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Voracious |
سبع، پرخور، حریص، پرولع، خیلی گرسنه، روانشناسی: سیری ناپذیر [adjective]Synonyms:- gluttonous, greedy, hungry, insatiable, omnivorous, ravenous- avid, rapacious, uncontrolled, unquenchable
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Related Words: acquisitive, covetous, grasping, greedy, devouring, gorging, satiating, sating, surfeiting, avid, insatiable |
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Indiscriminate |
ناشی از عدم تبعیض، خالی از تبعیض، یکسره Synonyms: random, careless, desultory, general, uncritical, undiscriminating, unsystematic, wholesale Antonyms: selective, discriminate, discriminated Contrasted words: discretionary, discriminative, choosy, picky, critical, perfectionist
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Related Words: assorted, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, promiscuous, shallow, superficial, uncritical, broad, extensive, wide |
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Eminent |
برجسته، بلند، متعال، (مج). بزرگ، والا مقام، هویدا، روانشناسی: برجسته Synonyms: prominent, celebrated, distinguished, esteemed, famous, high-ranking, illustrious, noted, renowned, well-known Contrasted words: uncelebrated, unremarkable, unrenowned, common, lowly
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Related Words: well-known, august, dominant, exalted, important, lofty, noble, preeminent, big league, big-name, big-time |
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Replete |
کاملا پر، لبریز، چاق، تکمیل، انباشته Synonyms: full, crammed, filled, full up, glutted, gorged, stuffed |
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Steep |
دارای شیب عمیق، سرازیری، سرازیر، تند، سراشیب، گزاف، فرو کردن (در مایع)، اشباع کردن، شیب دادن، مایع (جهت خیساندن)، علوم مهندسی: سراشیب [adjective] Synonyms:- sheer, abrupt, precipitous- high, exorbitant, extortionate, extreme, overpriced, unreasonable————————(Informal)[verb] Synonyms:- soak, drench, immerse, macerate, marinate (Cookery), moisten, souse, submerge- saturate, fill, imbue, infuse, permeate, pervade, suffuseContrasted words: easy, gentle, gradual, moderate, shelfy, shelving, shelvy
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Related Words: elevated, lifted, raised, steepish, high, lofty, prerupt, perpendicular, straight-up, breakneck |
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qualm Despite my qualms, I took the job. The manager has no qualms about dropping players who do not perform well. |
حالت تهوع، عدم اطمینان، بیم، تردید، ناخوشی همه جاگیر[nounSynonyms: misgiving, anxiety, apprehension, compunction, disquiet, doubt, hesitation, scruple, twinge or pang of conscience, uneasiness Contrasted words: aplomb, assurance, confidence, self-assurance, self-confidence, self-possession, certainty, certitude, conviction |
Related Words: apprehension, foreboding, misgiving, presentiment, doubt, mistrust, suspicion, uncertainty, agitation, insecurity, perturbation, objection, remonstrance, reluctance, unwillingness, impatience, nervousness, unease, uneasiness |
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Stamina You need stamina to be a long-distance runner. Elaine has the stamina and the determination to succeed. |
[noun]Synonyms: staying power, endurance, energy, force, power, resilience, strength |
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Impasse Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse. |
کوچه بن بست، (مج). حالتی که از ان رهایی نباشد، وضع بغرنج و دشوار، گیر، تنگنا[noun]Synonyms: deadlock, dead end, stalemate, standoff, standstillEnglish Thesaurus: progress, advance, breakthrough, make headway, stalemate/deadlock, ... Negotiations seemed to have reached an impasse. |
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Recess Parliament’s summer recess. Her favorite things at school are music and recess. |
- alcove, bay, corner, hollow, niche, nook- break, holiday, intermission, interval, respite, rest, vacation |
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Suspense |
uncertainty, anxiety, apprehension, doubt, expectation, insecurity, irresolution, tension |
They kept us in suspense for over two hours. Come on then, tell me what happened; the suspense is killing me (=I feel very excited or anxious because I do not know what will happen next). She couldn’t bear the suspense a moment longer. |
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Pledge Donors have made pledges totaling nearly $4 million |
promise, assurance, covenant, oath, undertaking, vow, warrant, word- guarantee, bail, collateral, deposit, pawn, security, surety a promise to give money to an organization SOMETHING VALUABLE |
pledge of a pledge of support for the planpledge to do something the government’s pledge to make no deals with terroristsmake/take/give a pledge Parents make a pledge to take their children to rehearsals.keep/fulfil/honour a pledge Eisenhower fulfilled his election pledge to end the war in Korea. |
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Edict |
decree, act, command, injunction, law, order, proclamation, ruling |
The emperor issued an edict forbidding anyone to leave the city. |
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covenant |
[noun]Synonyms:- promise, agreement, arrangement, commitment, contract, pact, pledge[verb]Synonyms:- promise, agree, contract, pledge, stipulate, undertake |
He covenanted to pay £30 a month into the fund |
