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voracious

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پر خور، سيري ناپذير desiring or consuming great quantities

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indiscriminate

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فاقد تشخيص صحيح، کورکورانه choosing at random without careful selection

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eminent

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مشهور، برجسته، سرشناس of high reputation, outstanding

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steeped

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سرشار از، آکنده از soaked, drenched, saturated

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replete

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پر از، مملو از completely filled or supplied with

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abound

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فراوان بودن فراوان

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technology

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تکنولوژي branch of knowledge dealing with engineering, applied science, etc.

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prognosticate

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پيش بيني کردن، پيش گويي کردن to predict or foretell a future event

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automaton

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روبات، آدم آهني a robot, a mechanical “person”

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matron

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زن سالمند an older married woman

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paradox

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تناقض گويي a statement that at first seems to be absurd or self-contradictory but which may in fact turn out to be true

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realm

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قلمرو، حوزه special field of something or someone, kingdom

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annals

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سالانه، تاريخچه historical records

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compound

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بدتر کردن، وخيم کردن to increase or add to

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tinge

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رگه، اثر، بو، طعم a trace, smattering, or slight degree

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badger

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سرزنش کردن، نق زدن to pester, nag, annoy persistently

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implore

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التماس کردن، تمنا کردن to plead urgently for aid or mercy

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drudgery

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کار سخت، کار پر زحمت unpleasant, dull, or hard work

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interminable

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طولاني، خسته کننده، بي پايان unending

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perceive

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متوجه شدن، پي بردن to understand, know, become aware of

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laconic

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کم گو، کوتاه، گوزيده گو expressing much in few words

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throng

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جمعيت، جماعت crowd

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intrepid

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شجاع، بي باک brave

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accost

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مخاطب ساختن، جلوي کسي را گرفتن to approach and speak to

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reticent
خود دار، تو دار silent
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furtive
دزدکي، يواشکي secret, stealthy
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felon
جنايت کار، جاني a person guilty of a major crime
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plethora
کثرت، زيادي excess
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hapless
نگون بخت، بد بخت unfortunate
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irate
خشمگين، عصباني angry, incensed
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pretext
عذر، بهانه an excuse
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fabricate
جعل کردن، سر هم کردن to lie, concoct
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adroit
ماهر، زبر دست skillful
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gesticulate
با اشاره فهماندن move the arms energetically
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vigilant
هشيار، بيدار، مراقب watchful
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avid
مشتاق، بسيار علاقمند eager
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cajole
با زبان بازي کسي را راضي کردن coax
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rudimentary
ابتدايي، مقدماتي elementary
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enhance
افزايش دادن intensify, heighten
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nuance
تفاوت ظريف، فرق جزئي slight variation in meaning, tone, etc.
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loathe
متنفر بودن از to hate
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reprimand
توبيخ، باز خواست کردن to show sharp disapproval, rebuke formally, censure severely or angrily
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lackluster
خسته کننده، بي روح dull, lacking brilliance or vitality, lacking luster or shine
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caustic
زننده، تند sarcastic, biting
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wrest
به زور گرفتن take by force
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infamous
بدنام، رسوا having a bad reputation
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jostle
خوردن به، تنه زدن به to shove hard
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dupe
آدم ساده لوح a person easily tricked
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incipient
آغازين، در مرحله شروع just beginning to exist
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inadvertent
بي توجه، بي دقت heedless, not attentive, unintentional
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ominous
نحس، شوم threatening
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tremulous
مرتعش، لرزان quivering
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repudiate
تکذيب، انکار کردن to reject, decline
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cessation
قطع، توقف، وقفه a stopping
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bristle
مو به تن کسي راست شدن، عصباني شدن stiffen with fear or anger
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euphemism
حسن تعبير a less offensive term
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mundane
دنيوي، مادي worldly
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incongruous
نا هماهنگ، نا سازگار inappropriate
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condolence
تسليت، همدردي pity
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stipulate
مشروط کردن، تصريح کردن to specify a condition
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alacrity
شور و شوق briskness, lively action, quick willingness
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disdain
تحقير، کوچک شمردن contempt, scorn
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belligerent
پرخاشگر، جنگ طلب warlike, hostile
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intimidate
ترساندن، مرعوب کردن to overawe, to make afraid
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feint
فريب، کلک، ترفند pretense, sham, a false attack
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pugnacious
ستيزه جو، پرخاش جو quarrelsome, combative
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promulgate
رسماً اعلام کردن، ترويج کردن to make known officially, proclaim
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brash
گستاخ، وقيح impudent, insolent
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scoff
مسخره کردن، تمسخر کردن to sneer at, to mock
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belittle
تحقير کردن، کوچک کردن to make seem less important, speak of as unimportant
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tangible
قابل لمس، لمس شدني having actual form, able to be touched
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laceration
بريدگي، زخم jagged wound, rough cut
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castigate
تنبيه کردن، ادب کردن punish, chastise
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sordid
کثيف، نکبت بار filthy, ingnoble, dirty, base
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octogenarian
آدم هشتاد ساله person in his or her eighties
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solace
تسکين، آرامش easing of grief, comfort
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aspirant
جاه طلب candidate for high position or better job
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dregs
رسوب، پس مانده most worthless part
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frenzy
ديوانگي، جنون wild fit, frantic outburst
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scurrilous
توهين آميز coarse, vulgar, using indecent language
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rampant
شايع، فراگير going unchecked, widespread
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inane
احمقانه، ابلهانه foolish
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ethics
اخلاق، اخلاقيات code of principles
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concur
موافق بودن، سازگار بودن agree
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clandestine
مخفيانه، سري secret, undercover
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flagrant
فاحش، آشکار outrageous, glaringly bad (not egregious)
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admonish
ملامت، سرزنش کردن to warn, to reprove
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duress
فشار، ارعاب، تهديد compulsion, force
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culprit
مجرم، مقصر the guilty person
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inexorable
يک دنده، سر سخت inflexible, unrelenting
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egregious
فاحش، آشکار remarkably bad (not flagrant)
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distraught
شوريده، ناراحت mentally confused, crazed
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duplicity
ريا، دو رويي cunning, trickery
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acrimonious
تند، گزنده bitter
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paucity
کمبود، کمي scarcity
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elicit
بيرون کشيدن، درآوردن to draw forth
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pernicious
مخرب، مضر harmful, causing injury
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tolerate
تحمل کردن، تاب آوردن to put up with, to bear
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construe
استنباط کردن، تعبير کردن to make a deduction, to infer
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impunity
بخشودگي، مصونيت freedom from punishment
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affluent
ثروتمند، مرفه rich
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feasible
ممکن، عملي، شدني possible
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discern
تشخيص دادن، ديدن perceive
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sally
حمله کردن، هجوم بردن suddenly rush forth (not surge)
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consternation
هراس، دلهره dismay
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precocious
استثنايي reaching maturity early
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perfunctory
سطحي، سرسري done without care, superficial
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chagrin
رنجش، تاسف feeling of disappointment, humiliation
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perverse
خودسر، لجوج contrary, persisting in error
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deride
مسخره کردن، ريشخند کردن to ridicule, scoff at
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disparage
کوچک شمردن to discredit, belittle
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laudable
ستوده، ستودني praiseworthy
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fiasco
ناکامي، شکست فاحش complete failure
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masticate
جويدن to chew up
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eschew
اجتناب کردن از avoid
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quell
سرکوب کردن put an end to (not terminate)
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voluble
پر حرف talkative (not gregarious)
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confidant(e)
معتمد، راز دار one to whom you confide your secrets
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obsolescence
کهنگي، زوال process of wearing out
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dubious
مشکوک، مردد doubtful
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implacable
سر سخت، سازش ناپذير cannot be pacified, inexorable
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paroxysm
هجوم، غلبه a fit, sudden outburst
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reprehensible
قابل سرزنش، سزاوار ملامت worthy of blame
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jurisdiction
اختيار، اختيارات قانوني power, range of authority
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skirmish
درگيري، زد و خورد small fight, brief encounter (not fray)
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harass
اذيت کردن to trouble, torment
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monolithic
يکپارچه، منسجم massively solid
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arbitrary
دلبخواهي، دلبخواهانه based on whim, dictatorial
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indigent
فقير، تنگدست poor, needy
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fray
دعوا، نزاع a fight (not skirmish)
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stymie
سد کردن، نقش برآب کردن to hinder, impede
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effigy
آدمک، تمثال a likeness (usually of a hated person)
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flout
تحقير کردن، نقض کردن show contempt, scoff
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cognizant
آگاه، مطلع aware
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turbulent
متلاطم، خروشان unruly, agitated
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terminate
پايان دادن، خاتمه دادن to end (not quell)
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forthwith
بلافاصله، بي درنگ immediately
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exacerbate
خشمگين، عصباني کردن to irritate, make worse
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revert
بازگشتن، برگشتن return
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oust
بيرون کردن، اخراج کردن to drive out, eject
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emaciated
لاغر، نحيف abnormally thin, wasted away
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surge
هجوم آوردن to rush suddenly
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tranquil
آرام، راحت quiet, peaceful
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sanctuary
مکان مقدس، حرم safe shelter
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ascend
بالا رفتن از to rise
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malnutrition
بدي تغذيه faulty or inadequate diet
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afflict
ناراحت کردن، رنج دادن to trouble greatly, to distress
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besiege
محاصره کردن،در ميان گرفتن to surround, hem in
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privation
محروميت، فقر lack of necessities
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sinister
شوم، نحس evil, ominous
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ubiquitous
همه جا حاضر being everywhere at the same time
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remote
دور، دور دست distant, hidden away
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thwart
ايجاد مانع کردن to hinder, defeat
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harbinger
پيام آور، منادي a forerunner, advance notice
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malignant
خطرناک، مهلک likely to cause death
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excruciating
کشنده، عذاب آور agonizing, torturing
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respite
استراحت، وقفه an interval of relief, delay
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reverberate
طنين انداز شدن reechoing, resounding
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fretful
نگران، مظطرب worrisome, irritable
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succumb
تشليم شدن to give way, yield
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impresario
مدير گروه one who presents cultural series, organizer
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extortion
اخاذي، زور گويي getting money by threats
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adverse
مخالف، ناسازگار unfavorable, harmful
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asset
دارايي، اموال a valuable thing to have
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bigot
متعصب، متحجر a narrow-minded, prejudiced person
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blatant
وقيحانه، بي شرمانه disagreeably loud, very showy
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entourage
ملازم، همراهان group of attendants
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virulent
مهلک، کشنده full of hate, harmful
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venom
زهر، سم poison, spite, malice
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spew
بالا آوردن throw up, vomit, eject
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loath
بي ميل، بيزار unwilling, reluctant
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solicit
در خواست کردن to beg, seek earnestly
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astute
زرنگ، تيز keen, shrewd
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advocate
حمايت کردن to be in favor of, to support
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ineffectual
نا توان، نا لايق not effective
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scrutinize
موشکافي کردن to examine closely
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nefarious
شرير، شرور villainous, vicious
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amicable
دوستانه، مسالمت آميز friendly, peaceful
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vexatious
مشکل آفرين annoying
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malady
بيماري، ناراحتي poorly adjusted, disturbed
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inclement
نامساعد، بد، سرد unfavorable/ stormy, bleak, cold
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peruse
مرور کردن، مطالعه کردن to read carefully
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premonition
دلشوره، پيش آگاهي forewarning
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desist
دست کشيدن از cease/ break off, discontinue, end, give up, yield
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recoil
پس رفتن، عقب رفتن draw back/ balk, blench, withdraw
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pertinent
مربوط، ذيربط to the point/ related
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mastiff
سگ نگهبان large dog
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obsess
فکر و ذکر (کسي) بودن to haunt, preoccupy/ engross
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doleful
ماتمزده، غمگين sad, melancholy/ dismal
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wan
رنگ پريده، بيمار sickly pale, weak/ anemic, cadaverous, emaciated
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histrionics
تصنعي، ظاهر سازي display of emotions/ theatrics
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elusive
مبهم، پيچيده، دست نيافتني hard to grasp/ out of reach
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frustrate
باطل کردن، خنثي کردن counteract, foil, thwart
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symptomatic
علامت، دال بر having to do with signs and symptoms, indicative/ demonstrative
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interject
گنجاندن، قطع کردن insert, interrupt/ intercalate, interpolate, interpose
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inert
بي حرکت، ساکن without power to move/ languid
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salient
برجسته، مهم outstanding, prominent/ conspicuous
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imminent
قريب الوقوع likely to happen, threatening/ menacing, approaching, forthcoming
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squeamish
حساس، زود رنج easily shocked, over sensitive