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Question 1

Affluent adj.

affluence n.

Answer 1

Wealthy
Prosperous

An affluent family

Question 2

Decline v., n

Answer 2

Decrease
To refuse

The old man’s health has declined since he retired.

Question 3

Outburst n.

Answer 3

Eruption
A sudden and intense release of something

The joke caused an outburst of laughter from the audience.
There was an outburst of complaints from the students when the teacher moved the test to Monday.

Question 4

Partisan adj.

Answer 4

Biased
Strongly supporting a group or point of view

His views reflected his partisan bias.

Question 5

Pattern n., v.

Patterned adj.

Answer 5

Habit

Question 6

Phenomena n.
Phenomenon n.
Phenomenal adj.
phenomenaly

Answer 6

Events
Natural events or facts, strange or notable happenings

The musician’s phenomenal performance was applauded by the critics.

Question 7

Philantrpic adj.
philanthropist n.
Philanthropy n.

Answer 7

Humanitarian
A feeling of love for people, usually resulting in financial aid to worthy causes

The philanthropic work ofthe foundation benefits all sectors of society.

Question 8

Placid adj.

pacidly adv.

Answer 8

Calm
Quiet, not easily upset

The placid nature of her personality made her easy to work w/.
The waves moved placidly toward shore.

Question 9

Plentiful adj.
plentifully
Plenty n.

Answer 9

Abundant

Examples of Miro’s art are plentiful.

Question 10

Propensity n.

Answer 10

(Geraayesh) Tendency
A bias toward certain things or actions

He has a propensity to procrastinate (b tavigh andakhtn).

Question 11

Reaction n. 
Reactive
Reactively
React
Reactionary

Answer 11

Response

Question 12

Rhythm n.
Rhythmic
Rhythmically

Answer 12

Pulse
A regular pattern, usually in music

The rhythm of the rain hitting the roof put him in sleep.

Question 13

Run into ph. v.

Answer 13

Encounter
To come into contact w/ something or someone

The disracted driver narrowly avoided running into the tree.

Question 14

Scenic adj.
Scenically
Scenery n.
Scene n.

Answer 14

Picturesque (ziba)
Concerning pleasant natural surroundings

The scenic route to the summit (gholle) is much mire interesting than the fastest route.
The scenery in rural (roostaE) Japan is impressive.

Question 15

Shallow
Shallowly
Shallowness

Answer 15

Superficial

Estuaries (masab, madkhal) are typically shallow bodies of water.
The results of their research demonstrated the shallowness of the hypothesis.

Question 16

Sheltered

Shelter n., v.

Answer 16

Protected

She has led a sheltered life, her parents having done everything for her.
Everyone looked for shelter from the blazing sun.

Question 17

Vanishing adj.

vanish

Answer 17

Disappearing
Going out of sight

The red squirrel is a vanishing species that needs a protected habitat to survive.