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exponential (adj) |
نمایشی
using a small number or letter slightly above and to the right of a number or letter that shows how many times a quantity is to be multiplied by itself |
This trend will only make more sense as the exponential cost drop continues |
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Cruel (adj) |
making someone suffer or feel unhappy |
Sometimes life seems unbearably cruel |
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Mission(n) |
Something that you feel you must do because it is your duty |
Tom’s mission was to help young people in his local community |
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Exquisitely (adj) |
فوق العاده
extremely beautiful and very delicately made |
the most exquisite craftsmanship |
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Pathogen (n) |
something that causes disease in your body → germ |
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Torment (n) |
عذاب severe mental or physical suffering |
She lay awake all night in torment |
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Intrigue (v) |
دسیسه کردن;توطئه چیدن if something intrigues you, it interests you a lot because it seems strange or mysterious |
Other people’s houses always intrigued her. |
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Surrogate (adj) |
a surrogate person or thing is one that takes the place of someone or something else |
William was acting as a surrogate father for his brother’s son. |
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Tenfold (adj) |
ten times as much or as many of something |
Business has increased tenfold in the past two years |
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Burden (n) |
مسئوليت something difficult or worrying that you are responsible for |
His family responsibilities had started to become a burden. |
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Strive (v) |
کوشش کردن to make a great effort to achieve something |
I was still striving to be successful. |
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Humble (adj) |
فروتن
not considering yourself or your ideas to be as important as other people’s |
He started his career as a humble peanut farmer |
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Cutting-edge (n) |
an advantage over other people or things |
The team are relying on Gregg to give them a cutting edge. |
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Invade (v) |
تجاوز کردن
to enter a country, town, or area using military force, in order to take control of it |
The Romans invaded Britain 2,000 years ago. |
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Circumvent (v) |
باحیله پیش دستی کردن to avoid a problem or rule that restricts you, especially in a clever or dishonest way – used to show disapproval |
The company opened an account abroad, in order to circumvent the tax laws. |
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Hurdle (n) |
obstacle ; barrier |
Finding enough money for the project was the first hurdle. |
