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55 Cards in this Set
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Affinity |
Noun همبستگی Syn. Empathy Ex. She seems to have a natural affinity with water. |
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Afflict |
Tr. رنج دادن، متاثر کردن Def. If a problem or illness afflicts a person or thing, they suffer from it Ex. It is an illness that afflicts women more than men. Ex. A country afflicted by civil war Syn. distress : T. To make sb feel very upset or worried Ex. I hope i havent distressed u with all these personal questions. |
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Empathy or Sympathy? |
The difference between the most commonly used meanings of these two terms is:sympathy is feeling compassion, sorrow, or pity for the hardships that another person encounters.empathy is putting yourself in the shoes of another, which is why actors often talk about it. |
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Affluent |
Adj. مرفه،ثروتمند Syn. Rich,wealthy Ex. Under duress from the tax officer,the beggar admited that he was truly affluent. *duress : فشار |
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Affordable |
Adj. مقرون به صرفه Syn. Economical |
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Aforementioned |
Adj. مذکور |
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Aggravating |
Adj. آزار دهنده، ناراحت کننده Syn. Making worse , irritating |
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Agile |
Adj. چالاک ، تند و تیز Syn. Nimble |
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Agitate |
Tr. نگران کردن، پریشان کردن ، تحریک کردن Def. To make sb feel worried or angry Syn. Disturb Ex. I agitated her by telling her the truth * in chemistry means shake a liquid Int. Def. Argue Ex. To agitate FOR higher pay or to agitate AGAINST the Vietnam war
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Agnostic |
Noun منکر خدا Syn. Sceptic |
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Alacrity |
Noun چابکی، شور و نشاط Syn. Liveliness, eagerness, briskness(the quality of being and energetic, brisk adj. )
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Albeit |
Conjunction Syn. Although Ex. Albeit difficult at times , speaking another language is rewarding. |
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Allege |
Tr. (Often followed by That Clause or present perfect infinitive) ادعا کردن ، مدعی شدن Syn. Claim Ex. It was alleged THAT the policeman had accepted bribes. Ex. She is alleged to have stolen more than $5,000 over the course of several years. |
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Allegiance |
Noun وفاداری Syn. Loyalty * allegiance TO sth(ex. Crown) or sb ( the king) |
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Allocation |
Noun سهمیه، سهم، تخصیص Syn. Allotment , assignment Ex. His allocation of materials was generally used up. |
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Allot |
Trans. Def. To give sth ,esp. A share of sth available , for a particular purpose Syn. Apportion, allocate , assign Ex. Two obj.s : they alloted everyone a separate desk. Or they alloted a separate resk TO everyone. Ex. The ministry of culture will be alloted 15% less this year. Ex. Three hours have been alloted To/FOR this task. Ex. X is planning to increase the amount of space alloted to Y. |
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Allocate |
Tran. Syn. Apportion Ex. The government is allocating x million FOR health education. Ex. Two obj.s : as project leader , u will have to allocate people jobs or allocate jobs TO people . Ex. It is not the job of investigating committee to allocate blame FOR the disaster or to allocate blame TO individuals. • Allocate sth for sth or to sb Ex. Whem we know how much is profit, then we can apportion the money between/among us. Ex. Aportion blame TO certain members of the crew.
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Allude |
In. اشاره ی غیر مستقیم کردن Ex. You can be sure the candidate will allude TO the moribund state of our economy and offer his panacea. *moribund رو به زوال *panacea راه حل |
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Aloof |
Adj. دور،بی تفاوت، کناره گیر Adv. Aloofly syn. Distant, apart, reserved Ex. Initially, the president remained aloof from the campaign. *reserved محتاط، کم حرف ، خوددار |
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Alter |
Tr. تغییر دادن ، عوض کردن Syn. Cause a transformation |
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Altercation |
Noun مشاجره ، مباحثه Syn. Argument Ex. A policeman had to intervene when two motorists became involved in an altercation after a traffic accident. |
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Alternative |
Adj. Noun. انتخاب دیگر Ex. I had no alternative but to report him to the police. |
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Ambiguous |
Adj. مبهم،نا مشخص Syn. Vague,unclear,obscure Ex. To those who could understand every naunce of the cryptic message, there was nothing ambiguous about it. *naunce:علامت *cryptic : سری |
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Ambush |
Noun.کمین،کمین گاه Tran. To attack by surprise from a hidden place Int. To lie in wait |
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Ameliorate |
Tran. اصلاح کردن، بهبود بخشیدن Nouns: Amelioration and ameliorator Adj. Ameliorative and amelioratory Syn. Improve , make better Ex. The reform did much to ameliorate living standards. |
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Amend |
Tran. تصحیح کردن، اصلاح کردن Syn. Revise |
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Amicable |
Adj. مسالمت آمیز، صلح طلبانه Syn. Friendly, peaceful Ex. Our amicable relations with Latin America are an asset to hemispheric trade. *hemispheric trade تجارت بین دو نیم کره |
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Ample |
Adj. کافی، فراوان Syn. Sufficient, enough |
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Analogous |
Adj. مشابه، قیاس پذیر،یکسان Syn. Comparable, similar Ex. Although the lawyer acknowledeged that the two cases were hardly analogous, he still felt that he had a good precedent on his side. *precedent سابقه *on his side به نفع خودش Ex. Timbre in music is analogous TO color in painting. |
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Attain or obtain |
Attain” has more the idea of achieving a goal or reaching a level or degree. “Obtain” has more the idea of actually getting something, actually taking possession of it. |
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Analyze |
Tr. کاویدن،تجزیه تحلیل کردن Syn. Examine , inspect , study |
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Anarchy |
Noun نابسامانی ، هرجومرج،بی نظمی Syn. State of disorder State of anarchy Ex. Sons of anarchy |
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Ancestor |
Noun جد Syn. Antecedent Ex. Lions and house cats evolved from a common ancestor. |
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Ancient |
Adj. کهن،قدیمی،باستانی *archaeologist باستان شناس |
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Anecdotal |
Adj. بی اساس، حکایتی Ant. Factual Def. Not necessarily true Ex. Anecdotal evidence |
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Annals |
Plural noun تاریخ ، تاریخچه Syn. Records , archieves Ex. The annals of sports are replete with the names of great black athletes. |
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Annex |
Tr. تسخیر کردن ، گرفتن Syn. Seize |
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Annihilate |
Tr. خراب کردن ، منهدم کردن Syn. Destroy |
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Annoying |
Adj. ناراحت کننده ، آزار دهنده ،اذیت کننده Syn. Bothersome Ex. Mosquitoes can be an annoying part of a vacation at the beach. |
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Annual |
Adj. سالانه Syn. Yearly |
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Anomaly |
Noun ناهنجاری ، غیر عادی یا خلاف قاعده Syn. Oddity , deviation Ex. We must correct those injustices and anomalies. |
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Anticipate |
Tr. پیش بینی کردن ، انتظار داشتن Syn. Predict , forecast , expect |
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Antipathy |
Noun تنفر ، انزجار Syn. Dislike , distaste , hate Ex. Her antipathy towards men was based on rather nebulous events that she construed to prove that they were all perfidious. Ex. An antipathy to taxes or a deep antipathy between groups |
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Antiquated |
Adj. کهنه ، منسوخ Syn. Out_of_date , obsolete Ex. Is it banal to say that good manners are antiquated in our society ? *banal : مبتذل * good manners : رفتارهای خوب |
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Antithesis |
Noun نقطه مقابل Syn. Opposite , contrast Ex. Len , the outgoing twin , was the antithesis of Lon , the silent one . |
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Appal Appalled |
Tr. به وحشت انداختن ، شوکه کردن syn. Dismay Adj.بیزار ، منزجر ، شوکه syn. Dismayed , shocked Ex. Each long holiday weekend we are appalled AT the carnage on our highways . * carnage : آمار تلفات |
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Apparent |
Adj. آشکار ، معلوم Syn. Clear |
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Appealing |
Adj. جذاب ، خوشایند Syn. Attractive, engaging Ex. Working abroad is appealing to many people. |
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Append |
Tr. ضمیمه کردن ، الحاق کردن Syn. Attach , add , adjoin Ex. The results of the client survey are appended to this document. * client survey |
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Appoint |
Tr. منصوب کردن ، انتخاب کردن Syn. Assign , specify Ex. Becky begged her mother to appoint the next day for the long-delayed picnic. * beg sb to do sth |
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Apposite |
Adj. در خور ، مناسب Syn. Appropriate Ex. His observations are , indeed , apposite to the present discussion. |
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Appreciate |
Tr. درک کردن ، متوجه شدن Syn. Understand |
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Apprehend |
Tr. Arrest , catch دستگیر کردن ، بازداشت کردن Int. Understand , grasp فهمیدن * culprit : مجرم |
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Apprise |
Tr. مطلع کردن Syn. Inform Ex. The teacher apprised the class about when the midterm and final exams would occur. |
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Appraise |
Tr. ارزشیابی کردن ، ارزیابی کردن Syn. Estimate , assess , evaluate Ex. Appraiser appraises the damages |
