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stifle

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suppress; extinguish; inhibit

Halfway through the boring lecture, Laura gave up trying to stifle her yawns.; rules and regulations that stifle innovation

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tilter

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handle used to move the boat's rudder (to steer)

Fearing the wind might shift suddenly and capsize the skiff, Tom kept one hand on the tilter at all times.

capsize verb
to (cause a boat or ship to) turn upside down by accident while on water

skiff:a small light boat for one person

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deterrent

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something that discourages; hindrance;

Does the threat of capital punishment serve as a deterrent to potential killers%3f.

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malaise

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uneasiness; distress;

She felt a sudden vague malaise when she heard sounds at the door.

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concatenate

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link as in a chain

It is difficult to understand how these events could concatenate as they did without outside assistance.

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eugenic

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pertaining to the improvement of race

It is easier to apply eugenic principles to the raising of racehorses or prize cattle than the development of human beings.

cattle:large farm animals kept for their milk or meat; cows and bulls Ex. beef/dairy cattle

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indicative

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suggestive; implying;

A lack of appetite may be indicative of a major mental or physical disorder.

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gruesome

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grisly

People screamed when her gruesome appearance was flashed on the screen.

gruesome: very unpleasant or shocking, and involving someone being killed or badly injured Ex. Police described it as a particularly gruesome attack.; Spare me the gruesome details.

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pyromaniac

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person with an insane desire to set things on fire

The detectives searched the area for the pyromaniac who had set these costly fires.

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auxiliary

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offering or providing help; additional or sub-sidiary;

To prepare for the emergency, they built an auxiliary power station.

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septic

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وابسته به گنديدگي، جسم عفوني، ماده عفوني، گنديده، الوده، چركي
putrid; producing putrefaction ;

The hospital was in such a filthy state that we were afraid that many of the patients would suffer from septic poisoning.

longman: a wound or part of your body that is septic is infected with bacteria Ex. a cut that went septic

putrefy: if a dead animal or plant putrefies, it decays and smells very bad

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warble

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sing; babble;

Every morning the birds warbled outside her window.

babble: 1- to speak quickly in a way that is difficult to understand or sounds silly Ex. I have no idea what he was babbling on about.
2-to make a sound like water moving over stones

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blithe

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gay; joyous; careless

Shelley called the skylark a blithe spirit because of its happy song.; He seems blithely unaware of how much anger he's caused

skylark:a small bird that sings while flying high in the sky

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throes

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violent anguish

The throes of despair can be as devastating as the spasms accompanying physical pain.

anguish: extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering Ex.the anguish of not knowing what had happened to her; In her anguish she forgot to leave a message.

despair:a feeling that you have no hope at all

spasm: تشنج موضعي ، الت تشنج واضطراب

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despotism

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استبداد، حكومت مطلقه
tyranny

The people rebelled against the despotism of the king.

rebel: to oppose or fight against someone in authority or against an idea or situation which you do not agree with

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magnate

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person of prominence or influence

The steel magnate decided to devote more time to city politics.

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husbandry

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frugality; thrift; agriculture

He accumulated his small fortune by diligence and husbandry.

frugal:careful to buy only what is necessary Ex. As children we were taught to be frugal and hard-working.

thrift: wise and careful use of money, so that none is wasted

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momentous

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very important

On this momentous occasion, we must be very solemn.

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reactionary

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recoiling from progress; retrograde;

His program was reactionary since it sought to abolish many of the social reforms instituted by the previous administration.

longman:very strongly opposed to any social or political change - used to show disapproval

retrograde: involving a return to an earlier and worse situation
ￚsynonym backward Ex. The closure of the factories is seen as a retrograde step .

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grouse

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complain; fuss;

Students traditionally grouse about the abysmal quality of %22mystery meat%22 and similar dornitory food.; She's always grousing about how she's been treated by the management.

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purveyor

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furnisher of foodstuffs; caterer;

As purveyor of rare wines and viands, he traveled through France and Italy every year in search of new products to sell.

viands: food

cambridge:a business which provides goods or services Ex. purveyors of seafood; a purveyor of leather goods

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authoritative

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having the weight of authority; dictatorial;

We accepted her analysis of the situation as authoritative.

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assumption

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something taken for granted; the taking over or taking possession of;

The young princess made the foolish assumption that the regent would not object to her Assumption of power.

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daub

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smear (as with paint)

From the way he daubed his paint on the canvas, I could tell he knew of oils.

smear: اغشتن ، الودن ، لكه دار كردن
canvas:كرباس ، پارچه مخصوص نقاشي ، (مج.)نقاشي ، پرده نقاشي

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flotsam

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كالاي اب اورده ، اب اورد
drifting wreckage

Beachcombers eke out a living by salvaging the flotsam and jetsam of the sea.

beachcomber: a person who walks along beaches looking for objects of value or interest

eke: to use something slowly or carefully because you only have a small amount of it Ex. He managed to eke out a living (= earn just enough to live on) one summer by selling drinks on a beach.

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thermal

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pertaining to heat

The natives discovered that the host springs gave excellent thermal baths and began to develop their community as a health resort.

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desperado

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reckless outlaw

Butch Cassidy was a bold desperado with a price on his head.; a gang of desperados

longman:a violent criminal who is not afraid of danger

outlaw: (especially in the past) a person who has broken the law and who lives separately from the other parts of society because they want to escape legal punishment Ex. Robin Hood was an outlaw who lived in the forest and stole from the rich to give to the poor.

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maculated

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spotted; stained;

Instead of writing that Gorbachev had a birthmark on his forehead, the pompous young poet sang of the former premier's maculated brow.

spotted: having small round marks of a different colour on the surface Ex.a red and white spotted blouse

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prodigy

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highly gifted child; marvel;

Menuhin was a prodigy, performing wonders on his violin when he was barely eight years old.

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collation

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a light meal

Tea sandwiches and cookies were offered at the collation.