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scenic

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: having, providing, or relating to a pleasing or beautiful view of natural scenery (such as mountains, hills, valleys, etc.)
Full Definition
1 : of or relating to the stage, a stage setting, or stage representation
2 : of or relating to natural scenery <a></a>

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Suffrage

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The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision.

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redundant

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اضافه كارى، حشو، داراى اطناب

Full Definition
1 a : exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous
b : characterized by or containing an excess; specifically : using more words than necessary
c : characterized by similarity or repetition <a>
d chiefly British : no longer needed for a job and hence laid off
2 : profuse, lavish
3 : serving as a duplicate for preventing failure of an entire system (as a spacecraft) upon failure of a single component</a>

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quilt

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Noun: a bed cover with stitched designs that is made of two layers of cloth filled with wool, cotton, or soft feathers.

Verb: to stitch, sew, or cover with lines or patterns like those used in quilts; to stitch (designs) through layers of cloth.

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patchwork

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: something that is made up of different things

: pieces of cloth of different colors and shapes that are sewn together in a pattern

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novice

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: a person who has just started learning or doing something

: a new member of a religious group who is preparing to become a nun or a monk

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mundane

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: dull and ordinary
: relating to ordinary life on earth rather than to spiritual things
Full Definition
1 : of, relating to, or characteristic of the world
2 : characterized by the practical, transitory, and ordinary : commonplace ; Pertaining to the Universe, cosmos or physical reality, as opposed to the spiritual world.

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knockoff

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: a cheap or inferior copy of something
Full Definition
: a copy that sells for less than the original; broadly : a copy or imitation of someone or something popular; An imitation of something, particularly a well-known product, usually lower in quality and price than the original.

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immense

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huge, gigantic, very large: very great in size or amount
Full Definition
1 : marked by greatness especially in size or degree; especially : transcending ordinary means of measurement
2 : supremely good
synonyms see enormous
im·mense·ly adverb
im·mense·ness noun
Examples
the elephant was simply immense, even as elephants go
we had simply an immense time at the luxury resort

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emulate

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: to try to be like (someone or something you admire)

; To copy or imitate, especially a person.

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daunting

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: tending to make people afraid or less confident : very difficult to do or deal with

: tending to overwhelm or intimidate <a></a>

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burgeon

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● جوانه زدن،شاخ و برگ درآوردن،شکوفه دادن،شکوفا شدن،شکفیدن
spring came and the trees burgeoned
بهار آمد و درختان برگ درآوردند.
● رونق گرفتن،آباد شدن،شکوفیدن،رشد سریع کردن
the country’s home industries burgeoned
صنایع خانگی کشور رونق گرفت.
the burgeoning of Kashan during the past centuries
آبادانی کاشان در قرون گذشته

to grow or develop quickly
Full Definition
1 a : to send forth new growth (as buds or branches) : sprout
b : bloom
2 : to grow and expand rapidly : flourish
Examples
the trout population in the stream is burgeoning now that the water is clean
the spring flowers burgeoned once the warm weather set in for good
chrysanthemums usually burgeon in early fall.

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atypical

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Unusual or irregular.; Not conforming to the normal type.

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shambles

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noun plural but singular or plural in construction

: a place or state in which there is great confusion, disorder, or destruction

Full Definition
1 archaic : a meat market
2 : slaughterhouse
3 a : a place of mass slaughter or bloodshed
b : a scene or a state of great destruction : wreckage
c (1) : a scene or a state of great disorder or confusion (2) : great confusion : mess

Examples
this room is a shambles—clean it up right now!
the earthquake left the whole town in a shambles

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shamble

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intransitive verb
: to walk in an awkward, unsteady way without lifting your feet very high off the ground

Full Definition
: to walk awkwardly with dragging feet : shuffle
Other forms: sham·bled; sham·bling -b(ə-)liŋ\
shamble noun

Examples
disconsolate and exhausted after losing the match, the wrestler shambled toward the locker room

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exterminate

extermination

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: to destroy or kill (a group of animals, people, etc.) completely

Full Definition
: to get rid of completely usually by killing off
Other forms: ex·ter·mi·nat·ed; ex·ter·mi·nat·ing
ex·ter·mi·na·tion -ˌstər-mə-ˈnā-shən\ noun
ex·ter·mi·na·tor -ˈstər-mə-ˌnā-tər\ noun

Examples
hope that the fumigant exterminates the whole colony of cockroaches, for any survivors may be resistant to any poison
Origin: Latin exterminatus, past participle of exterminare, from ex- + terminus boundary — more at term.

Synonym discussion: exterminate extirpate eradicate uproot mean to effect the destruction or abolition of something.

  • exterminate: implies complete and immediate extinction by killing off all individuals .
  • extirpate: implies extinction of a race, family, species, or sometimes an idea or doctrine by destruction or removal of its means of propagation .
  • eradicate implies the driving out or elimination of something that has established itself <a>.</a>
  • uproot implies a forcible or violent removal and stresses displacement or dislodgment rather than immediate destruction .
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susceptible

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: easily affected, influenced, or harmed by something
: capable of being affected by a specified action or process

Full Definition
1 : capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation <a>
2 : open, subject, or unresistant to some stimulus, influence, or agency
3 : impressionable, responsive <a></a></a>

sus·cep·ti·ble·ness noun
sus·cep·ti·bly -blē\ adverb

Examples
some people are more susceptible to depression during the winter because of reduced exposure to sunlight
completely susceptible and totally defenseless against the imploring eyes of the puppy in the pet store
having recently lost his job, he was more susceptible to the illusory promises of get-rich-quick schemes

Synonyms: endangered, exposed, open, sensitive, subject (to), liable, vulnerable

Antonyms: insusceptible, invulnerable, unexposed, unsusceptible

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curfew

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: an order or law that requires people to be indoors after a certain time at night
: the period of time when such an order or law is in effect
: the time set by a parent at which a child has to be back home after going out

Full Definition
1 : the sounding of a bell at evening
2 a : a regulation enjoining the withdrawal of usually specified persons (as juveniles or military personnel) from the streets or the closing of business establishments or places of assembly at a stated hour
b : a signal to announce the beginning of a curfew
c : the hour at which a curfew becomes effective
d : the period during which a curfew is in effect

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preach

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: to make a speech about religion in a church or other public place : to deliver a sermon
: to write or speak about (something) in an approving way : to say that (something) is good or necessary
: to write or speak in an annoying way about the right way to behave

Examples
Have you ever heard that minister preach?
The minister preached to the congregation about/on the need for tolerance.
His followers listened to him preach the gospel.

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gospel

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: the teachings of the Christian religion
: any one of the first four books of the Christian Bible that tell of the life of Jesus Christ
: an idea or set of ideas that someone believes and often tries to make other people believe

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verdict

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law : the decision made by a jury in a trial
: a judgment or opinion about something

Full Definition
1 : the finding or decision of a jury on the matter submitted to it in trial
2 : opinion, judgment

Examples
the marketing consultant’s verdict was that we were doing just fine
was anxious to hear her best friend’s verdict on her new boyfriend

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Dimmed

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In computing, a grayed out user interface element is part of the interface that is displayed with a light shade of gray (or lighter color), to indicate that it cannot currently be operated or selected by the user.

Do not use [gray, grayed, grayed out] to refer to commands or options; use unavailable or dimmed instead. If you need to describe the appearance of check boxes with portions of a larger selection that are already selected, use shaded, not grayed.[1]