chapter 1 Flashcards

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bestow

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Confer or present (an honour, right, or gift)

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favor

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Approval, support, or liking for someone or something.

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scavenger

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An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.

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lay out

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Spread something out to its full extent,

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present

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exist , available

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outline

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shape, profile, form, figure.
plan, summary, framework, sketch.

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landlord

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A man (in legal use also a woman) who rents out land, a building, or accommodation

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nod

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Lower and raise one’s head slightly and briefly, especially in greeting, assent, or understanding, or to give someone a signal

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proprietor

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The owner of a business, or a holder of property.

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orderly

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methodically arranged.

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expedite

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advance, carry out, further, encourage, expedite, hustle

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botanic

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گیاه شناسی

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whorled

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A pattern of spirals or concentric circles.

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start from scratch

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از صفر شروع کردن

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scratch

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خراش

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charming

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Very pleasant or attractive.

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exceptional

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Excellent, brilliant, special, extraordinary, incomparable, unique, outstanding, remarkable.

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abide

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Accept or act in accordance with (a rule, decision, or recommendation)

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dunting

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Seeming difficult to deal with in prospect; intimidating

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fractional

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Relating to or expressed as a fraction, especially a fraction less than one.

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engraving

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A print made from an engraved plate, block, or other surface.

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medication

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medicine, drug,

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repertoire

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a stock of plays, dances, or pieces that a company or a performer knows or is prepared to perform

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succinct

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concise, succinct, laconic, summary, terse, short

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disparity
difference
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Iteration
repetition
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conspiracy
توطئه
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spurious patterns
تقلبی تقلبیcounterfeit
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fraudulent
جعلی
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peculiarity
property feature nature character trait
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lump
You should never ignore a breast lump.
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benign
kind and gentle benign tumour is not caused by cancer OPP malignant
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malignant
a malignant disease is one such as cancer, which can develop in an uncontrolled way
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inject
تزریق کردن
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consensus
اجماع، وفاق
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reached a broad consensus
به یک اجماع وسیع رسیدند
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has led to the conclusion that
به این نتیجه منجر شده است که
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widely divergent culture
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vocalization
صداسازی
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dissimilar cultures
فرهنگ های غیر مشابه
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hard-wired
if an attitude, way of behaving etc is hard-wired, it is a natural part of a person’s character that they are born with, and cannot change
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corroborate
corroborated , confirme emphasize
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mandatory
If something is mandatory, the law says it must be done
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Hinder
to make it difficult for something to develop or succeed SYN hamper
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fold
to bend a piece of paper, cloth etc by laying or pressing one part over another
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immediacy
when something is important or urgent because it relates to a situation or event that is happening now
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obsolete
no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented
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heyday
the time when someone or something was most popular, successful, or powerful
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inherently unsafe
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inject
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toxin
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leach out
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contaminate
to make a place or substance dirty or harmful by putting something such as chemicals or poison in it
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respiratory disease
relating to breathing or your lungs
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nationwide
happening or existing in every part of the country
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harsh conditions
شرایط سخت
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outward
بیرونی
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Identifiable
قابل شناسایی
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substantial evidence
شواهد قابل توجه
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cultural boundaries
مرزهای فرهنگی
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