Reading words for the Web Flashcards
(153 cards)
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abstemious-adj
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not eating and drinking too much
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comply-v
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to do what you’ve been asked to do
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acquiesce-v
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to accept, agree, or allow something to happen by staying silent or by not arguing
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acrimonious-ad
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bitter and angry
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bitter-adj
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talkh-involving sad and angry emotions-
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admonish-v
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earnestly caution
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earnestly-adv
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sadeghane
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caution-n-v
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ehtiat
ehtiat kardan
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aesthetic-n
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a set of ideas about beauty usually singular
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adroit-adj
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skillfull
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deft-adj
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skillfull
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dexterous-adj
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skillfull
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dexterity-n
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clever skill
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aloof-adj
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gooshegir az mardom
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affable-adj
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friendly
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amiable-adj
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friendly
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genial-adj
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cheerful and pleasant
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gregarious -adj
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social-friendly
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amalgam-n
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a mixture, combination of
different elements
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ambivalent-adj
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having mixed feelings
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anachronism-n
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not in the proper time
period
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analogy-n
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similarity
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anguish-n
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agony
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atypical-adj
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not typical
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antecedent-adj
pishin-sabegh
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forerunner-n
precedent
| a sign of something that is going to happen
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animosity-n
strong dislike
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antipathy-n
strong dislike
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antithesis-n
motezad
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antipodal-n
motezad
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archaic-adj
kohne va ghadimy
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ascetic-N-ADJ
a person who leads a life
of self-denial
having a simple way of living
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audacious-adj
bold and encouraging
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auspicious-adj
suggesting a successful future
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debut-n-v
aghaz kar
| shoro bekar kardan
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automaton-n
a machine that can move by itself
| a person who acts in a mechanical or machinelike way
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autonomous-n
mostaghel
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bane-n
maye narahaty va moshkelat
| The ugly school uniforms were the bane of the students' lives
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belie-v
```
to give a false idea of (something)
a tree whose delicate beauty belies its real toughness
to show (something) to be false or wrong
Their actions belie their claim to be innocent.
```
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benefactor-n
khaier-nikukar
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beneficiary-n
someone who receives the benefits
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timely-adj
be mughe
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crude-adj
rude and offensive
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boorish-adj
rude and crude
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boor-n
a rude person
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uncouth-adj
rude
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disapproving-adj
in a way that is not approving
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vulgar-adj
not showing good manners and politeness
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bowdlerize-v
to remove or delete
objectionable parts of a
book
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bucolic,pastoral,rustic-adj
relating to the country or country life
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clumsy-adj
dast va pa cholofti
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inept-adj
bi orze
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Bungle-v
to not do (something) well or successfully
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bungler-n
a clumsy or inept person
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callous-adj
bi atefe
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charlatan
| -n
fraud
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fraud-n
kolahbardary
| kolahbardar
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scheme-n
tarh-barname-naghshe
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chimerical-adj
in a way that exists only in the imagination and is not possible in reality
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exhaustive-adj
jame va kamel
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compatibility-n
sazgary
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to revel in sth
to enjoy sth
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commitment-n
taahod
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catastrophic-adj
mosibatbar
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seclusion-n
enzeva
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justify-v
tujih kardan
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permissible-adj
rava-mojaz
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circuitous-adj
gheir mostaghim-not done or said clearly
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circumscribe-v
mahdood kardan
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prudent-adj
showing careful good judgment
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circumspect-adj
cautious-careful
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circumvent-v
to avoid being stopped by
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clairvoyant-n
a person who uses
intuition to see into the
future
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intuition-n
binesh va basirat
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confounded/ perplexed/
| mystified-adj
puzzled-confused
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clandestine/ surreptitious-adj
secretive, not aboveboard,
| covert
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aboveboard-adj
ashkar-open and honest
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covert-adj
penhan
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conjecture/ supposition -n
an inference
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convoluted-adj
twisted, intricate
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intricate-adj
pichide
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copious-adj
abundant
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covet-v
to crave or strongly desire
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cryptic-adj
mystirious
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dearth/ paucity-n
shortage/kambood
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debunk-v
to show the falseness of (a story, idea, statement, etc.)
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DECRY-V
to express strong
| disapproval
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deleterious-ADJ
harmful-
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injurious-adj
harmful
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demagogue-n
a political leader who tries to get support by making false claims and promises and using arguments based on emotion rather than reason
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demise-N
the final ending of
| something, the downfall
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DENOUNCE-V
TO SPEAK against
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deride-v
to say that (someone or something) is ridiculous or has no value
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contemptuous-adj
tahghir amiz
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to jeer-v
to make rude and mocking remark
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despondent/ forlorn-adj
feeling downcast, dejected
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Downcast-adj
not happy, confident, or hopeful
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dejected-adj
sad because of failure, loss
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diffident-adj
lacking self-confidence
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diatribe/ tirade-n
a bitter denunciation
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denunciation-denounce(v)
a public statement that strongly criticizes someone or something as being bad or wrong
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dilettante-n
an amateur
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digress-v
monharef shodan az ide asli
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diminutive-adj
very small
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dirge-n-v
nohe-nohe sarayi
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dismissive-v
to reject
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disparage-v
bi etebar kardan
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dispel-v
to make disappear
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dissembler/ prevaricator -n
liar-deciever
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draconian-n
very strict laws and rules
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elusive-adj
out of reach,difficult to catch
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enigmatic/ inscrutable-adj
mysterious;baffling
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baffle-v
heratzade shodan
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equanimity-n
calmness, composure
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composure-n
aramesh-khunsardi
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erroneous-adj
filled with errors and wrongs
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exemplary-adj
outstanding
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evocation-n
the act of evoking something
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Exhort-v
to strongly encourage
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Exorbitant-adj
unreasonably expensive
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Extricate-v
to get out of a difficult situation
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Expunge/Excise/Expurgate-v [Formal]
to delete,remove
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fiasco/debacle-n
complete disaster/failure
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fleeting/ephemeral-adj
lasting only a short amount of time
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fortitude-n
mind strength
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fortuitous-adj
to happen accidentally but in a fortunate way
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doom-n-v
n: very bad situations that cannot be avoided
v: to make sth certain to failure
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galvanize-v
excite someone or sth into action
| گالوانیره کردن
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gerrymander-v
to divide (a state, school district, etc.) into political units that give one group an unfair advantage
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halcyon-adj
very happy and successful
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disdain-n
a strong feeling of dislike and lack of respect
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haughty-adj
arrogant
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hedonist-n
a person who believes that pleasure or happiness is the most important goal in life
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hypothetical-ADJ
based on assumption
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iconoclast-n
a person who opposes beliefs and practices that are widely accepted
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impasse-n
failure o reach an agreement
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impeccable-adj
perfect
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impecunious-adj
poor
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affluent-adj
rich
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impetus-n
stimulus(محرک)
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implacable-adj
used to describe (someone who has) strong opinions or feelings that are impossible to change:
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incoherent-adj
not easy to understand
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coherent-adj
منسجم
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incontrovertible-adj
indisputable
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indigenous/endemic-adj
native to an area
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outrage-adj
very angry
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indignant-adj
outrage at something that
| is unjust
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indulgent-adj
overly tolerant
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inexorable-adj
unstoppable
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relentless-adj
بی رحم
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innocuous-adj
harmless
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innuendo-n
a statement which indirectly suggests that someone has done something immoral, improper, etc
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insurmountable-adj
impossible to overcome
