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Question 1

stingy

Answer 1

informal not generous, especially with money
SYN: mean
(adj)

She’s too stingy to give money to charity.

Question 2

pleasant

Answer 2

enjoyable or attractive and making you feel happy
SYN nice → pleasure
(adj)

 It had been a pleasant evening.
 the pleasant climate of Southern California
 The restaurant was large and pleasant.
 Kate! What a pleasant surprise!
it is pleasant to do something
 It was pleasant to sit in a sidewalk cafe and watch people pass.

Question 3

cheerful

Answer 3

happy, or behaving in a way that shows you are happy
(adj)

 She’s feeling more cheerful today.
 I’m making a real effort to be cheerful despite everything.
cheerful voice/smile/manner etc
 ‘I’m Robyn,’ she said with a cheerful smile.
 It does me good to see a cheerful face.

Question 4

grumpy

Answer 4

bad-tempered and easily annoyed
(adj)

 Mina’s always a bit grumpy first thing in the morning.

Question 5

gloomy

Answer 5

sad because you think the situation will not improve
(adj)

 Anne dismissed these gloomy thoughts from her mind.

Question 6

tense

Answer 6

feeling worried, uncomfortable, and unable to relax
(adj)

 Is anything wrong? You look a little tense.

Question 7

sensitive

Answer 7

(easily offended) easily upset or offended by events or things that people say
(adj)

 a very sensitive child
sensitive about
 Laura’s sensitive about her weight.
sensitive to
 Throughout her career she remained very sensitive to criticism.
sensitive soul British English (=someone who is easily upset by small or unimportant things)→ HYPERSENSITIVE

Question 8

dependable

Answer 8

able to be trusted to do what you need or expect
(adj)
قابل اعتماد

 our most dependable ally
 a dependable source of income

Question 9

reliable

Answer 9

someone or something that is reliable can be trusted or depended on
SYN dependable → rely
(adj)
قابل اعتماد

 a birth control method that is cheap and reliable
 Miller was a quiet and reliable man.

Question 10

aid

Answer 10

help, such as money or food, given by an organization or government to a country or to people who are in a difficult situation
(noun)

 Foreign aid from many countries poured into the famine area.
 convoys delivering humanitarian aid
 a substantial aid programme
 He has been granted legal aid (=free legal services).

Question 11

cane

Answer 11

a long thin stick with a curved handle that you can use to help you walk
(noun)
عصا

Question 12

depend

Answer 12

to need the support, help, or existence of someone or something in order to exist, be healthy, be successful etc
SYN rely on
(verb)

 The country depends heavily on its tourist trade.
 We depend entirely on donations from the public.
depend on somebody/something for something
 Many women have to depend on their husbands for their state pension.
depend on somebody/something to do something
 I’m depending on you to tell me everything.
depend on somebody/something doing something
 We’re depending on him finishing the job by Friday.

Question 13

treatment

Answer 13

behaviour towards somebody [uncountable] a particular way of behaving towards someone or of dealing with them → treat
(noun)

 Civil rights groups have complained about the harsh treatment of prisoners.
special/preferential treatment (=when one person is treated better than another)
 The two young princes were not singled out for special treatment at school.
 Just lately, Kyra has been giving me the silent treatment (=refusing to speak to me because she is angry with me).

Question 14

benefit

Answer 14

advantage [countable, uncountable] an advantage, improvement, or help that you get from something → beneficial
THESAURUS ADVANTAGE
(noun)

benefit of
 the benefits of contact lenses
 I never had the benefit of a university education.
 The new credit cards will be of great benefit to our customers.
 I hope that the decision taken today will be to the benefit of the whole nation.
for somebody’s benefit
 Could you just explain again for Mark’s benefit?
without the benefit of something
 Most motorists manage without the benefit of four-wheel drive.

Question 15

essential

Answer 15

extremely important and necessary
THESAURUS IMPORTANT, NECESSARY
(adj)

essential for/to
 A good diet is essential for everyone.
it is essential (that)
 It is essential that our pilots be given the best possible training.
it is essential to do something
 It is essential to book in advance.
 Window locks are fairly cheap and absolutely essential.
 Even in small companies, computers are an essential tool.