Oxford Word Skills Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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Gist
(Jist)

A

اصل مطلب
The general meaning but not all the details

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2
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Revise
(Riviz)

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Study sth again
To reconsider

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3
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Enthusiastic
(inˌTHo͞ozēˈastik)

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Very interested and excited for sth
N: enthusiasm

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4
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Accurate (adj)
Accurately (adv)

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With no mistakes

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5
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I want to ……. My vocabulary in English
(To make bigger)

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Expand

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6
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Sth complicated and difficult to understand

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Complex

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7
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It isn’t …. To my work
(Connected)

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Relevant

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8
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An exact statement of what a word or phrase means

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Definition
To define sth

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9
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To persuade sb to support or agree with you

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Win sb over/round (to sth)
Ex: I’m sure we can win them over

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10
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Syn for idiom

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Expression

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11
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Slang

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Very informal words or phrases used in spoken language

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12
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A,
A’
A/
A_
A-
“A”
A!
A:
A;

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Comma
Apostrophe
Slash
Dash
Hyphen
Quotation marks
Exclamation mark
Colon
Semicolon

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13
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Vintage

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Antique

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14
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Option, choice,…

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Alternative

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15
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What are sentences like this called:
If I were you, I wouldn’t say anything

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Clauses

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16
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حرف ربط

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Conjunction

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17
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What’s the noun of progress

18
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منطقه روستایی
منطقه شهری

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Unusual or strange

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Essential

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Impressive and large
important

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OPP of reasonable

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I’m impressed … the overall quality

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Empty
OPP of busy, crowded

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Frightening or causing worry
Alarming/alarmed
26
Funny in a gentle way
Amusing/amused 
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Very surprising
Astonishing/astonished
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Good enough but nothing more
Adequate ≠ inadequate 
29
SYN for modern
Contemporary
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Quite hard OPP of soft
Firm
31
موقت دائم
Temporary permanent
32
Under
Underneath beneath
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در رابطه با
In relation to
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Competition
Rivalry
35
خوش خط بد خط
Legible Illegible
36
OPP: Loyal Formal Patient Regular Successful Certain Legal Smoking Pleasant Responsible Possible Flexible
Disloyal Informal Impatient Irregular unsuccessful uncertain Illegal Non-smoking Unpleasant Irresponsible Impossible Inflexible
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Box
Parcel
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ماهیتابه
Saucepan
39
Pants
Trousers
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Noun: extend Interpret
Extension Interpretation