2health4adventure6cities8-12-14-16-18 Flashcards
(121 cards)
1
Q
Addiction
A
N
Addiction TO alchohol
2
Q
Allergy
A
N
3
Q
Dehydration
A
Uncountable noun
كم آبى زياد بدن
4
Q
Disease
A
N
5
Q
Infection
A
N
بيمارى با ميكروب و باكترى
6
Q
Obesity
A
Uncountable noun
Extremely fat
7
Q
Stroke
A
N
سكته مغزى
A style of swimming
…
8
Q
Administer
A
Formal V
To give s a medicine or medical treatment
اداره كردن
9
Q
Admit
A
V
اجازه دخول به مكان عمومى
اعتراف
Confess opp deny
10
Q
Diagnose
A
V
تشخيص دادن
11
Q
Discharge
A
V
مرخص كردن
12
Q
Examine
A
V
13
Q
Vaccinate
A
V
14
Q
Accompany
A
V
Everyday: go with & come with
همراهى كردن
15
Q
Encounter
A
V Everyday: Come across problems/difficulties Come up against oposition مواجه شدن رويارويى
16
Q
Overcome
A
V
Defeat
چيره شدن
مغلوب شدن
17
Q
Reschedule
A
V
دوباره برنامه ريزى كردن
18
Q
Seek
A
V
Look for~
19
Q
Dreary
A
Adj
ملالت بار
20
Q
Intense
A
Adj
شديد
21
Q
Pivotal
A
Adj
Key
Very important
Pivotal role
22
Q
Profound
A
Adj
Deep
عميق
پرمحتوا
23
Q
Valuable
A
Adj
Precious
Opp worthless
24
Q
Amenity
A
N
Basic amenities
Banquet hall
تسهيلات
25
Commuter
N
رفت و آمد كننده مكرر
Morning commuters
26
Congestion
Uncountable noun
Traffic congestion
ازدحام
انبوهى
27
Housing
Uncountable noun
A shortage of affordable housing
Health problems caused by bad housing
28
Resident
N
| Bre: registrar
29
Immigrant
N
| A first-generation immigrant
30
Infrastructure
N
| Lack a suitable economic infrastructure
31
Inhabitant
N
| A city of six million inhabitants
32
Neighbourhood
N
| A quite/peaceful residential neighborhood
33
Bustling
Adj
Bustling streets
Very busy place
34
Pioneering
Adj
Pioneering work
Pioneering surgeon
پيشگام
35
Historic
Adj
| Historic moment
36
Rural
Adj
Opp urban
Rural areasschools
روستايى
37
Sprawling
Adj
A sprawling suburb on the edge of a big city
گشاد نشستن
هرزه روييدن
38
Suburb
N
A london suburb
حومه
39
Current affairs
Plural noun
| رخداد هاى مهم روز
40
Recital
N
| A piano recital
41
Drama
N
| He acted in radio dramas
42
Amateur
Adj
| Opp professional n
43
Classical
Adj
| The clasical theory of relativity
44
Contemporary
Adj
| Modern
45
Assemble
V
| He has assembled a team of experts
46
Attend
V
Only 12 people attended the meeting.
Everyday: go(to)
Come(to)
47
Broadcast
V/n
The concert will be broadcast live ON television and radio.
48
Establish
V
Found
Everyday: set up/start
The school was stablished in1988 by an Italian professor.
49
Observe
```
V
Everyday:
See
Notice
Spot
```
50
Organize
V
Bre also organise
Students need to learn how to organize their work
51
Participate
V
Everyday: take part IN
Everyone in the class is expected to participate actively IN these discussions.
52
Resign
V
| She resigned from the government last week.
53
Abandon
V
Leave~
The game had to be abandoned due to bad weather.
توقف و رها كردن فبل از اتمام كار
54
Adjust
V
Adapt
Everyday:get used to
It took a few seconds for her eyes to adjust to the darkness.
55
Alter
V
| The city centre has altered beyond recognition =changed very much.
56
Decline
V
| Car sales have declined by a quarter.
57
DEVELOP
V
| Knowledge in the field of genetics has been developing very rapidly.
58
Diminish
V ac
Reduce
Universities are facing grave problems because of diminishing resources.
59
Evolve
V
Businesses need to evolve rapidly.
تكامل يافتن
60
Modify
V ac
Adapt
The regulations can only be modified by a special committee.
بهتركردن
61
Bankruptcy
N
Insolvency
When inflation rises, so do bankruptcies.
62
Recruitment
N
| استخدام
63
Refine
V
Car makers are constantly refining their designs.
سامان بخشيدن
64
Shift
V
Public opinion was beginning to shift to the right =become more right-wing.
shifting attitudes towards marriage
65
Transform
V
The movie transformed her almost overnight from an unknown schoolgirl into a megastar.
تغيير بهبود سريع
66
Century
| Decade
N
the story of life on a small farm at the turn of the century =the beginning of the century
N
67
Generation
N
| the need to preserve the planet for future generations
68
Millennium
N
| people who have inhabited this land for millennia
69
Intricate
Adj
Complex
Complicated
The fire place was carved with intricate patterns.
70
Chain reaction
N CAUSE & EFFECT
A sudden drop on Wall Street can set off a chain reaction in other financial markets.
A series of events, each of which cause the next
71
Strike
```
V/n
CAUSE & EFFECT
ضربه زدن
اعتصاب
...
```
72
Recession
N
the economic recession of the early 1980s
There is deep recession in the UK
73
Consequence
N
CAUSE & EFFECT
Many believe that poverty is a direct consequence of overpopulation.
74
Impact
N/v
CAUSE & EFFECT
We need to assess the impact ON climate change.
Have an impact
V
The Food Safety Act will progressively impact on the way food businesses operate.
75
Influence
N/v
CAUSE & EFFECT
As a scientist, his influence was immense.
V
Several factors are likely to influence this decision.
Strongly influenced
76
Outcome
N
CAUSE & EFFECT
Result
It was impossible to predict the outcome of the election.
77
Repercussion
N
CAUSE & EFFECT
The collapse of the company had repercussions for the whole industry.
اثرات بد
78
Affect
V
CAUSE & EFFECT
Trading has been adversely affected by the downturn in consumer spending.
79
Contribute
V
CAUSE & EFFECT
Stress is a contributing factor in many illnesses.
80
Determine
V CAUSE & EFFECT
The age of a wine is a determining factor as to how it tastes.
How hard the swimmers work now will determine how they perform in the Olympics.
Establish~
81
Generate
V CAUSE & EFFECT
Create
The program would generate a lot of new jobs/enormous interest.
Tourism generates income for local communities.
82
Induce
V
CAUSE & EFFECT
~to cause it
An economic crisis induced by high oil prices.
83
Provoke
V
CAUSE & EFFECT
to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one
The proposal provoked widespread criticism.
موجب شدن
84
Result
V
CAUSE & EFFECT
Cause
Continuous rain resulted in the land becoming submerged.
85
Submerge
V
| زير آب رفتن
86
Stem from sth
```
Phrasal verb
CAUSE & EFFECT
His headaches stemmed from vision problems.
نشات گرفتن
N: ساقه-stalk-پايه
long-stemmed wine glasses
```
87
Trigger
```
V
CAUSE & EFFECT
His action triggered a massive response from the government.
علت سريع و راه اندازى
N:ماشه
```
88
Critic
N
Reviewer
منتقد
89
Drowsy
```
Adj
Sleepy
Drowsily adv
Drowsiness n
a drowsy summer afternoon
```
90
Absolutely
Adv
91
Approximately
Adv
| The plane will be landing in approximately 20 minutes.
92
Comparatively
Adv
Relatively
Crime on the island is comparatively rare.
93
Ideally
Adv
| Fruit and vegetables should ideally be organically grown.
94
Indefinitely
Adv ac
for a period of time for which no definite end has been arranged.
The project has been postponed indefinitely.
95
Inevitably
Adv
| The decision will inevitably lead to political tensions.
96
Interestingly
Adv
| Interestingly enough, Pearson made no attempt to deny the rumour.
97
Necessarily
Adv
| Expensive restaurants aren't necessarily the best.
98
Particularly
Adv
more than usual or more than others SYN especially
The restaurant is particularly popular with young people.
We are hoping to expand our business, particularly in Europe.
British farmers, particularly those producing lamb, are very worried
99
Presumably
Adv
Probably true
It's raining, which presumably means that your football match will be cancelled.
100
Provisionally
Adv
The meeting has been provisionally arranged for the end of May.
موقتاً
101
Relatively
Adv
E-commerce is a relatively recent phenomenon.
نسبتاً
102
Supposedly
Adv
How could a supposedly intelligent person be so stupid.
بطور فرضى
103
Surprisingly
Adv
| Not surprisingly, with youth unemployment so high, some school-leavers with qualifications fail to find jobs.
104
Undoubtedly
Adv
| Undoubtedly, public interest in folk music has declined.
105
Adverbs
```
Especially~particularly
Preferebly~ideally
Temporarily/for the time being~provisionally
Without a fixed time limit~indefinitely
Always/definitely~necessarily
Roughly~approximately
Comparatively~relatively
```
106
Concept
N-ideas
our basic concepts of decent human behaviour.
Decent: good enough
107
Conjecture
N-formal-ideas
guess,hypothesis
My results show that this conjecture was, in fact, correct.
108
Consensus
N-ac-ideas
Agreement
There is a consensus among teachers that children should have a broad understanding of the world.
Broad:every day:wide
109
Dogma
N-ideas
| the rejection of political dogma
110
Framework
N-ideas-ac
| This paper provides a framework for future research.
111
Ideology
N-ideas-ac
| a new ideology based on individualism
112
Model
N-ideas
| Scientists are building computer models of the ocean currents.
113
Perspective
N-ideas
| His father's death gave him a whole new perspective on life.
114
Stance
N-ideas
Stand
What is your stance on environmental issues?
115
Ambigiuous
Adj-ideas
Everyday:you can take sth two ways
The language in the Minister's statement is highly ambiguous.
116
Biased
Adj-ideas
news reporting that was heavily biased towards the government.
جانبدارانه
متعصب
117
Interpretation
N
It's difficult to put an accurate interpretation on =explain the survey results.
What exactly the author meant by that statement is open to interpretation =able to be understood or explained in different ways.
تفسير
118
Complling
Adj-ideas
The court was presented with compelling evidence that shed murdered her husband.
قانع كننده
الزام آور
119
Credible
Adj-ideas
deserving or able to be believed or trusted
a credible alternative to nuclear power
باوركردنى
120
Flawed
Adj-ideas
The research behind this report is seriously flawed.
A flawed concept
عيب دار
121
Valid
Adj-ideas
Opp: invalid
Police officers must have a valid reason for stopping motorists.
