The New Human Agenda Flashcards
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Drift in mind
/drɪft/
Phrase:
A thought, idea, or memory is coming to their mind in a gentle or unforced manner (به ذهن خطور کردن).
“As I walked through the park, the idea of starting my own garden drifted in my mind”.
Remnant
/ˈrem.nənt/
Noun:
Remaining, a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed (باقیمانده، بقیه).
“The bogs are an endangered remnant of a primeval landscape”.
Adjective:
Remaining (باقیمانده).
“Remnant strands of hair”.
Barbed wire
/ˌbɑːrbd ˈwaɪr/
Noun:
Wire with clusters of short, sharp spikes set at short intervals along it, used to make fences or in warfare as an obstruction (سیمخاردار).
“A barbed wire fence”.
Wrinkle
Noun:
A slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face (چین و چروک).
“She smoothed out the wrinkles from her skirt”.
A clever innovation, or useful piece of information or advice (رهنمود، نوآوری هوشمندانه، توصیه).
“Learning the wrinkles from someone more experienced saves time”.
Verb:
Make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin) (چروک کردن).
“His hands and face were wrinkled by age”.
Agenda
/əˈdʒen.də/
Noun:
A list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting (دستور جلسه).
“The question of nuclear weapons had been removed from the agenda”.
A plan of things to be done or problems to be addressed (دستور کار).
“He vowed to put jobs at the top of his agenda”.
The underlying intentions or motives of a particular person or group (هدف شخصی، برنامهی شخصی، نقشهی خاص خود).
“Miller has his own agenda and it has nothing to do with football”.
NORTH AMERICAN
An appointment diary (دفتر قرارها، دفتر برنامهریزی).
Integral
/ˈɪn.t̬ə.ɡrəl/
Adjective:
Necessary to make a whole complete; essential or fundamental (اساسی، بنیادی، جز ضروری برای کامل کردن چیزی).
“Games are an integral part of the school’s curriculum”.
MATHEMATICS
Of or denoted by an integer (عدد صحیح).
Noun:
A function of which a given function is the derivative, i.e. which yields that function when differentiated, and which may express the area under the curve of a graph of the function (انتگرال).
Rein
A long, narrow strap attached at one end to a horse’s bit, used to guide or check a horse riding or driving.
Keep under control; restrain.
Incomprehensible
/ɪnˌkɑːm.prəˈhen.sə.bəl/
Adjective:
Not able to be understood; not intelligible (مبهم، غیر قابل ادراک، نامفهوم).
“A language which is incomprehensible to anyone outside the office”.
Shrug
/ʃrʌɡ/
Verb:
Raise (one’s shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference (شانه بالا انداختن، بیاعتنایی نشان دادن).
“Jimmy looked inquiringly at Pete, who shrugged his shoulders”.
Inquiry
An act of asking for information.
پرسوجو، استعلام.
Calamity
A disaster.
Binge
Indulge in an activity, especially eating, drinking, or taking drugs, to excess.
عیاشی.
Drought
Noun:
A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water (خشک سالی، خشکی).
“The cause of Europe’s recent droughts”.
Hence, even though
Use to introduce two contrasting points or statements.
علیرغم این که.
Cosmic
Relating to the universe; inconceivably vast.
Unprecedented
/ʌnˈpres.ə.den.t̬ɪd/
Adjective:
Never done or known before (بیسابقه، بیمانند).
“The emphasis has been on shaping bold solutions to save lives and livelihoods in these unprecedented times”.
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Precedent:
(Noun)
/ˈprɛsɪdənt/
نمونه، سابقه.
(Adjective)
/prɪˈsiːdənt/
با سابقه، سابقهدار، مسبوق به سابقه
Ingenuity
/ˌɪn.dʒəˈnjuː.ə.t̬i/
Noun:
The quality of being clever, original, and inventive (نبوغ، قوهی ابتکار).
“Considerable ingenuity must be employed in writing software”.
Outrageous
Shockingly bad or excessive.
Callous
Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others.
بیعاطفه، بیاحساس.
To scrape a living
/skreɪp/
Phrase:
To only just earn enough money to provide yourself with food, clothing, and a place to live (زندگی بخور و نمیر داشتن، با مشقت امرار معاش کردن).
“He settled in Paris, where he scraped a living writing short stories and magazine articles”.
Succumb
/səˈkʌm/
Verb:
Fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force (مغلوب شدن، از پای در آمدن، تسلیم شدن).
“We cannot merely give up and succumb to despair”.
Die from the effect of a disease or injury (تلف شدن).
“After a few blows there, the porcupine succumbs”.
Malnutrition
Lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat.
Wheat
گندم.
Crop
-A cultivated plant that is grown on a large scale commercially, especially a cereal, fruit, or vegetable. (محصول، کِشته)
- Cut (something, especially a person’s hair) very short. (اصلاح)
-Cut something very short.