W&R Flashcards

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Meteoric (adj) /ˌmiːtiˈɒrɪk◂ $ -ˈɔːrɪk, -ˈɑːrɪk/

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happening very suddenly and quickly

شهابی، درخشان و زودگذر

  • Her meteoric rise from dancer to professional actress.
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Seek (v) to

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to try to achieve or get something, to look for someone or something

طلب کردن، طلبیدن، جستجو کردن، در پى چيزى بودن

  • Do you think the president will seek re-election?
  • new graduates seeking employment
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Speculation (n)

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گمان، فكر، گمانه زنى

  • There is speculation that the president is ill.
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Concrete (adj)

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مستحكم

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Champion (v)

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Support

دفاع كردن، پشتيبانى كردن

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Anthropologist (n) /ˌænθrəˈpɑːlədʒi/

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مردم شناس، انسان شناس

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Envision (v)

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Imagine

انگاشتن، در نظر گرفتن، تصور کردن، تجسم کردن

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Myth (n)

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افسانه، اسطوره

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Ritual (n)

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تشریفات، تشریفات مذهبی، آیین

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Well-being (n)

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a feeling of being comfortable, healthy, and happy

سعادت، خوشی، رفاه، بهزیستی، سلامت، اسایش

  • We are responsible for the care and well-being of all our patients.
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Desirable (adj)

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پسندیده، خوش ایند، مطلوب، مرغوب، خواستنی

  • The ability to speak a foreign language is highly desirable.
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Desire (n)

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خواسته، آرزو، مراد

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Win the favor of someone

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عنايت كسى را جلب كردن

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Representative (n)

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نماينده، نمايشگر، بيانگر

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Rite (n)

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آيين، آداب، مراسم، تشريفات مذهبى

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Accompanying (n)

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مشايعت، ضميمه، همراه

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Sophisticated (adj)

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مصنوعی، غیر طبیعی، در سطح بالا، خبره وماهر، مشکل وپیچیده

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Causal (adj)

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سببی، علتی، مبنی بر سبب، بیان کننده علت

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Aesthetic (adj) /esˈθetɪk/

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وابسته به زیباشناسی، زیباشناختی

  • From an esthetic point of view, it’s a nice design.
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Former (adj)

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قبلى، پيشين، سابق

  • Their farm has been reduced to half its former size.
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Mystical (adj)

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عرفانى، معنوى

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Efficacious (adj) /ˌefəˈkeɪʃəs/

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موثر، سریع الاثر، ثمربخش، سودآور، نتیجه بخش، مفید

  • an equally efficacious method of treatment
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Concerns

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نگرانى ها

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Impersonation (n)

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نقش دیگری را بازی کردن، جعل هویت

  • He’s renowned for his Elvis impersonation.
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Assume (v)
فرض کردن، وانمود کردن، بخود بستن، گرفتن، بعهده گرفتن، انگاشتن، بخود گرفتن، پنداشتن، تقبل کردن، تظاهر کردن، تقلید کردن - I didn’t see your car, so I assumed you’d gone out.
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Evolving out of (n)
تكامل - The idea evolved out of work done by British scientists.
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Imitation (n)
ساختگی، بدلی، تقلید، چیز تقلیدی، بدل سازی، همانندسازی - Many people think that children learn language by imitation.
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Admiration (n)
تحسين، ستايش
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Virtuosity (n) /ˌvɜːrtʃuˈɑːsəti/
ذوق هنرپیشگی، استعداد هنرهای زیبا یا فنون، هنرمندى، مهارت، خبرگى - Her operatic virtuosity is internationally known.
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Grace (n)
وقار، متانت، موزون بودن، زیبندگی، طنازی - Lena moved with the grace of a dancer. - He didn’t even have the grace to apologize (=he was not polite enough to apologize).
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Aristotle /ˈærəstɑːtl/ Plato /ˈpleɪtəʊ/ Thales Pythagoras /pəˈθæɡərəs/ Archimedes /ˌɑːrkɪˈmiːdiːz/
ارسطو افلاطون تالس فيثاغورث ارشميدوس
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Antecedent (n)
سابقه
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Scholars (n)
عالمان
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Imitative (adj)
مقلد - The movie was dull and imitative.
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Objectify (v)
عینیت دادن، به حالت عینی در آوردن، برونی کردن - a culture that objectifies women
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Anxiety (n)
تمایل، اضطراب، نگرانی، تشویش، دلواپسی، اشتیاق - There is growing public anxiety over levels of air pollution in our cities.
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Penchant (n) for
میل، علاقه، ذوق، میل وافر، امادگی، میل شدید - A hip-hop beat, more tattoos than a biker bar, and a penchant to take every shot.
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Instinct (n)
غريزه - Animals have a natural instinct for survival.
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بستن قرارداد (I)
Seal a deal
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Tutoring centers
مراكز آموزشى (خصوصى)
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Walk of life
شغل، پيشه
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Ethnic (adj)
قومى، نژادى
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Struggle (n,v)
To try extremely hard to achieve something, even though it is very difficult مبارزه، کشمکش، کشاکش، تنازع، دست و پا کردن، مبارزه کردن، تقلا کردن، کوشش کردن
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Spot (v)
Notice someone or something, especially when they are difficult to see or recognize - I Spotted a police car behind us.