English Vocab

Question 1

contentious?

Example: This is a contentious issue.
The Netflix film starts off saying “Don’t look into the mirror,” which is later countered by, “Do look in the mirror.”

Answer 1

controversial

Question 2

amplitude?

three movement measures were
key predictors of dance quality; these were variability
and amplitude of movements of the neck
and trunk

Answer 2

دامنه

Question 3

conspicuous?

Since then much emphasis has been
placed on conspicuous male secondary sexual ornaments
and associations between such ornaments and
female mate preferences

Answer 3

Clearly Visible

Question 4

androgens?

Dancing ability, particularly
that of men may serve as a signal of male mate
quality in terms of prenatal androgenization

Answer 4

male sex hormone

Question 5

Confounding?

Identifying the characteristics of attractive dance in
natural settings is difficult because of the confounding
effects of facial attractiveness, height, clothing
and socioeconomic status, dominance,
body morphology and shape.

Answer 5

mixed

Question 6

vigour?

especially those movements that contain elements of
vigour and/or skill, because these are most likely to
indicate health and genetic quality

Answer 6

physical strength and good health.

Question 7

Clearing
I’d like you to imagine you’re lying down in a beautiful woodland, you’re in a CLEARING and the ground is covered with green moths

Answer 7

an open space in a forest, especially one cleared for cultivation.

Question 8

springy
… and the ground is covered with green moths, soft and springy

Answer 8

elastic, springing back quickly when squeezed or stretched

Question 9

Insoluble
I firmly believe that this drug (magic mushroom) is a root out of what can otherwise be an insoluble problem.

Answer 9

حل نشدنی
غیرمحلول

Question 10

Residue
I’ve been unhappy for so long. Although I think that unhappiness is spilled obviously into my life and my relationships, and I think there’s a residue that’s got to be dealt with.

Answer 10

leftover

Question 11

Annihilation /əˌnʌɪəˈleɪʃn/
Often in a psychedelic dose, the person will experience the same fragility, vulnerability, and overwhelming horror as they did as they did as a child. So I think that’s what happened with Andy. He was stripped of his defences as an adult and taken back to that vulnerable place. what was real for Andy was his fear of ANNIHILATION and a huge sense of rejection and that theme of rejection is something that has plagued him his whole life so that feels like it’s really clinically significant.

Answer 11

complete destruction or obliteration.

Question 12

breach
the task of BREACHING what we learn in the psychedelic experience into changes that actually influence our physical and daily life is the part that’s for me extremely important. And how to do that is where the challenges for the next

Answer 12

رخنه کردن

Question 13

lucid
Michael Pollan is level-headed and lucid.

Answer 13

clear

Question 14

level-headed
Michael Pollan is level-headed and lucid.

Answer 14

calm and sensible

Question 15

spellbinding
Michale Pollan is a rigorous reporter and a SPELLBINDING storyteller.

Answer 15

fascinating

Question 16

ineffable
He makes INEFFABLE, effable.

Answer 16

beyond words

Question 17

pedestal
I didn’t know how the Peppercorn magazine got its name - or that the students had one on a pedestal in their common room!

Answer 17

the base of a statue

Question 18

to be on a pedestal
He put his wife on a pedestal and could not see her shortcomings.

Answer 18

to think of someone as a perfect person with no faults
امامزاده سازی

Question 19

arduous
an arduous journey

Answer 19

دشوار

Question 20

quest
Psychedelics were a journalistic quest that very quickly evolved into a spiritual quest, into a personal quest. (Michael Pollan)

Answer 20

طلب
a long or arduous search for something.

Question 21

allude

Answer 21

suggest, hint

Question 22

Herald

Clinicians and researchers are becoming increasingly interested in a ‘new’ experimental treatment, with some suggesting it might HERALD a ‘new paradigm’ in the treatment of disorders such as anxiety, depression, and addiction

Answer 22

رهنمون شدن
راهنما
POINT TO

Question 23

epistemic

Bortolotti defines epistemically innocent imperfect cognitions as those that have real epistemic flaws but also offer significant epistemic benefits that are unavailable by any other means.

Answer 23

معرفتی

Question 24

Being a mentee requires more than just …….. …. to meetings with a mentor.
(Phrasal verb)

Answer 24

showing up

Question 25

Mentoring relationships require a bit of work and …………. INPUT from the mentee.
Adj.

Answer 25

significant

Question 26

When the mentor and mentee are a …..?…. …..?….. and understand their roles……

Answer 26

good match

Question 27

When the mentor and mentee understand their roles, the mentorship will ………. into a valuable RELATIONSHIP.

Answer 27

blossom

Question 28

Training your mentees before the mentoring program begins to help mentoring relationships get off to a …….. ………. .

Answer 28

strong start.

Question 29

First off, it’s important to remember your mentor is a VOLUNTEER. They are taking time …. …. ……. ……….. to help you develop and grow, so there must be healthy boundaries and respect in your relationship.

Answer 29

out of their schedule

Question 30

Your mentor cannot do everything for you, they can only give you ……. and ……….. .

Answer 30

tools and guidance.

Question 31

Your mentorship does not automatically establish TRUST between you and your mentor. It must be ……….. and ……………

Answer 31

developed and nurtured

Question 32

remember that your mentor is likely a busy person. Again, be respectful of this by ………… ……. ……… …………… in your meeting

Answer 32

cutting out time wasters

Question 33

Having trust can open up a …………. of ……………., which is important to the success of your mentorship., which is important to the success of your relationship.

Answer 33

channel of communication

Question 34

Your mentor has … …. ……. to help you but remember that they are likely a busy person…

Answer 34

a lot of room

Question 35

make sure you give them …….. …. notice if you need to cancel or reschedule a session.

Answer 35

plenty of

Question 36

A successful mentee sets goals and expectations at the beginning to base the mentorship on a solid foundation and avoid these awkward
………..

Answer 36

mishaps

Question 37

an unfortunate accident

Answer 37

mishap

Question 38

If you have a prepared agenda for each meeting, you are much more likely to stay .. …. and optimize … …. you have together.

Answer 38

stay ON TASK
optimise THE TIME

Question 39

Like any other relationship, your friendship must be suited to fit your needs. But also like in any other relationship, your friend will not be able to read …. …. .

Answer 39

your mind

Question 40

Your mentorship offers the opportunity to have someone else …….. to your progress.

Answer 40

committed