CS50 - Part 01

Question 1

unbeknownst

ˌənbəˈnōn

Answer 1

adjective
without the knowledge of (someone)

بی خبر، نادانسته، مجهول

unbeknown to me, she made some enquiries

Question 2

peel

pēl

Answer 2

noun
the outer covering or rind of a fruit or vegetable

verb
remove the outer covering or skin from (a fruit or vegetable)

پوست، پوست کندن

she watched him peel an apple with deliberate care

Question 3

pedantic

pəˈdan(t)ik

Answer 3

adjective
excessively concerned with minor details or rules

موشکاف

his analyses are careful and even painstaking, but never pedantic

Question 4

admittedly

ədˈmidədlē

Answer 4

adverb
used to express a concession or recognition that something is the case

مسلما

admittedly, the salary was not wonderful

concession (kənˈseSH(ə)n): امتیاز، امتیاز انحصاری

Question 5

scary

ˈskerē

Answer 5

adjective
frightening; causing fear

comparative adjective
scarier

ترسناک

a scary movie

Question 6

esoteric

ˌesəˈterik

Answer 6

adjective
intended for or likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest

درونی، رمزی، محرمانه

esoteric philosophical debates

Question 7

allude

əˈlo͞od

Answer 7

verb
suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at

اشاره کردن

she had a way of alluding to Jean but never saying her name

Question 8

arcane

ärˈkān

Answer 8

adjective
understood by few; mysterious or secret

محرمانه

arcane procedures for electing people

Question 9

omnipresent

ˈämnəˌprez(ə)nt

Answer 9

adjective
widely or constantly encountered; widespread

همه جا حاضر

the omnipresent threat of natural disasters

Question 10

faculty

ˈfak(ə)ltē

Answer 10

noun
1. an inherent mental or physical power
2. a group of university departments concerned with a major division of knowledge

قوه ذهنی، دانشکده

1. her critical faculties
2. the Faculty of Arts

Question 11

etymology

ˌedəˈmäləjē

Answer 11

origin

علم اشتقاق لغات، ریشه جویی

verbal noun from mean

Question 12

remnant

ˈremnənt

Answer 12

noun
a part or quantity that is left after the greater part has been used, removed, or destroyed

adjective
remaining

باقی مانده

the bogs are an endangered remnant of a primeval landscape

bog (bôɡ): باتلاق
primeval (prīˈmēv(ə)əl): اولیه، پیشین

Question 13

rubber

ˈrəbər

Answer 13

noun
a tough elastic polymeric substance made from the latex of a tropical plant or synthetically

لاستیک

heat and sunlight may cause rubber to deteriorate

tropical (ˈträpəkəl): گرمسیری
synthetic (sinˈTHedik) : مصنوعی

Question 14

deteriorate

dəˈtirēəˌrāt

Answer 14

verb
become progressively worse

بدتر شدن، خراب شدن، بدتر کردن

relations between the countries had deteriorated sharply

Question 15

adorable

əˈdôrəb(ə)l

Answer 15

adjective
lovable, sweet, and childlike

قابل ستایش

I have four adorable cats

Question 16

onus

ˈōnəs

Answer 16

noun
something that is one’s duty or responsibility

تعهد، مسئولیت

the onus is on you to show that you have suffered loss

Question 17

sentinel

ˈsentənəl

Answer 17

noun
a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch

verb
station a soldier or guard by (a place) to keep watch

نگهبان، کشیک، نگهبانی کردن

1. soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets
2. a wide course had been roped off and sentinelled with police

course (kôrs): دوره، مسیر

Question 18

poke around

pōk əˈround

Answer 18

informal
look around a place, typically in search of something

پلکیدن، در جستجوی چیزی بودن

I was poking around in the drawer, looking for the key, when I found this!

Question 19

albeit

alˈbēət

Answer 19

conjunction
though

ولواینکه، اگرچه

he was making progress, albeit rather slowly

Question 20

mundane

ˌmənˈdān

Answer 20

adjective
of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one

دنیوی، این جهانی

according to the Shinto doctrine, spirits of the dead can act upon the mundane world

Question 21

incarnation

ˌinˌkärˈnāSH(ə)n

Answer 21

noun
embodied in flesh

تجسم، صورت خارجی

the regime was the very incarnation of evil

Question 22

thereof

T͟Heˈräv

Answer 22

adverb
of the thing just mentioned; of that

از آن، وابسته به آن

the member state or a part thereof

Question 23

insidious

inˈsidēəs

Answer 23

adjective
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects

موذی، موذیانه

sexual harassment is a serious and insidious problem

harassment (həˈrasm(ə)nt): آذار و اذیت

Question 24

conceal

kənˈsēl

Answer 24

verb
not allow to be seen; hide

پنهان کردن، پوشاندن

a line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea

dune (do͞on): تپه

Question 25

step off

Answer 25

verb
an act or instance of stepping off

کناره گیری

1. sometimes you step off the pavement and get hit by a bus
2. I stepped off the bridge

pavement (ˈpāvm(ə)nt): سنگ فرش، پیاده رو

Question 26

monarch

ˈmänərk

Answer 26

noun
a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor

پادشاه

the reigning monarch

reign (rān): سلطنت، سلطنت کردن
sovereign (ˈsäv(ə)rən): سلطان، پادشاه، شهریار

Question 27

matchup

Answer 27

noun North American
1. a sporting contest between two players or teams
2. a selected combination of people or things

تطبیق، تقابل

the matchups of flavours are ideal

Question 28

tally

ˈtalē

Answer 28

noun
count

verb
1. agree or correspond
2. calculate the total number of

شمارش، شمارش کردن، تطبیق کردن

their signatures should tally with their names on the register
the votes were being tallied with abacuses

abacus (ˈabəkəs): چرتکه

Question 29

so long as

a more slang of as long as

Answer 29

conjunction
during the whole time that

تا وقتیکه

they have been there as long as anyone can remember

Question 30

easel

ˈēz(ə)l

Answer 30

noun
a wooden frame, usually with legs, that holds a picture, especially one that an artist is painting or drawing

سه پایه

his last unfinished sketch rests on the easel