Crown 03

Question 1

Parlous (adj.)

Answer 1

The organization’s parlous fiscal condition led its members to believe that their plans for expansion would be thwarted.
(in a very bad and dangerous condition.)

Question 2

Thwart (v.)

Answer 2

Fierce opposition thwarted government’s plans.

to prevent someone from doing what they want to.

Question 3

Imperil (v.)

Answer 3

Putting off the surgery will imperil the girl’s life.
Tax increases now might imperil economic recovery.
(endanger)

Question 4

Pilfer (v.)

Answer 4

Ji Ann used to pilfer coffee mix from her office.

to steal things that are not worth much specially from your office

Question 5

Overtake (v.)

Answer 5

1.Police overtook and captured a fleeing suspect.
(to move faster than something)
2. Television soon overtook the cinema as the most popular form of entertainment.
(to grow faster, become more successful, more important)
3. She was overtaken by emotion.
(be affected by something suddenly and completely.)

Question 6

Permeate (v.)

Answer 6

Rain permeates through the ground to add to ground water levels.
Racism still permeates our society.
(To enter something and become present in every part of it.)

Question 7

Play second fiddle to somebody

Answer 7

be in a lower rank than someone else.

Question 8

Obstreperous (adj.)

Answer 8

Some children placed on the drug became subdued, less obstreperous.
The boy in undisciplined and obstreperous.
(noisy and difficult to control)

Question 9

Grandiloquent (adj.)

Answer 9

A grandiloquent prose which no one can actually understand.
He is one of the brightest minds of our century and yet he avoids grandiloquent style of speaking.
(pompous - using big words to sound important.)

Question 10

Coarse (adj.)

Answer 10

In spite of its rather coarse subject matter, Brinkley’s is a subtle work, one that is moderated by grace.
(vulgar - rough - crude)

Question 11

Endearing (adj.)

Answer 11

He had a boyish, slightly dreamy look that was very endearing.
His sense of humor is one of his most endearing qualities.
(make someone to like you.)

Question 12

Affect (v.)

Answer 12

Seemingly embarrassed by her reputation for tediousness she affected a casual, chatty style in the speech she delivered.
He used to affect a foreign language.
(To pretend to have a certain feeling, way of speaking etc.)

Question 13

matrilineal (adj.)

Answer 13

of or based on kinship with the mother or the female line.

Question 14

disconcerting (adj.)

Answer 14

More disconcerting is that when classes opened in 2022, the students’ performance did not bounce back.
I have no idea where we are and the fact that most of south Carolina looks the same is disconcerting.
(disorienting - unsettling - unnerving - making you feel slightly confused.)

Question 15

Skepticism (n.)(uc.)

Answer 15

Doubt

hesitate = مکث کردن

Question 16

rear (v.)

Answer 16

The birds have been successfully reared in captivity.
This site is a good place to rear children.
(to raise, look after an animal or a person until it grows up.)