American English File

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Mouth (v.) [Regular]

Back 1

to move your lips in the same way you do when you are saying words, but without making any sound

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Leftover (n.) [Plural]

Back 2

food that has not been eaten at the end of a meal

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Demonstration (n.)

Back 3

1. an event at which a large group of people meet to protest or to support something in public → protest

2. an act of explaining and showing how to do something or how something works

3. (formal) an action that proves that someone or something has a particular ability, quality, or feeling

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Bargain (n.)

Back 4

something you buy cheaply or for less than its usual price

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baggage claim (n.)

Back 5

the place at an airport where you collect your cases and bags after a flight

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Intensive (adj.)

Back 6

involving a lot of activity, effort, or careful attention in a short period of time

Hint 6

شدید، پرقوت، متمرکز، مشتاقانه، تند، مفرط

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Survive (v.) [Regular]

Back 7

to continue to live normally in spite of many problems

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Mime (v.) [Regular]

Back 8

to describe or express something, using movements not words

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Fort (n.)

Back 9

a strong building or group of buildings used by soldiers or an army for defending an important place

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Advance (n.)

Back 10

before something happens or is expected to happen

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Admission (n.)

Back 11

1. a statement in which you admit that something is true or that you have done something wrong SYN confession

2. permission given to someone to enter a building or place, or to become a member of a school, club etc

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Prohibition (n.)

Back 12

1. the act of saying that something is illegal

2. an order stopping something

Hint 12

منع، نهی، تحریم، ممانعت، ممنوعیت

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Obligation (n.)

Back 13

a moral or legal duty to do something

Hint 13

التزام، وظیفه

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Accomodation (n.)

Back 14

1. a place for someone to stay, live, or work

2. (formal) an agreement between people or groups who have different views or opinions, that satisfies everyone

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Sincerely (adv.)

Back 15

1. if you feel or believe something sincerely, you really feel or believe it and are not just pretending SYN truly

2. an expression used to end a formal letter, especially one that you have begun by using someone’s name

Hint 15

۱. صادقانه، صمیمانه

۲ .در پایان برخی نامه‌ها: ارادتمند

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Neat (adj.)

Back 16

1. tidy tidy and carefully arranged

2. very good, pleasant, or enjoyable

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Tutor (n.)

Back 17

someone who gives private lessons to one student or a small group, and is paid directly by them

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Tribe (n.)

Back 18

a social group consisting of people of the same race who have the same beliefs, customs, language etc, and usually live in one particular area ruled by their leader

Hint 18

قبیله، عشیره، طایفه

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Possession (n.)

Back 19

(formal) if something is in your possession, you own it, or you have obtained it from somewherein sb’s possession

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Scramble (n. & v.)

Back 20

1. (n.) a situation in which people compete with and push each other in order to get what they wantscramble for

2. (v.) to mix words, ideas, sentences etc so that they are not in the right order and do not make sense

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Exceed (v.)

Back 21

1. to be more than a particular number or amount

2. to go beyond what rules or laws say you are allowed to do

Hint 21

تجاوزکردن از، قدم فراتر نهادن، تخطی کردن از

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End up (phrasal v.)

Back 22

to reach or come to a place, condition, or situation that was not planned or expected

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Impersonal you

Back 23

in English grammar and in particular in casual English, generic, impersonal, or indefinite you is the use of the pronoun you to refer to an unspecified person

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Impulse (n.)

Back 24

a sudden strong desire to do something without thinking about whether it is a sensible thing to do SYN urge

Hint 24

بر انگیزش، انگیزه ناگهانی

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Attend (v.) [Regular]

Back 25

to go to an event such as a meeting or a class

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Get along

Back 26

1. if two or more people get along, they have a friendly relationship:

Get along with

2. to deal with a job or situation or to make progress

Front 27

Spill (v.) [Regular in AE]

Back 27

if you spill a liquid, or if it spills, it accidentally flows over the edge of a container → pour

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Crush on sb

Back 28

to have a feeling of romantic love for someone, especially someone you do not know wel

Front 29

Aerospace

Back 29

the industry that designs and builds aircraft and space

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Desperate (adj.)

Back 30

1. willing to do anything to change a very bad situation, and not caring about danger

2. needing or wanting something very muchdesperate for

3. a desperate action is something that you only do because you are in a very bad situation

Hint 30

بی امید، بیچاره، از جان گذشته، بسیار سخت، بسیار بد

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Cyclone (n.)

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a very strong wind that moves very fast in a circle → hurricane, typhoon

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Monsoon (n.)

Back 32

1. the season, from about April to October, when it rains a lot in India and other southern Asian countries2. the heavy rain that falls during the monsoon, or the wind that brings the rain

Hint 32

موسم بارندگی، بارندگی موسمی

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Blizzard (n.)

Back 33

1. a severe snowstorm:

2. a sudden large amount of something unpleasant or annoying that you must deal with → flood

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Disaster (n.)

Back 34

1. a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering → catastrophe

2. something that is very bad or a failure, especially when this is very annoying or disappointing

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Well (n.)

Back 35

a deep hole in the ground from which people take water

Hint 35

چشمه

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Devastate (v.) [Regular]

Back 36

1. to make someone feel extremely shocked and sad

2. to damage something very badly or completely

Hint 36

ویران کردن، خراب کردن، تاراج کردن

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Strike (v.) [Irregular]

Back 37

1. to hit or fall against the surface of something

2. (formal) to deliberately hit someone or something with your hand or a weapon

3. if a group of workers strike, they stop working as a protest against something relating to their work, for example how much they are paid, bad working conditions etc

Hint 37

اصابت، ضربت زدن، ضربه زدن، خوردن به، اعتصاب، اعتصاب کردن

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Go for it

Back 38

spoken (=used to encourage someone to try to achieve something)

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No fewer

Back 39

at least —used to suggest that a number or amount is surprisingly large

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Big day

Back 40

a person's wedding day

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Driving sb crazy

Back 41

(also drive someone nuts/up the wall) infml to make someone upset or annoyed

Front 42

Second thoughts

Back 42

a change of opinion or resolve reached after considering something again."on second thoughts"

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Expense (n.)

Back 43

the amount of money that you spend on something

Front 44

Interrupt (v.) [Regular]

Back 44

to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly speaking to them, making a noise etc

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Tram (n.)

Back 45

especially British English a vehicle for passengers, which travels along metal tracks in the street SYN streetcar American English

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Persuade (v.) [Regular]

Back 46

1. to make someone decide to do something, especially by giving them reasons why they should do it, or asking them many times to do it

2. to make someone believe something or feel sure about something SYN convince

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Manner (n.)

Back 47

1. (formal) the way in which something is done or happensmanner of (doing) something

2. the way in which someone behaves towards or talks to other people

Hint 47

راه، روش، طریقه، چگونگی، طرز، رسوم، عادات، رفتار،ادب، تربیت

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Exclaim (v.) [Regular]

Back 48

to say something suddenly and loudly because you are surprised, angry, or excited

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Masterful (adj.)

Back 49

1. controlling people or situations in a skilful and confident way2. done with great skill and understanding SYN masterly

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Possessive

Back 50

1. wanting someone to have feelings of love or friendship for you and no one else

2. technical used in grammar to show that something belongs to someone or something

Front 51

Domestic (adj. & n.)

Back 51

1. relating to family relationships and life at home

2. (old-fashioned) a servant who works in a large house

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Broadcast (v.) [Irregular

Back 52

to tell something to a lot of people

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Accomplish (v.)

Back 53

to succeed in doing something, especially after trying very hard SYN achieve

Hint 53

انجام دادن، به انجام رساندن

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Ingredient (n.)

Back 54

one of the foods that you use to make a particular food or dish

Hint 54

جز ، جز ترکیبی، (در جمع) اجزا ، ذرات، داخل شونده، عوامل، عناصر

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Critic (n.)

Back 55

someone whose job is to make judgments about the good and bad qualities of art, music, films etc SYN reviewer

Hint 55

نقدگر، نکوهشگر، سخن سنج، نقاد، انتقاد‌کننده، کارشناس، خبره

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Punctual (adj.)

Back 56

(formal) arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged SYN on time

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Survey (n.)

Back 57

set of questions that you ask a large number of people in order to find out about their opinions or behaviour

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Expatriate (n.)

Back 58

someone who lives in a foreign country

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Cut down

Back 59

reduce to reduce the amount of something

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Bother to do st

Back 60

to make an effort to do something, esp. something that is not convenient

Front 61

Twist at the end

Back 61

when it happens near the end of a story, it is known as a twist or surprise ending. It may change the audience's perception of the preceding events, or introduce a new conflict that places it in a different context

Front 62

Sting (v. & n.) [Irregular]

Back 62

1. if an insect or a plant stings you, it makes a very small hole in your skin and you feel a sharp pain because of a poisonous substance

2. a wound or mark made when an insect or plant stings you

Hint 62

نیش، گزیدن، نیش زدن

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Shore (n.)

Back 63

the land along the edge of a large area of water such as an ocean or lake

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Tentacle (n.)

Back 64

one of the long thin parts of a sea creature such as an octopus which it uses for holding things

Hint 64

شاخک حساس، ریشه حساس، موی حساس جانور (مثل موی سبیل گربه)، بازوچه

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Provoke (v.)

Back 65

1. to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one

2. to make someone angry, especially deliberately

Hint 65

تحریک کردن، دامن زدن، برانگیختن، برافروختن،خشمگین کردن

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Hypothetical (adj.)

Back 66

based on a situation that is not real, but that might happen

Hint 66

فرضی، برانگاشتی

Front 67

Afford (v.)

Back 67

1. a)to have enough money to buy or pay for somethingafford (to do) something

b)to have enough time to do something

2. (formal) to provide something or allow something to happen

Hint 67

موجب شدن، از عهده برآمدن، استطاعت داشتن، بضاعت داشتن، وسع مالی داشتن، قدرت مالی داشتن

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Terrified (adj.)

Back 68

very frightened

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Aisle (n.)

Back 69

a long passage between rows of seats in a church, plane, theatre etc, or between rows of shelves in a shop

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Clown (n.)

Back 70

1. someone who wears funny clothes, a red nose, bright make-up on their face etc, and does silly things to make people laugh, especially at a circus2. someone who often makes jokes or behaves in a funny way:class clown (=someone in a school class who behaves in a funny or silly way)3. a stupid or annoying person

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Gradually (adv.)

Back 71

slowly, over a long period of time OPP suddenly

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Incident (n.)

Back 72

an event, especially one that is unusual, important, or violent

Hint 72

فرعی،ضمنی،تابع،غیر مهم،اتفاقی،لازم،رخ دهنده،محتمل الوقوع

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Coed (adj.)

Back 73

(AE) a coed place, team etc is used by or includes people of both sexes

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Commercial (adj.)

Back 74

1. related to business and the buying and selling of goods and services:

2. related to the ability of a product or business to make a profit

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Terminate (v.)

Back 75

(formal) if something terminates, or if you terminate it, it ends SYN end

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Occasional (adj.)

Back 76

happening sometimes but not often or regularly

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Borough (n.)

Back 77

a town, or part of a large city, that is responsible for managing its own schools, hospitals, roads etc

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Intellectual (n. & adj.)

Back 78

1. an intelligent well-educated person who spends time thinking about complicated ideas and discussing them → academic

2. an intellectual person is well-educated and interested in serious ideas and subjects such as science, literature etc

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Meet up

Back 79

1. to meet someone in order to do something together:

meet up with

2. if roads, paths etc meet up, they join together at a particular placemeet up with

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Flat fee

Back 80

an amount that is charged or paid that does not change according to the amount of work done, or the number of times something is used SYN fixed fee

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Toll (n.)

Back 81

1. the number of people killed or injured in a particular accident, by a particular illness etc:

2. a very bad effect that something has on something or someone over a long period of timetoll on

3. the money you have to pay to use a particular road, bridge etc

Hint 81

باج، باج راه، راه داری، نواقل، عوارض، تحمل خسارت،تعداد تلفات جنگی

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Authority (n.)

Back 82

1. the power you have because of your official position

authority over/to do sth

2. the people or organizations that are in charge of a particular country or area

3. an official organization or a government department that has the power to make decisions, and has particular responsibilities

4. official permission to do something

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Servant (n.)

Back 83

someone, especially in the past, who was paid to clean someone’s house, cook for them, answer the door etc, and who often lived in the house

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Windshield (n.)

Back 84

1. (AE) a windscreen

2. a piece of glass or clear plastic fixed at the front of a motorcycle that protects the rider from wind

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Wiper (n.)

Back 85

piece of equipment on a car, that removes rain from the windscreen

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Disposable (adj.)

Back 86

intended to be used once or for a short time and then thrown away

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Biodegradable (adj.)

Back 87

materials, chemicals etc that are biodegradable are changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non biodegradable

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Frustrate (v.)

Back 88

1. if something frustrates you, it makes you feel annoyed or angry because you are unable to do what you want

2. to prevent someone’s plans, efforts, or attempts from succeeding

Hint 88

خنثی کردن، هیچ کردن، باطل کردن، ناامید کردن، فکرکسی را خراب کردن، فاسدشدن

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White out(v.)/whiteout (n.)

Back 89

1. an act or instance of whiting out with a correction fluid.2. a white correction fluid used for this

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Liberty (n.)

Back 90

the freedom and the right to do whatever you want without asking permission or being afraid of authority

Hint 90

آزادی، اختیار، اجازه

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Report card (n.)

Back 91

a written statement by teachers about a child’s work at school, which is sent to his or her parents

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Messy (adj.)

Back 92

1. dirty or untidy:

2. (informal) a messy situation is complicated and unpleasant to deal with

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Eccentric (n. & adj.)

Back 93

1. someone who behaves in a way that is different from what is usual or socially accepted

2. behaving in a way that is unusual and different from most people

Hint 93

غیرعادی، غریب، عجیب

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Seldom (adv.)

Back 94

very rarely or almost never

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Pupil (n.)

Back 95

1. especially British English someone who is being taught, especially a child:

2. the small black round area in the middle of your eye → iris

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Flowery language

Back 96

flowery language occurs when elaborate words are substituted for simple ones and longer sentences are used to try to convey multiple ideas

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Curious (adj.)

Back 97

1. wanting to know about something

2. strange or unusual

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Torture (v. & n.)

Back 98

1. to deliberately hurt someone in order to force them to give you information, to punish them, or to be cruel

2. an act of deliberately hurting someone in order to force them to tell you something, to punish them, or to be cruel

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Cold (adj.)

Back 99

unfriendly or lacking normal human feelings such as sympathy, pity, humour etc OPP warm

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Boarding school (n.)

Back 100

a school where students live as well as study

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Outsider (n.)

Back 101

someone who is not accepted as a member of a particular social group

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Naughty (adj.)

Back 102

a naughty child does not obey adults and behaves badly OPP good

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Get through

Back 103

1. to do an amount of work

2. (informal) to use a lot of something

3. (informal) to spend a lot of money

4. to be successful in a test or competition, or to make sure that someone or something is successful

5. to reach a place or person that is difficult to reach

6. to succeed in speaking to someone on the telephone

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Consider (v.)

Back 104

1. to think about something carefully, especially before making a choice or decision

2. to think of someone or something in a particular way or to have a particular opinion

Hint 104

مورد توجه قرار دادن، توجه کردن به، پرداختن به، ملاحظه کردن، رسیدگی کردن، سنجیدن، سبک و سنگین کردن، حساب کردن، فکر کردن به

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Taking sth up

Back 105

1. to become interested in a new activity and to spend time doing it

2. to start a new job or have a new responsibility

3. if you take up a suggestion, problem, complaint etc, you start to do something about it

Front 106

Make up one's mind

Back 106

to make a decision about something

Front 107

Suppose (v.)

Back 107

(formal) to expect that something will happen or be true, and to base your plans on it

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Constantly (adv.)

Back 108

all the time, or very often SYN continually

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Opt (v.)

Back 109

to choose one thing or do one thing instead of another

Hint 109

برگزیدن، انتخاب کردن

Front 110

Deduct (v.)

Back 110

to take away an amount or part from a total SYN subtract

Hint 110

کم کردن، کسرکردن

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Participant (n.)

Back 111

someone who is taking part in an activity or event

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Participate (v.)

Back 112

(formal) to take part in an activity or event

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Reptile (n.)

Back 113

a type of animal, such as a snake or lizard, whose body temperature changes according to the temperature around it, and that usually lays eggs to have babies

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Herd (v. & n.)

Back 114

1. to bring people together in a large group, especially roughly

2. to make animals move together in a group

3. a group of animals of one kind that live and feed together

Hint 114

رمه، گله، گروه، جمعیت، گرد آمدن، جمع شدن، متحدکردن

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Take part

Back 115

join in an activity; be involved

Hint 115

شرکت کردن، مشارکت کردن

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Take action to

Back 116

do something official or concerted to achieve an aim or deal with a problem

Hint 116

اقدام کردن به

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Affect (v.)

Back 117

to do something that produces an effect or change in something or in someone’s situation

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Affection (n.)

Back 118

1. a feeling of liking or love and caring affection for

2. sb’s affections the feelings of love and caring that someone has

Hint 118

مهربانی، تأثیر، عاطفه، مهر، ابتلا ، علاقه

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Skyscraper (n.)

Back 119

a very tall modern city building

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Martial (adj.)

Back 120

connected with war and fighting

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Track and field (n.)

Back 121

sports such as running and jumping

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Bar (n.)

Back 122

1. a place where alcoholic drinks are served → pub

2. piece of metal/wood a length of metal or wood put across a door, window etc to keep it shut or to prevent people going in or out

3. in sports the long piece of wood or metal across the top of the goal in sports such as football

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Referee (n.)

Back 123

1. someone who makes sure that the rules of a sport such as football, basketball, or boxing, are followed → umpire

2. someone who judges an article or research idea before it is published or money is provided for it

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Dignity (n.)

Back 124

1. the ability to behave in a calm controlled way even in a difficult situationwith dignity

2. your dignity your sense of your own value or importance

Hint 124

بزرگی، جاه، شأن، مقام، رتبه، وقار

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Blame (v.)

Back 125

to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad

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Defeat (v.)

Back 126

to win a victory over someone in a war, competition, game etc SYN beat

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Umpire (n.)

Back 127

the person who makes sure that the players obey the rules in sports such as tennis, baseball, and cricket → referee

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Opponent (n.)

Back 128

someone who you try to defeat in a competition, game, fight, or argument

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Furious (adj.)

Back 129

1. very angry

2. done with a lot of energy, effort, or speed

Hint 129

خشمناک، اتشی، عصبانی، متلاطم، متعصب

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Fool (adj.)

Back 130

silly or stupid SYN foolish

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Competent (adj.)

Back 131

having enough skill or knowledge to do something to a satisfactory standard OPP incompetent

Hint 131

لایق، ذی‌صلاحیت، شایسته، دارای سر‌رشته

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Intention (n.)

Back 132

a plan or desire to do something

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Ceremony (n.)

Back 133

an important social or religious event, when a traditional set of actions is performed in a formal way

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Conclude (v.)

Back 134

to decide that something is true after considering all the information you have → conclusion

Hint 134

به پایان رساندن، نتیجه گرفتن، استنتاج کردن

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Dominate (v.)

Back 135

1. to control someone or something or to have more importance than other people or things

2. to be larger and more noticeable than anything else in a place

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Division (n.)

Back 136

1. the act of separating something into two or more different parts, or the way these parts are separated or shared

2. disagreement among the members of a group that makes them form smaller opposing groups

3. mathematics the process of finding out how many times one number is contained in another

4. a group that does a particular job within a large organization

5. a large military group

6. one of the groups of teams that a sports competition is divided into, often based on the number of games they have won

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Conclusion (n.)

Back 137

1. something you decide after considering all the information you have → conclude

2. in conclusion used in a piece of writing or a speech to show that you are about to finish what you are saying SYN finally

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Adapt (v.)

Back 138

1. to gradually change your behaviour and attitudes in order to be successful in a new situationadapt to

2. to change something to make it suitable for a different purpose

3. if a book or play is adapted for film, television etc, it is changed so that it can be made into a film, television programme etc → adaptation

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Fanatic (n.)

Back 139

1. someone who has extreme political or religious ideas and is often dangerous SYN extremist

2. someone who likes a particular thing or activity very much SYN enthusiast

Hint 139

شخص متعصب، دارای احساسات شدید(مذهبی وغیره)

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Wild (adj.)

Back 140

enjoyable (informal) very enjoyable and exciting ; wild night

Front 141

Buzz (n.)

Back 141

(informal) a strong feeling of excitement, pleasure, or success, or a similar feeling from drinking alcohol or taking drugs

Front 142

Elicit (v.)

Back 142

to succeed in getting information or a reaction from someone, especially when this is difficult

Hint 142

بیرون کشیدن، استخراج کردن، استنباط کردن

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Peep (v.)

Back 143

to look at something quickly and secretly, especially through a hole or opening

Hint 143

نگاه زیر چشمی، نگاه دزدکی، باچشم نیم باز نگاه کردن، از سوراخ نگاه کردن

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Fill out

Back 144

to write all the necessary information on an official document, form etc

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Look after

Back 145

1. to take care of someone by helping them, giving them what they need, or keeping them safe SYN take care of

2. look after yourself (spoken) used when you are saying goodbye to someone in a friendly way

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Look forward

Back 146

to be excited and pleased about something that is going to happen

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Look up

Back 147

if you look up information in a book, on a computer etc, you try to find it there

Front 148

Pay back

Back 148

1. to give someone the money that you owe them SYN repay

2. to make someone suffer for doing something wrong or unpleasant

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Regulate (v.)

Back 149

1. to control an activity or process, especially by rules

2. to make a machine or your body work at a particular speed, temperature etc

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Coincidence (n.)

Back 150

1. when two things happen at the same time, in the same place, or to the same people in a way that seems surprising or unusual → coincide, coincidental

2. (formal) when two ideas, opinions etc are the samecoincidence of

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Identical (adj.)

Back 151

exactly the same, or very similar

Front 152

Carpenter (n.)

Back 152

someone whose job is making and repairing wooden objects

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Deputy (n.)

Back 153

1. someone who is directly below another person in rank, and who is officially in charge when that person is not theredeputy director/chairman/governor etc

2. someone whose job is to help a sheriff in the US

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نماینده، وکیل، جانشین، نایب، قائم‌مقام

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Commit (v.)

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1. to do something wrong or illegal

2. commit suicide to kill yourself deliberately

3. commit adultery if a married person commits adultery, they have sex with someone who is not their husband or wife

4. to decide to use money, time, people etc for a particular purpose

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Leave (v.) [Irregular]

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1. to go away from a place or a person

2. if you leave your job, home, school etc, you permanently stop doing that job, living at home etc

3. to make or allow something or someone to stay in a place when you go away

4. to let something remain in a particular state, position, or condition

5. to deliver a message, note, package etc for someone or put it somewhere so that they will get it later to let someone else decide something or be responsible for something

6. if you leave food or drink that you have been given, you do not eat or drink it

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Put sb through

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to connect a person’s telephone call

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Hold on phone

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To remain on the telephone line until someone is available to converse

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Belong (v.)

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1. if something belongs somewhere, that is the right place or situation for it

2. if you feel you belong in a place or situation, you feel happy and comfortable in it, because you have the same interests and ideas as other people

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Knock out

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to make someone become unconscious or go to sleep

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Chase (v.)

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1. to quickly follow someone or something in order to catch them

chase somebody along/down/up something

2. to use a lot of time and effort trying to get something such as work or money

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Conveyor belt (n.)

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a continuous moving band of fabric, rubber, or metal used for transporting objects from one place to another

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تسمه نقاله

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Completion (n.)

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the state of being finished

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Cheer up

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to become less sad, or to make someone feel less sad

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Gossip (n. & v.)

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1. information that is passed from one person to another about other people’s behaviour and private lives, often including unkind or untrue remarksgossip about

2. someone who likes talking about other people’s private lives – used to show disapproval

3. to talk about other people’s behaviour and private lives, often including remarks that are unkind or untrue

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Pottery (n.)

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1. objects made out of baked clay

2. the activity of making pots, dishes etc out of clay4. a factory where pottery objects are made

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Slipper (n.)

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a light soft shoe that you wear at home

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Supper (n.)

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the meal that you have in the early evening SYN dinner

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Afterwards (adv.) Also afterward

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after an event or time that has already been mentioned

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پس از آن، بعد از آن، سپس

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Pass on

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1. to give someone a piece of information that someone else has given to you

2. to die – use this when you want to avoid saying the word ‘die’

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Reported speech (n.)

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in grammar, words that are used to tell what someone says without repeating their actual words. ‘She said she didn’t feel well’ is an example of reported speech SYN indirect speech OPP direct speech

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Cheer (v.)

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1. to shout as a way of showing happiness, praise, approval, or support of someone or something

2. to make someone feel more hopeful when they are worried

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Excursion (n.)

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1. a short journey arranged so that a group of people can visit a place, especially while they are on holiday

2. a short journey made for a particular purpose SYN trip

3. excursion into something (formal) an attempt to experience or learn about something that is new to you

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گردش، گشت، سیر، گردش بیرون شهر

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Destined (adj.)

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1. seeming certain to happen at some time in the futuredestined for

2. destined for something to be travelling to a particular place, or intended to go there

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مقدر،عازم

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Inherit (v.)

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1. to receive money, property etc from someone after they have diedinherit something from somebody

2. to have the same character or appearance as your parentsinherit something from somebody

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Arctic (adj.)

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1. relating to the most northern part of the world → Antarctic

2. extremely cold

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وابسته به قطب شمال، سرد

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Migrate (v.)

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1. if birds or animals migrate, they travel regularly from one part of the world to another → migratory

2. if people migrate, they go to live in another area or country, especially in order to find work → emigrate

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Light sth up

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1. light something ↔ up to give light to a place or to shine light on something

2. to become bright with light or colour

3. a)if someone’s face or eyes light up, they show pleasure, excitement

b)light something ↔ up to make someone’s face or eyes show pleasure or excitement

4. (informal) to light a cigarette

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Bill (n.)

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1. a written list showing how much you have to pay for services you have received, work that has been done etcbill for

2. restaurant especially (British English) a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurant SYN check (American English)3. law a written proposal for a new law, that is brought to a parliament so that it can be discussedapprove/pass/veto a bill

4. money (American English) a piece of paper money SYN note (British English) → coin

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Panelist (n.)

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one of a group of well-known people who answer questions on a radio or television programme

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عضو هیئت مشاوره و مباحثه یا عضو هیئت رادیو تلویزیون

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Decisive (adj.)

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someone who is decisive is good at making decisions quickly and with confidence OPP indecisive

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قطعی، قاطع