Lesson 2

Question 1

Amateur

Answer 1

/ˈamətə, -tʃʊə, -tʃə, ˌæməˈtɜː $ ˈæmətʃʊr, -tər/ ●○○ noun [countable]
1 someone who does an activity just for pleasure, not as their job OPP professional

Question 2

Ambiguous

Answer 2

/æmˈbɪɡjuəs/ ●●○ AWL adjective
something that is ambiguous is unclear, confusing, or not certain, especially because it can be understood in more than one way OPP unambiguous
مبهم

Question 3

Anonymous

Answer 3

/əˈnɒnɪməs $ əˈnɑː-/ ●○○ adjective
1 unknown by name
گمنام،بي نام و نشان

Question 4

Attain

Answer 4

/əˈteɪn/ ●○○ AWL verb [transitive] formal
1 to succeed in achieving something after trying for a long time
2 to reach a particular level, age, size etc
دست يافتن،كسب كردن

Question 5

Autonomy

Answer 5

/ɔːˈtɒnəmi $ ɒːˈtɑː-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
1 freedom that a place or an organization has to govern or control itself SYN independence
2 the ability or opportunity to make your own decisions without being controlled by anyone else SYN independence
استقلال

Question 6

Concession

Answer 6

something that you allow someone to have in order to end an argument or a disagreement → concede
concession to
اعطا،امتيازانحصاري

Question 7

Decay

Answer 7

dɪˈkeɪ/ ●●○ verb
1 [intransitive, transitive] to be slowly destroyed by a natural chemical process, or to make something do this

noun [uncountable] خرابي پوسيدگي
1 the natural chemical change that causes the slow destruction of something
old cars in various stages of decay
tooth decay
2 the gradual destruction of buildings, structures etc because they have not been cared for
poverty and urban decay
fall into (a state of) decay

Question 8

Dwell

Answer 8

dwel/ ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle dwelt /dwelt/ or dwelled) [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]
literary to live in a particular place
They dwelt in the forest.
→ dwell on/upon something

Question 9

Enlighten

Answer 9

/ɪnˈlaɪtn/ verb [transitive]
formal to explain something to someone
enlighten somebody as to/on/about something
اگاه كردن،،روشن كردن مردم

Question 10

Enrich

Answer 10

verb [transitive]
1 to improve the quality of something, especially by adding things to it
Make someone rich or increase their wealth

Question 11

Flourish

Answer 11

ˈˈflɜːrɪʃ/ ●○○ verb
1 to develop well and be successful SYN thrive
2 [intransitive] to grow well and be very healthy → thrive
3 [transitive] to wave something in your hand in order to make people notice it

Question 12

Geometry

Answer 12

/dʒiˈɒmətri $ -ˈɑːm-/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
the study in mathematics of the angles and shapes formed by the relationships of lines, surfaces, and solid objects in space → geometric

Question 13

Gleam

Answer 13

/ɡliːm/ ●○○ verb [intransitive]    
1 to shine softly SYN glimmer
 His teeth gleamed under his moustache.
gleam with
2 if your eyes or face gleam with a feeling, they show it SYN glint
gleam with
 He laughed, his eyes gleaming with amusement.
—gleaming adjective

Question 14

Greed

Answer 14

/ɡriːd/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
a strong desire for more food, money, power, possessions etc than you need SYN avarice
طمع حرص

Question 15

Harmony

Answer 15

when people live or work together without fighting or disagreeing with each other
Harmony is a feeling that everything is peaceful and balanced

peace and harmony

Question 16

Indigenous

Answer 16

/ɪnˈdɪdʒənəs/ adjective formal
indigenous people or things have always been in the place where they are, rather than being brought there from somewhere else
SYN native بومي ذاتي طبيعي، فطري
indigenous to

Question 17

Jurisdiction

Answer 17

/ˌdʒʊərəsˈdɪkʃən $ ˌdʒʊr-/ noun [uncountable]
the right to use an official power to make legal decisions, or the area where this right exists
حوزه قضايي،صلاحيت قضايي يا حقوقي
jurisdiction over somebody/something

Question 18

Parade

Answer 18

/pəˈreɪd/ ●●○ noun [countable]
1 a public celebration when musical bands, brightly decorated vehicles etc move down the street
a victory parade

2 a military ceremony in which soldiers stand or march together so that important people can examine them
a military parade
on parade (=be standing or marching in a parade)
troops on parade
3 a line of people moving along so that other people can watch them
رژه،تظاهرات،،نمايش،عمليات دسته جمعي

Question 19

Statue

Answer 19

/ˈstætʃuː/ ●●○ noun [countable]
Image of statuean image of a person or animal that is made in solid material such as stone or metal and is usually large → sculpture مجسمه

Question 20

Virgin

Answer 20

/ˈvɜːdʒɪn $ ˈvɜːr-/ noun [countable]

1 someone who has never had sex