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Agenda

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list, calendar, diary, plan, programme, schedule, timetable

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Millennium

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a period of 1,000 years

At the dawn of the third millennium.

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Stretch

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extend, cover, put forth, reach, spread, unroll
- pull, distend, draw out, elongate, expand, strain, tighten
[noun]
Synonyms:
- expanse, area, distance, extent, spread, tract
- period, space, spell, stint, term, time

: stretching its limbs.

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Limb

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part, appendage, arm, extremity, leg, member, wing
- branch, bough, offshoot, projection, spur
Related Words: shoot, spray, sprig, switch, twig, arm

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Rubbing

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a copy of a shape or pattern made by rubbing wax, chalk etc onto a piece of paper laid over it:
a brass rubbing

: rubbing its eyes.

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Rub

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polish, clean, scour, shine, wipe
- chafe, abrade, fray, grate, scrape
[noun]
Synonyms:
- polish, shine, stroke, wipe
- massage, caress, kneading
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Remnants

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remainder, end, fragment, leftovers, remains, residue, rest, trace, vestige.

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Nightmare

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bad dream, hallucination
- ordeal, horror, torment, trial, tribulation
English Thesaurus: dream, nightmare, daydream, reverie, ambition, …

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Drifting

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Drift :

float, be carried along, coast, go (aimlessly), meander, stray, waft, wander
- pile up, accumulate, amass, bank up, drive, gather
[noun]
Synonyms:
- pile, accumulation, bank, heap, mass, mound
- meaning, direction, gist, import, intention, purport, significance, tendency, thrust

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Barbed

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cutting, critical, hostile, hurtful, nasty, pointed, scathing, unkind
- spiked, hooked, jagged, prickly, spiny, thorny

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Wire

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pickpocket, cannon, cutpurse, dip, diver, purse cutter

thin metal in the form of a thread, or a piece of this.

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Wrinkle

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crease, corrugation, crinkle, crow’s-foot, crumple, fold, furrow, line
[verb]
Synonyms:
- crease, corrugate, crumple, fold, furrow, gather, pucker, rumple

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Examine

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inspect, analyse, explore, investigate, peruse, scrutinize, study, survey
- question, cross-examine, grill (informal), inquire, interrogate, quiz, test

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Dairy

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journal, appointment book, chronicle, daily record, engagement book, Filofax

Opens the dairy.

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Preoccupied

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absorbed, absent-minded, distracted, engrossed, immersed, lost in, oblivious, rapt, wrapped up
Antonyms: unpreoccupied
Related Words: absorbed, forgetful

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Medieval

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connected with the Middle Ages (=the period between about 1100 and 1500 AD):

قرون وسطی

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Famine

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hunger, dearth, scarcity, starvation

English Thesaurus: disaster, catastrophe, tragedy, debacle, earthquake, …

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Plague

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disease, epidemic, infection, pestilence
- affliction, bane, blight, curse, evil, scourge, torment
[verb]
Synonyms:
- pester, annoy, badger, bother, harass, harry, hassle (informal), tease, torment, torture, trouble, vex

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Institution

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Synonyms:

  • establishment, academy, college, foundation, institute, school, society
  • custom, convention, law, practice, ritual, rule, tradition
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Starvation

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suffering or death caused by lack of food ⇒ hunger:

people dying of starvation.

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Violence

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force, bloodshed, brutality, cruelty, ferocity, fighting, savagery, terrorism
- intensity, abandon, fervour, force, severity, vehemence

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Prophets

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one of the main divisions of the Old Testament of the Bible, consisting of the writings of Jewish holy men such as Isaiah, Hosea, and Jeremiah

  1. the Jewish holy men who did these writings.
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Integral

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essential, basic, component, constituent, fundamental, indispensable, intrinsic, necessary.

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Concluded

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complete, completed, done, down, ended, finished, terminated, through

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Conclude

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decide, assume, deduce, gather, infer, judge, surmise, work out

  • end, cease, close, complete, finish, round off, terminate, wind up
  • accomplish, bring about, carry out, effect, pull off
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Cosmic

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Synonyms: universal, stellar

کیهانی

27
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Imperfect

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flawed, damaged, defective, faulty, impaired, incomplete, limited, unfinished
Antonyms: perfect
معیوب٫ ناقص

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Rein

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control, check, curb, halt, hold back, limit, restrain, restrict
[noun]
Synonyms:
- control, brake, bridle, check, curb, harness, hold, restraint

Rein in famine.

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Rescue

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save, deliver, get out, liberate, recover, redeem, release, salvage
[noun]
Synonyms:
- liberation, deliverance, recovery, redemption, release, salvage, salvation, saving

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Incomprehensible

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unintelligible, baffling, beyond one’s grasp, impenetrable, obscure, opaque, perplexing, puzzling, unfathomable

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Notable

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remarkable, conspicuous, extraordinary, memorable, noteworthy, outstanding, rare, striking, uncommon, unusual

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Shrug

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to raise and then lower your shoulders in order to show that you do not know something or do not care about something:
I just shrugged my shoulders and ignored him.

33
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Screwed up

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someone who is screwed up has a lot of emotional problems because of bad or unhappy experiences in the past

مست

34
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Commission

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duty, errand, mandate, mission, task

  • fee, cut, percentage, rake-off (slang), royalties
  • committee, board, commissioners, delegation, deputation, representatives
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Inquiry

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investigation, examination, exploration, inquest, interrogation, probe, research, study, survey
- question, query.

بازجویی، رسیدگی

36
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Break out

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Synonyms: begin, appear, arise, commence, emerge, happen, occur, set in, spring up, start
English Thesaurus: escape, get away, break free/break away, flee, get out, …

37
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Calamity

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disaster, cataclysm, catastrophe, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, ruin, tragedy, tribulation

38
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Infectious

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catching, communicable, contagious, spreading, transmittable, virulent.

39
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Suicide

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felo-de-se, hara-kiri, self-destruction, self-murder, self-slaughter, self-violence

the act of killing yourself.

40
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Commit

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do, carry out, enact, execute, perform, perpetrate

- put in custody, confine, imprison.

41
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Binge

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a short period when you do too much of something, such as eating or drinking.

42
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Military

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warlike, armed, martial, soldierly
[noun]
Synonyms:
- armed forces, army, forces, services.

43
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Conflict

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Synonyms:
- opposition, antagonism, difference, disagreement, discord, dissension, friction, hostility, strife
- battle, clash, combat, contest, encounter, fight, strife, war
[verb]
Synonyms:
- be incompatible, be at variance, clash, collide, differ, disagree, interfere.

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Horizon

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the horizon the line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky.

خط افق

45
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Precedent

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instance, antecedent, example, model, paradigm, pattern, prototype, standard.

Unprecedented: بی سابقه

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Prosperous

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Synonyms:

  • wealthy, affluent, moneyed, rich, well-heeled (informal), well-off, well-to-do
  • successful, booming, doing well, flourishing, fortunate, lucky, thriving

مرفه٫ شکوفا،موفق

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Harmonious

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melodious, agreeable, concordant, consonant, dulcet, mellifluous, musical, sweet-sounding, tuneful
- friendly, agreeable, amicable, compatible, congenial, cordial, sympathetic

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Demand

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request, ask, challenge, inquire, interrogate, question

  • require, call for, cry out for, entail, involve, necessitate, need, want
  • claim, exact, expect, insist on, order.
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Ingenuity

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originality, cleverness, flair, genius, gift, inventiveness, resourcefulness, sharpness, shrewdness.

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Immense

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huge, colossal, enormous, extensive, gigantic, great, massive, monumental, stupendous, tremendous, vast

51
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Claim

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assert, allege, challenge, insist, maintain, profess, uphold
- demand, ask, call for, insist, need, require
[noun]
Synonyms:
- assertion, affirmation, allegation, pretension, privilege, protestation
- demand, application, call, petition, request, requirement
- right, title

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Outrageous

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offensive, atrocious, disgraceful, flagrant, heinous, iniquitous, nefarious, unspeakable, villainous, wicked
- shocking, exorbitant, extravagant, immoderate, preposterous, scandalous, steep (informal), unreasonable

very shocking and extremely unfair or offensive.

extremely unusual and slightly amusing or shocking.

53
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Callous

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heartless, cold, hard-bitten, hardened, hardhearted, insensitive, uncaring, unfeeling.

54
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Scrape/scraping

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graze, bark, rub, scratch, scuff, skin

  • rub, clean, erase, remove, scour
  • grate, grind, rasp, scratch, squeak
  • scrimp, pinch, save, skimp, stint
  • scrape through: get by (informal), just make it, struggle.
55
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Ongoing

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evolving, continuous, developing, progressing, unfinished, unfolding
Related Words: development, growth.

56
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Raging

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furious, beside oneself, enraged, fuming, incensed, infuriated, mad, raving, seething.

57
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Sabotage

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damage, destruction, disruption, subversion, wrecking
[verb]
Synonyms:
- damage, destroy, disable, disrupt, incapacitate, subvert, vandalize, wreck

58
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Justified

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well-founded, cogent, good, just, well-grounded
Antonyms: unjustified

Be justified : توجیه داشتن

59
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Push you aside

A

روندن تو

60
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Running out

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تموم شدن

61
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Heads up

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هشدار دادن/ حواست باشه

a warning that something may happen: