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Eloquent

Having or showing the ability to use language clearly and effectively


فصیح ، شیوا

Her eloquent writing has gained her many fans.


The pyramids are an eloquent testimony to the ancient Egyptians' engineering skills.


I heard him make a very eloquent speech at that dinner.

Epitome

A perfect example of something.


نمونه بارز

The duchess is the epitome of class.


Even now in her sixties, she is the epitome of French elegance.


Roses always seemed more personal; the very epitome of romance.

Erroneous

Incorrect

He apologized for his erroneous statement.


He has an erroneous opinion about the problem.


He seems to be under the erroneous impression that she is in love with him.

Exemplary

Extremely good and deserving to be admired and copied


نمونه ، سرمشق

His citation says he showed outstanding and exemplary courage.


Underpinning this success has been an exemplary record of innovation.


She is an exemplary student, and you should copy her study habits.



Underpin پی ریزی کردن


Citation احضار ، استناد

Exclusive

Only allowing in people from a high social class

We may not be able to get in since that club is very exclusive.


He attended Eton, the most exclusive private school in Britain.


He is part of an exclusive social circle and belongs to an exclusive club.

Expertise

Noun


Expert knowledge or skill in a particular field


تخصص

Customers will be impressed by the expertise of our highly trained employees.


A high degree of expertise is required for this stage of the manufacturing process.


The surgeon’s expertise is knee surgeries.

Exploit

To take unfair advantage of (someone or something)


سوء استفاده

The opposition parties will always exploit government problems to their own advantage.


They were among the first companies to exploit the potential of the Internet.



The company exploited its workers by making them work long hours.

Extension

An act of making something longer

If you’re sick on the day the paper is due, the teacher may give you an extension on the due date.


The extension of the garden will take several weeks.


The extension of the patient's life depends on the patient's health condition.



Due موعد ، مقتضی

Fluctuate

To change continually

I’m not sure what to wear since the temperature has been fluctuating so much.


But the price of diamonds can fluctuate, like property.


Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season.

Fortify

To make (someone or something) stronger

The king decided to fortify the castle walls to protect them during attacks.


This food has been fortified with minerals.


Fortified against the cold by a heavy coat, she went out into the snow.

Framework

The basic structure of something


چارچوب

The report provides a framework for further research.


We need to establish a legal framework for the protection of the environment.


Skyscrapers must have a strong framework to support all the floors.

Frivolous

Not important

I think he sees her as a frivolous young woman.


She thought that reading romantic novels was a frivolous way of spending her time.


You must stop spending your money on frivolous purchases.

Garble

To cause (a word, name, message, etc.) to be unclear or confusing


مبهم شدن

Our answering machine is so bad that people’s voices are always garbled.


There was a garbled message from her on my answering machine.


The voice on the phone was too garbled to understand.

Grandiose

Overly grand or exaggerated

The actress had only one small part before she got grandiose ideas of her fame.


He's always producing grandiose plans that never work.


After getting fired from his job, he could no longer live the grandiose lifestyle to which he had become accustomed.

Hackneyed

Not interesting, funny, etc., because of being used too often

HIs poems contain many hackneyed phrases.


The plot of the film is just a hackneyed boy-meets-girl scenario.

Haphazard

Having no plan, order, or direction


تصادفی , نا منظم

There was no schedule, so the event was very haphazard.


I continued my studies in a rather haphazard way.


Files have been stored in such a haphazard manner that they are impossible to find.

Hasty

Acting too quickly

In order to avoid the police, the robbers made a hasty retreat.


She later realized that he was too hasty in her decision to quit.


You will have time for a hasty snack before the train leaves.



Retreat عقب نشینی

Hindrance

A person or thing that makes a situation difficult


سختی

Her hatred of public transportation is a hindrance when trying to get around New York City.


The floods have been a major hindrance to relief efforts.


I've never considered my disability a hindrance, but other people have.

Hollow

Empty inside

The dead tree is hollow. The hollow glass tank contains hot mercury vapour. Bamboo is a sort of hollow plant.

Hostile

Unpleasant or harsh

My ex-boyfriend’s new girlfriend was very hostile towards me. She was openly hostile towards her parents. He found her manner towards him distinctly hostile.

Hypothesis

An idea or theory that is not proven but that leads to further study or discussion


فرضیه

You’ll need to conduct an experiment to test your hypothesis. She wrote something to summarize her hypothesis. One hypothesis is that the victim fell asleep while driving.

Illustrate

To give examples in order to make (something) easier to understand

The company's bank statements illustrate its success. The following examples illustrate how this operates in practice. He illustrated his lecture with stories of his own experiences in the field.

Impair

To damage or make worse

Drinking alcohol will impair your driving abilities.


Loud noise can impair your hearing.


Tiredness can seriously impair your ability to drive.

Implement

To begin to do or use (something, such as a plan)

We will implement the new schedule starting next semester. The government promised to implement a new system to control financial loan institutions. We need to implement a better plan for stop global warming.

Imply

To express (something) in an indirect way


اشاره کردن

My mother implied that I was the one who forgot to take out the trash.


The letter seems to imply that the minister knew about the business deals.


War implies fighting and death.

Impoverish

To make (someone) poor

Reducing the income will further impoverish these families and could tempt an offender into further crime. These changes are likely to impoverish single-parent families even further. These medical bills are going to impoverish me.

Incessant

Continuing without stopping


بی وقفه

I can’t sleep because of the dog’s incessant barking.


The incessant rain has meant that many matches had to be cancelled.


Her children's incessant fighting started to irritate her.

Incidental

A minor part

Don’t worry about your grade on this quiz; it’s only an incidental part of your grade.


One incidental form of computer crime on the increase is rather simpler.


Risks are incidental to the work of a firefighter.

Incite

To cause (someone) to act in an angry, harmful, or violent way


تحریک کردن

The ringleader incited the soldiers to rebellion. The rock band's failure to show up incited a riot, as the crowd had waited for hours I want to point out he was a terrible speaker and could incite a crowd.

Inclination

A preference

My first inclination was to say no, but I finally decided to do what she asked. She had neither the time nor the inclination to help them. My inclination is to go to bed early.