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14 Cards in this Set
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Agronomist |
گیاه شناس |
Agronomists are worried about desertification. |
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Pasture |
Grassland |
An area of permanent pasture |
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Pell-mell |
Very fast and not organised |
At the sound of the alarm bell, the customers ran pell-mell for the doors |
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Restlessness |
بی قراری |
Intellectual restlessness and flight from boredom have caused him to rush pell-mell into situations that less adventurous spirits might hesitate to approach. |
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Spiral |
حلقه |
The birds circled in a slow spiral above the house |
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Chapel |
A small church |
A college chapel |
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Equivocal |
Ambiguous |
She gave an equivocal answer, typical of a politician. |
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Counterpoint |
A pleasing or interesting contrast |
This work is in austere counterpoint to that of Gaudi. |
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Stiffen |
To make something stronger or more difficult, more severe |
These events have stiffened our resolve to succeed. |
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Recalcitrant |
Uncooperative, rebellious |
A reculcitrant child |
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Encompass |
Include different type of things |
The festival is to encompass everything from music, theatre and ballet to literature, cinema and the visual arts |
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Preclude |
Prevent |
His contract precludes him from discussing his work with anyone outside the company |
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Amenable |
Easy to control |
They had three very amenable children. |
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Ore |
سنگ معدن |
Iron/copper ore |
