Cambridge- Reading Flashcards

(28 cards)

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Concern

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a feeling of worry about something important

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Provide

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to give something to someone or make it available to them, because they need it or want it → provision

2 to produce something useful as a result

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Conservation

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the protection of natural things such as animals, plants, forests etc, to prevent them from being spoiled or destroyed
SYN preservation → conserve

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Trace

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a mark or sign left by something: There were traces of egg on the plate; There’s still no trace of the missing child.
اثر؛ نشانه

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5
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Rendition

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explanation

تفسیر

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Indicator

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index, gnomon, showing, dial

شاخص

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Enterprise

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a company, organization, or business

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8
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Dearth

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a lack of something that people want or need

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Demand

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the need or desire that people have for particular goods and services

  1. the difficult, annoying, or tiring things that you need to do, or a skill you need to have

Verb => 1. to ask for something very firmly, especially because you think you have a right to do this
THESAURUS ASK1, INSIST
خواستن ، نیاز داشتن

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Abuse

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to use wrongly, usually with harmful results: She abused her privileges by taking too long a holiday.
سواستفاده کردن.
ناسزا گفتن

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Provision

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the act of providing: The government are responsible for the provision of education for all children.
تامین
2 an agreed arrangement.
آماده سازی

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Procedure

پروسیجر

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the order or method of doing something: They followed the usual procedure(s).
شیوه؛ روش

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Distribute

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1 to share things among a group of people, especially in a planned way
SYN give out
THESAURUS GIVE1
پخش کردن

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14
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Labour

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Work

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15
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Consequence

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something that happens as a result of a particular action or set of conditions
THESAURUS RESULT1

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Efficient

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if someone or something is efficient, they work well without wasting time, money, or energy
OPP inefficient

17
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Generous

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someone who is generous is willing to give money, spend time etc, in order to help people or give them pleasure
OPP mean
THESAURUS KIND2

18
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Reliable

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someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or depended on
SYN dependable → rely

19
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Consume

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to use time, energy, goods

 Only 27% of the paper we consume is recycled.
 A smaller vehicle will consume less fuel.

20
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Impressive

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something that is impressive makes you admire it because it is very good, large, important etc
THESAURUS GOOD1

21
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Emphasize

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to say something in a strong way
, put stress on

 The report emphasizes the importance of improving safety standards.
 Logan made a speech emphasizing the need for more volunteers.
emphasize that/how
 The prime minister emphasized that there are no plans to raise taxes.

22
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Recognize

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1to know who someone is or what something is, because you have seen, heard, experienced, or learned about them in the past

تشخیص دادن
2 to be admit, acknowledge: Everyone recognized his skill.
تایید کردن
3 to be willing to have political relations with: Many countries were unwilling to recognize the new republic.
به رسمیت شناختن
4 to accept as valid, well-qualified etc : I don’t recognize the authority of this court.
قبول داشتن؛ قانونی دانستن
ˌrecogˈnizable, *ˌrecogˈnisable
♦ adjective
(negative unrecognizable ).
قابل تشخیص

23
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Accomplish

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to complete (something) successfully: Have you accomplished your task?
به نتیجه رساندن؛ انجام دادن
24
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Pace

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the speed at which something happens or is done

سرعت بخشیدن

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Struggle
to try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult THESAURUS TRY1
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Cruelty
behaviour or actions that deliberately cause pain to people or animals OPP kindness
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Advocate
to publicly support a particular way of doing something | THESAURUS RECOMMEND
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Particural
particular thing or person is the one that you are talking about, and not any other → certain, specific