Words Flashcards
scenic
: 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>
Suffrage
The right or chance to vote, express an opinion, or participate in a decision.
redundant
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>
quilt
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.
patchwork
: something that is made up of different things
: pieces of cloth of different colors and shapes that are sewn together in a pattern
novice
: 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
mundane
: 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.
knockoff
: 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.
immense
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
emulate
: to try to be like (someone or something you admire)
; To copy or imitate, especially a person.
daunting
: tending to make people afraid or less confident : very difficult to do or deal with
: tending to overwhelm or intimidate <a></a>
burgeon
● 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.
atypical
Unusual or irregular.; Not conforming to the normal type.
shambles
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
shamble
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