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Embody |
To express To represent These ideals were embodied in the constitution.•The new constitution embodied the right to free speech.•We want to build a national team that embodies competitive spirit and skill |
be embodied in something the principles embodied in the Declaration of Human Rights |
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Menacing adj menace v |
Threatening adj Menace v threaten Menace n threat |
•At night, the dark streets become menacing. The forests are being menaced by major development projects He's a menace to society |
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Abundance n |
plenty, affluence |
The country has an abundance of natural resources |
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attribute |
a quality or feature of somebody/something n •Patience is one of the most important attributes in a teacher This play is usually attributed to Shakespeare. V •a quote that has often been falsely attributed to George Patton |
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Sloppy |
Untidy Messy Careless sloppy thinking•Your work is sloppy.•a sloppy worker |
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Duplicate |
N copy•Books may be disposed of if they are duplicates.•Is this a duplicate or the original . V The original experiment cannot be exactly duplicated. adj exactly like something else; made as a copy of something else•a duplicate invoice |
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leak Leak out ( phrasal verb) |
] to allow liquid or gas to get in or out through a small hole The roof was leaking Leak out To become known Details of the plan soon leaked out |
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Presumably |
Probably I couldn't concentrate, presumably because I was so tired |
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Clarity |
N the quality of being expressed clearly •a lack of clarity in the law She expressed herself with great clarity.•There's still no clarity about what sort of programme it's going to be |
clear adjective ≠ unclearclearly adverbclarity nounclarify verb |
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Plagiarism Plagiarize |
to copy another person’s ideas, words or work and pretend that they are your own•He was accused of plagiarizing his colleague's results Plagiarism دزدی ادبی |
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Plague |
trouble•to be plagued by doubt•Financial problems are plaguing the company افت بلا مرض n a decline in population following outbreaks of plague Idiom avoid somebody/something like the ˈplague(informal) to try very hard not to meet somebody, do something, etc I hate office parties—I avoid them like the plague. |
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Distort |
distort something to change facts, ideas, etc. so that they are no longer correct or true •Newspapers are often guilty of distorting the truth Distorted adj •The article gave a distorted picture of his childhood Distortion انحراف |
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aquire |
To gain To obtain She has acquired a good knowledge of English.•How long will it take to acquire the necessary skills Austria has pledged not to acquire nuclear weapons |
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dependable |
reliable |
She is loyal and totally dependable. |
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Chaotic Chaotically |
Disorderd بی نظم و آشفته Chaotic time |
The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour The office was chaotically busy today |
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Accompany |
to travel or go somewhere with somebody/something |
His wife accompanied him on the trip |
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Fussy |
1too concerned about having things exactly as you want them; hard to please•fussy parents•She's such a fussy eater.•‘Where do you want to go for lunch?’ ‘I'm not fussy (= I don't mind) |
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Definitive |
final; not able to be changed •a definitive agreement/answer/statement•The definitive version of the text is ready to be published |
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Reputation Repute |
Renown |
N The school has a good reputation V I know him only by repute.•of (…) repute She is a writer of international repute.•My parents were artists of (some) repute (= having a very good reputation). |
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Rational Irrational |
a rational argument/choice/decision•rational analysis/thought •There is no rational explanation for his actions Try to be rational about it.•Humans are essentially rational beings It all seemed quite rational to me. |
Reasonable |
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descend v descendent n |
to come or go down from a higher to a lower level•The plane began to descend. Drop fall N نواده Many of them are descendants of the original settlers |
Phrasal verb [no passive] (formal) to gradually get into a bad state•The country was descending into chaos |
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Ensue |
to happen after or as a result of another eventSYNONYMfollow•An argument ensued.•The riot police swooped in and chaos ensued |
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Faction |
There are rival factions within the administration نزاع . دسته بندی. حزب |
Factional •factional conflict•factional rivalries |
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Squabble |
V to argue noisily about something that is not very importantSYNONYMbicker•My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV N a noisy argument about something that is not very important•family squabbles•The party is split by internal squabbles |
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Chaos |
N complete lack of order•economic/political/domestic chaos•Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads.•in chaos The house was in chaos after the party.•The country was thrown/plunged into chaos by the president's death |
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Partisan |
Adj showing too much support for one person, group or idea, especially without considering it carefullySYNONYMone-sided•Most newspapers are politically partisan |
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Renowned |
Adj /rɪˈnaʊnd/famous and respectedSYNONYMcelebrated, noted•a renowned author•We asked for advice from the renowned legal expert, Sam Pincher renowned as something It is renowned as one of the region's best restaurants.•renowned for something She is renowned for her patience |
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Fast paced |
Moving or developing very quickly 1.Some older people struggle with the fast-paced evolution of technology |
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Contemplate Contemplative |
To think about |
SYNONYM consider, think about/of•contemplate something You're too young to be contemplating retirement.•contemplate doing something I have never contemplated living abroad |
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Fluid n fluid adj |
liquid; a substance that can flow•body fluids (= for example, blood) •The doctor told him to drink plenty of fluids |
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Antecedent |
1) adj historical antecedents پیشین 2) ancestor اجداد |
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👽 Alien |
1 adj exotic strange 2 n foreigner stranger |
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Exceed |
exceed something to be greater than a particular number or amount•The price will not exceed £100 exceed something to do more than the law or an order, etc. allows you to do•She was exceeding the speed limit (= driving faster than is allowed مهن exceed expectations c1 to be better than expectedSYNONYMsurpass•His achievements have exceeded expectations |
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Intrigue Intriguing Intrigued Intriguing |
V to make somebody very interested and want to know more about something•intrigue somebody The idea intrigued her.•You've really intrigued me—tell me more!•There was something about him that intrigued her Adj very interested in something/somebody and wanting to know more about it/them•He was intrigued by her story.•intrigued to do something I'm intrigued to know what you thought of the movie. Adj intriguing c1 very interesting •These discoveries raise intriguing questions.•an intriguing possibility•He found her intriguing.•It all sounds very intriguing. |
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Dire adj |
very serious•They were living in dire poverty.•dire warnings/threats•Such action may have dire consequences •We're in dire need of your help Very bad The acting was dire.•The weather was absolutely dire |
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Prime v n adj |
V to prepare sb for sth prime something to make something ready for use or action•The bomb was primed, ready to explode prime somebody (with something) They had been primed with good advice.•prime somebody (for something) She was ready and primed for action. N آغاز جوانی،، آغاز، نخست He was barely 30 and in the prime of (his) life.•These flowers are long past their prime. Adj اصلی، اولی، نخستین main; most important; basic•My prime concern is to protect my property •The care of the environment is of prime importance |
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