Deck 02

Question 1

Hunch

Answer 1

قوز کردن

Question 2

Roll off the tongue

Answer 2

to be easy to say or pronounce

Question 3

Proofread

Answer 3

read (written or printed material) and mark any errors.
“the must revise and proofread their work”

Question 4

End-to-end

Answer 4

a full process from start to finish.

Question 5

rubric

Answer 5

سر فصل

Question 6

impediments

Answer 6

موانع

Question 7

ad hoc

Answer 7

when necessary or needed.

Question 8

get-go

Answer 8

nounINFORMAL*NORTH AMERICAN
the very beginning.
“the quintet experienced difficulties from the get-go”

Question 9

Asylum

Answer 9

The protection granted by a state to someone who has left their home country as a political refugee.
“she applied for asylum and was granted refugee status”

Question 10

frugality

Answer 10

صرفه جویی

e.g., But there’s only one way to stay wealthy: some combination of frugality and
paranoia.

Question 11

distraught

Answer 11

extremely worried, nervous, or upset.

e.g., while her mother was so distraught she hid in another room, screaming.

Question 12

downturn

Answer 12

رکود در داد و ستد

Question 13

gnaw

Answer 13

گاز گرفتن

e.g., Say cash earns 1% and stocks return
10% a year. That 9% gap will gnaw at you every day.

Question 14

belabor

Answer 14

to repeat or stress (something) too much or too often.

Question 15

dud

Answer 15

a thing that fails to work properly

e.g., Most public companies are duds, a few do well, and a handful become
extraordinary winners that account for the majority of the stock market’s
returns.

Question 16

psyche

Answer 16

روان روح، ذهن

Question 17

churning out

Answer 17

to produce large quantities of it very quickly.

e.g.,Carolco went public in 1987. It was a huge success, churning out hit after
hit.

Question 18

gawk

Answer 18

to look at something or someone in a foolish way without thinking:

e.g., I learned that as a valet, when I began thinking about all the people driving
up to the hotel in their Ferraris, watching me gawk. People must gawk
everywhere they went, and I’m sure they loved it.

Question 19

antiquated

Answer 19

old and no longer useful

e.g.,One of the common criticisms made of Graham is that all the formulas in the 1972 edition are antiquated.

Question 20

Russian roulette

Answer 20

Russian roulette is a potentially lethal game of chance in which a player places a single round in a revolver, spins the cylinder, places the muzzle against the head or body, and pulls the trigger. If the loaded chamber aligns with the barrel, the weapon will fire, killing or severely injuring the player.

Question 21

Indoctrinated

Answer 21

teach (a person or group) to accept a set of beliefs uncritically.

Question 22

Stay put

Answer 22

remain somewhere without moving or being moved.