Speaking Words Flashcards

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Momentous

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Adj
a momentous event, change, or decision is very important because it will have a great influence on the future
* a momentous decision

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Set up

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  • set up my own business.
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Attain

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V.
to succeed in achieving something after trying for a long time
*More women are attaining positions of power.

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For the time being

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for a short period of time from now, but not permanently
*Now, for the time being, she is living with her father in Tijuana.
*For the time being, my first priority is to set aside some money to buy a new car.

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To/in my mind

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used to show you are giving your opinion about something SYN in my opinion
*The Internet, to my mind, represents information exchange at its best.

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By the time

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تا زمانی که
*By the time Im 40,I’ll be reach.

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Make sense

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قایل درک. بودن،
It always make sense to save money while you can.

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The passage of time

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the passing of time
گذر زمان
The reality is that the passage of time will change our priorities.

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9
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Intend

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*I intend to use my university education practically.

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10
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Bound

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Adj.
Be bound to
To be very likely to do
*Im bound to learn spanish language

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Enhance

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to improve something
*I am planing to do a one-year course to enhance my career prospects and professional credential.

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Credential

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someone’s education, achievements, experience etc that prove they have the ability to do something
credentials for/as
* She had excellent credentials for the job.

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13
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To a great extent

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تا حد زیادی
Yes,To a great extent.It realy helped me to discover my hidden talents.

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Hectic

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Adj.
very busy or full of activity
*I’ve had a pretty hectic day.
*a hectic social life
I have a hectic lifestyle

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Tons

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Very much or vey many
I have got tons of things to do every datt.

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Indispensable

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Adj.
someone or something that is indispensable is so important or useful that it is impossible to manage without them SYN essential
*Excercise is an indispensable part of my life.

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Delighted

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Adj
Very pleased
A delighted audience
I fell delighted when im there.

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Witty

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Adj.
using words in a clever and amusing way
He is so witty and sense of humour.

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What really impressed me ….

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What really impressed me was his sense of commitment.

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Sporty

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ورزشی، ورزشکار
Personally, Im very sporty

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Vividly

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به طور روشن
I can vividly remember the first time that I went to first grade of elementry school.

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Rusty

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فاقد تمرین و امادگی
But of course, it a bit rusty these days.Im very busy… so I can hardlly spare time for it.

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Release tension

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Why do I like it so much? Because its such an energetic sport which allows us to release tension and take our mind off things when we are
busy -minded.

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Thatch

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کاهگل
Every walls made from clay which convey peaceful and relaxed.

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Astonishingly
به طور شگفت انگیزی -so surprising that it is difficult to believe SYN amazing *The scenery of this city is astonishingly beautiful
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Unspoiled
بکر و‌ دست نخورده -an unspoiled place is beautiful because it has not changed for a long time and does not have a lot of new buildings *unspoiled countryside *much of the land in ... is still unspoiled
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Pristine
دست نخورده -unspoiled -something that is pristine is in the same condition as when it was first made *unsoiled and so pristine.