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*compensate (v) |
جبران کردن ؛ غرامت دادن o replace or balance the effect of something |
We agreed to compensate him for his loss. |
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*diagnostic (adj) Diagnose(v) |
تشخیص relating to or used for discovering what is wrong with someone or something |
Doctors depend on accurate diagnostic tools. |
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Prevailing (adj) |
غالب؛ عمومی existing or accepted in a particular place or at a particular time |
The prevailing mood of public opinion remained hostile. |
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Longevity (n) |
طول عمر the amount of time that someone or something lives |
The worms have a longevity of about two years. |
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Barren (adj) |
بی ثمر ؛ بی حاصل land or soil that is barren has no plants growing on it SYN infertile OPP fertile |
Thousands of years ago the surface was barren desert. |
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Paradox (n) |
پارادوکس a situation that seems strange because it involves two ideas or qualities that are very different: |
It’s a paradox that in such a rich country there can be so much poverty. |
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*Inevitable (adj) |
اجتناب ناپذیر certain to happen and impossible to avoid: |
It’s inevitable that doctors will make the occasional mistake. |
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*inflation(n) |
تورم ؛ پف a continuing increase in prices, or the rate at which prices increase |
Inflation is now at over 16%. |
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Array (n) |
ارایه ؛ صف ؛ نظم ] a group of people or things, especially one that is large or impressive; range |
There was a vast array of colours to choose from. |
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Fiscal (adj) |
مالی Relating to money or tax |
He did not disappoint the hopes of his friends in regard to his fiscal abilities |
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Wipe out |
محو کردن To destroy, remove or get rid of something completely |
Whole villages were wiped out by the floods |
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Wage (n) |
دستمزد Salary —> to the number of hours, days or week that you work |
He earns a good wage |
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Bankrupt (v) (adj) |
ورشکسته ورشکسته شدن |
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Dizzy |
ناراحت کننده If a situation or a place is dismal , it is so bad that it makes you feel very unhappy and hopeless |
The future looks very dismal right now |
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Diffuse (v) |
منتشر کردن ؛ افشا کردن To spread ideas or information among a lot of people , or to spread like this |
Their ideas diffused quickly across Europe |
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Dizzy (adj) |
Having or involving a sensation of spinning around and losing one’s balance |
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Infection (n) |
عفونت The process of infecting or the state of being infected |
Always sterilize the needle to prevent infection |
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Fracture (n) (v) |
شکستگی The cracking or breaking of a hard object or material |
He fractured his right leg during training |
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Rational(adj) |
گویا؛ عقلانی Based on or in accordance with reason or logic |
I’m sure there is a perfectly rational explanation |
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Procedure (n) |
روش An established or official way of doing something |
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