Oxford Word Skills _ Intermediate

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Gist

Noun/SING

E.g: I missed the beginning of lecture_can you give me the gist of what he said?

E.g: You should try to get the gist of the text. 😝😝😝😝

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The gist of sth is the main and general meaning but not all the details

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Text

Noun (V:text)

E.g: My job is to lay out the text and graphics on the page.

E.g: The printed text

E.g: The text of the agreement

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The writing part of a book,newspaper,etc

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Recognize sb/sth by/from sth

N:recognition

SYN:identify,know,make sb/sth out

E.g: You will meet vocabulary you don't recognize, but you can often go through the text again.

E.g: I recognized him as soon as he came in the room.

E.g: I recognized her by her red hair.

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Know who sb is or what sth is because you've seen or heard them before

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Go through /over sth (ph.v)

E.g: let's go through the arguments again.

E.g: could we go through (practise)Act 2 once more?

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1:Read sth carefully from beginning to end.

2:To study or consider sth in details,especially by repeating it.دقیقا/مرور کردن ,تمرین کردن,

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Identify sth (V)

N:identification

Identifying /identified

E.g: Did you identify all the pictures correctly?

E.g: Identify the new words and phrases which seem to be important.

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1:Recognize sb/sth and decide what it is.

2:Recognize sb/sth and be able to say who or what they are.تشخیص دادن،شناختن ،شناسایی کردن

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Guess sth (V)

N:guess

E.g: I don't really know.I'm just guessing.

E.g: Try to guess the meaning from the context,and/or use a dictionary.

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To try to give an answer or make judgment about sth without being sure of all the facts

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Context (N)

E.g: You should be able to guess the meaning of the word from the context.

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The words before and after the new word or phrase that help you to understand the meaning.بافت،متن

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Keep a record of sth

V:record sth

E.g: keep a record of the words in a notebook.

SYN: make a note of sth

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Write sth down quickly to help you remember it.یادداشت کردن،ثبت کردن

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Make a note of sth

E.g: make a note of any special information.

E.g: please make a note of the dates.

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Write sth down quickly to help you remember it.

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Construction (N)

V:construct sth (ke)

N:construct (k a:)

E.g: Is it used in a particular kind of construction, e.g.verb that is often followed by a preposition?

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The way words are used together and arranged to form sentence,phrase,etc.

(جمله)ترکیب،

فعل:نوشتن،تالیف کردن

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Translation (N)

V: Translate sth

E.g: He specializes in translation from Danish into English.

E.g: Write a translation if you think it helps.

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A text that has been changed from a language into another.

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Formal (adj)

N: formality

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If a word or phrase is formal,you use it at importan and serious times with people you don't know very well,or in writing English.رسمیت،رسمی بودن

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Informal (adj)

N: informality

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If a word or phrase is informal,you use it when you are speaking to friends or people you know very well.غیر رسمیت،خودمانی بودن

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Conversation (N)

have a chat with sb(V:chat)

discussion about sth (V:discuss sth)

argument

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Is a talk between two or more people.

You can also have a chat with sb, which is a friendly informal conversation.A discussion about sth is when you talk about sth seriously.An argument is a discussion in which people disagree,often angrily.

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Repeat sth(v) (N)

N:repetition

E.g: Repeat word or phrase you don't understand,and explain the meaning to you.

E.g: Is it a new series?No,a repeat.

E.g:learning by repetition.

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Say sth again.

N:the fact of doing or saying the same thing many times.

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Explain sth(v)

N:explanation

E.g: It was difficult to explain the problem to beginners.

E.g:'let me explain!'he added helpfully.

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V: Make sth clear or easy to understand.

N: a statement,fact,or situation that tells you why sth happens;a reason given for sth

توضیح،شرح،بیان

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Pronounce sth (V)

N:pronunciation

E.g: very few people can pronounce my name correctly.

E.g: The 'b' in lamb is not pronounced.

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V: make the sound of a word or letter.

N: the way in which a particular person pronounce the words of a language.

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Opportunity (N) to do sth /for sth/for doing sth

SYN: chance

E.g: look for opportunities to practice them when you're speaking.

E.g: This is the perfect opportunity to make a new start.

E.g: There was no opportunity for further discussion.

E.g: There'll be plenty of opportunity for relaxing once the work is done.

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A time when it is possible to do sth that you want to do.

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Experiment with sth(V)

N:experiment

E.g: Don't be afraid to experiment with new language,don't worry about making mistakes.

N.E.g: I never cooked this before so it's an experiment.

E.g: The system was installed four years ago as an experiment.

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Try sth to see what result it has.امتحان کردن،مورد تجربه قرار دادن

N:a new activity idea or method that you try out to see what happens or what effect it has.تجربه،آزمایش

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Make mistakes

N,V: mistake sb/sth

E.g: It's easy to make a mistake.

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V:to not understand or judge sb/sth correctly.

E.g: I admit that I mistook his intentions.

E.g: He had certainly changed but nobody could mistake his voice. اشتباه،لغزش،

V: اشتباه کردن،خطا کردن،2,درست نفهمیدن،سوتفاهم،3,عوضی گرفتن،(چیزی را)با چیز دیگر اشتباه گرفتن

E.g: Some people mistake me for my brother Iraj.برخی مردم من را با برادرم ایرج اشتباه می کنند.

E.g: Iraj mistook the ass for a deer and shot it!ایرج الاغ را با آهو عوضی گرفت و آنرا با تیر زد.

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Revise sth (V)

N: revision_V:do revision

E.g: It's important to revise new vocabulary.If not,you may forget it quite quickly.

E.g: I spent the weekend revising for my exam.

E.g: I can't come out tonight,I have to revise.

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Study sth again

N:the process of learning work for an exam.

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Method (N)

E.g: There isn't a correct method of learning vocabulary.Do what works for you.

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A particular way of doing sth

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Work (V)

E.g: the pills the doctor gave me aren't working.

E.g: my plan worked, and I got them to agree.

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get or have the result you want.

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See sb as sth

E.g: How I see myself

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Imagine or think of sb in a particular way.

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Ambitious (adj)

Opp: unambitious

N: ambition

E.g: Mother who are highly ambitious for their children.

E.g: A student who has always been diligent and ambitious.

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Determined or having a strong desire to do well or be successful.

بسیار مشتاق(موفقیت یا قدرت یا ثروت)،جاه طلب،بلند پرواز

Diligent:کوشا،سخت کوش،ساعی،پر پشتکار،پرکار

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Self-confident (adj)

SYN: self-assured,confident

Opp: shy,insecure

N: self-confidence

Adv: self-confidently

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Feeling sure about your own ability.

2: having confidence in yourself and your ability.

متکی به خود،با اعتماد به نفس،حاکی از اعتماد به نفس،توام با اعتماد به نفس

E.g: A self-confident child

E.g: A self-confident manner

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Generous (adj)

Opp: mean

N: generosity

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Happy to give more money and help than is usual

2: giving or willing to give freely;given freely

N: the fact of being generous

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Im'patient (adj) _Opp: patient with sb/sth _ N: patience

N: impatience

Adv: impatiently

E.g: I've been waiting for twenty minutes and I was getting impatient.

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Not able to stay calm and wait for sth/sb.

نا شکیب،بی صبر،عجول،۲،بیتاب و بیقرار،مشتاق۳،بی طاقت،بی تحمل

2: annoyed or irritated by sb/sth,especially because you have to wait for a long time.

N: the feeling of being annoyed ......

ناشکیبایی،بی صبری،۲،بیتابی،بیقراری،اشتیاق

Adv: In an annoyed or irritated way,.........

بی صبرانه،بابی صبری،از روی بی حوصلگی،با بیتابی

E.g: He was impatient with injustice.

او تاب تحمل بی عدالتی را نداشت.

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'Arrogant (adj) _Opp: modest

N: arrogance

Adv: arrogantly

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Thinking you are better than other people.

2: behaving in a proud,unpleasant way,showing little thought for other people.متکبر،پرافاده،خودپسند،تکبر آمیز،خودخواهانه،پر نخوت

Adv: in a proud,unpleasant way that shows little thought for other people.باتکبر،بانخوت،خودخواهانه

N: تکبر،نخوت، خودپسندی

E.g: I think he arrogantly assumed he'd just get away with it.

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A'ggressive (adj)

N: aggression

Adv: aggressively

N: aggressiveness

N: aggressor

E.g: He gets aggressive when he's drunk.

E.g: a dangerous aggressive dog

E.g: The reaserch shows that computer games may cause aggression.

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Likely to fight or argue

2: angry,and behaving In a threatening way;ready to attack

پرخاشگر،ستیزه جو/خو ۲،پرخاشگرانه،ستیزه جویانه،۳،جسور،بی پروا،۴،تهاجمی۵،متجاوز،تجاوزکار

N: تهاجم،حمله،پرخاشگری،خشونت

Adv: با حالت ستیزه جویانه،با پرخاشگری،با حالت

تهاجمی

N: پرخاشگری،ستیزه جویی،خشونت

N: متجاوز،مهاجم

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N: Aggression

Adv: aggressively

N: aggressiveness

N: aggressor

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Feelings of anger and hatred that may result in threatening or violent behavior.

Adv: in a way that is angry and threatening

N: angry and threatening behavior

E.g: Assumption about the natural aggressiveness of boys and men.

N: a person,country,etc.that attack first

E.g: They are seen as the aggressor in the civil war

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Cheerful (adj)

Adv: cheerfully

N: cheerfulness

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Feeling happy _happy,and showing it by the way that you behave.

سرزنده،زنده دل،شنگول،بشاش،شاد۲،دلباز،روشن و روان پرور۳،مشتاق

E.g: a cheerful room اتاق دلباز

E.g: cheerful helper یاور مشتاق

Adv: in a way that shows you are happy.

بانشاط،شادمانه،از روی شادی۲،مشتاقانه،بااشتیاق۳،بدون نگرانی

N: behavior that shows you are happy,especially in a difficult situation.

شادی،سر خوشی،شور،اشتیاق

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Cheerful examples

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E.g: a cheerful smile/voice

E.g: a cheerful,hard-working employee

E.g: He felt bright and cheerful and full of energy.

Adv: to laugh/ nod/ whistle cheerfully.

N: everyone on the team demonstrated an unfailing cheerfulness that served us well.

Unfailing: استوار،پایدار،بی پایان،همیشگی،تمام نشدنی

Serve:خوب بودن (برای چیزی)

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,Easy-'going (adj)

E.g: I wish I had such easy-going parents!

E.g: Her friends described her as an easy-going person.

E.g: My older brother is more easy-going.

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Relaxed and not worried by what other people do.

2: relaxed and happy to accept things without worrying or getting angry.

1:آسان گیر،راحت

2: بردبار،پرتحمل

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'Energy (N)

Adj: ,ener'getic

E.g: It's waste of time and energy.

E.g: She's always full of energy.

E.g: I think I'd prefer sth a little less energetic

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The ability to be very active without getting tired

توان، توانایی،توانمندی ،نیرو

Adj: having or needing a lot of energy and enthusiasm

پرانرژی،پر اشتیاق و پرکار،پرحرارت،پرتلاش،پرتکاپو

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Re'sponsible (adj) for sth/for doing sth _opp: irresponsible

N: re,sponsi'bility

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Able to act sensibly and intelligently

2: having the job or duty of doing sth or taking care of sb / sth,so that you may be blamed if sth goes wrong.

N: a duty to deal with or take care of sb/sth,so that you may be blamed if sth goes wrong

مسئولیت،پاسخگویی

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Responsible for sb/ sth examples

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Mike is responsible for designing the entire project.

E.g: He doesn't accept any responsibility.

او هیچگونه مسئولیتی را قبول نمی کند.

E.g: It is their responsibility to ensure that the rules are enforced.

Opp: not showing a feeling of responsibility

Enforce: (قانون)اجرا کردن،اعمال کردن

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Honest (adj) about sth/ with sb

N: honesty

Opp: dishonest

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Always telling the truth راستگو،درستکار،

E.g: Are you being completely honest about your feelings?

E.g: Thank you for being so honest with me.

N: the quality of being honest ،رکی،راستگویی،صداقت،بی شیله پیلگی

E.g: She answered all my questions with her usual honesty.

E.g: His honesty is not in question.

E.g: Honesty is the best policy.

بهترین روش درستکاری است.

Opp: the quality of being dishonest.

E.g: Five civil servant were dismissed for dishonesty and misconduct.

Be in question: مورد بحث بودن،مورد نظر بودن،مورد سوال بودن،محل تردید بودن

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Hard-working ( adj)

Opp: lazy

E.g: hard-working nurses.

E.g: I want to stand up for all the decent, hard-working families in this country.

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Able to work with effort and for a long time.

2: putting a lot of effort into a job and doing it well.

(آدم) پرکار،سختکوش،کاری

Stand up for:جانبداری کردن از،پشتیبانی کردن،پای چیزی ایستادن

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Tolerant (of/towards sb/sth) ( adj)

N: tolerance ( of /for sb/sth)

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Able to accept ideas you don't agree with.

2: able to accept what other people say or do even if you don't agree with it.

1,باتحمل،متحمل،شکیبا،صبور

E.g: These plants are more tolerant of dry conditions. این گیاهان در برابر کم آبی مقاوم تر هستند.

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Tolerance (N) ( of/ for sb/sth)

Opp: intolerance of /for sb/sth _to sth

E.g: She had no tolerance for jokes of any kind.

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The Willingness to accept or tolerate sb/sth,especially opinions or behavior that you may not agree with,or people who are not like you.

شکیبایی،گذشت،بردباری،تحمل،طاقت،تاب تحمل،مقاومت

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Dull (adj)

Duller,dullest

SYN: dreary_ier,iest

E.g: A dreary winter's day

E.g: A dreary film

E.g: A long and dreary journey on the train.

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Boring

2: not interesting or exciting

SYN: that makes feel sad;dull and not interesting

E.g: life in a small town could be deadly dull.

E.g: The first half of the game was pretty dull.

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Sense of humor

E.g: I can't stand people with no sense of humor.

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The ability to laugh at things and see when sth is funny.

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