Gre-Bibile-13

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saturate

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soak

Their clothes were saturated by the rain.

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bereft

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deprived of; lacking;

The foolish gambler soon found himself bereft of funds.

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gourmand

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epicure; person who takes excessive pleasure in food and drink;

goumands lack self-restraint; if they enjoy a particular cuisine, they eat far too much of it.

epicure:someone who enjoys good food and drink

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proviso

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stipulation

I am ready to accept your proposal with the two proviso that you meet your obligations within the next two weeks.

stipulation:something that must be done, and which is stated as part of an agreement, law, or rule Ex. The agreement included a stipulation that half of the money had to be spent on housing for lower-income families.

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cantankerous

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ill-humored; irritable;

Constantly complaining about his treatment and refusing to cooperate with the hospital staff, he was a cantankerous patient.

longman: bad-tempered and complaining a lot Ex. a cantankerous old man

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distend

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expand;swell out ;

I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead.

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heckler

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person who verbally harasses others

The heckler kept interrupting the speaker with rude remarks.

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metamorphosis

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change of form

The metamorphosis of caterpillar to butterfly is typical of many such changes in animal life.

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tenacity

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firmness; persistency; adhesiveness

It is extremely difficult to overcome the tenacity of a habit such as smoking.

adhesive: a substance such as glue that you use to stick two things together Ex.waterproof adhesive

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denounce

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condemn; critcize ;

The reform candidate denounced the corrupt city officers for having betrayed the public's trust.

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renounce

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abandon; disown; repudiate

Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch, Joan of Arc refused to renounce her belief that her voices came from God.
disown: to make it known that you no longer have any connection with someone that you were closely connected with Ex. It's a story set in the last century about a girl whose parents disowned her when she married a foreigner.

repudiate: to refuse to accept something or someone as true, good or reasonable Ex. He repudiated the allegation/charge/claim that he had tried to deceive them.

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trough

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a long narrow open container that holds water or food for animals

The hungry pigs struggled to get at the fresh swill in the trough.; a horse trough

swill:food for pigs, mostly made of unwanted bits of human food

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appropriate

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acquire; take possession of for one's own use;

The ranch owners appropriated the lands that had originally been set aside for the Indians' use.

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benison

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دعاي خير، نعمت خدا داده ، سعادت جاوداني
blessing

Let us pray that the benison of peace once more shall prevail among the nations of the world.

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gorge

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narrow canyon; steep; rocky cleft

Terrified of heights, George could not bring himself to peer down into the gorge to see the rapids below.

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protuberance

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protrusion; bulge;

A ganglionic cyst is a fluid-filled tumor (generally benign) that develops near a joint membrane or tendon sheath, and that bulges beneath the skin, forming a protuberance.

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gaffe

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social blunder

According to Miss Manners, to call your husband by your lover's name is worse than a mere gaffe; it is a tactical mistake.

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libidinous

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lustful

They objected to his libidinous behavior.

lustful:feeling or showing strong sexual desire Ex. She ignored his lustful glances.

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poultice

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مرحم روي محل درد گذاشتن
soothing application applied to sore and inflamed portions of the body

He was advised to apply a flaxseed poultice to the inflammation.

inflammation: التهاب

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mercurial

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fickle; changing;

He was of a mercurial temperament and therefore unpredictable.

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temperate

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restrained; self-controlled;

Noted for his temperate appetite, he seldom gained weight.

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demure

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grave; serious; coy

She was demure and reserved.

longman: quiet, serious, and well-behaved - used especially about women in the past Ex. Old photos of Maggie show her young and demure.

coy:shy or pretending to be shy in order to attract people's interest Ex. She gave him a coy smile.

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affirmation

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positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

Despite Tom's affirmation of innocence, Aunt Polly still suspected he had eaten the pie.

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colossus

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gigantic statue

The legendary Colossus of Rhodes, bronze statue of the sun god that dominated the harbor of the Greek seaport, was one of the Seven Wonders of the World.

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epilogue

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short speech at conclusion of dramatic work

The audience was so disappointed in the play that many did not remain to hear the epilogue.

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benefactor

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gift giver; patron;

Scrooge later became Tiny Tim's benefactor and gave him a benediction.

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glutinous

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sticky; viscous;

Molasses is a glutinous substance.

viscous: a viscous liquid is thick and sticky and does not flow easily Ex. As the liquid cools, it becomes viscous.

Molasses: شيره قند، شهد

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prostrate

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stretch out full on ground

He prostrated himself before the idol.

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parlance

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language; idiom;

All this legal parlance confuses me; I need an interpreter.

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brocade

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rich; figured fabric;

The sofa was covered with expensive brocade.

longman: thick heavy decorative cloth which has a pattern of gold and silver threads Ex. brocade curtains