common 4

Question 1

incorrigible

Answer 1

someone who is incorrigible is bad in a way that cannot be changed or improved – often used humorously LIKE immutable
an incorrigible liar/rogue etc
an incorrigible criminal

Question 2

admonitory

Answer 2

a warning or expression of disapproval about someone’s behavior
an admonitory glance like askance(
if you look askance at someone or something, you do notapproveof them or think they are good)
Many illiterates(بی سوادها) can not read the admonition on a pack of cigarettes.

Question 3

hackneyed

Answer 3

not including anything new like trite or banal or platitude
“Roses are red, violets are…” — enough already?! That’s hackneyed stuff.

Question 4

apocryphal

Answer 4

an apocryphal story is well-known but probably false
It is difficult now to tell which tales are real and which apocryphal. almost like spurious and specious
the web is notorious (infamous) for sandwiching apocryphal stories between actual news.

Question 5

decorum

Answer 5

like courtesy
Decorum is proper and polite behavior. If you let out a big belch(burp عاروق) at a fancy dinner party, you’re not showing much decorum.

Question 6

exonerate

Answer 6

تبرئه کردن - مبرا کردن
acquit, vindicate
He was totally exonerated of any blame.
Sometimes he punished himself when others were inclined to exonerate him.

Question 7

opaque

Answer 7

obscure
not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight
“opaque windows of the jail”
“opaque to X-rays”

Question 8

petulant

Answer 8

easily irritated or annoyed. Like peevish
a person or behavior that is irritable in a childish way.
whiny or querulous

Question 9

reconcile

Answer 9

make one thing compatible with another
if you reconcile two ideas, situations, or facts, you find a way in which they can both be true or acceptable
The possibility remains that the two theories may be reconciled.
reconcile something with something
Bevan tried to reconcile British socialism with a wider international vision.
وفق دادن، آشتی کردن، دو طرف رو راضی کردن

Question 10

adamant

Answer 10

یه دنده
If you stubbornly refuse to change your mind about something, you are adamant about it.
She begged me to change my mind, but I remained adamant.
adamant that
Madonna is adamant that she will not tour this year.
obdurate - heretic - adamant - truculent - refractory - intransigent - uncompromising - inexorable - fractious - obstinate

Question 11

underscore

Answer 11

to emphasize the fact that something is important or true - underline
The report underscores the importance of childhood immunizations.
he underscored the importance of carrying enough water.

Question 12

espouse

Answer 12

to support an idea or cause
such as your friends who espouse environmentalism and as a result walk whenever possible instead of taking the car.

Question 13

exalt

Answer 13

praise or glorify.like extol
the teenagers exalted the rock star, covering their bedrooms of him.

Exult: to show that you are happy
Exile: banish. Expatriate

Question 14

exacting

Answer 14

Use the adjective exacting to describe something or someone very precise or strict in its requirements. Like martient
If your teacher has exacting standards about spelling and punctuation, you better carefully check your final paper.
She was an exacting woman to work for.

Question 15

indifference

Answer 15

Insouciance
بی تفاوتی

Question 16

idiosyncrasy

Answer 16

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and strange a bit عجیب غریبی
like aberrant
Peggy’s numerous idiosyncrasies include wearing mismatched shoes and laughing loudly to herself

Question 17

contingent

Answer 17

dependent
contingent on/upon
Further investment is contingent upon the company’s profit performance.
Making money is contingent on finding a good-paying job.

Question 18

abstruse

Answer 18

difficult to understand. incomprehensible
like recondite, inscrutable
the professor’s lectures were so abstruse that students tended to avoid them

Question 19

copious

Answer 19

a copious of something = a lot of something
she took copious notes
copious provisions
like surfeit or glut

Question 20

temperance

Answer 20

1 old-fashioned when someone never drinks alcohol because of their moral or religious beliefs
2 formal sensible control of the things you say and do, especially the amount of alcohol you drink SYN moderation (میانه روی)
Anthony continued with her temperance and abolition work, but her focus shifted to women’s rights.

Question 21

myopic

Answer 21

short-sighted. Almost like insular or blinkered
the government’s myopic attitude to environmental issues

Question 22

aberrant

Answer 22

unusual, like idiosyncrasy or singular
different from an accepted norm
aberrant behavior
aberration = anomalous

Singular: very unsual and strange

Question 23

confound

Answer 23

confuse
His amazing recovery confounded the medical specialists.
Her question completely confounded me.

Question 24

eradicate

Answer 24

ریشه کن کردن

Question 25

denigrate

Answer 25

to say bad things — true or false — about a person or thing. بدنام کردن like vilify
people who denigrate their own country

Question 26

implacable

Answer 26

کسی ک هرکاریش کنی آروم نمیشه - عصبانیتش کم نمیشه
an implacable enemy
The government faces implacable opposition on the issue of nuclear waste.

Question 27

discrete

Answer 27

Discrete means separate or divided. A discrete unit is a separate part of something larger. A room is a discrete space within a house, just as the crankshaft is a discrete part of a car engine.

Question 28

blatant

Answer 28

Something bad is blatant when it s very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed.
blatant discrimination
Albert was often punished in school for blatantly disrespecting teachers.
صراحتا بی ادبی کردن

Question 29

construe

Answer 29

تعبیر کردن - تفسیر کردن
comments that could be construed as sexist
The term can be construed in two different ways.

Question 30

refute

Answer 30

1 to prove that a statement or idea is not correct SYN rebut
refute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea etc نقض کردن
an attempt to refute Darwin’s theories
2 to say that a statement is wrong or unfair SYN deny
refute an allegation/a suggestion etc
She refuted any allegations of malpractice.

Question 31

burgeon

Answer 31

grow and flourish
“The burgeoning administration”
“The burgeoning population”

Question 32

soporific

Answer 32

خواب آور
making you feel ready to sleep
His voice had an almost soporific effect.

Question 33

pragmatic

Answer 33

practical rather than theory
empirical
Williams took a more pragmatic approach to management problems.

Question 34

ingratiate

Answer 34

to try very hard to get someone’s approval – used to show disapproval → flatter
His policy is to ingratiate himself with anyone who might be useful to him.

Question 35

expound

Answer 35

elucidate - clarify - add details and explanations. Like expatiate
These ideas were expounded to mass audiences.

Question 36

forthcoming

Answer 36

1 coming soon
the forthcoming elections
Keep an eye on the noticeboards for forthcoming events.
2 someone who gives information
She’s been nothing but forthcoming from the begining.

Question 37

ignoble

Answer 37

not noble
ignoble just means base, or low, like that dude in Biology who’s always telling fart jokes.
ignoble motives.

Question 38

implausible

Answer 38

not believable
implausible theory/idea/explanation

Question 39

tortuous

Answer 39

twisting or complicated پر پیچ و خم
Like convoluted
a tortuous path, stream, road
The book begins with a long, tortuous introduction.

Question 40

pedantic

Answer 40

paying too much attention to rules or to small unimportant details
pedantic about
Some people can be very pedantic about punctuation.

Question 41

pundit

Answer 41

someone who is often asked to give their opinion publicly of a situation or subject
political/media/TV etc pundits کارشناس
If you believe the fashion pundits, we’ll all be wearing pink this year.
like commentator

Question 42

provincial

Answer 42

ایالتی1
a provincial election
the provincial government of Quebec
2دهاتی پشت کوهی
Like yokel

Question 43

intransigent

Answer 43

Intransigent means inflexible, stubborn,. Argue all you like with an intransigent three-year-old. He will never back down from the position that he wants the lollipop NOW.
heretic, adamant, stubborn

Question 44

bumbling

Answer 44

دست و پا چلفتی
a couple of bumbling burglars
a bumbling new waiter.
Like incompetent

Question 45

ostentatious

Answer 45

something that is ostentatious looks very expensive and is designed to make people think that its owner must be very rich like luxury, opulence
She carried her car keys on an ostentatious gold key ring.
an ostentatious display of wealth
2 someone who is ostentatious likes to show everyone how rich they are
He was vain and ostentatious.

Question 46

acerbic

Answer 46

harsh in tone
most movie critics are acerbic towards blockbusters, often referring to them as garbage

Question 47

unscrupulous

Answer 47

someone who behaves in a dishonest or unethical way. بی وجدان without principle
“unscrupulous politicos who would be happy to sell…their country in order to gain power”
Conscientious: با وجدان

Question 48

largess

Answer 48

بخشندگی
extreme generosity
like munificent or unstinting( very generous)
“We’re only still alive because of the largess of our audience members and our board,” said Cooper, of Film Forum.

Question 49

laudable

Answer 49

something that deserves praise or admiration, like your laudable efforts to start a recycling program at your school. قابل تمجید estimable