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GRE 5
GRE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| evoke | recall, فراخواندن |
| caliginous /kəˈlɪdʒɪnəs/ | dim, تاریک |
| crepuscular /krɪˈpʌskjələ(r)/ | لحظه بعد از غروب |
| precipitous /prɪˈsɪpɪtəs/ | بی مهابا، عجول |
| avuncular /əˈvʌŋkjələ(r)/ | رفتار دوستانه |
| civic | شهری، اجتماعی |
| twilight (twilit) | گرگ و میش |
| inertia | قوه جبر |
| ineluctable /ˌɪnɪˈlʌktəbl/ | unavoidable |
| incontrovertible | indisputable, مسلّم، بی چون و چرا |
| infallible /ɪnˈfæləbl/ | faultless, لغزش ناپذیر |
| inexorable /ɪnˈeksərəbl/ | unstoppable, unchangeable |
| torpid | lethargic, بی حال، خوابیده |
| torpor | lethargy |
| anthropology | انسان شناسی |
| traduce /trəˈdjuːs/ | slander |
| bonhomie /ˈbɒnəmi/ | خوش رویی |
| embark | سوار کشتی کردن |
| cram | چپاندن، با شتاب یاد گرفتن |
| erudite /ˈerudaɪt/ | learned, educated |
| tepid | slightly warm, lukewarm tepid spray of water ; a tepid bath |
| lukewarm /ˌluːkˈwɔːm/ | tepid, slightly warm |
| turpitude /ˈtɜːpɪtjuːd/ | very immoral behavior |
| depravity /dɪˈprævəti/ | turpitude, تباهی، شرارت |
| tumid | swollen, distended |
| turbid | muddy, opaque |
| winnow | غربال کردن |
| itinerary /aɪˈtɪnərəri/ | برنامه سفر |
| jingoism /ˈdʒɪŋɡəʊɪzəm/ | extreme patriotism, وطن پرستی خفن |
| bilk | فریب دادن |
| evade, elude | طفره رفتن، دوری کردن از |
| providential | opportune, به موقع، مناسب |
| taciturn | کم حرف |
| whet | to increase desire for, (the book whet your appetite for more of her work) |
| nondescript | undistinguishable, ordinary, معمولی |
| timorous | ترسو و خجالتی |
| inchoate /ɪnˈkəʊət/ | developing, ابتدایی |
| veracious /vəˈreɪʃəs/ | right, true |
| voracious /vəˈreɪʃəs/ | greedy |
| feral /ˈferəl/ | wild |
| docile /ˈdəʊsaɪl/ | رام، مطیع، سر به زیر |
| hirsute /ˈhɜːsjuːt/ | hairy |
| shed | (... ریختن (مو، برگ ، آلونک |
| slovenly /ˈslʌvnli/ | messy, شلخته |
| nexus | connection, relation |
| diurnal /daɪˈɜːnl/ | daily, of each day |
| nocturnal /nɒkˈtɜːnl/ | شبانه |
| ablutions /əˈbluːʃnz/ | the act of washing oneself, شستشو |
| rancid /ˈrænsɪd/ | فاسد |
| putrescent /pjuːˈtrɛs(ə)nt/ | undergo the process of decay, گندیده the odor of putrescent flesh(گوشت). |
| rot | فاسد شدن |
| garrulous /ˈɡærələs/ | talkative |
| verbose, prolix, loquacious /ləˈkweɪʃəs/ | talkative |
| jocular /ˈdʒɑːkjələr/ | humorous |
| lachrymose /ˈlækrɪməʊs/ | crying,گریه دار |
| banal /bəˈnɑːl/ | پیش پا افتاده |
| waggish | funny |
| somnolent /ˈsɒmnələnt/ | خواب الود a somnolent cat ; (figurative) a somnolent town |
| fetid | متعفن، بد بو the fetid water of the marsh ; fetid air |
| convivial /kənˈvɪviəl/ | friendly, lively and enjoyable atmosphere |
| genial, affable | خوش رو و خوش برخورد a genial person ; a genial smile |
| jovial | very cheerful and friendly (jovial mood) |
| assiduous | diligent, با پشتکار، ساعی one of the most assiduous members of the team. their assiduous efforts and attention to detail. |
| quiescent /kwiˈesnt/ | dormant, inactive |
| amorous /ˈæmərəs/ | romantic (she rejected his amorous advances) |
| hermetic | sealed, zip-locked |
| epicurean /ˌepɪkjʊəˈriːən/ | jovial, عیاش |
| repose | rest (She went outside seeking a few moments of repose.) |
| rococo /rəˈkəʊkəʊ/ | it is an strange style (architecture, furniture, music, literature) related to 18th century |
| byzantine /baɪˈzæntaɪn/ | connected with the Eastern Roman Empire |
| squalid /ˈskwɒlɪd/ | very dirty and unpleasant, sordid squalid housing squalid, overcrowded refugee camps |
| twee | excessively pretty or sentimental (twee little pictures of animals.) |
| droll /drəʊl/ | funny (So they've locked me out of the house? Very droll, I'm sure!) |
| sublime /səˈblaɪm/ | عالی، high, excellent (Mozart's sublime piano concertos) |
| lurid /ˈlʊərɪd/ | کم رنگ و رنگ پریده She was wearing a lurid orange and green blouse. |
| esoteric /ˌesəˈterɪk/ | مبهم، رمزی Specialist dictionaries may be required to understand some of the more esoteric texts. |
| incendiary | designed to cause fire. اتش زا an incendiary device/bomb/attack |
| sonic /ˈsɒnɪk/ | connected with sound or the speed of sound. (sonic waves) |
| languid /ˈlæŋɡwɪd/ | relaxed, اهسته، سست a languid wave of the hand ; a languid afternoon in the sun |
| soporific /ˌsɒpəˈrɪfɪk/ | sleepy the soporific effect of the sun |
| aseptic /ˌeɪˈseptɪk/ | ضد عفونی شده aseptic tissue |
| pristine /ˈprɪstiːn/ | fresh and clean as if new. The car is in pristine condition. a pristine white tablecloth |
| verdant | سر سبز |
| seemly | appropriate for a particular social situation It was not considered seemly to talk in such a way in front of the children. (op. unseemly e.g : an unseemly squabble) |
| squabble /ˈskwɒbl/ | جر و بحث، داد و بیداد My sisters were squabbling over what to watch on TV. |
| gauche /ɡəʊʃ/ | awkward when dealing with people and often saying or doing the wrong thing, ناشی a gauche schoolgirl/manner. |
| prosaic /prəˈzeɪɪk/ | ordinary, کسل کننده a prosaic style. |
| pathogen /ˈpæθədʒən/ | a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease the spread of pathogens by insects. |
| lucubrate /ˈluːkjʊbreɪt/ | write or study, especially by night. I have often lucubrated for your Magazine. |
| unctuous /ˈʌŋktʃuəs/ | friendly or giving praise in a way that is not sincere and which is therefore unpleasant. چاپلوس an unctuous host. 2. oily (e.g: an unctuous food) |
| emollient /iˈmɒliənt / | soothing, تسکین دهنده، نرم کننده an emollient reply. an emollient cream. |
| apex /ˈeɪpeks/ | the top or highest part of something ; peak ; vertex the apex of the roof/triangle. At 37, she'd reached the apex of her career. |
| pellucid /pəˈluːsɪd/ | extremely clear, transparent the light was so pellucid, so dazzling that she reached for her sunglasses. |
| baleful | threatening to do something evil or to hurt somebody. a baleful look/influence. |
| menacing/ˈmenəsɪŋ/ | threatening a menacing face/tone. At night, the dark streets become menacing. |
| desultory /ˈdesəltɔːri/ | going from one thing to another, without a definite plan and without enthusiasm. I wandered about in a desultory fashion. a desultory conversation. |
| amortize /əˈmɔːtaɪz/ | gradually pay off a debt, or gradually write off an asset. |
| amortization | when a financial obligation dies a long, slow death. استهلاک |
| anachronism /əˈnækrənɪzəm/ | sth that is not in its correct historical time ; a mistake in chronology; such as by assigning a person or event to the wrong time period. ana : against ; chron : time he monarchy is seen by many people as an anachronism in the modern world. |
| anachronistic | against time |
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