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Question 1

Zenith

Answer 1

اوج,
At the zenith of his artistic career, Elvis was outselling any other artist on the charts
At the zenith of his artistic career, Elvis was outselling any other artist on the charts

Question 2

Summit

Answer 2

acme

Question 3

Apex

Answer 3

اوج,

The Ivy League is considered the apex of the education system.

Question 4

Pinnacle

Answer 4

اوج,
At its pinnacle, the Roman Empire extended across most of the landmass of Eurasia, a feat not paralleled to the rise of the British Empire in the 18th and 19th century.

Question 5

Apogee

Answer 5

The point at which the moon is farthest from the earth is known as the apogee. In terms of accomplishment or achievement, this word can refer to the highest point
اعلی درجه,
نقطهء کمال,اوج
The apogee of the Viennese style of music, Mozart’s music continues to mesmerize audiences well into the 21st century

Question 6

Apotheosis

Answer 6

“tabdil be khoda kardan, setayeshe ziad az chizi, hadafe aali”

As difficult as it is to imagine, the apotheosis of Steve Job’s career, many believe, is yet to come.

Question 7

Nadir

Answer 7

lowest point
Mike had walked in cold to the new GRE and was not surprised afterwards that he’d hit a standardized test nadir. After he dedicated himself to GRE prep with the same vigor that Sir Edmund Hillary first scaled the summit of Mt. Everest, Mike scored near perfect—the apogee of his academic career

Question 8

Untoward

Answer 8

not favorable, inconvenient,inauspicious.

Question 9

Upbraid

Answer 9

scold or berate,criticism

Question 10

scold

Answer 10

berate

“sarzanesh kardan”

Question 11

braid

Answer 11

“baftan”

Question 12

Underwrite

Answer 12

support financially

Question 13

Overweening

Answer 13

presumptuously arrogant,Overweening can also refer to ideas/opinions/appetites that are excessive or immoderate.
“maghroor,gholov amiz,ziadeh”

Question 14

presumptuously

Answer 14

proudly

Question 15

Bellicose

Answer 15

warlike, and inclined to quarrel.

دعوایی,جنگجو

Question 16

bell

Answer 16

war

Question 17

Truculent

Answer 17

fierce, savage nature
,وحشی,
خشن
Standing in line for six hours, she became progressively truculent, yelling at DMV employees and elbowing other people waiting in line

Question 18

fierce

Answer 18

تندخو,

خشمگین

Question 19

Pugnacious

Answer 19

having an inclination to fight and be combative

جنگجو

Question 20

Contentious

Answer 20

fight with words

دعوایی

Question 21

combative

Answer 21

هل مجادله و دعوا

Question 22

Jingoist

Answer 22

A person who thinks their country should always be at war,bellicosity meets patriotism
“mihan parasti ke motaghedast keshvarash bayad dar jang bashad”

Question 23

patriotism

Answer 23

میهن پرستی

Question 24

Badger

Answer 24

pester repeatedly
اذیت کردن,گورکن,”negh zadan”
Badgered by his parents to find a job, the 30-year-old loafer instead joined a gang of itinerant musicians.

Question 25

loafer

Answer 25

ولگرد,

ادم عاطل و باطل

Question 26

Hound

Answer 26

pursue relentlessly

سگ شکاری,تعقیب کردن,پاپی شدن

Question 27

relentlessly

Answer 27

خستگی ناپذیر

Question 28

dog

Answer 28

hound

Throughout his life, he was dogged by insecurities that inhibited personal growth

Question 29

inhibit

Answer 29

مانع شدن

Question 30

Cow

Answer 30

to use intimidation to make someone give in
ترساندن
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Question 31

deck

Answer 31

دسته

Question 32

Ferret

Answer 32

search for something persistently
“ferret something out” or “ferret around”.
موش خرما,کنجکاوی کردن
Fenton was able to ferret out the word origin of highly obscure words.

Question 33

Mellifluous

Answer 33

something sounds as sweet as honey
خوش صحبت,خوش زبان,شیرین
Billy Holiday, and even that of Bill Clinton are mellifluous