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repugnant

(adj.) offensive, disagreeable, distasteful Repugnant refers to something you detest so thoroughly it threatens to make you physically sick, like the idea of marrying your sister. Or wearing last year's jeans. adjective 1. متناقض 2. زننده 3. تنفرانگیز 4. طاقت فرسا 5. مخالف 6. عنیف

fizzle

1. vn a complete failure 2. n a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) کوشش مذبوحانه شکست

discrepancy

A discrepancy is a lack of agreement or balance. If there is a discrepancy between the money you earned and the number on your paycheck, you should complain to your boss. There is a discrepancy when there is a difference between two things that should be alike. For example, there can be a wide discrepancy or a slight discrepancy between two objects, stories, or facts. The noun discrepancy is from Latin discrepare "to sound differently," from the prefix dis- "from" plus crepare "to rattle, creak." n a difference between conflicting facts or claims or opinions Synonyms: disagreement, divergence, variance Types: allowance, leeway, margin, tolerance a permissible difference; allowing some freedom to move within limits Type of: difference the quality of being unlike or dissimilar n an event that departs from expectations Synonyms: variance, variant He seems very performative, especially when you look at the huge discrepancies between his words and his actions." The GuardianOct 18, 2019 Rapinoe says there's a "major discrepancy" in pay for accomplishing the same success on the field compared to the U.S. men's team. Seattle TimesOct 18, 2019 Egan-Mullen noted some workers in Republic Services are paid well, but there remains a wage discrepancy, with many workers making around $18 an hour in the fifth-most dangerous job in the US. The GuardianOct 17, 2019 The discrepancies made the buildings appear more profitable to the lender — and less profitable to the officials who set the buildings' property tax. تفاوت دخل و خرج به هم نمیخونه

paradigm

A paradigm is a standard, perspective, or set of ideas. A paradigm is a way of looking at something.

susceptible

Able to be influenced adjective 1. حساس 2. مستعد پذیرش 3. فروگیر

chronic

If you smoke a cigarette once, you've simply made a bad choice. But if you're a chronic smoker, you've been smoking for a long time and will have a hard time stopping. The word chronic is used to describe things that occur over a long period of time and, in fact, comes from the Greek word for time, khronos. If you have chronic asthma, it is a recurring health issue for you. No one likes a chronic liar! A problem that cannot be solved can also be called chronic - think of the chronic food shortages in certain parts of the world. adj being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering "chronic indigestion" "a chronic shortage of funds" "a chronic invalid" Synonyms: degenerative (of illness) marked by gradual deterioration of organs and cells along with loss of function Antonyms: acute having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course show more antonyms... adj of long duration "chronic money problems" Synonyms: continuing long primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified adj habitual "a chronic smoker" Synonyms: inveterate adjective 1. مزمن 2. شدید 3. دیرینه 4. گرانرو 5. سخت

absurdity

An absurdity is something ridiculously foolish. The U.S. declaring war on Fiji would be an absurdity. This is the noun form of the adjective absurd, which means silly, hard-to-believe, and kind of crazy. Unless it's Halloween, it would be an absurdity to show up to school in a chicken suit. If you teacher taught math class with a fake French accent, that would also be an absurdity. A lot of comedies are full of absurdities, because an absurdity can be funny. If you're good at thinking of absurdities, maybe you should be a comedy writer. n a ludicrous folly "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" Synonyms: fatuity, fatuousness, silliness Type of: folly, foolishness, unwiseness the trait of acting stupidly or rashly n a message whose content is at variance with reason Synonyms: absurdness, ridiculousness Wringing humor and absurdity from the darkest of situations is a time-honored human response to unfathomable nightmares. SalonOct 18, 2019 Hwang riffs here on the electoral absurdity that ushered into the nation's highest office a candidate who did not receive the majority of the votes. Washington PostOct 15, 2019 Regardless of Alley's guilt or innocence or the merits of the death penalty itself, the absurdity is mind-boggling. Washington TimesOct 16, 2019 He saw how the women in Saul Bellow's work were, to use his word, absurdities. به طرز مسخره ای احمقانه

Evolution

Change in a kind of organism over time; process by which modern organisms have descended from ancient organisms.

Congruence

Congruence means compatibility. If you've been studying French, you might be glad to note, when learning Spanish, that there are many areas of congruence in grammar and vocabulary between the two Romance languages. In geometry, shapes are congruent when they are exactly the same, such as squares with three-inch sides. In a more general context, congruent means "in agreement with," as in "the school's rules are congruent with expectations for behavior at home." n the quality of agreeing; being suitable and appropriate Synonyms: congruity, congruousness تناسب تناجس

Dominion

Control; rule; area of influence

conscious

aware

bratty

behaving in an unpleasant, childish way

catalytic

bringing about, causing, or producing some result

distraught

deeply upset and agitated adjective 1. شوریده 2. ناراحت 3. پریشان حواس

perished

died; passed away

dwindled

diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength

adequate

enough, sufficient کافی مناسب

immerse

If you immerse yourself in your work, you completely involve yourself in it, spending long hours in the office and thinking about work all the time. Immerse can also mean to submerge in a liquid. A science experiment might tell you to immerse a piece of paper completely in water. If you are a swimmer immersed in a rigorous training regimen, you might be immersing yourself in the pool several times a day. v cause to be immersed Synonyms: plunge absorb, engross, engulf, plunge, soak up, steep devote (oneself) fully to v thrust or throw into "Immerse yourself in hot water" Synonyms: plunge Types: show 9 types... Type of: penetrate, perforate pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance v enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing Synonyms: bury, eat up, swallow, swallow up Type of: close in, enclose, inclose, shut in surround completely v devote (oneself) fully to "He immersed himself into his studies" Synonyms: absorb, engross, engulf, plunge, soak up, steep Thankfully she and Rae are too immersed in this conversation I don't/do want to hear to notice me looking. Odd One Out In almost every book the detective immerses in America's most original art form. غوطه ور کردن

reprimand

If you're reprimanded, someone in authority speaks to you in an angry way because you've done something wrong. Or you might reprimand your dog if he steals your hot dog. The House of Representatives has a couple of ways to punish naughty members. One way is to reprimand them by voting to express disapproval. In 2009, Representative Joe Wilson was reprimanded after his outburst of "You lie!" during President Obama's speech. In the halls of Congress, this is considered "unparliamentary language," but if you yell at your congressman, that's okay. n an act or expression of criticism and censure Synonyms: rebuke, reprehension, reproof, reproval Types: show 14 types... Type of: criticism, unfavorable judgment disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings v rebuke formally Synonyms: censure, criminate Types: animadvert express blame or censure or make a harshly critical remark Type of: criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws v censure severely or angrily Synonyms: bawl out, berate, call down, call on the carpet, chew out, chew up, chide, dress down, have words, jaw, lambast, lambaste, lecture, rag, rebuke, remonstrate, reproof, scold, take to task, trounce, vituperate Types: castigate, chasten, chastise, correct, objurgate censure severely brush down, tell off reprimand flame criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium Type of: criticise, criticize, knock, pick apart find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws توبیخ سرزنش مجازات

fidelity

fidelity Fidelity is the quality of being faithful or loyal. Dogs are famous for their fidelity. Fidelity comes from the Latin root fides, which means faith, so fidelity is the state of being faithful. Marital fidelity is faithfulness to your spouse. If you're a journalist, your reports should have fidelity to the facts. Someone without fidelity to a religion or group belief is called an infidel. n the quality of being faithful Synonyms: faithfulness Antonyms: infidelity, unfaithfulness the quality of being unfaithful Types: show 7 types... Type of: quality an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone 2 n accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal Type of: accuracy, truth noun 1. وفاداری 2. صداقت 3. راستی 4. سرسپردگی

exhilaration

happiness

merely

Merely means "only." If you say "I was merely trying to help," your efforts were probably not appreciated and you're likely to be stalking off with your nose in the air

defiantly

NAmE /dɪˈfaɪəntli/ If you act defiantly, you're a rebel. On "Everyone Wear Red" Day, you show up defiantly dressed in head-to-toe blue, or white, or, well, anything but red. Defiantly is an adverb that is linked to the noun defiance which is defined as "bold disobedience." It is one thing to behave badly and hope to get away with it. It is quite another to want to be seen behaving badly — that's action done defiantly: it defies, or openly goes against an order or rule. People who act defiantly might have a good reason — or they might just want attention. adv in a rebellious manner in a way that shows you refuse to obey somebody/something, sometimes aggressively It might pass for melancholy - two hugely wealthy actors in their 70s, bodies defiantly racked and pumped, Vladimir and Estragon on protein shakes, grimly refusing to retire. معترضانه

embryonic

not yet developed; at an early stage adjective 1. جنینی 2. رویانی 3. اولیه 4. نارس

Anchorage

noun 1. لنگر گاه 2. لنگراندازی 3. باج لنگرگاه

clutch

NAmE /klʌtʃ/ To clutch is to grasp or hold on to tightly. Some people clutch the safety bar on the roller coaster for dear life; others throw their hands in the air. As a noun, clutch has many meanings: a brood of chickens, a strapless purse, the extra pedal in a stick-shift car. But the verb remains a great way to describe grasping. "Once I knew only darkness and stillness . . . but a little word from the fingers of another fell into my hand that clutched at emptiness, and my heart leaped to the rapture of living," said Helen Keller, recalling the moment she learned to read Braille. v take hold of; grab "She clutched her purse" Synonyms: prehend, seize Types: show 23 types... Type of: get hold of, take get into one's hands, take physically v hold firmly, usually with one's hands "She clutched my arm when she got scared" Synonyms: cling to, hold close, hold tight Types: cuddle, draw close, nest, nestle, nuzzle, snuggle move or arrange oneself in a comfortable and cozy position Type of: hold, take hold have or hold in one's hands or grip n the act of grasping Synonyms: clasp, clench, clutches, grasp, grip, hold Types: show 12 types... Type of: grasping, prehension, seizing, taking hold the act of gripping something firmly with the hands (or the tentacles) 2 v affect Synonyms: get hold of, seize Type of: overcome, overpower, overtake, overwhelm, sweep over, whelm overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli n a tense critical situation "he is a good man in the clutch" Type of: temporary state a state that continues for a limited time 3 n a coupling that connects or disconnects driving and driven parts of a driving mechanism "this year's model has an improved clutch" Types: show 5 types... Type of: coupler, coupling a mechanical device that serves to connect the ends of adjacent objects n a pedal or lever that engages or disengages a rotating shaft and a driving mechanism "he smoothely released the clutch with one foot and stepped on the gas with the other" Synonyms: clutch pedal Type of: foot lever, foot pedal, pedal, treadle a lever that is operated with the foot 4 n a collection of things or persons to be handled together Synonyms: batch Types: schmear, schmeer, shmear (Yiddish) a batch of things that go together Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection several things grouped together or considered as a whole n a number of birds hatched at the same time Type of: brood the young of an animal cared for at one time 5 n a woman's strapless purse that is carried in the hand Synonyms: clutch bag Letwin, standing in the debating chamber clutching a sheaf of parliamentary papers, looked on impassively. ReutersOct 19, 2019 Like a smart dame — a derringer in her sequined clutch — outwitting a patsy, the story of the city is a protagonist's search for answers no matter how unseemly. Los Angeles TimesOct 17, 2019 For a Washington Nationals team heading to the franchise's first World Series thanks to clutch hitting and lights-out pitching, it's easy to overlook the importance of the dugout dancing. Washington TimesOct 16, 2019 Dissly was running a pass route Sunday in Seattle's win over Cleveland when he tumbled to the ground, clutching at his leg. noun 1. کلاچ 2. کلاج 3. چنگال 4. چنگ 5. وضع دشوار verb 1. محکم گرفتن 2. چنگ زدن

resort

NAmE /rɪˈzɔːrt/ The noun resort means "turning to something or someone else for assistance." You tried everything to figure out your math homework on your own, so asking your dad for help was your last resort. Resort, pronounced "re-ZORT," is also a verb that means "to adopt a course of action to improve your situation." It's when you use that last resort: if you can't convince your mom to let you go rock-climbing, you will resort to begging. Resort also means a fancy hotel, usually in a very scenic location, or a place you go often — when your friends didn't know where you were, they checked your resorts: the gym and the park. v have recourse to "The government resorted to rationing meat" Synonyms: fall back, recur Type of: apply, employ, use, utilise, utilize put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose n act of turning to for assistance "an appeal to his uncle was his last resort" Synonyms: recourse, refuge Type of: aid, assist, assistance, help the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose n something or someone turned to for assistance or security Synonyms: recourse, refuge Types: shadow refuge from danger or observation Type of: resource a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed 2 n a hotel located in a resort area Synonyms: holiday resort, resort hotel Types: dude ranch a holiday resort offering ranch activities (riding and camping) honeymoon resort a resort that caters to newlyweds ski resort a resort with lodging and facilities for skiing Type of: hotel a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services n a frequently visited place Synonyms: hangout, haunt, repair, stamping ground Types: gathering place a favorite haunt where people gather Type of: area, country a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography) v move, travel, or proceed toward some place Synonyms: repair Incheon-born Lee sank a long eagle putt on the 18th in his 68 to grab his share of the lead at Nine Bridges Golf Club on the South Korean resort island of Jeju. ReutersOct 19, 2019 Mulvaney told reporters at a rare White House press briefing on camera, on Thursday afternoon, that the administration selected Trump's resort after initially looking at about 12 potential locations in various other US states. The GuardianOct 19, 2019 "It is a horrific incident. Even an animal would not resort to such an act," Urahman said. Washington PostOct 18, 2019 "Lough Erne wouldn't be the place it is today without the PR and the legacy of that event," William Kirby, the resort's general manager, told The Washington Post recently. noun 1. رفت و آمد مکرر 2. مامن 3. ملجا 4. میعادگاه 5. مفر 6. مراجعه 7. پناه گاه 8. محل استراحت 9. ملاقات مکرر 10. پاتوغ verb 1. متوسل شدن 2. متشبث شدن به 3. دوباره دسته بندی کردن

acquiesce

NAmE /ˌækwiˈes/ To acquiesce is to agree to something or to give in. If your kid sister is refusing to hand over the television remote, you hope she acquiesces before your favorite show comes on. The verb acquiesce comes from the Latin word acquiescere, meaning "to rest." If you "rest" or become passive in the face of something to which you object, you are giving tacit agreement. In other words, you acquiesce. If you want to go hiking with your family and your children are not interested, it will be a very tough day on the trail until they acquiesce. v agree or express agreement Synonyms: accede, assent Antonyms: dissent verb 1. تسلیم شدن 2. تن در دادن 3. موافقت کردن 4. ارام کردن 5. راضی شدن 6. رضایت داد

anchor

On a boat, an anchor is a heavy object attached to a rope. You toss it overboard, it sinks to the bottom, and your vessel doesn't move. Anchor has the sense of what holds something in place. When you anchor a bookshelf to the wall, you affix it to the wall so it won't come down. The anchor of a relay race is the last person to run. It's their job to hold the team's lead. And on televised news, the anchor is the person who is front and center delivering the current events, the one who draws viewers to the news on that particular station. n a mechanical device that prevents a vessel from moving Synonyms: ground tackle n a central cohesive source of support and stability "faith is his anchor" Synonyms: backbone, keystone, linchpin, lynchpin, mainstay v secure a vessel with an anchor "We anchored at Baltimore" Synonyms: cast anchor, drop anchor v fix firmly and stably "anchor the lamppost in concrete" Synonyms: ground n a television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to which several correspondents contribute Synonyms: anchorman, anchorperson لنگر محکم شدن

gratification

Pleasure is gratification, whether it's given or received. Everyone has desires, and when those desires get fulfilled, that's gratification. satisfaction noun 1. لذت 2. خشنودی 3. سر بلندی

bimonthly

When you do something twice a month, you do it bimonthly. Your bimonthly book club meeting will keep you busily reading to stay caught up. Bimonthly is one of a group of confusing words (including biweekly and biannually) that have two meanings. You can use bimonthly to mean both "twice a month" and "every two months." The roots of the word are the Latin bi-, "twice" or "double," and monthly. The double definition means you might need to clarify how often your book club will actually meet.

lethargic

When you feel lethargic, you're sluggish or lacking energy. Being sleepy or hungry can make anyone lethargic.

retrospect

Reviewing the past; considering past events noun 1. عطف بماسبق کننده 2. نگاه به گذشته 3. مسیر قهقرایی 4. پس نگری verb 1. عطف کردن

constancy

Something or someone that never changes, that stays the course, and that is more like a rock than a leaf blowing in the wind shows constancy. Have you ever noticed how some people change their minds every day? Someone like that isn't showing constancy. In parts of the world where the weather changes frequently, the weather has no constancy, whereas in San Francisco, where it's about 70 and mild for ten months of the year, the weather has constancy. If you take constancy — a good thing — too far, you have stubbornness — an undesirable quality. n the quality of being enduring and free from change or variation "early mariners relied on the constancy of the trade winds" Synonyms: stability n faithfulness and dependability in personal attachments (especially sexual fidelity) Type of: faithfulness, fidelity n (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation Synonyms: perceptual constancy ثبات و استحکام

startling

Something that's startling is so unexpected that it shocks or surprises you. It would be startling to open your front door and see a clown standing there. Startling events or circumstances aren't necessarily frightening, though they can be. A surprise party, if it's planned right, is startling, and it can be startling the first time you meet your best friend's identical twin sister. Alarm clocks, smoke alarms, and barking dogs can all be equally startling. They startle you — and startle comes from start, with its Old English root styrtan, "to leap up." startling 1 adj so remarkably different or sudden as to cause momentary shock or alarm "Sydney's startling new Opera House" "startling news" "startling earthquake shocks" Synonyms: surprising متحیر کننده

stark

Stark means "complete or extreme," like the stark contrast between your music taste — punk and weird metal — and your mom's, with all her 1950's doo-wop favorites. In describing a place, stark means "providing no shelter or sustenance." A barren desert or a room with no furniture or curtains is stark. It can also mean "severe, stern, or austere," like the stark beauty of the rocky cliffs in the west of Ireland. Stark can also be used to mean "totally." If you are called stark, raving mad, there's no question about it: you are acting completely crazy. adj severely simple "a stark interior" Synonyms: austere, severe, stern plain not elaborate or elaborated; simple adj complete or extreme "stark poverty" "a stark contrast" Synonyms: immoderate beyond reasonable limits adj providing no shelter or sustenance "a stark landscape" Synonyms: bare, barren, bleak, desolate inhospitable unfavorable to life or growth adj devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment "facing the stark reality of the deadline" Synonyms: blunt, crude unconditional, unconditioned not conditional adj without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers Synonyms: arrant, complete, consummate, double-dyed, everlasting, gross, perfect, pure, sodding, staring, thoroughgoing, unadulterated, utter unmitigated not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier adv completely "stark mad" In the Middle East, the transformation is stark. BBCOct 16, 2019 This is a stark, moody, surreal and prolonged descent into seaside madness that will surely not be for everyone. Washington TimesOct 16, 2019 The aura of Atmosphere, created by the lighting, sounds, spatial design and crowd control, is a stark contrast to hypebeast events such as ComplexCon or the latest Supreme drop on Fairfax Avenue. adjective 1. کامل 2. خشن 3. رک 4. زبر 5. قوی 6. شجاع 7. حساس 8. سفت 9. خشک وسرد 10. شاق 11. پاک adverb 1. تماما

flare up

The lawyer said Mr Miller was a man of good character who "shies away from confrontation" and was "not someone who flares up". v ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down "the fire flared up and died down once again" Types: inflame, kindle catch fire Type of: ignite, light cause to start burning; subject to fire or great heat v erupt or intensify suddenly Synonyms: break open, burst out, erupt, flare, irrupt ​(of a person) to suddenly become angry

cram

To cram is to crowd or stuff people or things into a limited amount of space. You might be tempted to cram your mouth full of your mom's chocolate chip cookies, especially if they just came out of the oven and are still warm and gooey. You can cram yourself with food, or cram your books onto a shelf that's not quite big enough to hold them. A writer might cram one book with dozens of characters, or you could cram homemade pancakes with blueberries. Another way to cram is to study for a test all in one session: "I haven't studied at all yet — I'll have to stay up tonight and cram." The Old English root, crammian, means "stuff something into something else." 1 v crowd or pack to capacity Synonyms: chock up, jam, jampack, ram, wad Type of: stuff cram into a cavity v put something somewhere so that the space is completely filled "cram books into the suitcase" Synonyms: chock up, jam, jampack, ram, wad crowd or pack to capacity Types: show 4 types... Type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set put into a certain place or abstract location 2 v study intensively, as before an exam Synonyms: bone, bone up, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up Type of: hit the books, study learn by reading books v prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam Synonyms: bone, bone up, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, swot, swot up Its 6,000 square feet are crammed full of both experiential and educational elements. Seattle TimesOct 17, 2019 Twelve Democratic presidential candidates crammed on a debate stage for a very long time and many things were discussed. Los Angeles TimesOct 16, 2019 The sharp exchanges were a sign of the heightened stakes as a dozen candidates crammed the debate stage in the electoral battleground state of Ohio. چپاندن با شتاب یاد گرفتن برای امتحان

motive

Your reason for doing something is your motive. Your motive to go to school every day is to learn. Or maybe the thought of your parents' anger and a run-in with the truant officer is motive enough. The word motive comes from the Latin words motivus, meaning moving, and movere, meaning to move. Think of motive as the thing that moves you to act. You often hear of motive in the context of crime--a suspect's fingerprints may be on the murder weapon, but a detective won't understand the crime until he understands the motive. What made the killer act? 1. nadj causing or able to cause motion 2. n a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music Full Definitions of motive 1 n the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior "he acted with the best of motives" Synonyms: motivation, need Types: show 21 types... Type of: psychological feature a feature of the mental life of a living organism adj causing or able to cause motion "a motive force" "motive power" Synonyms: motor causative producing an effect adj impelling to action "motive pleas" Synonyms: motivating, motivative causative producing an effect 2 n a theme that is repeated or elaborated in a piece of music Synonyms: motif Types: obbligato, obligato a persistent but subordinate motif Type of: idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme (music) melodic subject of a musical composition n a design or figure that consists of recurring shapes or colors, as in architecture or decoration Synonyms: motif noun 1. انگیزه 2. محرک 3. غرض 4. علت 5. موجب 6. عنوان 7. سبب 8. مناسبت adjective 1. محرک 2. داعی 3. جنبنده verb 1. انگیختن

endowment

a quality or ability possessed or inherited by someone noun 1. موهبت 2. اعطا 3. دارا

endeavor

a serious attempt or effort noun 1. تلاش 2. کوشش 3. سعی 4. جد و جهد 5. مجاهدت 6. سعی بلیغ verb 1. تلاش کردن 2. کوشیدن 3. سعی کردن 4. سر و دست شکسن

acute

adj ending in a sharp point Synonyms: acuate, needlelike, sharp pointed having a point adj extremely sharp or intense "acute pain" "felt acute annoyance" Synonyms: intense sharp keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point adj having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions "an acute observer of politics and politicians" Synonyms: discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharp perceptive having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment adj of critical importance and consequence "an acute (or critical) lack of research funds" Synonyms: critical being in or verging on a state of crisis or emergency 2 adj having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course "acute appendicitis" "the acute phase of the illness" "acute patients" Synonyms: subacute less than acute; relating to a disease present in a person with no symptoms of it Antonyms: chronic being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering show more antonyms... 3 adj of an angle; less than 90 degrees Antonyms: obtuse of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees 4 n a mark (') placed above a vowel to indicate pronunciation Synonyms: acute accent, ague 1. حاد 2. تند 3. بحرانی 4. تیز 5. حساس 6. زیرک 7. تیز نظر 8. روشن بین 9. تیزرو 10. زیر 11. نوک تیز 12. شدید ، تیز

payoffs

rewards that come from particular actions

absurd

ridiculous adjective 1. پوچ 2. مضحک 3. نامعقول 4. بی معنی 5. یاوه 6. ناپسند 7. چرند 8. نا مربوط noun 1. مزخرف 2. مهملی

torn

ripped

ostensible

stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so When something is ostensible it appears to be the case but might not be. Your ostensible reason for visiting every bakery in town is that you're looking for a part-time job — but I think you really just want to eat cupcakes.

seductive

tempting and attractive; enticing adjective 1. اغوا کننده 2. گمراه کننده 3. فریبا

inclined

tending toward one direction متمایل بودن سراشیب بودن

upbringing

the care and training a child gets while growing up

essence

the most important ingredient; the crucial element center, centre, core, gist, heart, heart and soul, inwardness, kernel, marrow, meat, nitty-gritty, nub, pith, substance, sum

profess

to declare 1. ادعا کردن

embody

to put an idea into a form that can be seen

esteem

to regard highly; a highly favorable opinion or judgement عزت اعتبار

fluctuate

to rise and fall; to vary irregularly verb 1. نوسان داشتن 2. ثابت نبودن 3. نوسان کردن 4. بی ثبات بودن 5. با و پایین رفتن 6. موج زدن 7. روی امواج بالا و پایین رفتن

foster

to stimulate, promote, encourage

innumerable

too many to count

indignity

treatment or circumstances that cause one to feel shame or to lose one's dignity هتک حرمت

shudder

tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement verb 1. لرزیدن 2. مرتعش کردن noun 1. لرزه 2. ارتعاش

psych up

v get excited or stimulated Synonyms: hype up

tender

ترد و حساس و شکننده

appeal

درخواست استیناف جذبه

affirm

(v.) to declare to be true, state positively; to confirm v declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true Synonyms: assert, aver, avow, swan, swear, verify Types: show 6 types... Type of: declare state emphatically and authoritatively v say yes to Types: show 16 types... v establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts Synonyms: confirm, corroborate, substantiate, support, sustain Antonyms: contradict, negate New York City's property tax forms state that the person signing them "affirms the truth of the statements made" and that "false filings are subject to all applicable civil and criminal penalties." SalonOct 16, 2019 Supreme Court ruling in May affirming another tribe's treaty right to do so. verb 1. تصدیق کردن 2. شهادت دادن 3. بطور قطع گفتن 4. تصریح کردن 5. اثبات کردن 6. اظهار کردن

intervention

An intervention is the act of inserting one thing between others, like a person trying to help. You could be the subject of a school intervention if your teachers call your parents about the bad grades you've been hiding. Intervention comes from the Latin intervenire, meaning "to come between, interrupt." Often an intervention is intended to make things better, like the US government's intervention to give food and aid to Haiti after the earthquake. One common use of the word refers to a specific type of meeting, or intervention, that happens with the family and friends of a drug addict; they join together to try to convince the drug user to change their ways and live a healthier life. n the act or fact of interposing one thing between or among others Synonyms: interposition Type of: emplacement, locating, location, placement, position, positioning the act of putting something in a certain place n (law) a proceeding that permits a person to enter into a lawsuit already in progress; admission of person not an original party to the suit so that person can protect some right or interest that is allegedly affected by the proceedings "the purpose of intervention is to prevent unnecessary duplication of lawsuits" Type of: legal proceeding, proceeding, proceedings (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked 2 n the act of intervening (as to mediate a dispute, etc.) "it occurs without human intervention" Synonyms: intercession Types: intermediation, mediation the act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement matchmaking mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others Type of: engagement, involution, involvement, participation the act of sharing in the activities of a group n a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries Synonyms: interference Antonyms: noninterference, nonintervention a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes Type of: foreign policy a policy governing international relations n care provided to improve a situation (especially medical procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury) Synonyms: treatment In fact, U.S. intervention is a central reason for this bloodshed, and much more, in the Middle East. SalonOct 19, 2019 "This is a welcome intervention by Bright MLS that is in the best interest of the consumer," said Morgan Knull, an associate broker with Re/Max Gateway in the D.C. region. Washington PostOct 16, 2019 They opposed Islamist rule, so much so that some welcomed military intervention to prevent it. noun 1. مداخله 2. شفاعت

superficial

Anything superficial has to do with the surface of something. If you're judging a book by its cover, you're being superficial. People who worry too much about their clothes and hair may also be considered superficial. The word superficial has to do with appearances and the surface. If a car is in an accident, but it only has a few scratches, you could say it has superficial damage, because the important parts are OK. If you just glance at a movie for a second, your opinion will be more superficial than the opinion of someone who watched the whole film closely. Superficial can have a negative flavor; calling someone superficial is saying that they are shallow and care too little about meaningful things. adj of, affecting, or being on or near the surface "superficial measurements" "the superficial area of the wall" "a superficial wound" adj concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually "superficial similarities" "a superficial mind" "his thinking was superficial and fuzzy" "superficial knowledge" "the superficial report didn't give the true picture" "only superficial differences" Synonyms: careless marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful outward relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind apparent, ostensible, seeming appearing as such but not necessarily so dilettante, dilettanteish, dilettantish, sciolistic showing frivolous or superficial interest; amateurish facile arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth glib marked by lack of intellectual depth looking, sounding appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms shallow lacking depth of intellect or knowledge; concerned only with what is obvious skin-deep penetrating no deeper than the skin: "her beauty is only skin-deep" frivolous not serious in content or attitude or behavior Antonyms: profound showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth show more antonyms... adj of little substance or significance "a few superficial editorial changes" Synonyms: trivial

empathic

NAmE /emˈpæθɪk/ The adjective empathic describes the ability to understand other people's feelings. There is nothing better than a truly empathic friend when you're feeling sad. Empathic people are sensitive to the way others feel, and even seem to share those feelings. If you give truly empathic support to someone who's suffered a serious, tragic loss, you may even cry along with them as they tell their story. Empathic is an older word than its close relation, the more common empathetic. These synonyms come from the Greek root pathos, or "feeling." adj showing empathy or ready comprehension of others' states Synonyms: empathetic If the core stories wrap up a bit too neatly, the actors' empathic skills and natural charisma are more than worth the price of admission. New York TimesOct 18, 2019 So empathic and consciously aware humans are created. BBCOct 16, 2019 Despite the subject, the mood was light in the room, largely thanks to Jenkins' calm and empathic manner. Seattle TimesOct 9, 2019 In the process, she avoids interrogating her empathic impulse, even as her skeptical setup feints in that direction.

cease

NAmE /siːs/ To cease is to stop or end. Your gym teacher may have trained the class so well that all chattering will cease every time she blows her whistle. Cease comes from the Old French cesser, which means "come to an end," "go away," "give up," or "yield." Although cease often appears in the past tense with "-ed," cease is common for talking about things as they come to an end. A dead plant has ceased living, and if you cease watering the rest of the plants, they will cease to exist too. v put an end to a state or an activity Synonyms: discontinue, give up, lay off, quit, stop Antonyms: bear on, carry on, continue, preserve, uphold keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last show more antonyms... Types: show 11 types... v have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical Synonyms: end, finish, stop, terminate Antonyms: begin, start have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense show more antonyms... Types: show 23 types... n (`cease' is a noun only in the phrase `without cease') end Type of: end, ending I wonder what will happen if the support systems, networks and development programmes for people of colour cease to exist. The GuardianOct 19, 2019 "This action by the Commerce Department sends another clear message to the Cuban regime - that they must immediately cease their destructive behavior at home and abroad," Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said in the statement. Fox NewsOct 18, 2019 "This action by the Commerce Department sends another clear message to the Cuban regime - that they must immediately cease their destructive behavior at home and abroad," U.S. ReutersOct 18, 2019 Time for fans and sportswriters to cease blaming Roberts, Kershaw and Kelly for the Dodgers' collapse. توقف ایست

sow

NAmE /soʊ/ When you plant seeds in the ground, you sow them. You can also sow things like doubts or ideas, simply by spreading them around. If your ideas (or your seeds) develop and grow, you've successfully sown them. The verb sow is pronounced completely differently from the noun sow, which means "a female pig." When you sow flower seeds, it rhymes with "go." When you admire an enormous, muddy sow in a pig pen, it rhymes with "cow." When two words are spelled the same but sound different, they're called heteronyms. v place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth Synonyms: seed inseminate, sow in place seeds in or on (the ground) Types: broadcast sow over a wide area, especially by hand inseminate, sow in place seeds in or on (the ground) scatter sow by scattering Type of: lay, place, pose, position, put, set put into a certain place or abstract location v place seeds in or on (the ground) "sow the ground with sunflower seeds" Synonyms: inseminate, sow in seed place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth Type of: seed place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth v introduce into an environment "sow suspicion or beliefs" Type of: broadcast, circularise, circularize, circulate, diffuse, disperse, disseminate, distribute, pass around, propagate, spread cause to become widely known 2 n an adult female hog One of the characters in his novel A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man describes Ireland as "the old sow that eats her farrow". The GuardianOct 17, 2019 But, for all its power, the indigenous movement was unable to stop protests from being hijacked by others intent on sowing chaos.

gab

NAmE /ɡæb When you gab, you chatter on and on. You might like to gab on the phone with your friend after school. To talk and talk, especially about gossipy or trivial things, is to gab. Your dad might gab over the fence with the neighbor, and you may sit in the front of the bus so you can gab with the friendly driver. You can also describe the chatter itself as gab. The oldest meaning of gab may come from thirteenth century Scottish dialect, "to reproach," although it may in fact be rooted in the Old French gobe, "mouthful or lump." v talk profusely Synonyms: yak Type of: communicate, intercommunicate transmit thoughts or feelings n light informal conversation for social occasions Synonyms: causerie, chin wag, chin wagging, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chit chat, chit-chat, chitchat, gabfest, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle He loves just gabbing with people about politics, but he does not get active in politics until 1986. SalonOct 6, 2019 She said her gift for gab — as a "a chatterer and a laugher," as she was once characterized — ricocheted against her and stereotyped her. Washington PostSep 16, 2019 He carried the last episodes, gabbing and pleading and manipulating, imparting lengthy monologues with a depth of feeling and a smidge of meaning and, as always, delivering one-liners with pitch-perfect timing. پرگویی

integrity

NAmE /ɪnˈteɡrəti/ Integrity is a personal quality of fairness that we all aspire to — unless you're a dishonest, immoral scoundrel, of course. Having integrity means doing the right thing in a reliable way. It's a personality trait that we admire, since it means a person has a moral compass that doesn't waver. It literally means having "wholeness" of character, just as an integer is a "whole number" with no fractions. Physical objects can display integrity, too — if you're going over a rickety old bridge that sways in the wind, you might question its structural integrity. n an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting "the integrity of the nervous system is required for normal development" Synonyms: unity, wholeness Types: show 6 types... Type of: state the way something is with respect to its main attributes n moral soundness "he expects to find in us the common honesty and integrity of men of business" "they admired his scrupulous professional integrity" f Mendelsohn is the sentinel of both the Review and the review, their integrity is surely secure. Washington PostOct 17, 2019 Mr Barnier said: "We are fully committed to protecting peace, to protect stability on the island of Ireland," adding that a hard border would be avoided while protecting the integrity of the single market. راستی درستی صداقت

intrigue

NAmE /ɪnˈtriːɡ/ An intrigue is a secret plot. If you ever become the monarch of a small island kingdom, keep watch for signs of any intrigue against you. Intrigue comes from the Latin verb intricare, to entangle, and is related to intricate. It can be a noun, meaning underhanded plot, or a verb for the act of plotting. Agents of two opposing powers intrigue against each other. In the late nineteenth century it also came to mean the feeling of curiosity or interest. If someone's ideas intrigue you, you want to know more about them. n a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends Synonyms: machination Types: priestcraft a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs Type of: game, plot, secret plan a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal) n a clandestine love affair Type of: love affair, romance a relationship between two lovers v form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner Synonyms: connive, scheme Type of: plot plan secretly, usually something illegal 2 v cause to be interested or curious Synonyms: fascinate Clinton herself was intrigued by the idea, and legal experts prepared memos about its constitutional viability, while Saez and Zucman helped Clinton's tax advisers measure the revenue and economic impacts. The New YorkerOct 19, 2019 Griffin is the team's undisputed star, Rose the intriguing newcomer and Johnson the former standout trying to extend his career. Seattle TimesOct 18, 2019 Lee's choice of language is intriguing, since he's lived about three-quarters of his 83 years in Japan. Washington PostOct 17, 2019 Turkey is, after all, the ancient home of the Byzantine empire, which so exemplified complexity and intrigue that complicated things now are called Byzantine.

intrinsic

NAmE /ɪnˈtrɪnsɪk/ The intrinsic qualities of something have to do with its nature. An intrinsic quality of dogs is that they're loyal. Anything intrinsic comes from within. Doing a job for only money is not intrinsic. Doing a job because you love it is intrinsic; the motivation comes from within. It's good to treat people as having intrinsic value. If you like someone for intrinsic reasons, then you have no other motivation. The opposite of intrinsic is extrinsic, for things that come from the outside instead of from the inside. adj belonging to a thing by its very nature ""form was treated as something intrinsic, as the very essence of the thing"- John Dewey" Synonyms: intrinsical inalienable, unalienable incapable of being repudiated or transferred to another essential basic and fundamental built-in, constitutional, inbuilt, inherent, integral existing as an essential constituent or characteristic inner, internal, intimate innermost or essential Antonyms: extrinsic not forming an essential part of a thing or arising or originating from the outside show more antonyms... adj situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts "intrinsic muscles" Synonyms: internal It's quite clear that there's more intrinsic motivation for reviewers to contribute to this ecosystem and to be involved in the process than just cash," says Publons managing director Andrew Preston. NatureOct 14, 2019 There is likely to be a mixture, some intrinsic to the cells, others extrinsic, probably acting synergistically. NatureOct 13, 2019 For many, the long-standing neighborhood template of a home, backyard and garage on a lot was too intrinsic to the California lifestyle to upend. Los Angeles TimesOct 10, 2019 Penelope Umbrico, Thomas Ruff, Mariko Mori, and Hank Willis Thomas are fine artists who use digital collages as an intrinsic part of their work, by incorporating appropriated images and their own photography. adjective 1. ذاتی 2. باطنی 3. طبیعی 4. حقیقی 5. ذهنی 6. اصلی 7. شایسته 8. روح

exasperate

NAmE /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪt To exasperate someone is to annoy him or her to the point of impatience, frustration and irritation, like when you exasperate a busy waiter by asking questions like "what are all the ingredients in the salad dressing?" and making him repeat the specials five times. The verb exasperate comes from the Latin word exasperatus, which means "to roughen," "irritate," or "provoke." To exasperate is to make something that is already bad even worse, like when sitting in traffic that is sure to make you late, you exasperate the person who is driving by bringing up an unpleasant topic, or the addition of twenty more students that exasperates the crowding in the cafeteria. v make furious Synonyms: incense, infuriate Type of: anger make angry v annoy or irritate Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate Type of: anger make angry v make worse Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate, worsen But it's also cathartic, at a time of vertiginous moral crisis, to harass our own exasperating species by pretending, for a moment, to be another. The New YorkerOct 17, 2019 There is also some support for a federal gun registry, an idea that many Democrats used to dismiss exasperatedly as gun-lobby scaremongering. New York TimesOct 13, 2019 Levick, as Lloyd Spencer Davis notes in his sprawling, fascinating and sometimes exasperating book, "was indisputably the father of penguin biology." New York TimesSep 24, 2019 It was an ominous sign that, after more than three fraught and exasperating years of debate in Parliament, Brexit was heading once again for a deadlock — this time in Brussels. خشمگین کردن

diligent

NAmE /ˈdɪlɪdʒənt/ Someone who is diligent works hard and carefully. If you want to write the epic history of your family, you'll have to be very diligent in tracking down and interviewing all of your relatives. Diligent comes from the Latin diligere, which means "to value highly, take delight in," but in English it has always meant careful and hard-working. If you're a diligent worker, you don't just bang away at your job; you earnestly try to do everything right. Although being lucky and talented doesn't hurt, it's the diligent person who eventually succeeds. adj quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness "a diligent (or patient) worker" Synonyms: persevering patient enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance adj characterized by care and perseverance in carrying out tasks "a diligent detective investigates all clues" "a diligent search of the files" Synonyms: busy Farrow, while as diligent in his reporting, permits himself some licence, the spare voice of his New Yorker articles giving way to something livelier and more personal. The GuardianOct 12, 2019 I remember him wearing a white dress shirt and tie on the sideline with his glasses, which suggested studiousness and diligent preparation. New York TimesOct 4, 2019 "You just were diligent and kept on asking to try to get to your point," Shawn added. سخت کوش

eloquent

NAmE /ˈeləkwənt/ When you're eloquent, you have a way with words. An eloquent speaker expresses herself clearly and powerfully. Even though eloquent usually describes oral speech, it can also be used to describe powerful writing. Being eloquent is about using words well. All the great writers from English class — such as Shakespeare, Mark Twain, Emily Dickinson, and Virginia Woolf — were eloquent. A great orator or speaker like Martin Luther King was eloquent. When something is beautifully, gorgeously, perfect said (or written), it's eloquent. Being eloquent requires your words to be smooth, clear, powerful, and interesting. To write or speak in an eloquent way takes a lot of work. adj expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively Synonyms: facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken In this eloquent 16-page chapter, he packs in just as much concentrated history and insight about his family and upbringing. SalonOct 17, 2019 Now Charles Wiggins, the president's most eloquent defender in the House Impeachment Committee, appears on the screen. SalonOct 14, 2019 In "Fern," eloquent, haunting alto flute and bass clarinet drones, punctuated by woody percussion and elongated by electronics, were gripping, the synagogue now a rain forest. سخنور فصیح

fountain

NAmE /ˈfaʊntn/ A fountain is a decorative structure that shoots streams of water into the air. You might see a big fountain in front of a museum, or install a small one in your back yard. You can use the noun fountain any time you talk about a shooting flow of water, whether it's a deliberate, artificial piece of architecture or an accidental fountain caused by the faucet in your kitchen sink breaking suddenly, sending a fountain of water into the air. The earliest, fifteenth century meaning of fountain was "spring of water that collects in a pool," from the Latin root word fons, "spring of water." n a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises Types: bubbler, drinking fountain, water fountain a public fountain to provide a jet of drinking water Type of: construction, structure a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts n a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water Synonyms: fount Type of: plumbing fixture a fixture for the distribution and use of water in a building n a natural flow of ground water Synonyms: natural spring, outflow, outpouring, spring Examples: Old Faithful a geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes Types: Fountain of Youth a fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again geyser a spring that discharges hot water and steam hot spring, thermal spring a natural spring of water at a temperature of 70 F or above Type of: formation, geological formation (geology) the geological features of the earth n an artificially produced flow of water Synonyms: jet فواره جشمه

futile

NAmE /ˈfjuːtl/ When something fails to deliver a useful result, you can call it futile. Hopefully all the time you're spending studying vocabulary won't turn out to be futile! Futile comes from the Latin futilis, which originally meant "leaky." Although we use futile to talk about more than buckets, the image of a leaky vessel is a good illustration of the adjective. Pouring water into a leaky bucket is futile. Your exercise program will be futile if you don't stop chowing down on chocolate. Futile is fancier than its synonym useless. Other synonyms are fruitless or vain. The i can be either short (FYOO-t'l) or long (FYOO-tile). adj producing no result or effect "a futile effort" Synonyms: ineffectual, otiose, unavailing useless having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully adj unproductive of success "futile years after her artistic peak" Synonyms: bootless, fruitless, sleeveless, vain adjective 1. بیهوده 2. بی فایده 3. باطل 4. پوچ There he and his small band of men would seize the town and its federal arsenal in a futile attempt to foment a slave rebellion and bring down the South's "peculiar institution" of slavery. Washington PostOct 13, 2019 Following a futile attempt to learn accounting at college, Chicago-born writer Bobrick joined the Air Force where he began editing a newspaper before leaving to do a degree in journalism. BBCOct 15, 2019 Cuban men don't see a problem, and convincing them otherwise is futile, because for generations they've been taught that women were liberated 60 years ago during the revolution and that we require nothing more. New York TimesOct 12, 2019 Yet like the dignified drawing of a sheet over a poor naked body, or the reading of names at a cenotaph, this last small gesture of respect may not be wholly futile.

conscience

NAmE /ˈkɑːnʃəns A conscience is a built-in sense of what's right and what's wrong. That sick feeling in your stomach after you meanly told your younger brother the truth about Santa Claus? That might be your conscience bothering you. The word conscience contains the word science, which comes from the Latin word scientia, meaning "to know" or "knowledge." You can think of your conscience as your knowledge of yourself, especially when it comes to your own morals, or your feelings about right and wrong. Pangs of conscience, which feel like an uncomfortable inner voice, are helpful when you're trying to decide the right thing to do in a particular situation. n motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions Synonyms: moral sense, scruples, sense of right and wrong Types: superego (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience small voice, voice of conscience, wee small voice an inner voice that judges your behavior sense of duty, sense of shame a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility Type of: ethical motive, ethics, morality, morals motivation based on ideas of right and wrong n conformity to one's own sense of right conduct "a person of unflagging conscience" Types: conscientiousness the quality of being in accord with the dictates of conscience unconscientiousness the quality of being willing to ignore the dictates of conscience religiousness the quality of being extremely conscientious Type of: morality concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct n a feeling of shame when you do something immoral "he has no conscience about his cruelty" وجدان

latitude

NAmE /ˈlætɪtuːd/ Use the word latitude to describe how much freedom you have in making choices. For example, if a teacher gives you latitude in writing your paper, you might get to choose the topic and how many sources to include. Latitude is related to the Latin word latitudo, meaning "breadth, width, extent, size." You might already know that latitude is used to indicate the distance an object is from the equator, measured from north to south. Latitude can also be used to mean "be given the space to act and decide for oneself," like the latitude parents might give responsible kids. n an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator Synonyms: line of latitude, parallel, parallel of latitude Examples: show 4 examples... Types: polar circle a line of latitude at the north or south poles horse latitude either of two belts or regions near 30 degrees north or 30 degrees south; characterized by calms and light-baffling winds tropic either of two parallels of latitude about 23.5 degrees to the north and south of the equator representing the points farthest north and south at which the sun can shine directly overhead and constituting the boundaries of the Torrid Zone or tropics Type of: line a spatial location defined by a real or imaginary unidimensional extent n the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself Type of: angular distance the angular separation between two objects as perceived by an observer 2 n freedom from normal restraints in conduct "allowed his children considerable latitude in how they spent their money" Type of: liberty freedom of choice n scope for freedom of e.g. action or thought; freedom from restriction The high latitudes are known to be significant locations for magnetic behaviour and the generation of the fastest outflows of particles. BBCOct 18, 2019 The air molecules are as much of a construct as latitude and longitude, as The New Yorker, as Greenwich Mean Time, as money, as Wall Street, as Manhattan. The New YorkerOct 17, 2019 Northeastern Greenland saw unprecedented snowfall in 2018, part of the global trend of northern latitudes getting more precipitation due to climate change. Scientific AmericanOct 16, 2019 To explain these robust links between latitude and culture—from happiness to aggressiveness and beyond—science needs a new field. ازادی عمل عرض جغرافیایی

mingle

NAmE /ˈmɪŋɡl/ When things mingle, that means they mix together while still retaining their individual qualities. At a club you may hear laughter that seems to mingle with the sound of the band playing in the background. Mingle often describes abstract things, like smells or tastes or feelings. The look on your face may mingle compassion and horror when you taste your brother's attempt at making Key Lime Pie. Mingle can also describe what you do at a social gathering when you move around a lot and talk to many different people. If you're an outgoing person, at a party you probably like to mingle and talk to friends and also chat with new people. v bring or combine together or with something else "resourcefully he mingled music and dance" Synonyms: amalgamate, commix, mix, unify Types: show 10 types... Type of: alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation v be all mixed up or jumbled together Synonyms: jumble Type of: be have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun) v get involved or mixed-up with مخلوط کردن ترکیب کردن به نحوی که موجودیتش حفظ شود But I wanted to mingle with these folks. Washington PostOct 17, 2019 Futurama takes place in a future where interplanetary civilizations mingle, humans inhabit worlds with aliens and robots, and everything contains some sort of cultural reference to Earth history. SlateOct 16, 2019 The funerals for 11 of at least 20 people killed were held in six cities, including the capital of Port-au-Prince, where sweat mingled with tears as mourners packed a church in the neighborhood of Delmas. Seattle TimesOct 16, 2019 White walls mingle with hardwood floors in most of the common spaces, including a living room with a fireplace, a column-lined kitchen and sunny breakfast nook.

platitude

NAmE /ˈplætɪtuːd If an executive gives a speech that begins, "This business is all about survival of the fittest. You need to burn the midnight oil and take one for the team," his employees might get sick of listening to these meaningless clichés and tell him to cut the platitudes. The English language contains many old, worn-out clichés, or platitudes. Phrases like "ants in your pants" and "as American as apple pie" are so overused that they've almost lost their meaning. People rely on these tired old remarks when they can't think of anything original to say. Be warned: if you throw too many platitudes into your conversations, people are eventually going to get tired of listening to you. n a trite or obvious remark Synonyms: banality, bromide, cliche, commonplace If these goals are to be more than bureaucratic niceties and political platitudes, there must be immediate and powerful action to stop the goal of zero hunger going into reverse. The GuardianOct 16, 2019 Secretary of state Mike Pompeo suffered embarrassment from an unexpected quarter on Friday, as an interview with a local TV reporter in Nashville, Tennessee, produced not softball platitudes but hardball questions about the impeachment inquiry. The GuardianOct 13, 2019 Oil, gas, and coal executives derail progress and offer platitudes when their vast capital, technical expertise, and moral obligation should enable rather than thwart the shift to a low-carbon future." The GuardianOct 9, 2019 Some of the players' sentiments, of course, sounded like platitudes.

rhetoric

NAmE /ˈretərɪk/ Rhetoric is speaking or writing that's intended to persuade. If your goal is to write editorial columns for the New York Times, you should work on your rhetoric. Rhetoric comes from the Greek meaning "speaker" and is used for the art of persuasive speaking or writing. When people listened eagerly to long speeches and studied them in school, rhetoric was generally used positively; now it is often a negative term, implying artfulness over real content. If someone gives a clever speech but doesn't really address the problem, you might say, "That's just a lot of rhetoric." n study of the technique and rules for using language effectively (especially in public speaking) Type of: literary study the humanistic study of literature n using language effectively to please or persuade Type of: expressive style, style a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period n high-flown style; excessive use of verbal ornamentation Synonyms: grandiloquence, grandiosity, magniloquence, ornateness Types: flourish a display of ornamental speech or language blah, bombast, claptrap, fustian, rant pompous or pretentious talk or writing Type of: expressive style, style a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period n loud and confused and empty talk "mere rhetoric" Synonyms: empty talk, empty words, hot air, palaver Turn a long-running problem into an acute crisis with his rhetoric. SlateOct 17, 2019 Tonko avoided such rhetoric, however, at this morning's markup of the bill, declaring that "scientific integrity transcends any one party" and noting that he began to craft the bill while Obama was still in office. Science MagazineOct 17, 2019 This echoes rhetoric from a letter the White House sent to Pelosi explaining that it would not comply with impeachment-related subpoenas or interview requests until the House took such a vote. Fox NewsOct 17, 2019 It is just one example of the House speaker's uncanny ability to use the president's own rhetoric against him. لفاظی

stagnant

NAmE /ˈstæɡnənt/ There is a tone to the word stagnant that sounds like what it is: lacking movement, stale, and inactive, especially with exaggerated pronunciation, "staaaagnant." Stagnant came into use in the 17th century as a description for water or air that wasn't moving or circulating, like in a scum-covered pond or a closed-off room. Often things that are stagnant also have a smell from sitting too long in one place. Not that this happens to everyone, but sitting in front of a TV playing video games without moving more than the fingers can make a person stagnant, sometimes with an accompanying odor. adj not growing or changing; without force or vitality Synonyms: moribund adynamic, undynamic characterized by an absence of force or forcefulness adj not circulating or flowing "stagnant water" Synonyms: dead The proposed three-year agreement would provide immediate pay raises of at least 5% for many newsroom employees after years of stagnant wages, and some will see a more significant boost. Los Angeles TimesOct 16, 2019 He noted there were no measures proposed "to address our stagnant economy, nothing to address low pay and insecure work, nothing to reverse rising levels of child poverty or pensioner poverty". The GuardianOct 14, 2019 They trounced the old guard in a first round of voting on 15 September, highlighting voter anger at a stagnant economy, joblessness and poor public services in the cradle of the Arab Spring. The GuardianOct 13, 2019 For weeks, his carry count remained confusingly stagnant. adjective 1. راکد 2. ایستا 3. کساد

adamantly

NAmE /ˈædəməntli/ adv inflexibly; unshakably in a way that shows you are determined not to change your mind or to be persuaded about something غیر منعطفانه

glitter

NAmE /ˈɡlɪtər/ A glitter is a sparkle or flash of light. To glitter is to gleam or shine, as if glistening with moisture. Glitter isn't just shiny stuff you use in craft projects. When used as a noun, glitter can refer to any kind of gleam, glint, spark, or flash of light, like the flicker of a firefly at night. This word can also be used as a verb. An ornate golden goblet glitters brightly — as does anything coated in a thick layer of glitter n the quality of shining with a bright reflected light Synonyms: glisten, glister, scintillation, sparkle Type of: brightness the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white n the occurrence of a small flash or spark Synonyms: coruscation, sparkle Type of: flash a sudden intense burst of radiant energy v be shiny, as if wet Synonyms: gleam, glint, glisten, shine Tiger Woods is targeting the Tokyo Olympics as he seeks to add another glittering chapter to his storied career. The GuardianOct 18, 2019 It is a surfer's sunset, a Santa Ana gust, a wildfire, a canyon howl, a glittering mural, a whispered hate, a body in a street. Los Angeles TimesOct 17, 2019 His servants in the state media said Wednesday that his eyes "were full of noble glitters." Seattle TimesOct 16, 2019 His brass glittered when it caught the reflection of the Christmas lights. تلالو درخشان برق زدن

legislation

NAmE /ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃn/ Legislation is the act or process of making or enacting laws. Some people think there should be more legislation in the area of education and some people think there should be less — governments debate the matter periodically. The noun legislation refers to the actual law enacted by a legislative body at the national, state, or local level. There has been some very odd legislation over the years. In one state it was illegal to kiss on a train; in another, it was illegal to take a bath on Sunday. The sweeping legislation made radical changes to tax law, health care, and immigration law. n the act of making or enacting laws Synonyms: lawmaking, legislating Types: criminalisation, criminalization legislation that makes something illegal decriminalisation, decriminalization legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal enactment, passage the passing of a law by a legislative body Type of: administration, governance, governing, government, government activity the act of governing; exercising authority n law enacted by a legislative body Synonyms: statute law He said he would support that legislation when the government puts it forward. ReutersOct 19, 2019 The legislation would be brought back again on Monday, according to the BBC's political editor. ReutersOct 19, 2019 It would withhold approval of the Brexit deal until Parliament passed legislation to enact it. New York TimesOct 18, 2019 In 1972, he signed legislation creating the Michigan Lottery, which remains a source of cash for schools. 2. قانون گزاری 3. تدوین و تصویب قانون

superimpose

NAmE /ˌsuːpərɪmˈpoʊz/ Superimpose means laying one thing on top of another. It's often use to describe images in a photo collage — like the superimposed image of a skyscraper on the surface of the moon. The verb superimpose is typically used in graphics or photography to describe how images can be put on top of one another for dramatic effect. Use it also to show adding your own take on something, or when you try to have an impact on someone's behavior: "She tried to superimpose her ideas of perfection onto the lazy habits of her children." v place on top of n the edited video, Trump's face is digitally superimposed on to Firth's body, and he is depicted shooting, stabbing and attacking adversaries in the "Church of Fake News". The GuardianOct 14, 2019 A few moments later, during an expressionless daze of interstitial shredding, he bent a note on his guitar, superimposing a playful scribble onto an otherwise stoic moment. Washington PostOct 3, 2019 Mr. Trump's version inserted the golf photo with the words "Ukraine gas exec" superimposed on Mr. Archer and Mr. Biden and his son labeled with their names. Washington TimesOct 3, 2019 An earlier addition to the database was Pepe the Frog, a cartoon character that became hijacked by online extremists who superimposed the frog with Nazi symbols and other hateful imagery. verb 1. روی چیزی قرار گرفتن 2. اضافه شدن بر

acquisition

NAmE /ˌækwɪˈzɪʃn/ An acquisition is something you acquire—a book, a skill or if you are a mogul, a company. It describes things you have purchased, things you have learned, or things you have gotten. Acquisition has a formal sense to it. We don't talk about our new jeans as our latest acquisition, unless we are the kind of person who refers to their latest copy of Vogue as their Bible. It is very commonly used to refer to paintings purchased by museums—in fact, large museums have acquisition departments. n something acquired "a recent acquisition by the museum" Examples: European Recovery Program a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George Marshall Types: show 21 types... Type of: transferred possession, transferred property a possession whose ownership changes or lapses n the act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something "the acquisition of wealth" "the acquisition of one company by another" Types: show 18 types... Type of: acquiring, getting the act of acquiring something n the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge "the child's acquisition of language" Synonyms: learning Types: show 28 types... Type of: basic cognitive process cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge n an ability that has been acquired by training Synonyms: accomplishment, acquirement, attainment, skill Family Guy" pokes fun at its longtime home network's recent acquisition in the new episode "Disney's The Reboot." Los Angeles TimesOct 18, 2019 The company was considering possible acquisitions in Europe, Kazakhstan and the United States, the source and another person close to Burisma said. ReutersOct 18, 2019 The volume of mergers and acquisitions by foreign companies investing in China tumbled 89 percent in the first half of this year from the same period last year, to just $6.3 billion, Mr. Webster said. New York TimesOct 17, 2019 The IPO was supposed to help fuel its ascent by raising cash to chip away at its $4.6-billion debt and fund future acquisitions. دستاورد حصول مالکیت

insincerity

NAmE /ˌɪnsɪnˈserəti/ When you're not telling the whole truth, you're demonstrating the quality of insincerity. You might detect a politician's insincerity during a speech, and decide to vote for his opponent, who seems more honest. If you can't stand insincerity, you'll bristle when someone compliments your haircut in a false, overly enthusiastic way — you can tell they're not being forthright with you. Sincerity, the complete absence of any pretense, comes from the Latin sincerus, "whole, clean, or pure," or "genuine." Insincerity adds the "not" prefix in-, resulting in a meaning of "not genuine." n the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical Synonyms: falseness, hollowness Conway said she perceived the interaction as being rooted in Pelosi's wealth, and perhaps to an extent, an insincerity in her role as an advocate for women. SalonMay 23, 2019 Earlier this month, a former mentor to Zuckerberg characterized the Facebook CEO's call for more government regulation of Big Tech as self-serving, cynical and a "monument to insincerity." Fox NewsApr 23, 2019 But it was, for the most part, an illusion and added up to a steaming pile of Leonsis insincerity. نگفتن همه راستیها

inadvertently

NAmE /ˌɪnədˈvɜːrtntli/ Inadvertently is an adverb that means "without knowledge or intent," like when you inadvertently take someone else's coat from the coatroom because it looks just like yours. When you do something inadvertently, you don't mean to do it — you might inadvertently step in a puddle, leave something important at home, or hurt your friend's feelings. Some things that happen inadvertently aren't mistakes, though: They happen by chance. For example, if you just happen to park your car at the exact place that blocks a bus from hitting a pedestrian, you've inadvertently saved a life. adv without knowledge or intention Synonyms: unknowingly, unwittingly

subtle

Something that is subtle is not obvious: a professional food taster might be able to perceive subtle differences of flavor that most people don't notice. Subtle is used for things that are hard to describe because of their complexity or delicacy: a way of thinking, arguing, or creating a work of art. The word is pronounced like "suttle" and it was originally spelled that way when it was borrowed from Old French, but the b got imported to make the word look more like its ultimate source, the Latin adjective subtilis. If you try to pronounce the b, your ignorance of how to say the word properly won't be very subtle! adj difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze "his whole attitude had undergone a subtle change" "a subtle difference" Synonyms: elusive impalpable imperceptible to the senses or the mind adj able to make fine distinctions "a subtle mind" Synonyms: perceptive having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment adj working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way "a subtle poison" Synonyms: insidious, pernicious And when, surrounded by frisky Urchins, he does an involuntary hip bump, his face glows with a subtle, gratified surprise. New York TimesOct 17, 2019 The makeover — a subtle one, naturally — begins with the script. New York TimesOct 17, 2019 His unfocused rage was as cogent as a primal scream and as subtle as a column of Turkish tanks. Washington PostOct 16, 2019 Though there are subtle variations in presentation, the rules set by the Art Battle parent organization are the same from city to city.

fester

To fester is to grow and spread, not in a good way. When a cut gets infected it starts to fester and smell bad. Emotional wounds stink too, like when you hold on to anger or pain until it starts to fester and explodes. Fester is a verb describing what happens to a wound or a sore that gets worse and has liquid, or pus, oozing out. Infections cause cuts, broken bones, and diseases to fester. Dead bodies can fester too — as they decompose. Things that fester have a decaying odor, and bad feelings can have a decaying effect on friendships and the heart. Letting bitter emotions fester often leads to their getting worse. v ripen and generate pus "her wounds are festering" Synonyms: maturate, suppurate mature, suppurate cause to ripen and discharge pus Type of: discharge, eject, exhaust, expel, release eliminate (a substance) n a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus Synonyms: suppurating sore چرک کردن

infuse

To inject; to fill something or someone with verb 1. بر انگیختن 2. ریختن 3. دم کردن 4. القاء کردن 5. پاشیدن

coalesce

Waiting for a plan to come together? You're waiting for it to coalesce. Coalesce is when different elements of something join together and become one. In coalesce, you see co-, which should tell you the word means "together." The other half of the word comes from alescere, a Latin verb meaning "to grow up." So if you are trying to start up a photography club at school, once you have an advisor, some interested students and support from the administration, things will be coalescing or growing together. Another way to remember that? An adolescent is one who is growing. A lot! v fuse or cause to grow together Types: clog, clot coalesce or unite in a mass Type of: merge, unify, unite become one 2 v mix together different elements Synonyms: blend, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, meld, merge, mix بهم آمیختن یکی شدن ائتلاف کردن Her structures move by instinct and impulse, sometimes blurring verse and chorus as if they're coalescing right in the moment, sometimes obsessing over a telling phrase. New York TimesOct 16, 2019 We are tiny pixels coalescing into a giant portrait of rage in all its definitions. The GuardianOct 16, 2019 While they are united on that issue, the debate again exposes a political party that's yet to coalesce around a unifying message or messenger.

ethics

When discussing a code of morals, choose the noun ethics. You might call a politician who uses taxpayer money for wild parties a little "ethics-challenged." Ethics can mean the study of morality — what's right and wrong. When discussing this branch of philosophy, treat the word as singular, despite the "-s": "Ethics is no longer widely taught." But in the sense of "moral correctness" or "a moral code," treat it as plural: "The ethics of capital punishment are complex." Don't confuse it with ethos, which means "the characteristic spirit of a culture." (Both words come from Greek ethos, "moral character.") 1 n motivation based on ideas of right and wrong Synonyms: ethical motive, morality, morals Types: show 6 types... Type of: motivation, motive, need the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior n the philosophical study of moral values and rules Synonyms: moral philosophy On Monday morning, Mr. Biden's campaign released a plan centered on promoting ethics in government. New York TimesOct 15, 2019 On Monday, the former vice president released an ethics plan that was a direct response to Trump's presidency. اصول اخلاقی

reap

When you reap something, you enjoy the rewards of your efforts. When your great audition gets you cast in your dream role, you reap the benefits of all that rehearsing you did. Reap can also describe the act of harvesting crops. The farmer will then sell the crop, reaping a profit. Here, reap means the same as gain. You may have heard the expression "what you reap is what you sow," which comes from the New Testament and can apply to farming and everything else — if, for example, you are patient with other people, they in turn will be patient with you. v get or derive Synonyms: draw v gather, as of natural products Synonyms: glean, harvest درو کردن برداشت کردن

welfare

Your welfare is your happiness and well being. Parents are usually in charge of their children's welfare, making sure they're healthy, happy and well fed. Welfare is a state of content or prosperous existence. So if something bad happens, your welfare is threatened. Welfare can also refer to a government system designed to give money, food, and resources to the poor. Welfare systems have been around since ancient Roman times, but the U.S. welfare program didn't start until the 1930's, during the Great Depression. n something that aids or promotes well-being Synonyms: benefit Types: advantage, reward benefit resulting from some event or action interest, sake a reason for wanting something done behalf for someone's benefit (usually expressed as `in behalf' rather than `on behalf' and usually with a possessive) Type of: good, goodness that which is pleasing or valuable or useful n a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous Synonyms: eudaemonia, eudaimonia, upbeat, well-being, wellbeing Antonyms: ill-being lack of prosperity or happiness or health Types: fool's paradise an illusory state of wellbeing health, wellness a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease Type of: prosperity, successfulness the condition of prospering; having good fortune n governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need "she lives on welfare" Synonyms: public assistance, social welfare noun 1. رفاه 2. سعادت 3. خیر 4. شادکامی 5. سامان 6. اسایش The economic system then made it possible for my mother to never be on welfare. New York TimesSep 26, 2019 The consumer-oriented theory is supposed to embody the goal of providing the greatest welfare for the greatest number of people. Seattle TimesSep 27, 2019 Johnson may say he is concerned about animal welfare and environmental standards, but so far this is just words. The GuardianAug 25, 2019 "For a company, it's a way of maximizing profits, perhaps at some cost to consumer welfare."

genuine

actually being what it is claimed or seems to be; true; real; authentic adjective 1. واقعی 2. اصل 3. خالص 4. اصلی 5. حقیقی 6. درست 7. عینی

intimate

adjective 1. صمیمی 2. خودمانی 3. محبوب noun 1. محرم 2. مانوس verb 1. گفتن 2. مطلبی را رساندن 3. محرم ساختن

tangible

capable of being touched; real, concrete adjective 1. محسوس 2. قابل لمس 3. پر ماس پذیر 4. لمس کردنی noun 1. پر ماس پذیر

holistic

concerning the whole rather than the parts

cynically (adv.)

doubtfully; skeptically

Gospel

good news

postulate

hypothesize; propose Assume something or present it as a fact and you postulate it. Physicists postulate the existence of parallel universes, which is a little mind-blowing. noun 1. قیاس منطقی 2. انگاره 3. پذیره 4. ادعا 5. تقاضا 6. درخواست verb 1. مسلم فرض کردن 2. فرض نمودن 3. لازم دانستن 4. قیاس منطقی کردن

omniscient

knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding adjective 1. علام 2. واقف بهمه چیز

thrift

means being very careful about how much money you spend. Reusing the same tea bag ten times so as not to waste money noun 1. صرفه جویی 2. خانه داری 3. عقل معاش

innermost

most personal and private adjective 1. درونی 2. داخلی ترین 3. میانی 4. در اعماق

conscience,

noun 1. وجدان 2. ضمیر 3. باطن 4. دل

obsession

noun 1. وسواس 2. عقده روحی 3. علاقمندی غیر عقلانی 4. فكر دائم 5. علاقمندی وافر وبیش از اندازه

compartment

one of the parts into which an enclosed space is divided noun 1. کوپه 2. قسمت verb 1. تقسیم کردن

realign

readjust into proper coordination تنظیم مجدد

criterion

standard used in judging noun 1. معیار 2. ملاک 3. ضابطه 4. محک 5. مقیاس 6. میزان 7. نشان قطعی

Introspection

the act of looking into one's own thoughts and feelings noun 3. خود اندیشی 4. باطن بینی 5. درون اندیشی

preside

to be in charge; govern

align

to line up

enthroned

to place upon a throne or in a position suggesting such authority

subordinated

treat or regard as of lesser importance than something else 1. تابع

impinge

verb 1. تخطی کردن 2. تجاوز کردن 3. حمله کردن

precious

very valuable گرانبها

goose

غاز