˈɒrɪk◂ $ -ˈɔːrɪk, -ˈɑːrɪk/

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happening very suddenly and quickly

شهابی، درخشان و زودگذر

  • Her meteoric rise from dancer to professional actress.
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Seek (v) to

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to try to achieve or get something, to look for someone or something

طلب کردن، طلبیدن، جستجو کردن، در پى چيزى بودن

  • Do you think the president will seek re-election?
  • new graduates seeking employment
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Speculation (n)

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گمان، فكر، گمانه زنى

  • There is speculation that the president is ill.
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Concrete (adj)

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مستحكم

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Champion (v)

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Support

دفاع كردن، پشتيبانى كردن

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Anthropologist (n) /ˌænθrəˈpɑːlədʒi/

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مردم شناس، انسان شناس

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Envision (v)

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Imagine

انگاشتن، در نظر گرفتن، تصور کردن، تجسم کردن

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Myth (n)

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افسانه، اسطوره

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Ritual (n)

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تشریفات، تشریفات مذهبی، آیین

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Well-being (n)

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a feeling of being comfortable, healthy, and happy

سعادت، خوشی، رفاه، بهزیستی، سلامت، اسایش

  • We are responsible for the care and well-being of all our patients.
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Desirable (adj)

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پسندیده، خوش ایند، مطلوب، مرغوب، خواستنی

  • The ability to speak a foreign language is highly desirable.
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Desire (n)

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خواسته، آرزو، مراد

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Win the favor of someone

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عنايت كسى را جلب كردن

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Representative (n)

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نماينده، نمايشگر، بيانگر

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Rite (n)

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آيين، آداب، مراسم، تشريفات مذهبى

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Accompanying (n)

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مشايعت، ضميمه، همراه

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Sophisticated (adj)

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مصنوعی، غیر طبیعی، در سطح بالا، خبره وماهر، مشکل وپیچیده

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Causal (adj)

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سببی، علتی، مبنی بر سبب، بیان کننده علت

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Aesthetic (adj) /esˈθetɪk/

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وابسته به زیباشناسی، زیباشناختی

  • From an esthetic point of view, it’s a nice design.
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Former (adj)

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قبلى، پيشين، سابق

  • Their farm has been reduced to half its former size.
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Mystical (adj)

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عرفانى، معنوى

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Efficacious (adj) /ˌefəˈkeɪʃəs/

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موثر، سریع الاثر، ثمربخش، سودآور، نتیجه بخش، مفید

  • an equally efficacious method of treatment
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Concerns

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نگرانى ها

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Impersonation (n)

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نقش دیگری را بازی کردن، جعل هویت

  • He’s renowned for his Elvis impersonation.
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Assume (v)

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فرض کردن، وانمود کردن، بخود بستن، گرفتن، بعهده گرفتن، انگاشتن، بخود گرفتن، پنداشتن، تقبل کردن، تظاهر کردن، تقلید کردن

  • I didn’t see your car, so I assumed you’d gone out.
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Evolving out of (n)

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تكامل

  • The idea evolved out of work done by British scientists.
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Imitation (n)

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ساختگی، بدلی، تقلید، چیز تقلیدی، بدل سازی، همانندسازی

  • Many people think that children learn language by imitation.
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Admiration (n)

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تحسين، ستايش

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Virtuosity (n) /ˌvɜːrtʃuˈɑːsəti/

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ذوق هنرپیشگی، استعداد هنرهای زیبا یا فنون، هنرمندى، مهارت، خبرگى

  • Her operatic virtuosity is internationally known.
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Grace (n)

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وقار، متانت، موزون بودن، زیبندگی، طنازی

  • Lena moved with the grace of a dancer.
  • He didn’t even have the grace to apologize (=he was not polite enough to apologize).
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Aristotle /ˈærəstɑːtl/

Plato /ˈpleɪtəʊ/

Thales

Pythagoras /pəˈθæɡərəs/

Archimedes /ˌɑːrkɪˈmiːdiːz/

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ارسطو

افلاطون

تالس

فيثاغورث

ارشميدوس

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Antecedent (n)

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سابقه

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Scholars (n)

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عالمان

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Imitative (adj)

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مقلد

  • The movie was dull and imitative.
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Objectify (v)

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عینیت دادن، به حالت عینی در آوردن، برونی کردن

  • a culture that objectifies women
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Anxiety (n)

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تمایل، اضطراب، نگرانی، تشویش، دلواپسی، اشتیاق

  • There is growing public anxiety over levels of air pollution in our cities.
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Penchant (n) for

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میل، علاقه، ذوق، میل وافر، امادگی، میل شدید

  • A hip-hop beat, more tattoos than a biker bar, and a penchant to take every shot.
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Instinct (n)

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غريزه

  • Animals have a natural instinct for survival.
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بستن قرارداد (I)

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Seal a deal

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Tutoring centers

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مراكز آموزشى (خصوصى)

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Walk of life

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شغل، پيشه

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Ethnic (adj)

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قومى، نژادى

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Struggle (n,v)

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To try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult

مبارزه، کشمکش، کشاکش، تنازع، دست و پا کردن، مبارزه کردن، تقلا کردن، کوشش کردن

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Spot (v)

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Notice someone or something, especially when they are difficult to see or recognize

  • I Spotted a police car behind us.