Eponyms Flashcards

(66 cards)

1
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Mesmerize

A

محسور کردن
Hold spellbound

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Hector

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Bully or intimidate

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Chauvinist

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Who thinks their group is better than anybody else’s group, میهن پرستی

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4
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Kafkaesque

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پیچیده و کابوس وار
Living in a world of faceless bureaucracies.

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5
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Maudlin

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(-)
Cries in public for no good reason
Teary, overemotional

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6
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Malapropism

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سؤ کاربرد کلمات

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7
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Byzantine

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Extremely intricate and complex
(-)

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8
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Gerrymander

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Partitioned a city,

Manipulation of boundaries to favor a certain group.

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9
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Pollyannaish

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Extremely optimistic

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10
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Pyrrhic

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Pyrrhic victory
بردی که ارزششو نداشته

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11
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Quixotic

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Wildly idealistic

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12
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Panglossian

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Blind optimism

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13
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Quisling

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Traitor
Puppet regime

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14
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Galvanize

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To shock or urge sb/sth into action

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15
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Pertain to

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مربوط بودن

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16
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Salamander

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سمندر

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17
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Savvy

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Shrewd
زرنگ و دانا

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18
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Midst

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در میان

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19
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Lousy

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Very bad
In the Midst of lousy sales quarter

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20
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Shrill

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High-pitched
Shrill voice

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21
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Quipping

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شوخی، کنایه

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22
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Off his rocker

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دیوانه، خل

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23
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Deem

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فرض کردن

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24
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Mar

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Damage
His country had been marred by a protracted civil war

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Protracted
طولانی
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Arrant
Complete, utter, extremely Arrant perfidy
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Perfidy
پیمان شکنی، خیانت
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Accord
Agree
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Penchant
Fondness, inclination
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Serendipitously
غیر منتظره، به طور اتفاقی یافتن چیزی
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Pun
جناس Pardon the pun
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Twitch
Have a spasm
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Daunting
Daunting force ترسناک
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Put off
Cause to dislike
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Visceral
Visceral reaction فطری، غریزی
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Chug
Chug beer Drink quickly
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Demean
رفتار بد کردن Demean women
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Unadorned
Adorn = decorate Unadorned ساده، عریان
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Thump
Thumping his chest کوبیدن
40
Incantation
Spell Magic کاربرد In its modern day incantation
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Outright
آشکارا، کاملا
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Shun
Avoid, ignore Outright shunning anybody …
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Churn out
با سرعت و به مقدار زیاد تولید کردن
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Quotidian
Everyday, ordinary, روزمره Quotidian world
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Predicament
Difficult situation
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Faceless
بی هویت
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Volley
رگبار
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Disciple
پیرو
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Crucify
Execute
50
Weep
Cry
51
Jeroboam
جام شراب بزرگ
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Mortify
Embarrass پست کردن
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Cavort
جست و خیز کردن Cavorted about in bell-bottomS یه نوع شلوار
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Aghast
Horrified
55
Eclipse
تحت تاثیر قرار دادن outdo گرفتگی
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Provenance
زادگاه، منشا
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Lapse
Mistake
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Aplomb
اعتماد به نفس Complete aplomb
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Elegance and tackiness
ظرافت و bad style
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Defecate
خارج کردن مدفوع
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Vanguard
پیشتاز
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Industrious
Hard working
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Bulbous domed turrets
Round,fat گنبدی برجک
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Emblazon
Adorn Decorate
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Ornate latticing
Fancily decorated Mesh
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Per se
فی نفسه