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Akimbo

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دست به کمر

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Abreast

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پهلو به پهلو، برابر

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Obtuse

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کند ذهن، بی‌حس

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Subservient

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سودمند، چاپلوس

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Vicissitude

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تحول، دگرگونی

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Serendipity

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خوشبختی، نعمت غیرمترقبه

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Take pains

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Try very hard to do sth.

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Askance

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چپ‌چپ یا به چشم حقارت نگاه کردن

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Proponent

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طرفدار

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Catalyst

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Someone who creates change.

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Lackey

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پادو، نوکر

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Mercenary

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سرباز مزدور، آدم اجیر

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Placate

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Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.

آرام کردن، تسکین دادن

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Reproach

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To express strong criticism towards.

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Duress

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Compulsory force or threat.

سختی، اجبار

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Fastidious

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Overly concerned with details; fussy.

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Nuance

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A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude.

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Maverick

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Someone who exhibits great independence in thought and action.

مستقل، تک‌رو

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Edifying

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Enlightening or uplifting so as to encourage intellectual or moral improvement.

تهذیب کردن و آموزش اخلاق دادن، تقویت کردن

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Flux

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A state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event).

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Imprudent

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Not wise

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Disseminate

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Cause to become wildly known.

منتشر کردن

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Arduous

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Demanding considerable mental effort and skills; testing powers of endurance.

دشوار، پرزحمت

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Stringent

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Demanding strict attention to rules and procedures.

سخت‌گیر، دقیق

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Craven

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Pathetically cowardly.

شکست‌خورده، ترسو و پست

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Maladroit

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Clumsy

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Misconstrue

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Interpret in a wrong way.

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Transient

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Lasting a very short time

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Elicit

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Call forth (emotions, feelings and responses).

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Nonplussed

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Unsure how to act or response.

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Ignominious

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(Used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame.

رسوا، ننگ‌آور

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Mundane

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Repetitive and boring; not spiritual;
Relating to the ordinary world.

کسل‌کننده، دنیوی

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Posit

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Assume as a fact.

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Specious

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Based on pretense; deceptively pleasing;
Plausible but false.

ظاهرا صحیح، زیبا و فریبنده

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Dispassionate

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Unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice.

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Rebuke

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Criticize severely or angrily; censure

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Impartial

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Free from undue biases or preconceived opinion.

بی‌طرف، بی‌غرض

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Jovial

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Full of or showing hight-spirited merriment.

طرب‌انگیز، عیاش

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Anomaly

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Something that is not normal, standard, or expected.

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Timorous

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Timid by nature or revealing fear and nervousness.

بزدل، ترسو

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Capricious

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Determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or whim.

هوس‌باز، دمدمی مزاج

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Polemic

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A strong verbal or written attack on someone or sth.

جدلی، مجادله‌آمیز

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Contrition

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The feeling of remorse or guilt that comes from doing something bad.

پشیمانی، توبه

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Banality

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A trite or obvious remark.

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Mendacity

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The tendency to be untruthful.

دروغگویی، آواز

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Opulence

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Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living.

توانگری، دولتمندی

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Sullen

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Showing a brooding ill humor.

عبوس، ترشرو

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Efficacious

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Producing the intended result.

موثر