Dr. Mohammad Hossein Hariri Asl
Off the Beaten Track 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 2 Off the Beaten Track 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 2 off the beaten path, far from main roads or paths, in a remote place where few people go, out of the ordinary, in an isolated place, not usual, secluded, isolated, out-of-the-way,…
Superfluous 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 2 Superfluous 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 2 /suːˈpɜː.flu.əs/ US /-ˈpɝː-/ (adj) more than enough, overflowing, extra, additional, surplus, redundant, unnecessary, excess, leftover, spare, unneeded, excessive, unessential “This action eliminates superfluous reporting requirements, requirements that do not improve government transparency, but rather distract our intelligence…
Halcyon Halcyon (adj) /ˈhælsijən/ (of a time in the past) calm and peaceful – tranquil – quiet and heavenly – serene: My grandfather often recalls the old halcyon days with a heavy sigh.
Felicitous 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 2 Felicitous 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 2 /fəˈlɪs.ɪ.təs/ US /-ţəs/ (adj) appropriate or highly suitable, apt, well-chosen, fitting, germane, relevant, pertinent, pleasant and agreeable, happy and fortunate, lucky, fortuitous, timely, propitious, joyous Chef Sasaki asserts, “I think that sea bream can be called the…
Tighten One’s Belt 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 1 Tighten One’s Belt 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 1 to spend less money than before due to financial problems, cut back, economize, retrench, pull in your horns, get set for bad times or poverty Tighten your belts and prepare for a year…
Sojourn Sojourn (noun) /ˈsɒdʒ.ən/ US /ˈsoʊ.dʒɝːn/ a short stay in a particular place – brief visit – stay – stopover – to stay: I can still vividly recall our memorable sojourn in the Philippines.
Volition 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 1 Volition 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 1 /vəˈlɪʃ.ən/ (noun) the power and ability to make your own decisions, willpower, free will, the power of using one’s will, choice, preference, choice, wish, will, decision, desire, option In March 2013 the Ombudsman for Children decided to…
Servile 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 1 Servile 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 1 /ˈsɜː.vaɪl/ US /ˈsɝː.vəl/ (adj) too eager to serve and please other people unreasonably, obsequious, sycophantic, subservient, fawning, ingratiating, groveling, toadyish, slavish, bootlicking, apple polishing, submissive, flattering Really, this is the shape of the argument. Actually, it’s not…
Antipathy GRE Vocabulary Flashcard Antipathy GRE Vocabulary Flashcard /ænˈtɪp.ə.θi/ (noun) strong dislike, opposition or anger, abhorrence, animosity, animus, antagonism, aversion, dislike, enmity, hatred, hostility, repellence, repugnance, repulsion, revulsion, ill feeling, ill will: Despite the deep antipathies between them, the two sides have managed to negotiate an agreement. Declarations of racial antipathy against ethnic minorities will…
Confront 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 1 Confront 1100 Words You Need Week 37 Day 1 /kənˈfrʌnt/ (verb) to deal with a difficult situation or person, tackle, meet face to face with hostile intent, come face to face with, accost, encounter, stand up to, challenge, oppose, antagonize, provoke, defy, handle, face up to…