یادگیری 504 لغت ضروری انگلیسی هر روز 20 لغت / روز پانزده
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هر روز 20 لغت از کتاب 504 Absolutely Essential Words تمرین کنید و در کمتر از یک ماه همه لغات مهم و ضروری زبان انگلیسی را یاد بگیرید. لغات امروز:
Idol
a material effigy that is worshipped
An idol can be a religious image or a person who people admire and maybe even seem to worship. A statue of a Hindu god is a religious idol, but Madame Curie is an idol to aspiring scientists.
Ban
prohibit especially by law or social pressure
The verb to ban means to forbid something from being or happening. The word can also be used as a noun. A school board might put a ban on all books that refer to Jefferson's mistress if they don't want anyone reading about her.
Tyrant
a cruel and oppressive dictator
If you accuse your parents of being tyrants, you are saying they abuse their control of you — they are cruel, overly restrictive of your freedoms, and unfair. A tyrant is a ruler who is cruel and unjust.
Traitor
a person who says one thing and does another
A traitor says one thing but does another. If you promise a friend you'll keep his secret, but instead you blab it to everyone, you're a traitor.
Devise
arrange by systematic planning and united effort
To devise is to figure out a plan. Men twirling long mustaches might devise a plan to tie someone to the railroad tracks.
Precaution
a measure taken in advance to ward off impending danger
A precaution is a careful action you make in advance. You might want to take the precaution of bringing lots of water and sunblock if you're going on a desert hike.
Villain
someone who does evil deliberately
A villain is a bad person — real or made up. In books, movies, current events, or history, the villain is the character who does mean, evil things on purpose.
Urban
relating to a city or densely populated area
Use the adjective urban to refer to cities or people who live in cities. It carries a suggestion of grittiness––urban style involves darker colors.
Tempest
a violent commotion or disturbance
Shakespeare's The Tempest begins with one — a tempest, or a violent and windy storm.
Devour
eat immoderately
When you've gone all day without eating anything, you'll probably devour your dinner, especially if it's your very favorite homemade lasagna. Devour means to eat greedily and hungrily.
Pioneer
one the first colonists or settlers in a new territory
A pioneer is one of the first settlers in a new place. If you desperately want to experience life in space, maybe you will be one of the pioneers who live in the first moon settlement.
Casual
without or seeming to be without plan or method; offhand
Something casual is ordinary or everyday — not too special, unusual, fancy, serious, or eventful. You might have a casual conversation with your classmates before homeroom, or attend a casual backyard barbecue.
Tumult
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
If a principal steps into a classroom and is greeted by a tumult of voices, with the teacher shouting for his kids' attention, she will not be pleased. A tumult is a state of noisy confusion.
Abide
dwell
Abide means "to be able to live with or put up with." If you can't abide with something, it means you can't stand it. If you can abide it, it means you can live with it.
Logical
based on known statements or events or conditions
Logical describes something that comes from clear reasoning. Using a fire extinguisher to put it out a fire is a logical step. Trying to put it out with gasoline is not.
Fugitive
someone who is sought by law officers
Someone who flees or runs away from the police to avoid capture is a fugitive. "Authorities were looking for three men who escaped from prison today. Authorities believe the three fugitives may be disguised as nuns and advise the public to be careful."
Minority
being or relating to the smaller in number of two parts
If you have eight pennies and twelve dimes, the minority — or smaller portion — of your coins are pennies.
Eliminate
end, take out, or do away with
As eliminate means "get rid of or do away with," it has become used to refer to the end of a problem or even an entire species. We need to eliminate sources of pollution in order to maintain a healthy world.
Denounce
speak out against
To denounce is to tattle, rat out, or speak out against something. When you stand on your desk and tell the class that your partner is cheating, you denounce him or her.
Illegal
prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules
Something illegal is against the law or breaks the rules. If you're reading this in jail, you've probably done something illegal, and if you're not in jail, there's plenty of time to obey the law.
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