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Asset 1100 Words You Need Asset 1100 Words You Need /ˈæs.et/ (noun) a useful or valuable quality, skill or person, valuable things or property, advantage, belongings, resource, holding, possession, strength, plus point, positive feature, ability, qualification, endowment: He’ll be a great asset to the team. Her eyes are her best asset (= most attractive feature).…
Adverse 1100 Words You Need Adverse 1100 Words You Need /ˈæd.vɜːs/ (adj) having a negative or harmful effect on something, pernicious, detrimental, deleterious, unfavorable, unpleasant, opposing, hostile, contrary: The match has been cancelled due to adverse weather conditions. So far the drug is thought not to have any adverse effects. antonym: favorable, cooperative, agreeable adv:…
Extortion 1100 Words You Need Extortion 1100 Words You Need /ɪkˈstɔː.ʃən/ (noun) obtaining something especially money under duress and illegally, coercion, pressure, blackmail, threats, menace, squeezing, exaction, force, shakedown, duress, intimidation: The escaped convict is accused of brutal extortion and violent rape. Adj: extortionary Noun: extortioner, extortionist Verb: extort French: extorsion Farsi: باج خواهی، تهدید
Impresario 1100 Words You Need Impresario 1100 Words You Need /ˌɪm.prəˈsɑː.ri.əʊ/ (noun) a person who arranges public entertainments, such as theater, musical and dance events, entertainment manager, entertainment producer, promoter, agent, entrepreneur, organizer, business manager: London’s leading theatrical impresario French: impresario Farsi: مدیر اپرا
Red Herring 1100 Words Red Herring 1100 Words a fact, idea or subject that takes people’s attention away from the central point being considered, misleading clue, trick, ploy, decoy, lure, diversion, deviation, distraction: The police investigated many clues, but they were all red herrings. antonym: main point French: distraction Farsi: حواس پرت کن
Succumb 1100 Words You Need Succumb 1100 Words You Need /səˈkʌm/ (verb) 1. to lose the determination to oppose something; to accept defeat, give way, yield, give in, submit, surrender, capitulate, accede: I’m afraid I succumbed to temptation and had a piece of cheesecake. 2. to die or suffer badly from an illness, pass away,…
Fretful 1100 Words You Need Fretful 1100 Words You Need /ˈfret.fəl/ (adj) Anxious and complaining, and unable to relax, nagging, worried, concerned about, restless, nervous, agitated, unsettled, uneasy, distressed, irritable, upset, touchy, irascible: The child was tired and fretful. antonym: calm Adv: fretfully Noun: fretfulness French: agitée Farsi: اخمو، بی قرار
Reverberating 1100 Words You Need Reverberating 1100 Words You Need resounding and echoing, resonant, ringing, booming, deep, rumbling: Due to the existence of a reckless proctor, the idea of cheating in the exam was reverberating in my mind. adj: reverberant, reverberative Noun: reverberation, reverberator Verb: reverberate French: résonnant Farsi: بازتاب
Respite 1100 Words You Need Respite 1100 Words You Need /ˈres.paɪt/ (noun) a pause or rest from something difficult or unpleasant, brief interval of rest, break, breather, breathing space, delay, postponement, adjournment: We worked for hours without respite. Their teacher was away, so they had a day’s respite before their essays were due. French: répit…
Cool one’s heels 1100 Words Cool one’s heels 1100 Words Be kept waiting by somebody for an appointment, date, meeting, etc., wait and see, be patient, play the waiting game, hold back, hold off, twiddle one’s thumbs: I’ll put him in a cell to cool his heels for a bit. French: attendre Farsi: زیر پای…