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40 Cards in this Set
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anguish |
extreme suffering or grief |
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annihilate |
destroy, to eradicate |
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apathy |
lack of interest, indifference, passivity |
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appraise |
estimate, evaluate, judge, rate, value |
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ascendancy |
occupation of a position of dominant power or influence |
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asylum |
place of safety پناهگاه، مامن |
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avarice |
strong desire and greed for money/material things حرص، طمع، مال پرستی |
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bandy |
exchange, interchange exchange words back and forth |
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beget |
cause (something) to happen or exist, generate |
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bevy |
group, band, bunch, collection, company, crowd |
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bogus |
not real; fake, artificial |
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brunt |
full force, burden, force, impact, pressure |
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cantankerous |
easily angered, always complaining or arguing and difficult to get along with |
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carrion |
flesh of a deceased animal مردار، لاشه |
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cede |
give away authority to a government, group, or person, surrender, hand over, |
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chastise |
scold, berate, castigate, censure
punish, discipline |
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clamor |
turmoil, uproar, roar |
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commensurate |
matching something in size, quality, or length of time متناسب، درخور، به اندازه |
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compendium |
Digest خلاصه، چکیده، مختصر |
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concoct |
make something using cleverness or ability سرهم کردن، جور کردن، فراهم کردن، درست کردن |
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conception |
the birth of an idea or plan the beginning of something, specifically pregnancy |
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conjure |
bring into existence, sometimes by magic perform tricks
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contiguous |
next to something, or next to each other |
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countenance |
look, expression, face
encourage, advocate, favor, approve, accept
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cull |
برگزیدن، انتخاب کردن، دستچین کردن، سوا کردن |
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decant |
move one fluid or liquid from one container to another در تنگ ریختن، ظرف به ظرف کردن، صاف کردن شراب |
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defray |
پول فراهم کردن، هزینه متقبل شدن، پرداختن |
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deplore |
disapprove of something very strongly and criticize it severely, especially publicly محکوم کردن، اظهار تاسف کردن |
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despondent |
extremely sad and without hope |
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dilapidated |
rundown; in bad shape, ruined, ramshackle
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discordant |
harsh or unpleasant in sound |
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disquietude |
condition of worry or concern |
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divest |
deprive of or strip away محروم کردن، بی بهره کردن |
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duplicity |
dishonest behavior that is intended to trick someone دو رویی، تزویر، نیرنگ |
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effete |
lacking strength, courage, or spirit, weak and powerless |
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embossed |
carve, mold, or stamp a design into something نقش برجسته زدن روی، برامده کردن، برجسته کردن |
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engross |
completely capture attention or focus |
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epitome |
the best possible example of something مظهر، نمونه بارز |
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ethereal |
extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world; heavenly or supernatural غیرمادی، ملکوتی، لطیف، رقیق |
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excise |
get rid of something by cutting
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