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82 Cards in this Set
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deficit |
Lack |
A deficit of 2.5$ million |
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Contribute |
Co-op |
Employees cannot contribute to political campaigns. |
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Embark |
Commence |
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initiative |
To make a decision fast |
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Diagnose |
Recognize |
She was diagnosed with breast cancer. |
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transit |
Passing (n) |
The promises to improve public transit |
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ultimate |
final |
Our ultimate objective is accessible |
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supersede |
replace |
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breakthrough |
progress |
Scientists have made a major breakthrough. |
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witness |
observe |
One witness to the accident said that ... |
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suspect |
مشکوک |
I suspected that the engine has some problems |
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imply |
Show |
This definition implies that ... |
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naysayers |
مخالفان |
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impede |
prevent |
Storms at sea impeded our progress. |
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interpret |
translate |
The brain interprets this information in the quickest way. |
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embrace |
accept |
They embrace novelty |
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novelty |
freshness |
They embrace novelty |
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inhibit |
prevent |
An unhappy family life may inhibit children's learning. |
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afflict |
hurt |
A country afflicted by famine |
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exposure |
در معرض چیزی قرار گرفتن |
Expusure to different events ... |
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attitude |
perspective |
Attitudes to English |
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settling |
solving (a disagreement) |
Rodman met with Kreeger to try and settle the dispute over his contract. |
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dispute |
controversy |
Rodman met with Kreeger to try and settle the dispute over his contract. |
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halting |
stopping |
halting language change |
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advocates |
sponsors |
Extremists were openly advocating violence |
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adherents |
sponsors |
This idea has a lot of adherents |
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insist |
persist |
The back-pain is insisting |
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tenet |
root |
the main tenet of his philosophy |
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assessment |
evaluation |
what's Michael's assessment of the situation |
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prospect |
outlook |
The prospect of Britain |
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abandon |
leave |
How could she abandon her own child |
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Mounted |
installed |
The statue was mounted on a marble base. |
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debris |
waste |
The beach was Polluted by debris |
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closure |
closing down |
The Problem of school closures |
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compensate |
repay |
Because my left eye is so weak, my right one has to work harder to compensate |
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visinity |
neighbourhood |
It is best produced in the visinity of beach with particular features. |
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anticipate |
foretaste |
we don't anticipate any problems. |
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faint |
weak |
The probe managed to hear the faint call from its home. |
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triumph |
win |
It was a triumph for NASA. |
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shun |
keep away |
Shannon developed information theory but shunned the resulting acclaim. |
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acclaim |
admiration |
Shannon developed information theory but shunned the resulting acclaim. |
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convey |
transmit |
All this information can be conveyed in a simple diagram. |
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intact |
Healthy |
The package arrived intact. |
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interfere |
مداخله میکنم .. |
Noise means unwanted sounds which interfere with genuine information. |
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precision |
accuracy |
mathematical precision |
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omit |
delete |
An example of how unnecessary information can be omitted |
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intend |
want |
I intend to spend the night here. |
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obtain |
take |
Marie struggled to obtain pure radium in the metallic state. |
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appointed |
setup |
She was appointed to be the secretary of the company. |
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vacant |
empty - void |
she was appointed to be a prof that had been left vacant on her husband's death. |
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infant |
A very young child |
The skin of infants is very sensitive. |
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Propose |
suggest |
The report also proposes expanding the airport. |
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acquire |
get |
The college acquired a reputation for very high standards. |
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intensity |
strength |
He spoke with great intensity. |
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dimension |
aspects |
the moral dimension of world politics |
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endure |
tolerate |
He can’t endure being apart from me. |
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exclusive |
only |
This offer is exclusive to readers of ‘The Sun’. |
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depicte |
show |
The painting depicted a serene landscape with mountains and rivers. |
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correspond |
match |
The numbers correspond to points on the map. |
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perception |
درک |
the public perception of the government’s performance |
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dominant |
غالب |
a dominant personality |
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contemporary |
current |
an exhibition of contemporary Japanese prints |
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bias |
تعصب |
Students were evaluated without bias. |
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preserve |
Keep |
the responsibility of the police to preserve the peace |
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boundary |
borderline |
The Mississippi River forms a natural boundary between Iowa and Illinois. |
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immerse |
غرق |
Perkin became immersed in the study of chemistry. |
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surpass |
پیشی میگیرم، میگیری.. |
It was surpassing the available supply. |
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Excretion |
دفعیات |
Animal excretion |
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flattering |
Amazing |
That color was flattering. |
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underlying |
fundamental |
An underlying problem |
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poised |
ready |
We now stand poised to see the presentation. |
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tenuous |
weak |
Our survival may be tenuous. |
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adopt |
accept |
Most SETI scientists adopt two ground rules. |
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bear |
have, tolerate |
She bears some serious considerations. |
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conservative |
محافظه کار |
We make a very conservative assumption. |
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severely |
extremely |
severely limited |
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promptly |
fast |
to respond promptly |
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invasion |
attack |
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cease |
stop |
I'm gonna cease you |
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penetrate |
نفوذ میکنم،... |
Some noises penetrate the wall. |
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pave |
smooth سنگ فرش میکنم... |
The research has been paved this branch vividly. |
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Shortcut |
immerse, penetrant, surpass, pave, anticipate, halting, acquire, dispute, conservative, tenuous, poised, perception, appointed, inhibit, embark, acclaim, compensate, underlying |
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