basic 4

Question 1

genteel

Answer 1

gentle - high-class - refined
a live string quartet would provide a more genteel air to the wedding than would a folk singer.

Question 2

whimsical

Answer 2

based on whim
He has a wonderful whimsical sense of humor.
Miller is known for her whimsical paintings.

Question 3

grovel

Answer 3

verb
show fear
to beg like a hungry dog. Like importune
I had to really grovel to the bank manager to get a loan.
every time Susan comes to the office, Frank grovels as if she were about to fire him.

Question 4

sentimental

Answer 4

emotional

Question 5

debase

Answer 5

like degrade or demean ارزش چیزی رو پایین اوردن
reduce the quality or value of something.
actors who debased themselves by participating in the show
debase a currency/coinage (=reduce its value)

Question 6

irresolute

Answer 6

unable to decide what to do SYN uncertain گیج
The room was empty except for Nigel, standing irresolute by the drinks tray.
Resolute=determined

Question 7

martial

Answer 7

the word martial adds a warlike tone to any noun it describes.
martial music
It was the biggest demonstration since the lifting of martial law in 1988

Question 8

jargon

Answer 8

a characteristic language of a particular group - used to show disapproval
Keep it simple and avoid the use of jargon.
technical/scientific/legal/medical etc jargon
documents full of legal jargon
the jargon of doctors can be very difficult to understand.

Question 9

inadvertent

Answer 9

unintentional
Of course it was Trondur who inadvertently cheered me up.
The Finance Minister inadvertently revealed budget secrets to reporters.

Question 10

tawdry

Answer 10

1 cheaply and badly madeبدردنخور like shoddy OPP genteel
tawdry jewellery and fake furs
2 showing low moral standards
a tawdry tale of lies and deception

Question 11

lucid

Answer 11

transparently clear

Question 12

genial

Answer 12

friendly
You can be a genial host or a genial guest.

Question 13

credence

Answer 13

belief or acceptance
I don’t give any credence to these rumors.
His ideas quickly gained credence among economists.
The DNA results lend credence to Hausmann’s claims of innocence.(to make it more believable)

Question 14

cornucopia

Answer 14

a lot of good things
a cornucopia of delights
A grocery store with a large selection of fruits and vegetables could be said to have a cornucopia of produce.

Question 15

commendable

Answer 15

deserving praise
Your enthusiasm is highly commendable.
Baldwin answered with commendable honesty.
the efforts of firefighters were commendable.

Question 16

precedent

Answer 16

پیش زمینه
A precedent is something that sets a standard for future events.
UN involvement in the country’s affairs would set a dangerous precedent.

Question 17

detrimental

Answer 17

مخرب

Question 18

hamstring

Answer 18

restrict someone’s power. Like circumscribe
pp hamstrung
made ineffective or powerless
The president feels he is hamstrung by Congress.
the FBI has made so many restrictions on the local police that they are absolutely hamstrung, unable to accomplish anything

Question 19

banish

Answer 19

verb
expel - exile (تبعید) - expatriate
I was banished to a distant corridor.
Thousands were banished to Siberia.

Question 20

facetious

Answer 20

funny - humorousنمک) بعضی وقتا بی مزه)
facetious behavior will not be tolerated during sex education class.

Question 21

uncompromising

Answer 21

غیر قابل انعطاف, مصالحه ناپذیر
stubbornly refuses to change their opinions
the relationship between Bart and Hilda failed because they were both so uncompromising, never wanting to change their opinion.

Question 22

tumult

Answer 22

غوغا - همهمه - turmoil - a state of chaos
The whole country is in tumult.
Riots broke out in front of our building, and the tumult continued late into the night.

Question 23

urbane

Answer 23

شهری
“maintained an urbane tone in his letters”

Question 24

unruly

Answer 24

1 violent or difficult to control SYN wild
unruly children
unruly behaviour
2 unruly hair is difficult to keep tidy

Question 25

egotist

Answer 25

self-centered
Someone who is egotistical is full of himself.

Question 26

spurn

Answer 26

reject because you are too proud
She spurned all offers of help.
Four men worked hard all day to give them safety, and they spurned it.

Question 27

vacuous

Answer 27

dumb
showing no intelligence or having no useful purpose
In a more reflective mood, the Marxist explanation turned out to be almost vacuous, in detail.
he delivered a vacuous speech.
خالی.پوچ. بی معنی

Question 28

elaborate

Answer 28

explain in more detail

Question 29

conductive

Answer 29

be conductive to منجر ب چیزی شدن

Question 30

illicit

Answer 30

illegal
illicit drugs
the illicit trade in stolen cattle
Illicit diamond exports are said to be worth over $200 million.

Question 31

benign

Answer 31

1 kind and gentle
i remember my grandpa’s face was wrinkled, benign and calm.
2 a benign tumour (=unnatural growth in the body) is not caused by cancer OPP malignant(بدخیم)
3 not likely to be harmful. Like innocuous

Question 32

empathetic

Answer 32

همدرد
empathy and sympathy means همدردی
most hatred is based on a lack of empathetic awareness of people that have the same aspirations and fears.

Question 33

smattering

Answer 33

a small amount of something
i know only a smattering of German.
I heard smatterings of laughter.

Question 34

perennial

Answer 34

eternal - everlasting - permanent
Lack of resources has been a perennial problem since the beginning.
Teddy bears are a perennial favorite with children.

Question 35

assail

Answer 35

attack in speech or writing. Like assult
in the weekly paper, the editor assailed the governor for wasting money.

assail, diatribe, broadside, vitriol, tirade, harangue, polemic

Question 36

rankle

Answer 36

verb
continue to be painful
وقتی جاش هنوز درد میکنه
His comments still rankled.

Question 37

augment

Answer 37

enlarge or increase or improve
Any surplus was sold to augment their income.
This not only augments the supply of visual aids, but is an excellent method of learning.

Question 38

euphoria

Answer 38

an extremely strong feeling of happiness and excitement which usually only lasts for a short time.
The euphoria that new parents feel quickly changes to exhaustion.
The whole country experienced a period of euphoria after winning the war.

Question 39

derisive

Answer 39

expressing contempt(تحقیر) or ridicule(تمسخر) Like contemptuous
i was surprised by her derisive tone, usually she is sweet and soft spoken.
Deride: speak with contempt

Question 40

perpetuate

Answer 40

to make something continue ( especially a bad one)
an education system that perpetuates the divisions in our society.
His view is that the welfare system helps to perpetuate failure and poverty.

Question 41

contemptuous

Answer 41

humiliating - scornful - derisive
a contemptuous glance
He was openly contemptuous of his father.
on fasion, Vanessa looked contemptuously at anyone wearing dated clothing.

Question 42

surly

Answer 42

sullen - morose - ill-tempered
Her boss being a surly middle-aged man

Question 43

altruism

Answer 43

selflessly help others.
when you care about or help other people, even though this brings no advantage to yourself
Many choose to work in developing countries out of altruism.

Question 44

pertinent

Answer 44

relevant and appropriate OPP immaterial
apposite - applicable
If you give your best friend pertinent advice, that means the advice is appropriate for the situation.

Question 45

buck

Answer 45

1 جفتک انداختن اسب
2 رم کردن اسب
3 to oppose something in a direct way
He was a rebel who bucked the system
4 to make someone feel more happier
He was bucked by the success he’d had.
She gave me a tonic which bucked me a little.
5 resist
“buck the trend”

Question 46

fickle

Answer 46

بی ثبات - دمدمی مزاج
she was so fickle in her politics, it was hard to pinpoint( discover or explain exactly) her beliefs.

Question 47

impeccable

Answer 47

without fault and error
he was impeccably dressed in the latest fashion.

Question 48

pristine

Answer 48

unspoiled - untouched (usu of nature)
immaculately clean and unused
the glacial lake was pristine and we filled our canteens to drink deeply.

Question 49

glib

Answer 49

Said easily but without thinking carefully.
I know this will sound glib, but don’t pretend you aren’t feeling what you feel.
The doctor made some glib comment about my headaches being “just stress.”

Question 50

assuage

Answer 50

verb
make something less severe SYN relieve
If you assuage an unpleasant feeling, you make it go away. Assuaging your hunger by eating a bag of marshmallows may cause you other unpleasant feelings.
Nothing could assuage his guilt.