Vein 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /veɪn/ (noun) a tube or vessel that carries blood in the body, body vessel – a narrow layer of minerals or substances formed in a crack on rocks, lode, seam, stratum, line, strip – a temporary mood or style, frame of mind, manner, attitude, tone, disposition – a…
Lunatic 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /ˈluː.nə.tɪk/ (adj & noun) Noun: someone who behaves insanely or foolishly, maniac, psychopath, madman, psychotic, psycho Adjective: thoughtless, crazy, stupid, insane, inane “Only a lunatic would think that art is superior to nature.” ― Gao Xingjian, Soul Mountain Source: https://www.goodreads.com/
Dispute 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /dɪˈspjuːt/ (noun & verb) Noun: disagreement or argument, rift, quarrel, strife, clash, row Verb: to disagree, argue, debate, wrangle, discuss, quarrel, exchange views – impugn, doubt, contest Every workplace is made up of individuals with different personalities, backgrounds, work habits, values, and ideas. While these differences can bring…
Patriotic 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /ˌpæt.riˈɒt.ɪk/ (adj) showing and expressing so much love and reverence to your own country, nationalistic, nationalist, loyal, loyalist, xenophobic, chauvinistic, jingoistic I want to welcome every veteran, service members, and families, and many other patriotic Americans to our Patriotic Veterans website. As President Trump recently pointed out, “the…
Jest 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /dʒest/ (noun & verb) Noun: a joke or something similar that is said or done to amuse people, witticism, funny remark, gag, prank, hoax, canard, quip Verb: to amuse people by telling a joke or doing something funny, kid, joke, quip, clown, tease Many a true word is…
Idol 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /ˈaɪ.dəl/ (noun) a statue or object that is worshipped so much as part of their religion, effigy, icon, fetish, figure, figurine, graven image, carving, sculpture – someone who is revered and admired greatly, hero, heroine, icon, superstar, obsession, favorite, ideal In Hinduism, an icon, image, statue or idol…
Confine 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /kənˈfaɪn/ (verb) Confine definition to restrict or limit someone or something, restrain – to enclose someone or keep them in by force, hold in, imprison, incarcerate, trap, jail, hold captive, impound, hedge in, detain, lock in, quarantine Example Meaz Nour-Eldin was wanted on a Canada-wide warrant on charges…
داستان کشاورز و لک لک برای آموزش آنلاین زبان فارسی به غیر فارسی زبانان و فرزندان ایرانی از سرتاسر دنیا برگرفته از داستان های ازوپ به همراه پادکست و لیست واژگان Watch this video on YouTube در یک روستای زیبا، کشاورز سخت کوشی بود. او در مزرعه خود کشاورزی می کرد و کارش را خیلی…
The Farmer and the Stork – Learn English with fairy tales from Aesop’s Fables with a podcast and vocabulary practice Source: Gutenberg Project at www.gutenberg.org Watch this video on YouTube A farmer placed nets on his newly-sown plowed lands and caught a number of cranes, which came to pick up his seed. With them he…
Commuter 504 Absolutely Essential Words Lesson 31 /kəˈmjuː.təʳ/ (noun) someone who regularly commutes or travels between home and work, passenger, rail user, traveler, fare Commuting is periodically recurring travel between one’s place of residence and place of work or study, where the traveler or commuter leaves the boundary of their home community. It sometimes refers…