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Default

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N. Failure to act. Failure to perform a duty

When the visiting team failed to show up for the big game, they lost the game by default.

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Daunt

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Intimidate, frighten
daunt - English Dictionary 
verb 
[dɔːnt] 
intimidate, frighten
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Delineate

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V. Portray, depict, sketch
Using only a few descriptive phrases, Austen delineates the characteer of mr. Collins so well.
delineate - English Dictionary 
verb 
[de·lin·e·ate || dɪ'lɪnɪeɪt] 
describe, draw, sketch
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Denigrate

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V. Blacken.
All attempts to denigrate the character of our late president have failed.
denigrate - English Dictionary
verb
[den·i·grate || ‘denɪgreɪt]
criticize; treat in a disrespectful manner; defame

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Derivative

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Adj. Unoriginal. Obtained from another source
Although her early poetry was clearly derivative in nature, the critics thought she had promise (ghol, source of hope) and eventually would find her own voice.
adjective
[de·riv·a·tive || dɪ’rɪvətɪv]
obtained from another source, derived, borrowed
noun
[de·riv·a·tive || dɪ’rɪvətɪv]
conjugate (Grammar); by-product, offshoot

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Deterrent

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N. Adj. Something that discourages, hindranceبازداري. جلوگيري
Does the threat of capital punishment serve as a deterrent to potential killers?
adjective
[de’ter·rent || -nt]
acting to deter, serving to hinder or impede
noun
[de’ter·rent || -nt]
someone or something which deters, hindrance, impediment

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Dichotomy

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N. Split, branching into two parts
Willie didn't know how to resolve the dichotomy between his ambition to go to college and his childhood longings to be a musician.
dichotomy - English Dictionary 
noun 
[di·chot·o·my || daɪ'kɒtəmɪ] 
separation into two parts
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Diffuse

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Adj. V. wordy, rambling, spread out
If you pay authors by word, you tempt them to produce diffuse manuscripts rather than brief ones.

adjective 
[dif·fuse || dɪ'fjuːz] 
wordy and disorganized, rambling; dispersed, spread out over a wide area; spreading widely 
verb 
[dif·fuse || dɪ'fjuːz] 
pour out; spread out; scatter
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Digression

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N. Wandering away from the subject
Nobody minded when professor lectures wandered away from their official theme; his digressions were always more fascinating than the topic of the day. Digress, v.
digression - English Dictionary
noun
[di’gres·sion || -eʃn]
deviation from the main point (in writing or speaking)

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Discerning

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Adj. mentally quick and observant, having insight(perception)
Though no genius, the star was sufficiently discerning to distinguish her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.
adjective
[dis’cern·ing || -nɪŋ]
discriminating, wise, perceptive, shrewd
discern

verb
[dis·cern || dɪ’sɜːn]
distinguish, perceive, recognize, discriminate

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Discordant

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Adj. not harmonious, conflicting
Nothing is quite so discordant as the sound of a junior high school orchestra tuning up.
discordant - English Dictionary
adjective
[dis·cord·ant || dɪ’skɔːdənt]
inharmonious, unmelodious; incompatible, incongruous; not in agreement

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Discredit

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V. Defame, destroy the confidence in, disbelieve

The campaign was highly negative in tone; each candidate tried to discredit the other.

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Discrepancy

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N. Lack of consistency; difference
The police noticed some discrepancies in his description of the crime and did not belive him.
discrepancy - English Dictionary
noun
[dis·crep·an·cy || dɪ’skrepənsɪ]
difference, inconsistency; disagreement, lack of accord

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Disingenuous

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Adj. lacking genuine candor, insincere
disingenuous - English Dictionary 
adjective 
[dis·in·gen·u·ous || ‚dɪsɪn'dʒenjʊəs] 
insincere, not truthful, false, hypocritical
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Disinterested

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Adj. unprejudiced. 
adjective 
[dis·in·ter·est·ed || dɪs'ɪntrəstɪd] 
impartial, unbiased; not interested, indifferent 
disinterest

noun
lack of interest, apathy, boredom
verb
create a lack of interest, remove interest

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Disjointed

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Adj. lacking coherence, separated at the joints
disjointed - English Dictionary 
adjective 
[dis'joint·ed || -tɪd] 
disconnected, incoherent, disordered 
disjoint

verb
[dis·joint || dɪs’dʒɔɪnt]
dislocate, separate or disconnect the joints; put out of order

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Dismiss

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V. Eliminated from consideration, reject
Believing in john's love for her, she dismissed the notion that he might be unfaithful.
dismiss - English Dictionary 
verb 
[dis·miss || dɪs'mɪs] 
send away; fire; release, free
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Disparage

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V. Belittleتحقير كردن
A dotingعشق ابلهانه و لوس كننده mother, emma was more likely to praise her son’s crude attemps at art than to disparge them.

disparage - English Dictionary
verb
[dis·par·age || dɪ’spærɪdʒ]
lower in rank by words or actions, malign, depreciate, belittle

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Dissemble

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V. Disguise, pretend

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Disseminate

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V. Distribute, spread, scatter
By their use of the internet, propagandists مبلغان have been able to disseminate their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.
disseminate - English Dictionary 
verb 
[dis·sem·i·nate || dɪ'semɪneɪt] 
scatter, spread, disperse, distribute
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Dissolution

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N. Disintegration, looseness in morals از هم پاشيدگي. زوال
dissolution - English Dictionary
noun
[dis·so·lu·tion || ‚dɪsə’luːʃn]
disintegration, decomposition, separation; death

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Distend

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V. Expand, swell out
I can tell when he is under stress by the way the veins distend on his forehead.
distend - English Dictionary 
verb 
[dis·tend || dɪ'stend] 
swell, expand, stretch
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Diverge

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V. Vary, go in different directions from the same point
The spokes of the wheel diverge from the hub.
diverge - English Dictionary
verb
[di·verge || daɪ’vɜːdʒ]
branch off from a common point, go off in different directions from a center

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Divest

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V. Strip, deprive محروم كردن. سلب مقام كردن

He was divested on his power to act and could no longer govern.

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Document

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V. Provide written evidence

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Dormant

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Adj. sleeping, lethargic, latent
At fifty her long-dormant ambition to write flared up once more.
dormant - English Dictionary
adjective
[‘dor·mant || ‘dɔːmənt]
inactive, inert, latent, sleeping, sluggish

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Ebullient

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Adj. Showing excitement, overflowing with enthusiasm
Her ebullient nature could not be repressed, she was always bubbling over with excitement. Ebullience n.
ebullient - English Dictionary
adjective
[e’bul·li·ent || -nt]
enthusiastic, exuberant, effusive; (Archaic) boiling, agitated, revealing excitement or thrill

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Effrontery

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N. Impudence, shameless boldness, sheer nerve جسارت،گستاخي. بيشرمي
When the boss told frank she was firing him for laziness and insubordination, he had effrontery to ask her for a letter of recommendation.
effrontery - English Dictionary
noun
[ef·fron·ter·y || ɪ’frʌntərɪ]
impudence, audacity, nerve, insolence

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Elicit

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V. Draw out by discussion
The detectives tried to elicit where he had hidden his loot.
elicit - English Dictionary 
verb 
[e·lic·it || ɪ'lɪsɪt] 
extract from, bring out, draw out
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Embellish

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V. Adorn, ornament تزيين كردن, enhance as a story

The costume designer embellished the leading lady’s ball gown with yards and yards ribbon and lace.

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Empirical

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Adj. based on experience.
He distrusted hunches and intuitive flashes, he placed his reliance entirely on empirical data.
empirical - English Dictionary
adjective
[em’pir·i·cal || -kl]
learned through observation, capable of being verified or disproved through experiments and experience

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Endemic

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Adj. prevailing رايج among a specific group of people or in a specific area or country.
This disease is endemic in that part of the world.

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Equanimity

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N. Calmness of temperament, composure

equanimity - English Dictionary
noun
[e·qua·nim·i·ty || ‚ekwə’nɪmətɪ]
calmness, emotional stability, quality of being even-tempered

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Equilibrium

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N. Balance

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Equity

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Fairness, justice

Our courts guarantee equitee to all.

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Extrapolation

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N. Projection, conjectureگمان، تخمين
برآورد. برون يابي
Based on their extrapolation from the results, the networks predicted that he would be their candidate for the presidency.
extrapolation - English Dictionary 
noun 
act of guessing or inferring
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Facetious

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Adj. joking شوخي بيجا, humorous
facetious - English Dictionary 
adjective 
[fa·ce·tious || fə'sɪːʃəs] 
humorous, amusing, entertaining
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Facilitate

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V. Help bring about, make less difficult

Rest and proper norishment should facilitate the patient’s recovery.

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Fatuous

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Adj. brainless, inane, foolish, yet smug
fatuous - English Dictionary 
adjective 
[fat·u·ous || 'fætʃʊəs] 
stupid; inane, foolish, silly; illusory
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Felicitous

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Adj. well chosen, suitably expressed.
He was famous for his felicitous remarks and was called upon to serve as master-of-ceremonies at many a banquet.
felicitous - English Dictionary
adjective
[fe’lic·i·tous || fɪ’lɪsɪtəs]
fitting, appropriate; characterized by happiness or good fortune, marked by felicity

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