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Corpse |
kôrps A dead body, usually of a person |
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Coffin |
ˈkäfən,ˈkôfən تابوت |
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Revenge |
riˈvenj انتقام، تلافی، کین جویی |
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Conceal |
kənˈsēl Hide |
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dismal |
ˈdizməl dark and depressing |
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frigid |
ˈfrɪdʒɪd 1. (of a woman) not able to enjoy sex ˈfrɪdʒɪd1. (of a woman) not able to enjoy sex2. very coldfrigid airThey travelled over frigid lands. 2. very cold frigid air They travelled over frigid lands. |
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inhabit |
live in |
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slum |
sləm خیابان شلوغ، زاغه نشین، محله شلوغ و پست شهر |
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numb |
nʌm بی حس، بن بست |
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stick |
to push something, usually a sharp object, into something; to be pushed into somethingstick something + adv./prep. The nurse stuck the needle into my arm.Don't stick your fingers through the bars of the cage.+ adv./prep. I found a nail sticking in the tyre. |
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peril |
ˈperəl serious dangerThe country's economy is now in grave peril.She seemed blissfully unaware of the peril she was in. |
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recline |
تکیه کردن، لمیدن rɪˈklaɪn lie down, stretch out, lean back to sit or lie in a relaxed way, with your body leaning backwards |
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shriek |
ʃriːk to give a loud high shout, for example when you are excited, frightened or in pain synonym screamshriek (in something) She shrieked in fright.shriek with something The audience was shrieking with laughter.shriek at somebody (figurative)The answer shrieked at her (= was very obvious). |
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maid |
meɪd 1. (often in compounds) a female servant in a house or hotelThere is a maid to do the housework.The maid was changing the sheets when we got back to our room.She was a lady’s maid to Lady Fleetham. 2. a young woman who is not married |
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sinister |
ˈsɪnɪstər seeming evil or dangerous; making you think something bad will happen There was something cold and sinister about him. There is another, more sinister, possibility. We needn’t assume that there was a sinister motive for what she did. |
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plot |
plɑːt plot (to do something) a secret plan made by a group of people to do something wrong or illegal synonym conspiracy a murder plot The rebels hatched a plot to overthrow the government. Police uncovered a plot against the president. |
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spy |
1. [intransitive] to collect secret information about another country, organization or person He spied for his government for more than ten years. 2. [transitive] spy somebody/something (literary or formal) to suddenly see or notice somebody/something In the distance we spied the Pacific for the first time. |
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tempt |
try to get someone to do something, test, invide |
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split |
splɪt شکافتن، تقسیم کردن، بستنی و میوه قارچ شده (دسر) |
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wager |
ˈweɪdʒər an arrangement to risk money on the result of a particular event synonym bet |