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Listening & Speaking
Toefl Two - Listening and Speaking
| Word | Meaning | synonym&antonym | Mostfa | Mehdi | Rahman |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| era | period of time generally marked by a distinctive event or characteristic | Syn: epoch; | the era of the Romans was based upon the time the city of Rome was founded.; Hafez died many years before our era | ||
| go through | to experience, to examine or search carefull | Syn: experience; pass; | i am very intresting to go through different jobs; | ||
| noodle around | to play, experiment or improvise | ||||
| Mess | untidy state: a dirty or untidy state | The room was in a mess. * The kids made a mess in the bathroom; My Working table in office is a real mess ! | |||
| Laundry | clothes, sheets, etc. that need washing, that are being washed, or that have been washed recently | a pile of clean / dirty laundry * a laundry basket / room | |||
| Piling Up | to put things one on top of another; to form a pile | The clothes were piled high on the chair. | She piled the boxes one on top of the other. * Snow was piled up against the door | ||
| Overwhelmed | give too much of something to; have a strong emotional effect on | Syn:overcome, stunned, shocked, inundated | they were overwhelmed by letters | He felt completely overwhelmed by their kindness | |
| Flexible | able to change readily to meet new circumstances | ant:rigid, inflexible, intransigent. syn:elastic, easily bent, pliable | flexible working hours | plans need to be flexible enough to cater for the needs of everyone | |
| Freshman | student who is in his or her first year at a university, college or high school | syn: newcomer | |||
| Sophomore | a second-year university or high-school student | ||||
| Junior | for or denoting young or younger people; students in the third year of a four-year course at college or high school | ant: senior, older | junior employees * She is junior to me | ||
| Senior | for or denoting older people; of the final year at a university or high school. | ||||
| Adjust | alter (something) slightly in order to achieve a correct or desired result | syn:modify; adapt; | Adjust your language to the age of your audience | This button is for adjusting the volume | |
| standing appointment | Regular Meeting | ||||
| gift for | a natural ability | talent | He has the gift of making friends easily. | She has a great gift for music | |
| mass movement | |||||
| fall behind | be left behind, drop back | ||||
| stick it out | put up with or persevere with something difficult or disagreeable | ||||
| drop | fall or cause to fall vertically | ||||
| goes over | examine or check the details of | ||||
| run into | meet by chance | ||||
| blurred | make or become unclear or less distinct | ||||
| diagnosis | the identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms | They are waiting for the doctor's diagnosis | |||
| wallow in | (of large animals or people) to lie and roll about in water or mud, to keep cool or for pleasure | ||||
| grouchy mode | irritable and bad-tempered; grumpy | ||||
| cranky | strange | cranky ideas | |||
| tackle | deal with, equipment, Face and solve problems | if you want to success you should tackle your problems in your life. | The government is determined to tackle inflation | ||
| syndrome | a group of symptoms which consistently occur together | This syndrome is associated with frequent coughing | |||
| mascara | a cosmetic for darkening and thickening the eyelashes | ||||
| emit | send forth or give out; discharge | Sulphur gases were emitted by the volcano | |||
| commute | travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis | She commutes from Karaj to Tehran every day | |||
| purge | rid of an unwanted feeling or condition | His first act as leader was to purge the party of extremists | |||
| merit | excellence; worth | ant:demerit | He was awarded a certificate of merit for his piano playing | ||
| misery | Suffer, a cause or source of distress | I have no misery today | The vast majority of the country live in utter misery | ||
| auction | a public sale in which goods or property are sold to the highest bidder | (blank) | The costumes from the movie are to be auctioned for charity | The Army is auctioning off a lot of surplus equipment | The house is up for auction (= will be sold at an auction). |
| come across | meet or find by chance; informal provide what is wanted. | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | they came across his friends |
| a lemon | an unsatisfactory person or thing; adj:lemony ; thing that is useless because it does not work as it should | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| all about | to be on or dealing with a subject | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | if u like science fiction, read this book, it's all about ... |
| caught on | (of a practice or fashion) become popular; understand what is meant or how to do something | become widespread | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| get right down to it | really think about or do something | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| word of mouth | spoken communication as a means of transmitting information | hearsay, rumors | (blank) | (blank) | (blank) |
| principles | a fundamental truth or proposition serving as the foundation for belief or action | rules; doctrine, tenet | in principle in theory | (blank) | on principle because of one's adherence to a particular belief. |
| phenomenal | remarkable or exceptional, in particular exceptionally good | REMARKABLE, exceptional, extraordinary, amazing; ant: ordinary | The response to the appeal has been phenomenal | The company has seen phenomenal growth | The product has been a phenomenal success |
| decent | of a good enough standard or quality | syn:modest; respectable; proper; ant: unpleasant, unsatisfactory | That dress isn't decent | Everyone said he was a decent sort of guy | I need a decent night's sleep |
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