Word List 01 Flashcards
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divulge
- Journalists do not divulge their sources.
v. to make known (something private or secret)
فاش کردن، افشاء کردن، بروزدادن
inadvertent
- Viruses can be spread inadvertently by email users.
adj. marked by or resulting from carelessness; negligent - سهو، غیر عمدی
SYN accidentally OPP deliberately
panegyric
- She delivered a panegyric on the president-elect.
n. a formal eulogistic composition intended as a public compliment - ستایش آمیز، مدیحه، ستایش
draconian
- draconian measures to control population growth
adj. exceedingly harsh or very severe / very strict and cruel - مربوط به دراکو مقنن سختگیراتن، قوانین حقوقی سخت وبی رحمانه، اژدهایی
hodgepodge
- It was a hodgepodge of theories.
n. a mixture of different things - همه چیز درهم، چیزدرهم و بر هم
incontrovertible
- CCTV provided incontrovertible evidence that he was at the scene of the crime.
adj. impossible to dispute SYN indisputable - غیر قابل بحث، بدون مناقشه، بی چون و چرا، بدون مباحثه مسلم
OPP controvert v. رد کردن، هم ستیز کردن، مخالفت کردن، منکر شدن
impartial
- We offer impartial advice on tax and insurance.
adj. not partial or biased - بی طرف، بیغرض، راست بین عادل، منصفانه
SYN fair OPP biased
endemic
- Malaria is endemic in many of the hotter regions of the world.
adj. prevalent in or limited to a particular locality, region, or people - مختص یک دیار، بومی بیماری همه گیربومی مخصوص اب و هوای یک شهر یا یک کشور
minuscule
- All she gave him to eat was two minuscule pieces of toast.
adj. very small and tiny SYN minute, diminutive
کوچک، خرد، حرف کوچک
lucrative
- He inherited a lucrative business from his father.
adj. producing wealth SYN profitable
سودمند، پرمنفعت، نافع، موفق
compensate
- Victims of the crash will be compensated for their injuries.
- v. to offset an error, defect, or undesired effect
- v. to serve as or provide a substitute or counter balance
تاوان دادن، پاداش دادن عوض دادن، جبران کردن
discursive
- a long, discursive article
adj. moving from topic to topic without order; rambling - سرگردان
adj. marked by analytical reasoning - استدلالی، برهانی،
presuppose
- The idea of heaven presupposes the existence of God.
v. to suppose beforehand SYN assume
v. to require as an antecedent in logic or fact
پیش پنداشتن، از پیش فرض کردن، در بر داشتن، متضمن بودن
intermediary
- Jackson acted as an intermediary between the two parties.
n. / adj. acting as a mediator
میانجی، وساطت کننده مداخله کننده، وساطت مداخله
derogate from something
- Louis XIV clearly thought it derogated from his dignity as a ruler.
v. to cause to seem inferior
v. to make something seem less important or less good
باطل کردن، فسخ کردن (قسمتی از چیزی را)، کسرکردن، تخفیف دادن، کاستن عمل موهن انجام دادن
overbearing
- an overbearing father
adj. often trying to control the behavior of other people in an annoying or unwanted way SYN domineering (سلطه جو)
مغرور، از خود راضی، منکوب گر، طاقت فرسا، غالب، قاطع، سلطه جو
zealous
- a zealous supporter of the government’s policies
- No one was more zealous than Neil in supporting the proposal.
adj. marked by fervent partisanship for a person, a cause, or an ideal
enthusiastic and eager
be zealous in (doing) something
enthusiastic and eager
فدایی، مجاهد، غیور، باغیرت هواخواه
SYN impassioned, fervent, fiery
extraneous
- These questions are extraneous to the issue being discussed.
adj. not important SYN irrelevant - غیر اصلی، تصادفی، فرعی
adj. coming from the outside - خارجی، خارج از قلمرو چیزی،
rehash
- His new book is just a rehash of his previous ones.
v. to use the same ideas again in a new form that is not really different or better – used to show disapproval - بحث های قدیمی را دوباره بصورت جدیدی مطرح کردن، تکرار مکررات چیز تکراری
perfunctory
- She gave him a perfunctory smile.
adj. acting with indifference, showing little interest or care SYN cursory, casual - باری بهر جهت، سرسری، بی مبالات
compound
- Then there was his manner, a curious compound of humour and severity.
v. to form by combining separate things - ترکیب کردن، آمیختن
v. to make worse
envy
- She has a lifestyle which most people would envy.
v. to feel a desire to have what someone else has SYN covet
رشک، حسد، حسادت، حسدبردن به، غبطه خوردن
defensive
- These are purely defensive weapons, not designed for attack.
adj. in a situation which you are forced to defend or protect someone or something OPP offensive
پدافندی، دفاعی، تدافی، حالت تدافع، مقام تدافع
unbounded
- the child’s unbounded energy
adj. not limited in any way SYN boundless
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