LESSON 12
درس دوازدهم
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? benefit ? blind ? broaden ? burgeon ? conspicuously
? demand ? endorse ? enormous ? entirely ? erode
? evaporate ? recover ? reportedly ? shift ? suffer
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benefit
v. to be useful or helpful
adv. beneficially
Syn. assist
adj. beneficial
n. benefit
n. beneficiary
Use of solar power will benefit all mankind.
It is extremely beneficial to prepare for a test.
blind
adj. unable to see or understand, to conceal
adv. blindly showing poor judgment or understanding
n. blindness
Syn. unaware
They were blind to the fact that they had little chance to succeed.
He went into the job blindly, with no previous experience.
broaden
v. to make larger or greater
adv. broadly
Syn. enlarge
adj. broad
n. breadth
Education will broaden your opportunities to land a good job.
The breadth of his knowledge is impressive.
burgeon
v. grow at a fast pace
adj. burgeoning
Syn. thrive
The burgeoning population of major cities is creating a demand for more services.
His talent as a pianist burgeoned at the age of 14.
conspicuously
adv. attracting attention
adj. conspicuous
Syn. noticeably
His name was conspicuously absent from the list of winners.
The attorneys were conspicuous for their aggressive manner in the courtroom.
demand
v. to ask for something in a strong way
adv. demandingly
Syn. insist
adj. demanding
n. demand
She demanded to know the truth.
The employees' demands for better working conditions caused the work stoppage.
endorse
v. to express approval
n. endorsement
Syn. support
The union endorsed the new contract.
The president's endorsement of the project guaranteed its funding.
enormous
adj. very large
adv. enormously
Syn. Tremendous
n. enormity
His enormous wealth allows him to contribute to many charities.
A diet with many fruits and vegetables is enormously beneficial to the body.
entirely
adv. completely
adj. entire
Syn. Thoroughly
n. entirety
They are entirely right about the economy.
The president released the speech in its entirety before the news conference.
erode
v. to wear away, disappear slowly
n. erosion
Syn. deteriorate
The senator's support is eroding because of his unpopular positions on the major
issues.
It took millions of years of erosion for nature to form the Grand Canyon.
evaporate
v. to vanish
n. evaporation
Syn. disappear
The chances of the two sides reaching an agreement have evaporated.
The evaporation of the funds was unexplainable.
recover
v. to get back; to have something returned
adj. recovered
Syn. retrieve
adj. recoverable
n. recovery
The NASA team was unable to recover the space capsule.
The recovered objects had not been damaged.
reportedly
adv. to know by report; unconfirmed; supposedly
adj. reported
Syn. Rumored
v. report
n. report
The students reportedly sent a representative, but she has not arrived yet.
The reported tornado has not been confirmed.
shift
n. change in position or direction
adj. shifting
Syn. Switch
v. shift
adj. shifty
The shift in the wind was helpful to the sailors.
Earthquakes are caused by shifting in layers of earth along faults.
Suffer
v. to experience difficulty; to worsen in
adj. suffering quality; to experience pain
n. suffering
Syn. endure
n. sufferer
The old man suffers from loss of memory.
Many families experience the suffering of difficult economic times.
درس دوازدهم
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? benefit ? blind ? broaden ? burgeon ? conspicuously
? demand ? endorse ? enormous ? entirely ? erode
? evaporate ? recover ? reportedly ? shift ? suffer
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benefit
v. to be useful or helpful
adv. beneficially
Syn. assist
adj. beneficial
n. benefit
n. beneficiary
Use of solar power will benefit all mankind.
It is extremely beneficial to prepare for a test.
blind
adj. unable to see or understand, to conceal
adv. blindly showing poor judgment or understanding
n. blindness
Syn. unaware
They were blind to the fact that they had little chance to succeed.
He went into the job blindly, with no previous experience.
broaden
v. to make larger or greater
adv. broadly
Syn. enlarge
adj. broad
n. breadth
Education will broaden your opportunities to land a good job.
The breadth of his knowledge is impressive.
burgeon
v. grow at a fast pace
adj. burgeoning
Syn. thrive
The burgeoning population of major cities is creating a demand for more services.
His talent as a pianist burgeoned at the age of 14.
conspicuously
adv. attracting attention
adj. conspicuous
Syn. noticeably
His name was conspicuously absent from the list of winners.
The attorneys were conspicuous for their aggressive manner in the courtroom.
demand
v. to ask for something in a strong way
adv. demandingly
Syn. insist
adj. demanding
n. demand
She demanded to know the truth.
The employees' demands for better working conditions caused the work stoppage.
endorse
v. to express approval
n. endorsement
Syn. support
The union endorsed the new contract.
The president's endorsement of the project guaranteed its funding.
enormous
adj. very large
adv. enormously
Syn. Tremendous
n. enormity
His enormous wealth allows him to contribute to many charities.
A diet with many fruits and vegetables is enormously beneficial to the body.
entirely
adv. completely
adj. entire
Syn. Thoroughly
n. entirety
They are entirely right about the economy.
The president released the speech in its entirety before the news conference.
erode
v. to wear away, disappear slowly
n. erosion
Syn. deteriorate
The senator's support is eroding because of his unpopular positions on the major
issues.
It took millions of years of erosion for nature to form the Grand Canyon.
evaporate
v. to vanish
n. evaporation
Syn. disappear
The chances of the two sides reaching an agreement have evaporated.
The evaporation of the funds was unexplainable.
recover
v. to get back; to have something returned
adj. recovered
Syn. retrieve
adj. recoverable
n. recovery
The NASA team was unable to recover the space capsule.
The recovered objects had not been damaged.
reportedly
adv. to know by report; unconfirmed; supposedly
adj. reported
Syn. Rumored
v. report
n. report
The students reportedly sent a representative, but she has not arrived yet.
The reported tornado has not been confirmed.
shift
n. change in position or direction
adj. shifting
Syn. Switch
v. shift
adj. shifty
The shift in the wind was helpful to the sailors.
Earthquakes are caused by shifting in layers of earth along faults.
Suffer
v. to experience difficulty; to worsen in
adj. suffering quality; to experience pain
n. suffering
Syn. endure
n. sufferer
The old man suffers from loss of memory.
Many families experience the suffering of difficult economic times.