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40 Cards in this Set
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avert |
stop an incident from occurring, prevent turn away,
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avocation |
an activity one enjoys when he or she is not working |
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barter |
to make an exchange using something other than a from of currency معامله کردن، معاوضه کردن |
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bask |
obtain joy from receiving praise or attention enjoy sitting or lying in the heat of the sun or a fire |
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benevolent |
willing to help, do good, and be generous towards people
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benign |
kindly, amiable, friendly, genial, kind, obliging, sympathetic harmless, curable, remediable |
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bequeath |
give or leave by will, pass on |
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blasphemy |
great disrespect shown to God or something holy |
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blight |
an unhealthy condition of plants in which parts of them dry up and diesomething that makes people unhappy or that spoils their lives or the environment they live in |
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brackish |
unappealing in taste
slightly salty
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braggadocio |
boasting or bragging about something that is not true |
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buttress |
increased the strength or reinforced/supported something |
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cabal |
collection of people who come together to work against something or someone دار و دسته، باند، فرقه |
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capacious |
commodious, expansive, extensive, roomy, vast, voluminous, wide |
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caprice |
Impulsive act a sudden and unreasonable change of mind or behaviour:the tendency to change your mind suddenly or behave in an unexpected way کار عجیب غریب بدون فکر یهویی، بدون ملاحضه |
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cataclysm |
abrupt forceful event, violent or sudden event or change, تحولات ناگهانی و عمده |
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cataract |
a medical condition that causes the lens of your eye to become white, so that you slowly lose your sightliterary a large waterfall |
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Catechism |
book that included information about a Christian faith پرسش نامه مذهبی، کتاب سوال وجواب دینی، تعلیم ودستور مذهبی |
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Cession |
formal surrender of state rights, property, or territory the act of giving up land, property, or rights, especially to another country after a war, or something that is given up in this way ⇒ cede |
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chagrin |
feeling of being frustrated or annoyed because of failure or disappointment |
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cherubic |
resembling or possessing cuteness and charm like a round-faced child like a cherub |
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cherubic |
resembling or possessing cuteness and charm like a round-faced child like a cherub |
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chimerical |
fictitious, fanciful, fantastic, fictional, illusory, imaginary موهوم، خیالی |
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clique |
group, cabal |
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cloister |
isolate from others صومعه، دیر |
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clout |
special advantage or influence to control situations نفوذ، قدرت |
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collage |
artistic creation made by sticking many different things together کلاژ، تکه کاری، کلکسیون |
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collateral |
something taken as a guarantee for a debt وثیقه، گرویی |
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compliant |
مطیع، فرمان بردار، تابع |
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complicity |
condition of being involved in an act of wrongdoing همدستی، تبانی، مشارکت |
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compress |
flatten something by pressure, squeeze, abbreviate, concentrate, condense, contract, crush, press, shorten, squash |
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confidant |
person with whom you can share your secretsرازدار، محرم اسرار |
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confiscate |
officially take private property away from someone, usually as a punishment, take for a specific reason توقیف کردن، مصادره کردن |
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consensus |
general agreement about something, agreement, consent, concord |
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Consign |
pass something to another individual so the item can be sold واگذار کردن، سپردن، محول کردن |
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console |
comfort, calm, express sympathy for, soothe تسلی دادن، دلداری کردن |
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contumacious |
rebellious against laws or those in authority |
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contusion |
bruise caused when blood vessels are damaged or broken as the result of a blow to the skin
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conveyance |
transportation, carriage, carrying, transit, transport, |
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counterpart |
complement, equal, fellow, match, mate, supplement, |
