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GRE 7
GRE
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prevaricate | beat about the bush ; طفره رفتن Stop prevaricating and come to the point. |
| divagation | سرگردانی |
| dubious | suspicious, doubtful I was rather dubious about the whole idea. |
| sanctify | to make something seem right or legal; to give official approval to something ; edify This was a practice sanctified by tradition. |
| assignation | a meeting, especially a secret one, often with a lover rumours about his secret assignations with his friend's wife |
| rumor | a currently circulating story or report of uncertain or doubtful truth ; شایعه to start/spread a rumour |
| sanguine | optimistic hey are less sanguine about the company's long-term prospects. He tends to take a sanguine view of the problems involved. |
| precedent | history, record, example |
| countenance | facial expression, support |
| bastion | a group of people or a system that protects a way of life or a belief when it seems that it may disappear ; حامی ۲) سنگر a bastion of male privilege ; a bastion of freedom |
| hallmark | sign |
| rigorously | precisely |
| implicit | suggested without being directly expressed ; hinted at or unspoken Implicit in his speech was the assumption that they were guilty. implicit criticism |
| preternatural | that does not seem natural; that cannot be explained by natural laws preternatural power |
| cataclysm | a sudden disaster or a violent event that causes change, for example a flood or a war to survive the cataclysm of the Black Death |
| boom | a sudden increase in trade and economic activity a boom in car sales |
| perpetual | continuos ; the perpetual noise of traffic We lived for years in a perpetual state of fear. |
| reproof | blame or disapproval His words were a mixture of pity and reproof. |
| expatiate | to write or speak in detail about a subject |
| foible | blind spot ; نقطه ضعف We have to tolerate each other's little foibles. |
| idiosyncrasy | ویژگی خاص ، خصوصیت اخلاقی Wearing a raincoat, even on a hot day, is one of her idiosyncrasies. The car has its little idiosyncrasies. |
| chaotic | in a state of complete confusion and lack of order ; disorder The traffic in the city is chaotic in the rush hour. |
| prim | always behaving in a careful and formal way "a very prim and proper lady" |
| barrage /bəˈrɑːʒ/ | رگبار an artillery barrage from at least 1000 guns |
| humbug | deceptive or false talk or behavior ; hoax "his comments are sheer humbug" |
| prominent | important; famous. "she was a prominent member of the city council" |
| domineering | dictating ; trying to control other people without considering their opinions or feelings a cold and domineering father a domineering manner |
| eschew | deliberately avoid using; abstain from. "he appealed to the crowd to eschew violence" |
| cast off | no longer wanted; abandoned or discarded. "a pile of castoff clothes" |
| foundational | influential |
| conceive | to imagine something He conceived the idea of transforming the old power station into an arts centre. |
| intangible | that exists but that is difficult to describe, understand or measure نا مشهود The old building had an intangible air of sadness about it. The benefits are intangible. |
| irrevocable /ɪˈrevəkəbl / | that cannot be changed , final an irrevocable decision/step |
| infallible /ɪnˈfæləbl/ | never wrong; never making mistakes infallible advice Doctors are not infallible. |
| indiscernible | that cannot be seen, heard or understood ; indistinguishable The differences are almost indiscernible. |
| jocular | 1 humorous a jocular comment 2 (of a person) enjoying making people laugh |
| nettle | irritate or annoy (someone). "I was nettled by Alene's tone of superiority" |
| grim | 1 looking or sounding very serious a grim face/look/smile She looked grim. |
| waggish | funny, clever and not serious waggish remarks |
| sober | not drunk (= not affected by alcohol) هوشیار I promised him that I'd stay sober tonight. |
| staid | not amusing or interesting; boring and old-fashioned The museum is trying to get rid of its staid image. |
| conversant | knowing about something; familiar with something ; knowledgeable You need to become fully conversant with the company's procedures. |
| factitious | not genuine but created deliberately and made to appear to be true; مصنوعی؛ ساختگی "a largely factitious national identity" |
| ingenuous /ɪnˈdʒenjuəs/ | honest, innocent and willing to trust people ; naive |
| stagnate | to stop developing or making progress ; رکود، کسادی Profits have stagnated. I feel I'm stagnating in this job. Businesses must adapt to change or stagnate. |
| moribund | at the point of death ; رو به مرگ a moribund company/economy ; a moribund patient/tree |
| unflagging | remaining strong; not becoming weak or tired ; tireless ; indefatigable "his apparently unflagging enthusiasm impressed her" |
| defunct | no longer existing, operating or being used ; extinct a largely defunct railway network |
| sated | having had so much of something that you do not need any more ; satisfied sated with pleasure |
| summit | peak energy summit |
| inveigle | to achieve control over somebody in a clever and dishonest way, especially so that they will do what you want ; فریفتن؛ از راه به در کردن He inveigled himself into her affections(= dishonestly made her love him). |
| fulminate | to criticize somebody/something angrily He was always fulminating against interference from the government. |
| inveigh | to criticize somebody/something strongly (inveigh against somebody/something) "nationalists inveighed against those who worked with the British" |
| laud | to praise somebody/something He was lauded for his courage(شجاعت). |
| coronation | تاج گذاری |
| protege /ˈprɒtəʒeɪ/ | student |
| vassal | 1 a man who is loyal to king 2 a country that depends on and is controlled by another country |
| serf | (in the past) a person who was forced to live and work on land that belonged to a landowner whom they had to obey ; برده |
| precursor | forerunner ; pioneer ; پیشرو a stringed instrument that was the precursor of the guitar events that were precursors to revolution |
| minion | a servant |
| ponder | to think about something carefully for a period of time "I pondered the question of what clothes to wear for the occasion" |
| malinger | to pretend to be ill/sick, especially in order to avoid work |
| entropy | a complete lack of order ; disorder ; هرج ومرج، بی نظمی In the business world, entropy rules. |
| chaos | a state of complete confusion and lack of order economic/political/domestic chaos Heavy snow has caused total chaos on the roads. |
| cerebration | thinking, thought |
| banishment | the punishment of being sent away from a place, especially from a country a life of banishment in an alien country ; تبعید کردن |
| obviate | remove (a need or difficulty). رفع کردن، بر طرف کردن Disaster was obviated by the opening of the reserve parachute. |
| mien /miːn/ | a person's appearance or manner that shows how they are feeling ; look; gesture I was impressed by her calm mien. |
| prognosis /prɒɡˈnəʊsɪs/ | an opinion, based on medical experience to make a prognosis The prognosis is not good. |
| scandal | افتضاح ؛ رسوایی a series of sex scandals to cause/create a scandal The scandal broke(= became known to the public) in May. |
| penitent | feeling or showing that you are sorry for having done something wrong, sorrowful ; regretful ; remorseful "a penitent expression" |
| adroit | skilful and clever, especially in dealing with people "he was adroit at tax avoidance" |
| heterogeneous | opp. homogeneous |
| fretful | feeling or expressing distress or irritation. اخمو "the baby was crying with a fretful whimper" |
| loom | to appear as a large shape that is not clear, especially in a frightening or threatening way A dark shape loomed up ahead of us. |
| battalion | a large group of people, or soldiers |
| revolt | the action of protesting against authority ; شورش کردن the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 |
| outclass | to be much better than somebody you are competing against ; برتری داشتن Kennedy was outclassed 0–6 0–6 in the final. "they totally outclassed us in the first half" |
| bolster | to improve something or make it stronger ; reinforce ; amplify to bolster somebody's confidence/courage/morale |
| sap | gradually weaken or destroy (a person's strength or power). "our energy is being sapped by bureaucrats and politicians" |
| libelous | containing a libel about somebody a libellous statement |
| forfeit /ˈfɔːfɪt/ | to lose something or have something taken away from you because you have done something wrong جریمه دادن ؛ هدر دادن If you cancel your flight, you will forfeit your deposit. He has forfeited his right to be taken seriously. |
| reprisal /rɪˈpraɪzl/ | a violent or aggressive act towards somebody because of something bad that they have done towards you ; revenge They shot ten hostages in reprisal for the assassination of their leader. |
| ulterior | that somebody keeps hidden and does not admit ; secret She must have some ulterior motive for being nice to me—what does she really want? |
| retaliate /rɪˈtælieɪt / | تلافی کردن ; take revenge to retaliate against an attack The boy hit his sister, who retaliated by kicking him. |
| recidivist | a person who continues to commit crimes, and seems unable to stop, even after being punished |
| lucrative | producing a large amount of money; making a large profit ; پر سود ؛ پر منفعت a lucrative business/contract/market |
| monotony | uniformly |
| opulence | great wealth or luxuriousness. "rooms of spectacular opulence" |
| nonchalant /ˈnɒnʃələnt/ | behaving in a calm and relaxed way ; بی تفاوتی ؛ سهل انگاری ‘It'll be fine,’ she replied, with a nonchalant shrug. He was leaning nonchalantly against the wall. |
| decrepitude | the state of being old and in poor condition or health , ضعف و ناتوانی the decline towards decrepitude and death |
| recrimination | اتهام متقابل We spent the rest of the evening in mutual recrimination. |
| canton | section ; part |
| autonomy /ɔːˈtɒnəmi/ | independence |
| apotheosis /əˌpɒθiˈəʊsɪs / | 1 the highest or most perfect development of something 2 the best time in somebody's life or career 3 a formal statement that a person has become a god the apotheosis of a Roman emperor |
| belligerent | unfriendly and aggressive ; hostile a belligerent attitude He is always very belligerent towards me. |
| hubristic | arrogant , متکبر |
| hedonism /ˈhiːdənɪzəm/ | لذت گرایی ؛ the hedonistic philosophy of ‘eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die!’ |
| aggrandize | increase the power, status, or wealth of. "an action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty" |
| bluster | to talk in an aggressive or threatening way, but with little effect ‘I don't know what you're talking about,’ he blustered. |
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AFSHIN.MARDANI
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