2/25/13 Flashcards

(54 cards)

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Panglossian

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blind optimism.
Despite the fact that his country had been marred by a protracted civil war, Victor remained ever Panglossian, claiming that his homeland was living through a Golden Age.

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mar

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اسیب رساندن

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protracted

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دنباله دار

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Malapropism

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“karborde khandedare vajeha be vije vajehaye gholombe solombe,eshtebahe loppi”

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Quisling

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traitor

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puppet

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دست نشانده,عروسک خیمه شب بازی

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perfidy

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خیانت

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Byzantine

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anything that is extremely intricate and complex. It actually carries a negative connotation
Getting a driver’s license is not simply a matter of taking a test; the regulations and procedures are so byzantine that many have found themselves at the mercy of the DMV.

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intricate

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پیچیده

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10
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regulation

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قانون

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11
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penchant

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میل شدید

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Galvanize

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to shock or urge somebody/something into action.

The colonel’s speech galvanized the troops, who had all but given up.

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Supercilious

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haughty and disdainful.

از روی خود خواهی, motekabber

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Cilia

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small, thick hairs.

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15
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brows

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ابرو

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16
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haughty

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متکبر,پر افاده

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disdainful

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متکبر,

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Protean

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versatile
شکل پذیر
Peter Sellers was truly a protean actor—in Doctor Strangelove he played three very different roles: a jingoist general, a sedate President and a deranged scientist.

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versatile

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تطبیق پذیر,دارای استعداد و ذوق

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Sartorial

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مربوط بلباس مردانه,مربوط به خیاطی
Monte was astute at navigating the world of finance, however sartorially he was found wanting—typically a beige tie attempted to complement a gray suit and white pants.

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21
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hamstring

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عضلات عقب ران,زردپی

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22
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astute

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موشکاف

,دانا

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complement

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کامل کردن

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Saturnine

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be morose

افسرده

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gloomy
افسرده,تیره
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morose.
عبوس,کج خلق
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loath
بیزار
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mercy
بخشش, | رحمت
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Mercurial
Mercurial refers to personality; anyone who easily changes his or her mood easily متغیر
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mercury
جیوه
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Jaundice
to be biased against as a result of envy or prejudice "edavat,gharazvarzi,bad bini" زردی
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envy
حسادت
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prejudice
غرض ورزی,تعصب
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colloquially
محاوره
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Jejune
be dull,,be childish and immature. بیهوده,تهی "malal angiz, bi maze, koodakane, bachegane"
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Bilious
to be constantly irritable and ready to bite somebody’s head off. "bad ghelegh, tond khoo"
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bile
صفرا
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liver
کبد
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Choleric
irascible,Bilious | بد خلق
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Sanguine
cheerful, optimistic | خوش مشرب,
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Martinet
who is a strict disciplinarian | ادم با انضباط وسخت گیر
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Curmudgeon
a grouchy, surly person, one who is always sulking as they grumble about something or another "bad kholgho zood khashm"
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grouchy
بد خلق
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surly
ترشرو,ندخو و گستاخ
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sulk
بد اخمی کردن
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grumble
گله کردن
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Misanthrope
hater of mankind | انسان گریز
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spew
قی کردن
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disheveled
ژولیده,پریشان
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mutter
غرولند کردن
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Reprobate
is the recipient of the disapproval and use it to describe some no good soul, but one you have a fondness for. مردود,"maloon,khabis" Those old reprobates drinking all day down by the river –they are not going to amount to much.
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Virago
ill-tempered and sometimes violent woman,heroic female warriors zane bad dahan,salite If you’ve ever had an old lady scream at you for no good reason, then you’ve had an encounter with a virago
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encounter
برخورد,رویارویی
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violent
تند,شدید