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60 Cards in this Set
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vagery |
an unexpected change in a situation or in sb's behavior |
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intermediary |
واسطه |
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piecemeal (adj, adv) |
not done according to a plan, but done at different times in different ways |
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forego or forgo |
forfeit |
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flounder |
struggle mentally; show or feel great confusion; be in serious difficulty |
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graceful |
smooth; polite |
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plucky |
brave |
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giddy |
slightly dizzy; feeling silly, happy, and excited and showing this in your behavior |
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nauseate (v) nauseous (adj) |
to cause sb to feel as if they are going to vomit |
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frolic |
happy behavior, like that if children playing |
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desultory |
lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm |
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beaming |
smiling broadly; very happy |
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piquant |
interesting and exciting, esp. because of being mysterious |
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stir |
to move or cause sth to move; to bring a strong feeling within sb; to intentionally cause trouble between people |
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descry |
to see or notice sb or sth |
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contravene |
to disobey, or break a law or rule |
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lackluster |
without energy and effort |
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misgiving |
a feeling of doubt or worry about a future event |
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oddsmaker |
a person who predicts the result of races |
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abjure |
solemnly renounce or reject |
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Solemn |
serious, determined, and without any humor |
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brusque |
using few words, in a way that seems rude |
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rancorous |
showing a feeling of hate and continuing anger about sth in the past |
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progeny |
offspring, descendants |
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assimilate |
to become part of sth; to understand new information and make them a part of your knowledge; to absorb food |
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tremulous |
shaking slightly; trembling |
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slake |
to satisfy a feeling of thirst or a desire |
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allay |
to make a negative emotion less strong |
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surfeit (v) |
consume too much of sth in a way that you don't want it anymore |
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sate |
satisfy to the full; supply with more of sth that is desired |
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toady |
sycophant; obsequious |
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herald |
a person who carries important messages and makes announcements; a sign that sth will happen |
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entourage |
the group of people who travel with and work for an important person |
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veteran |
a person who has had a lot of experience of a particular activity |
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consummate (v, adj) |
1. to complete; (to fulfill); 2. showing a lot of skill / complete; perfect |
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billow |
to spread over a large area, or to become filled with air and appear larger |
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aggravate |
to make sth bad worse; to annoy |
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wither |
پژمرده و خشک و ضعیف شدن |
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amuse-bouche |
a small dish reserved as an appetizer before or between meals |
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baguette |
🥖 |
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savory or savoury |
spicy or salty and not sweet |
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bouillabaisse |
a kind of soup |
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confection |
a decorated cake or unusual sweet dish |
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pending (adj) |
waiting to happen |
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pending (prep) |
در طی، در حین، تا |
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ratification |
the process of making an agreement official |
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gainsay |
to refuse to accept sth as the truth |
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amend |
to change sth, esp. the words of a writing. |
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brood |
to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry |
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occult |
relating to supernatural or mysterious powers and activities |
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pander to sb/sth |
to cater toward undesirable tastes or people with undesirable tastes. کارچاقکنی، تسهیل کردن کار بد بقیه |
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ramble |
to write or talk in a confused way, often for a long time |
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sententious |
trying to appear wise and important in an annoying way |
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fitful |
often stopping and starting and not happening in a regular or continuous way = intermittent |
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fleetly |
quickly |
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sallow |
yellowish and looking unhealthy = jaundiced |
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flushed = ruddy = rubicund |
red and healthy (face) |
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repose |
the state of resting or lying down ≈ tranquility |
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pilfer |
to steal things of small value |
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devious |
dishonest, but clever and complicated and often successful |