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Seal

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🔹fasten or close securely
Mohkam chasbandan- mohro moom kardan- bastan

🔹apply a non-porous coating to a surface to make it impervious
Darz giri kardan

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Clay

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🔹khake ros- gel- sofal

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Runoff

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🔹a further competition, election, race, etc after a tie or inconclusive resul
🔸he won only 49 percent of the vote, so a runoff will be held

🔹the draining away of water(or substance carried in it) from the surface of an area of land, a building or structure
🔸when it rains the runoff cascades down to the valley floor

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Diminish

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🔹make or become less;decrease;lessen;decline

🔸the new law is expected to diminish the government’s chances

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Deteriorate

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🔹become progressively worse

🔸relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply

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Delicate

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🔹very fine in texture or structure; of intricate workmanship or quality

🔹easily broken or damaged;fragile

🔹requiring sensitive or careful handling

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Tract

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🔹an area of land, typically a large one

🔸large tracts of natural forest

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Devoid of

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🔹entirely lacking or free from

🔸Lisa kept her voice devoid of emotion

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Livestock

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🔹Chahar payane ahli- damo ahsham

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Trample

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🔹Tread on and crush
Lagad kardan-pamal kardan
🔸the fence had been trampled down

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Pulverize

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🔹to crush, beat, or grind into powder or dust; reduce to fine particles

🔹(informal)destroy or defeat
🔸he had a winning car and pulverized the opposition

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Irrigation

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🔹the supply of water to land or crops to help growth, typically by means of channels
Abyari kardan
🔸the river supplies water for irrigation of agricultural crops

🔹the process of washing out an organ or wound with continuous flow of water or medication
🔸for sinus congestion, saline nasal irrigation can be helpful

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Crust

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🔹a hardened layer, coating, or deposit on the surface of something soft
🔸a crust of snow

🔹the tough outer part of a loaf of bread

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Rigorous

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🔹extremely thorough and careful
🔸rigorous testing of consumer product

🔹adhering strictly to a belief or system

🔹harsh and demanding
Shadid-sakht

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Streamline

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(v.)
🔹design or provide with a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water, increasing speed and ease of movement;aerodynamic

🔹make(an organization or system)more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods
Saade va porbazdeh va moasser
🔸the company streamlined its operations by removing whole layers of management

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Hind

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🔹(especially of a bodily part)studied at the back; posterior;back;rear
🔸a hind leg

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Disguise

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🔹give a different appearance in order to conceal one’s identity;impersonate;
🔸we took elaborate measures to disguised ourselves as locals.

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Affinity

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🔹a natural liking for and understanding of someone or something;empathy;bond
🔸he had a special affinity with horses

🔹a similarity of characteristics suggesting a relationship, especially a resemblance in structure between animals, plants, or languages;similarity;resemblance; correspondence
🔸a semantic affinity between two words

🔹relationship, especially by marriage as opposed to blood ties

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Dwelling

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🔹a house, flat, or other place of residence

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Limb

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🔹an arm or leg of a person or four-legged animal, or bird’s wing
🔸they got out, stretching their cramped limbs.

🔹a large branch of tree
🔸the bare limb of a heigh tree

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Extinct

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(Adj.)
🔹(of a species, family, or other larger group)having no living members.
🔸trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct.

🔹(of volcano)not having erupted in recorded history
🔸the islands are the remains of extinct volcanoes

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Marine

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🔹relating to or found in the sea

🔸marine plants

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Archaeo-

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🔸(prefix)kohan- ghadimi- baastani

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Flesh-eating

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🔹carnivorous
Gooshtkhar

🔹destructive time body tissues
🔸flesh-eating bacteria

🔹(of a supernatural creature)feeding on human flesh
🔸flesh-eating zombies

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Breed
🔹(of animals)mate and then produce offspring Zaayidan 🔸toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed 🔹train someone to behave in a particular way;bring up;raise Tarbiat kardan- parvardan
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Expose
🔹make something visible by uncovering it;reveal;uncover;bare Reveal true objectionable nature of someone or something;disclose;manifest 🔹cause someone to be vulnerable or at risk;subject 🔸many newcomers are exposing themselves to injury 🔹introduce someone to a subject or area of knowledge 🔸students were exposed to statistics in highschool
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Vestigial
🔹forming a very small remnants of something that was once greater or more noticeable; remaining; leftover 🔸he felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night. 🔹degenerate, having become functionless in the course of evolution;rudimentary;undeveloped;immature 🔸the vestigial wings of kiwis are entirely hidden.
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Locomotion
🔹movement or ability to move from one place to another;motion 🔸the muscles that are concerned with locomotion
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Propulsion
🔹the action of driving or pushing forward; impelling force; thrust Nirooye mohareke- pish randan 🔸they drive and use their wings for propulsion under water
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Peepshow
🔹shahre farang
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Parlor
🔹a sitting room in a private house 🔸they had lunch in the parlor 🔹a room in a public building for receiving guests 🔸the mayor’s parlor 🔹a shop or business providing specified goods or services 🔸ice cream parlor 🔸a beauty parlor
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Arcade
🔹a covered passage with arches along one or both sides; gallery 🔹a covered walk with shops along one or both sides Paasaaj A shopping arcade
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Readily
🔹without hesitation or reluctance;willingly 🔹without delay or difficulty;easily 🔸transport is readily available
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Handful
🔹a quantity that fills the hand. A small number or amount 🔸only a handful of people were in the pub 🔹a person or group that is very difficult to deal with or control 🔸the kids could be such a handful
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Admission
🔹a statement acknowledging the truth of something;acceptance 🔸an admission of guilt 🔹the process or fact of entering or being allowed to enter a place or organization 🔸the evening before her admission to hospital 🔹the fee charged for entry to a public place 🔸admission is 1 for adults and 0.5 for children
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Perfect
(V.) 🔹make completely free from faults or defects;make as good as possible;improve 🔹bring to completion;finish
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Makeshift
🔹acting as an interim and temporary measure;temporary | 🔸arranging a row of chairs to form a makeshift bed
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Spectacle
🔹a visually striking performance or display;show 🔸the acrobatic fears make a good spectacle 🔹an event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact;scene 🔸the spectacle of a city’s mass grief 🔹(with s)a pair of glasses
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Lantern
🔹a lamp with a transparent case protecting the the flame or electric bulb, and typically having a handle by which it may be carried or hung Fanoos-cheragh baadi 🔸a paper lantern 🔹faanose daryayi
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Spectator
🔹a person who watches at a show, game, or other event;observer;witness; (Opposite of participant)
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Marvel
(v.) 🔹be filled with wonder or astonishment 🔸she marveled at Jeffrey’s composure (n.) 🔹a wonderful or astonishing person or thing;wonder;miracle 🔸the marvels of technology
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Minuscule
🔹extremely small;tiny
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Strike
🔹hit forcibly and deliberately with one’s hand or a weapon or other implement 🔹(of disaster, disease, or other unwelcome phenomenon)occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects on 🔸a major earthquake struck the island 🔹(of a though or idea)come into mind suddenly or unexpectedly 🔸a disturbing thought struck Melissa 🔹(of employees)refuse to work as a group of organized protest, typically in an attempt to obtain a particular concession from their employer 🔸workers may strike over threatened job losses 🔹cancel, remove, or cross out with or as if with a pen-officially remove someone from membership of a professional group 🔸I will strike his name from the list 🔸he was struck off by the law society and will never practice as a solicitor again 🔹discover(gold, minerals, or oil)by drilling or mining
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Strip
(v.) 🔹remove all coverings from 🔸they stripped the bed 🔹deprive someone of rank, power, or property;take away from;dispossess 🔸the lieutenant was stripped of his rank 🔹sell of(the assets of a company)for profit (n.) 🔹a long narrow piece of cloth, paper, plastic, or some other material 🔸a strip of linen

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