B2, C1

Question 1

Abhor

Answer 1

To regard with extreme distaste

Many people ABHOR handling snakes, but most snakes are quite harmless.

بیزار بودن، تنفر داشتن

Question 2

voracious [və rā´ shəs]

Answer 2

desiring or consuming great quantities

“We spent a good number of our waking hours feeding voracious stoves.” Jean Stafford, “New England Winter”

Question 3

indiscriminate [in´ dis krim´ ə nit]

Answer 3

choosing at random without careful selection

“The indiscriminate spraying of pesticides add a new chapter, a new kind of havoc.” Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

Question 4

eminent [em´ ə nənt]

Answer 4

of high reputation, outstanding

“It was unbelievable that a man so eminent would actually sit in our dining room and eat our food.” V.S. Pritchett, “The Saint”

Question 5

steeped [stēpt]

Answer 5

soaked, drenched, saturated

“Edward Francis had steeped himself in the internal mystery of the guinea pig.” Paul De Kruif, Hunger, Fighters

Question 6

replete [ri´ plēt´]

Answer 6

completely filled or supplied with

“Edward Francis had steeped himself in the internal mystery of the guinea pig.” Paul De Kruif, Hunger Fighters