TPO20 Flashcards

Question

presage

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🔹be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one); foretell 🔸the heavy clouds above the moorland presaged snow

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🔹take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant; replace 🔸the older models of car have now been superseded

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🔹goods transported in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft. 🔸a decline in the amount of freight carried by rail 🔹a charge for transport by freight. 🔸a bill indicating that the freight has been paid 🔹a load or burden. 🔸these warm winds deposit their freight of moisture in showers of rain (v.) 🔹transport (goods) in bulk by truck, train, ship, or aircraft; convey; carry; ship 🔸the metals had been freighted from the city 🔹be laden or burdened with. 🔸each word was freighted with anger

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🔹drive or push something forwards or into a particular situation. 🔸fear propelled her out of her stillness 🔸the boat is propelled by using a very long paddle

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🔹cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another; reroute; redirect 🔸a scheme to divert water from the river to irrigate agricultural land 🔹reallocate (money or resources) to a different purpose. 🔸more of their advertising budget was diverted into promotions 🔹draw (the attention) of someone from something; distract 🔸public relations policies are sometimes intended to divert attention away from criticism 🔹entertain or amuse. 🔸although the audience members were diverted by this new symphony, critics disliked it

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🔹pull (something, especially a tree or plant) out of the ground. 🔸the elephant's trunk is powerful enough to uproot trees 🔹remove or destroy completely; eradicate; eliminate 🔸a revolution is necessary to uproot the social order 🔹move (someone) from their home or a familiar location. 🔸my father travelled constantly and uprooted his family several times

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🔹relating to or denoting a region or climate characterized by mild temperatures; mild 🔸sage can be grown outdoors in cool, temperate climates 🔹showing moderation or self-restraint; moderate; controlled 🔸Charles was temperate in his consumption of both food and drink معتدل- ملایم- میانه‌رو

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🔹of great importance or significance, especially in having a bearing on future events; significant 🔸a period of momentous changes in East–West relations

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🔹(of a person or animal) search widely for food or provisions; hunt 🔸the birds forage for aquatic invertebrates, insects, and seeds 🔹obtain (food or provisions) by searching. 🔸a girl foraging grass for oxen 🔹food such as grass or hay for horses and cattle; fodder. علوفه

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🔹originating in or characteristic of a distant foreign country; foreign; alien 🔸exotic birds 🔹attractive or striking because colourful or out of the ordinary; eye-catching; striking 🔸youths with exotic haircuts 🔹(especially of metals or fuels) of a kind not ordinarily encountered; specially produced. 🔸exotic chemicals such as oil hydrocarbons

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🔹at or to a distance. | 🔸for months he had loved her from afar

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🔹used to say what is left behind by someone or something | 🔸He went from job to job, leaving a trail of broken promises in his wake.

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🔹make (a hole or channel) by digging;dig out material from (the ground). 🔸the ground was largely excavated by hand 🔹remove earth carefully from (an area) in order to find buried remains. 🔸the site was excavated in 1975 کاویدن- حفر کردن- از خاک دراوردن

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🔹slightly wet; moist; humid 🔸her hair was still damp from the shower damper: 🔹a person or thing that has a subduing or inhibiting effect. 🔸this will be a damper on the liberal agenda for the next couple of years

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🔹maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level; survive 🔸he subsisted on welfare and casual labour 🔹(law)remain in force or effect; continue; last 🔸the court may treat a contract as still subsisting 🔹be attributable to. 🔸the effect of genetic maldevelopment may subsist in chromosomal mutation

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🔹fairly large; substantail; considerable | 🔸a sizeable proportion of the population

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🔹a group of people who have a common interest or purpose or who share a common feature. 🔸a band of eminent British researchers

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🔹a close-knit group of interrelated families 🔹a large family. 🔸the Watts clan is one of racing's oldest families 🔹a group of people with a strong common interest. 🔸New York's garrulous clan of artists

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🔹an act of moving downwards, dropping, or falling 🔸the plane had gone into a steep descent 🔹the origin or background of a person in terms of family or nationality; ancestry; parentage 🔸the settlers were of Cornish descent 🔹a sudden violent attack. 🔸a descent on the Channel ports

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🔹an expert in or student of the scientific study of plants. 🔸a botanist announced he'd bred a new and beautiful variety of orchid گیاه‌شناس

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🔹the area near or surrounding a particular place; proximity in space or relationship; proximity; locality 🔸the abundance and vicinity of country seats

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🔹suffering from cramp.(گرفتگی عضله و ماهیچه) 🔸rest your cramped arms for a moment 🔹uncomfortably small or restricted; confined; constricted 🔸staff had to work in cramped conditions 🔹inhibiting the development of someone or something. 🔸he felt cramped in a large organization 🔹(of handwriting) small and difficult to read. 🔸there is no way a computer will be able to decipher my cramped handwriting

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🔹a large hole in the ground. 🔹a coal mine. 🔸the recent protests over planned pit closures 🔹an area at the side of a track where racing cars are serviced and refuelled. 🔸he had a flat tyre when he came into the pits

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🔹a rounded mass projecting above a surface. 🔸the bushes were little more than vague mounds beneath the snow 🔹a small hill 🔸he built his castle high upon the mound 🔹a raised mass of earth and stones created for purposes of defence or burial. 🔸the dead were cremated, and then buried at the centre of a great mound 🔹a large pile or quantity of something; pile; accumulation 🔸a mound of dirty crockery

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🔹(with reference to a group of people or animals) move in a group. 🔸they were herded into a bus 🔹keep or look after (livestock). 🔸they live by herding reindeer

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🔹the edible seed of a leguminous plant, for example a chickpea, lentil, or bean; cereal; grains حبوبات- بنشن

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🔹bound together b strong relationships and common interests | 🔸a close-knit community

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🔹revealing, indicating, or betraying something. 🔸the telltale bulge of a concealed weapon 🔹a person, especially a child, who reports others' wrongdoings or reveals their secrets. خبرچین 🔹a device or object that automatically gives a visual indication of the state or presence of something.

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🔹the process of scraping or wearing something away; erosion 🔸the metal is resistant to abrasion 🔹an area damaged by scraping or wearing away. 🔸there were cuts and abrasions to the lips and jaw

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🔹tie (an animal) with a rope or chain so as to restrict its movement; tie; bind; fasten 🔸the horse had been tethered to a post 🔹use (a smartphone) in order to connect a computer or other device to the Internet. 🔸check if Wi-Fi access is free in the lobby or tether your phone

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🔹give evidence as a witness in a law court; attest 🔸he testified against his own commander 🔹serve as evidence or proof that something exists or is the case; confirm 🔸the bleak lines testify to inner torment

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🔹the goods or merchandise kept on the premises of a shop or warehouse and available for sale or distribution; commodities; wares; 🔹a supply or quantity of something accumulated or available for future use. 🔸the store has a very low turnover of stock 🔹farm animals such as cattle, pigs, and sheep, bred and kept for their meat or milk; livestock; cattle 🔸all the stock were housed and fed in sheds 🔹the capital raised by a company or corporation through the issue and subscription of shares; asset 🔸between 1982 and 1986 the value of the company's stock rose by 86% 🔹a person's ancestry or line of descent. 🔸her mother was of French stock 🔹a breed, variety, or population of an animal or plant. 🔸the vineyards were ploughed up and replanted using different vine stock 🔹the trunk or woody stem of a living tree or shrub, especially one into which a graft (scion) is inserted.

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🔹search for and collect (anything usable) from discarded waste. 🔸people sell junk scavenged from the garbage 🔹(of an animal) search for (carrion) as food. 🔸the feral cat preferred to scavenge carrion from the forest floor

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🔹the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another; chance; likelihood 🔸the odds are against it. 🔹a difference in terms of advantage or disadvantage 🔸what's the odds, if thinking so makes them happy 🔹an amount by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another 🔸won the election by considerable odds 🔹disagreement, usually used with at 🔸faculty and administration often are at odds on everything

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🔹ستون فقرات 🔹تیغ یا برامدگی بدن موجودات 🔸spine of cactus

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🔹on or relating to the earth; earthly; worldly | 🔸increased ultraviolet radiation may disrupt terrestrial ecosystems

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🔹dip or submerge in a liquid; sink 🔸immerse the paper in water for twenty minutes 🔹involve oneself deeply in a particular activity; absorb; engross; involve 🔸she immersed herself in her work

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🔹قیر

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🔹(of a natural force) sweep over (something) so as to surround or cover it completely; inundate; immerse 🔸the cafe was engulfed in flames 🔹powerfully affect (someone); overwhelm. 🔸a feeling of anguish so great that it threatened to engulf him

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🔹صدف خوراکی- گوشت صدف

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🔹decorative elements added to something to enhance its appearance. 🔹the action of decorating something or making it more elaborate. 🔸a baroque chandelier with plasterwork ornamentation

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🔹(of a substance) easily evaporated at normal temperatures; evaporative; vaporous 🔸volatile solvents such as petroleum ether, hexane, and benzene 🔹liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. 🔸the political situation was becoming more volatile 🔹(of a person) liable to display rapid changes of emotion; unpredictable; inconsistent 🔸a passionate, volatile young man 🔹(of a computer's memory) retaining data only as long as there is a power supply connected.

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🔹the possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring; likelihood 🔸there was no prospect of a reconciliation 🔹a person regarded as likely to succeed or as a potential customer, client, etc; candidate 🔸Norwich's unbeaten heavyweight prospect 🔹an extensive view of landscape; perspective; scene 🔸a viewpoint commanding a magnificent prospect of the estuary

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🔹a large, thick, flat piece of stone or concrete, typically square or rectangular in shape. تخته سنگ 🔹a large, thick slice or piece of cake, bread, chocolate, etc. 🔸a slab of bread and cheese

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🔹(of a fluid) slowly trickle or seep out of something; seep; flow; exude 🔸blood was oozing from a wound in his scalp 🔹give a powerful impression of (a quality); emit 🔸she oozes a raunchy sex appeal

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🔹sufficient to cause death; deadly; fatal; mortal; very harmful or destructive. 🔸the Krakatoa eruption was the most lethal on record 🔹(in a sporting context) very accurate or skilful. 🔸a lethal drop-shot

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🔹very well; excellently. 🔸the team played superbly 🔹in an impressively splendid manner. 🔸the tomb is superbly ornamented with fine tracery

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🔹showing luminous colours that seem to change when seen from different angles; shimmering رنگین کمانی 🔸the drake's head has an iridescent purple sheen

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🔹not damaged or impaired in any way; complete; whole; entire; unbroken 🔸the church was almost in ruins but its tower remained intact

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🔹(of an area of land or sea) not mapped or surveyed; untraveled; unexplored; undiscovered 🔸the plane landed on a previously uncharted islet

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(n.) 🔹a quantity of food or drink that fills or can be put in the mouth; bite 🔸he took a mouthful of beer 🔹a long or complicated word or phrase that is difficult to say. 🔸poliomyelitis is a bit of a mouthful 🔸It is a mouthful I suppose

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🔹having the right to do or obtain something; satisfying the appropriate conditions; qualified; acceptable; allowed; suitable 🔸customers who are eligible for discounts

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🔹agree to give or allow (something requested) to; permit; 🔸they were granted a meeting 🔹give (a right, power, property, etc.) formally or legally to. 🔹agree or admit to (someone) that (something) is true; accept; admit 🔸he hasn't made much progress, I'll grant you that 🔹a sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose; endowment; donation 🔸a research grant

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