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Furrow |
To make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something). ، شیار زدن ، شخم زدن
A line or wrinkle on a person's face.
Wrinkle, line, crease, crinkle شیار |
"regular furrows in a ploughed field"
"there were deep furrows in his brow"
"gorges furrowing the deep-sea floor" |
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Discern |
To differentiate, to distinguish To recognize
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He is incapable of discerning right from wrong. |
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Incendiary |
Combustible, flammable, fire-producing, provocative
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"incendiary bombs" incendiary speeches. |
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Intricate |
complicated, complex detailed |
"an intricate network of canals"
The plot is not especially complex, but there are some intricate twists and a few surprises.
It seems very complicated and intricate to me. |
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Detest |
Dislike intensely.
Abhor, hate, loathe, despise, |
she really did detest his mockery" |
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Engross |
To absorb all the attention or interest of; Preoccupy جلب کردن ، اشغال کردن ، مشغول ، مجذوب 2. To acquire the whole of (a commodity), in order to control the market; monopolize. احتکارکردن 3. Law. Copy, Produce. |
"they seemed to be engrossed in conversation" The most engrossing parts of the book. 2. The country had made the best of its position to engross trade. 3. There was no formal document engrossed as the register of units. Beckerman's lawyer engrossed the transfer/deed of land in Merry's name. |
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Enormity |
The great or extreme scale, seriousness, or extent of something. Immensity
2. a grave crime or sin. wickedness, evilness |
"the enormities of war".
The enormity of the task was overwhelming.
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Vicious |
Intentionally harmful or nasty. having the nature of vice; evil. |
"a vicious assault" a vicious life. |
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Disinclined |
Unwilling; reluctant. |
"the rural community was disinclined to abandon the old ways" |
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Berate |
To scold or criticize (someone) angrily. |
He berated them in public. |
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Reproach |
Express to (someone) one's disapproval of or disappointment in their actions.
the expression of disapproval or disappointment. سرزنش ، توبیخ, ملامت Rebuke |
"her friends reproached her for not thinking enough about her family"
"he gave her a look of reproach" |
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Fley |
Strip the skin off (a corpse or carcass). Excoriate |
"the captured general was flayed alive" "one shoulder had been flayed to reveal the muscles" |
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inflict |
Cause (something unpleasant or painful) to be suffered by someone or something. ضربت وارد اوردن ، ضربت زدن To impose something unwelcome on. تحمیل کردن |
"they inflicted serious injuries on three other men"
"she is wrong to inflict her beliefs on everyone else" |
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Frail |
Delicate and fragile. weak سست ، نحیف ، شکننده |
My grandfather is rather frail now. "his small, frail body" |
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Abase |
Behave in a way that belittles or degrades (someone).
humiliate, belittle, degrade,
To lower; put or bring down پست کردن ، تحقیرنمودن |
"I watched my colleagues abasing themselves before the board of trustees"
He abased his head. Cyril, you need not kneel and abase yourself. |
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Jilt |
Suddenly reject or abandon (a lover). |
"he was jilted at the altar by his bride-to-be" |
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Gleeful |
Exuberantly or triumphantly joyful. delighted, pleased, joyful, happy |
"she gave a gleeful chuckle" |
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Iffy |
Doubtful; questionable informal: up in the air |
An early decision on this is iffy. "that date is a bit iffy" |
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Nigh |
Its an old-fashioned word that can be used to describe Near or nearly |
“talked for nigh onto 2 hours” nigh impossible Repent! The end is nigh. |
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Frisky |
Playful, lively |
"The friskier the better," |
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Zeal |
Dedication or enthusiasm for something. شوق ، ذوق ، حرارت ، غیرت، تعصب |
Zeal for such a noble meal is only appropriate in her eyes. The youngest boy had the unreasonable zeal of a brainwashed psychopath. |
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Drab |
Lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull. dirty, untidy woman; prost... |
"the landscape was drab and grey" |
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slovenly |
Untidy and dirty. 2. (especially of a person or action) careless; excessively casual |
"a fat, slovenly ex-rock star" Eric shook his head - where did such a slovenly man get such ideas? 2. A slovenly speech. You can't let it out of control, though, otherwise you'll grow slovenly and disgusting |
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Bemoan |
To express regret about , To complain about, Lament |
She began to eat and bemoan her fate. |
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Acquit |
Free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty. Absolve, clear, declare innocent, find innocent |
"she was acquitted on all counts" However, it was a wonderful event and the performers all acquitted themselves well. |
