V&G Flashcards
(164 cards)
Abandon (v)
Leave, desert(v), forsake
- The cruel son abandoned his mom, she’s alone now.
- The house was abandoned and is empty.
Abundant (adj)
More than enough, plentiful, ample
فراوان، بسيار
Acclaim (v)
Admire, praise, commend, applaud /əˈploːd/
تحسين كردن
Ambiguous (adj)
Vague, not clear, equivocal /ɪ’kwɪvəkl/
مبهم، دو پهلو
Articulate (adj)
Eloquent, clear, expressive
گويا، رسا، فصيح
- The boy could not talk very well, his words were not articulate enough.
Champion (n,v)
Hero, advocate, to support in a strong way
قهرمان، دفاع كردن، حمايت كردن
- The old man was going to represent his office. He championed their ideas.
Consolidate (v)
Make something strong, strengthen, fortify
مستحكم كردن
- The house was old and about to collapse. It needed to be consolidate.
Exhaustive (adj)
Comprehensive
جامع، كامل
- You can find exhaustive examples in the book, no other books are needed.
Exaggerate (v)
To mention something while making it grander, aggrandize, amplify, overstate
Formidable (adj)
Intimidating(هراس انگيز), demanding(سخت), arduous /ˈärjo͞oəs/
مهيب، ترسناك، دشوار
- The boxer was afraid. His opponent was a formidable.
Illuminate (v)
Use light to make visible a dark places, make something clear, clarify, elucidate
- The room was dark. Then a lamp illuminated it.
- The question was made easy when illuminated by the teacher.
Insinuate (v)
Indirectly say something, imply, indicate
اشاره كردن، به طور ضمنى فهماندن
- I could not understand answer. It was not direct and was insinuated.
Intrusive (adj)
An action that is intruding, affecting someone’s private life or interrupting them in an unwanted and annoying way, nosy, meddlesome
مزاحم،مخل،مداخلهآمیز
- My father does not tolerate intrusive behavior. He doesn’t like people who invade someone’s privacy.
Prevailing (adj)
Winning, ahead, pioneering, widespread, dominant
رايج، متدامل، غالب
- My brother was happy at the end of the competition, since he was a fan of the prevailing team.
Prudent (adj) /ˈpruːdənt/
n
Thoughtful about future, sagacious /səˈgeiʃəs/, discreet, sensible
محتاط
- The prudent father thought about his children future.
Prudence (احتياط)
Resist (v)
n
adj
Tolerate, bear, withstand, militate
مقاومت کردن، خودداری کردن، تاب آوردن، ایستادگی کردن
- The army attacked the people but they resisted.
Resistance (مقاومت، ايستادگى)
Resistant (مقاوم، پايدار)
Saturate (v) /ˈsӕtʃəreit/
Soak, drench, fill
خيس كردن، اشباع كردن
- The clothes were saturated with water.
- Saturate the market (اشباع بازار)
Skeptical of/about (adj)
n
Dubious /ˈdjuːbiəs/, full of doubt, accepting something in a difficult way
دير باور
- He does not trust people easily. He is skeptical.
Skeptic (شكاك)
Sophisticated (adj)
Complicated, not easy, complex
مصنوعى، در سطح بالا، غير طبيعى، مشكل و پيچيده
- sophisticated author (نويسنده فرهيخته)
Successive (adj)
v
Respective, sequential, consecutive
پى در پى، متوالى
- Study the book successively.
Succeed (موفق شدن، جايگزين شدن)
Abrupt (adj)
adv
Sudden, unexpected, short and rude
- An abrupt change
- An abrupt answer
Abruptly (ناگهان)
Bizarre (adj) /biˈzaː/
adv
Strange, weird, odd, peculiar /pəˈkyo͞olyər/, outlandish
Bizarrely
Coincide (v)
n
Happen at the same time, concur, coexist
Coincidence (تصادف، توافق، انطباق)
- His entry to the party coincide with his marriage.
- what a coincidence.
Commence (v) tr,int
… + v + ing
N
Start, initiate
- Work will commence on the new building immediately.