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19 Cards in this Set
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Lowly, obscure |
Unknown, unclear, vague I saw an obscure shadow on the wall. |
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Ardent |
Passionate, eager, zealous شیفته، پرشور، مشتاق. وفادار، دوآتشه، پروپاقرص Mr Robinson is an ardent supporter of free trade. |
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Culminate |
Reach the highest point به اوج رسیدن Culminate in/ with انجامیدن به، منتهی/منجر شدن به Their hostility culminated in war. |
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Constrict |
Limit, bind, squeeze محدود کردن، مقید کردن، جمع کردن. ماهیچه، رگ) منقبض کردن Caffeine constricts the blood vessels in your body. Film makers were constricted by censors. |
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Prodigy |
Marvel, phenomenon, mastermind اعجوبه، نابغه، پدیده‌ی شگفت Mozart was a musical prodigy. |
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Bereft |
Deprived of, destitute of, devoid of با حرف اضافه of ) محروم از، بی‌بهره (از)، فاقد. تنها، بی‌کس، غریب The foolish gambler soon found himself bereft of funds. |
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Falter, stumble, waver |
Hesitate به تردید افتادن، مردد بودن، تزلزل نشان دادن، به تته‌پته افتادن، به لکنت افتادن Her friends never faltered in their belief in her. |
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Loaded for bear |
To be well prepared کاملا آماده بودن، انتقاد و ...) با دست پر جلو رفتن When the enemy finally attacked the positions, the defenders were loaded for bear. |
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Vitriolic |
Biting, burning, bitter انتقاد و ...) خصمانه، تلخ، گزنده، نیشدار، تند His criticism was very vitriolic. |
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Invective, railing |
Insulting, abusive speech ناسزا، دشنام، فحش. فحاشی، توهین، اهانت He let out a stream of invective. |
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Besmirch, soil, dim the reputation |
Stain, defame شهرت، نام) لوث کردن، لکه‌دار کردن، کثیف کردن. آبروی (کسی) را بردن His jealous brother besmirched him in front of his colleagues. |
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Hindsight, retrospect |
Looking backward In retrospect, i think that i was wrong. |
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To bring down the house |
نمایش، بازیگر، سخنران و ...) مورد تشویق قرار گرفتن، حاضران رت به هیجان آوردن، موجب کف زدن‌های پیاپی شدن Popular entertainers can be counted on to bring down the house at every public performance. |
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A vain conceited person |
Egotist, egoist, narcissist He is an egotist about his ability. |
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Humility, meekness |
Humbleness, modesty فروتنی، تواضع، خضوع، افتادگی He spoke with a humility. |
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Pungent |
Sharply stimulating, biting, spicy طعم، عطر) تند، تیز. حرف) گزنده، نیشدار، تلخ The pungent aroma of the smoke mahe me cough. |
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Inveterate |
Habitual, firmly established, deep-rooted عادت و ..) ریشه‌دار، دیرینه. سیگاری، قمارباز و ...) قهار، کهنه‌کار، باسابقه Jack is an inveterate liar. |
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Adamant |
Unyielding, inflexible, firm قاطع، سرسخت، مصر. انعطاف‌ناپدیر، قاطعانه On this point I am adamant. |
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To pull one's weight |
To do a fair share of the work جور خود را کشیدن سهم خود را ادا کردن Everyone in the pioneer family had to pull his or her own weight. |
