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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
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
Synonyms: universal, stellar | کیهانی
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Imperfect
flawed, damaged, defective, faulty, impaired, incomplete, limited, unfinished Antonyms: perfect معیوب٫ ناقص
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Rein
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
save, deliver, get out, liberate, recover, redeem, release, salvage [noun] Synonyms: - liberation, deliverance, recovery, redemption, release, salvage, salvation, saving
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Incomprehensible
unintelligible, baffling, beyond one's grasp, impenetrable, obscure, opaque, perplexing, puzzling, unfathomable
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Notable
remarkable, conspicuous, extraordinary, memorable, noteworthy, outstanding, rare, striking, uncommon, unusual
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Shrug
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.
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Screwed up
someone who is screwed up has a lot of emotional problems because of bad or unhappy experiences in the past مست
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Commission
duty, errand, mandate, mission, task - fee, cut, percentage, rake-off (slang), royalties - committee, board, commissioners, delegation, deputation, representatives
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Inquiry
investigation, examination, exploration, inquest, interrogation, probe, research, study, survey - question, query. بازجویی، رسیدگی
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Break out
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, ...
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Calamity
disaster, cataclysm, catastrophe, misadventure, misfortune, mishap, ruin, tragedy, tribulation
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Infectious
catching, communicable, contagious, spreading, transmittable, virulent.
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Suicide
felo-de-se, hara-kiri, self-destruction, self-murder, self-slaughter, self-violence the act of killing yourself.
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Commit
do, carry out, enact, execute, perform, perpetrate | - put in custody, confine, imprison.
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Binge
a short period when you do too much of something, such as eating or drinking.
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Military
warlike, armed, martial, soldierly [noun] Synonyms: - armed forces, army, forces, services.
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Conflict
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
the horizon the line far away where the land or sea seems to meet the sky. خط افق
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Precedent
instance, antecedent, example, model, paradigm, pattern, prototype, standard. Unprecedented: بی سابقه
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Prosperous
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
melodious, agreeable, concordant, consonant, dulcet, mellifluous, musical, sweet-sounding, tuneful - friendly, agreeable, amicable, compatible, congenial, cordial, sympathetic
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Demand
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
originality, cleverness, flair, genius, gift, inventiveness, resourcefulness, sharpness, shrewdness.
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Immense
huge, colossal, enormous, extensive, gigantic, great, massive, monumental, stupendous, tremendous, vast
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Claim
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
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.
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Callous
heartless, cold, hard-bitten, hardened, hardhearted, insensitive, uncaring, unfeeling.
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Scrape/scraping
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.
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Ongoing
evolving, continuous, developing, progressing, unfinished, unfolding Related Words: development, growth.
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Raging
furious, beside oneself, enraged, fuming, incensed, infuriated, mad, raving, seething.
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Sabotage
damage, destruction, disruption, subversion, wrecking [verb] Synonyms: - damage, destroy, disable, disrupt, incapacitate, subvert, vandalize, wreck
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Justified
well-founded, cogent, good, just, well-grounded Antonyms: unjustified Be justified : توجیه داشتن
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Push you aside
روندن تو
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Running out
تموم شدن
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Heads up
هشدار دادن/ حواست باشه a warning that something may happen:

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