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13 Cards in this Set
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Cacophony, dissonance |
Discord, harsh sound در گفتار و گفتگو) تنافر آواها، ناهمگونی. بدآوایی. موسیقی) ناهمگنی با صدای گوش‌خراش I detest a cacophony of car horns. |
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Propinquity |
Nearest in time or place نزدیکی، قرابت، همسایگی، مجاورت، همجواری They live in the propinquity of the church. |
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A white elephant |
A costly and useless possession چیز پرهزینه و بی‌فایده، مایه اتلاف پول، وبال گردن When he discovered the 30 volume encyclopedia, dated 1895, in his attic, he knew he had a white elephant in his hands. |
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Disgruntled |
Unhappy, displeased, dissatisfied ناراضی، ناخشنود. دمغ، پکر. لحن) تند، عصبانی He was disgruntled with the world situation. |
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Infallible |
Impeccable, exempt from error, right, faultless خطاناپذیر، بری از خطا، معصوم، بی‌گناه. مطمئن، قابل اطمینان Doctors are not infallible. |
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Panacea |
Cure-all, remedy for all diseases نوشدارو، داروی همه دردها There's no panacea for the country's economic problems. |
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Equanimity |
Calmness, self-control, tranquility آرامش، متانت، خویشتن‌داری، بردباری، شکیبایی، خونسردی You should face life's problems with equanimity. |
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Reconcilable, compatible |
Harmonious, well-matched افکار، اصول و ...) سازگار، هماهنگ، جور، متناسب A husband and wife should be compatible. |
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Revere |
Honor, respect, admire احترام قائل شدن، حرمت گذاشتن، تقدیر کردن، تکریم کردن، ستودن In Asian societies people revere their elders. |
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Avarice, covetousness |
Greed, passion for riches حرص، طمع، آز، مال‌پرستی He tried to disguise his avarice. |
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Insatiable |
Def. Cannot be satisfied. Syn. Greedy, voracious, unsatisfiable سیری‌ناپذیر، ارضا نشدنی His thirst for knowledge was insatiable, he was always in the library. |
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Moribund |
Dying, at the point of death, declining محتضر، در حال احتضار، مشرف به موت، دم مرگ، رو به زوال/نابودی The moribund patient was calm. |
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Out on a limb |
در موقعیت حساس، در آستانه‌ی خطر، یکه و تنها He went out on a limb & predicted he would win the election by a wide margin. |
