یادگیری 504 لغت ضروری انگلیسی هر روز 20 لغت / روز هفده
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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:
Customary
commonly used or practiced
Something customary is done according to practice. When a bride walks down the aisle, it's customary for everyone at the wedding to rise out of respect.
Ponder
reflect deeply on a subject
"Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary" is the first line of Edgar Allan Poe's poem The Raven. Many a deep thinker has repeated it while musing. But if you've given up deep thinking, you may say instead, "Nevermore."
Amateur
someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
An amateur is a person who does something for enjoyment, not money, like an amateur who paints as a hobby but earns a living another way.
Nourish
provide with sustenance
When you nourish your imagination or your body, you give it what it needs to stay healthy and flourish (hey, that rhymes!).
Bewildered
extremely confused and uncertain what to do
If a conversation about quantum mechanics leaves you feeling bewildered, or lost and befuddled, don't feel bad: physics is a baffling and confusing subject.
Transparent
able to be seen through with clarity
You can see right through something transparent. A window is transparent — unless it's really, really dirty. Time to break out some soap!
Verdict
findings of a jury on issues submitted to it for decision
A verdict is a decision made after a lot of considering, usually made by the jury in a courtroom. If you've finally decided that the test was unfair, that's your verdict and you should talk to the teacher about it.
Dismal
causing dejection
Dismal is a dreary, depressing sort of bad. "With the cold rain and their team behind by six field goals, the mood in the stands was so dismal even the cheerleaders had lost their 'Rah.'"
Vicious
having the nature of evildoing
Vicious is an adjective that means intentionally harmful or nasty. If you spread vicious rumors about a person, you're telling people things that will hurt her feelings or ruin her reputation. Cut it out!
Postpone
hold back to a later time
To postpone something is to put it off until later. You can postpone an appointment today and reschedule it for tomorrow.
Corpse
the dead body of a human being
Another name for a dead body is corpse. You might hear the word on TV crime shows, but a corpse doesn't have to be a crime victim, just any lifeless body.
Cancel
declare null and void
To cancel means to call off or postpone indefinitely. Which is probably what you would do if the hotel you were planning to stay in has an infestation of bedbugs.
Pollute
contaminate; make impure
Pollute is a verb that means to make something dirty or impure. You can pollute a river by pouring waste into it, or you can pollute your body by eating way too much candy.
Blunder
an embarrassing mistake
A blunder is an embarrassing mistake. Accidentally called your new boyfriend by your old boyfriend's name? Ouch. That's a blunder you don't want to repeat.
Detest
dislike intensely
If you detest something, you dislike it intensely. The word can apply to things and also to people. You might detest your ex-boyfriend and you might also detest rainy Mondays and broccoli.
Maximum
the greatest or most complete or best possible
Both a noun and an adjective, maximum takes it to the max: it means the most, the fastest, the biggest.
Flexible
able to bend easily
Something that is flexible is easily bent without breaking. The flexible drinking straw was invented in the 1930s by a man who saw his daughter struggling to drink a milkshake with a straight paper straw.
Severity
excessive sternness
Severity is a plain, no-frills hardness––or the degree of hardness. You might talk about the severity of the northern winter, or the severity of your grandfather's discipline.
Victorious
having won
Every year, one team in the Super Bowl is victorious, the winner. A victorious team or person has achieved victory, won the game, and defeated the other side. People can be victorious by winning elections, contests, games, and just about anything competitive. People who overcome diseases such as alcoholism are victorious, as are countries that win wars.
Baffle
be a mystery or bewildering to
To baffle is to confuse. If you are completely puzzled as to what baffle means, you might say that this word baffles you.
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