Round 1 Flashcards
(47 cards)
Superficial
(of a person) never thinking about things that are serious or important:
He’s fun to be with, but he’s very superficial.
embarrass
Verb
to cause someone to feel nervous, worried, or uncomfortable
You’re embarrassing him with your compliments!
I didn’t want to embarrass her in front of her friends.
footage
film or videotape that shows a single event or place:
Footage showing entire city blocks in flames flickered nightly on TV.
mentee
a person who is helped by a mentor (= a person who gives a younger or less experienced person help and advice over a period of time, especially at work or school):
Discussions between the mentor and mentee are not shared with the school administration.
A senior manager takes a personal interest in the development of a more junior employee, with a view to helping the mentee prepare for a more senior post.
gruelling
extremely tiring and difficult, and demanding great effort and determination:
Junior doctors often have to work a gruelling 100-hour week.
He eventually won the match after five gruelling sets
embrace
to accept something enthusiastically:
This was an opportunity that he would embrace.
pedagogy
آموزش و پرورش
the study of the methods and activities of teaching
solicit
to ask someone for money, information, or help
How to solicit research funding without a research group
bid
to offer a particular amount of money for something that is for sale and compete against other people to buy it, especially at a public sale of goods or property:
She knew she couldn’t afford it, so she didn’t bid.
مناقصه
relentless
continuing in a severe or extreme way:
relentless criticism/pressure
relentless heat
Be relentless in your focus
Hostage
someone who is taken as a prisoner by an enemy in order to force the other people involved to do what the enemy wants:
be taken/held hostage She was taken/held hostage by the gunmen.
seize a hostage The terrorists have seized 20 hostages and are threatening to kill one a day unless their demands are met.
existential
existential crisis
accusation
a statement saying that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind, or the fact of accusing someone:
You can’t just make wild accusations like that!
He glared at me with an air of accusation
tailor
someone whose job is to repair, make, and adjust (= make changes to) clothes, especially someone who makes jackets, trousers, coats, etc. for men
sue
to take legal action against a person or organization, especially by making a legal claim for money because of some harm that they have caused you:
He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.
She sued the paper for (= in order to get) damages after they wrongly described her as a prostitute.
She is suing her husband for (= in order to get a) divorce.
farewell
Goodbye
an occasion when someone says goodbye:
say your farewells We said our sad farewells and got on the bus.
sad farewell Hundreds of mourners were there to bid a sad farewell to the star.
bid someone/something farewell A large crowd turned out to bid him farewell.
inauguration
the act of officially putting someone into an important position, or the ceremony at which this is done:
He watched the inauguration of his country’s new president.
When is the inauguration?
an inauguration ceremony
acres
هکتار
minors
خردسالان
upside down
The plane was flying upside down at high speed.
وارونه
memorandum
a short written report prepared specially for a person or group of people that contains information about a particular matter:
Michael Davis has prepared a memorandum outlining our need for an additional warehouse.
snapback
a quick return to a previous condition or situation:
Current economic conditions preclude a strong snapback.
We had a nice snap-back from yesterday’s late sell-off and managed to hold gains.
manpower
the number of people working or available for work or service.
میروی انسانی
contention
مشاجره
the captured territory was one of the main areas of contention between the two countries
