Lesson 6

Question 1

Archaic

Answer 1

/ɑːˈkeɪ-ɪk $ ɑːr-/ adjective
1 old and no longer used SYN outdated OPP modern
archaic words
2 old-fashioned and needing to be replaced
Many smaller radio stations broadcast on archaic equipment.
3 from or relating to ancient times SYN ancient
قديمي كهنه از كار افتاده

Question 2

Brass

Answer 2

1 METAL [uncountable] a very hard bright yellow metal that is a mixture of copper and zinc
an old brass bedstead فلز برنج
2 MUSIC a) [uncountable] musical instruments that are made of metal, such as the trumpet and the trombone ساز بادي

Question 3

Capitalism

Answer 3

/ˈkæpətl-ɪzəm/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
an economic and political system in which businesses belong mostly to private owners, not to the government → communism, socialism
رژيم سرمايه داري

Question 4

Component

Answer 4

/kəmˈpəʊnənt $ -ˈpoʊ-/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable]

one of several parts that together make up a whole machine, system etc SYN constituent جز مولفه سازنده

Question 5

Dependence

Answer 5

/dɪˈpendəns/ ●●○ (also dependency) noun [uncountable]
1 when you depend on the help and support of someone or something else in order to exist or be successful OPP independence
dependence on/upon وابستگي
Dependant dependence املاش فرق داره

Question 6

Diminish

Answer 6

/dəˈmɪnɪʃ/ ●●○ AWL verb

1 [intransitive, transitive] to become or make something become smaller or less SYN reduce كاستن،تقليل يافتن

Question 7

Drawback

Answer 7

/ˈdrɔːbæk $ ˈdrɒː-/ ●○○ noun [countable]
a disadvantage of a situation, plan, product etc
drawback of/to (doing)sth
► disadvantage

Question 8

Impose

Answer 8

/ɪmˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz/ ●●○ W2 AWL verb
1 [transitive] if someone in authority imposes a rule, punishment, tax etc, they force people to accept it
The court can impose a fine.
impose something on something/somebody
2 [transitive] to force someone to have the same ideas, beliefs etc as you
impose on/upon
مالیات بستن بر ،تحمیل کردن،به گردن کسی گذاشتن،اعمال نفوذ کردن

Question 9

Industry

Answer 9

/ˈɪndəstri/ ●●● S2 W1 noun (plural industries)
1 [uncountable]
a) the large-scale production of goods or of substances such as coal and steel
2 [countable] businesses that produce a particular type of thing or provide a particular service صنعت

Question 10

Managerial

Answer 10

/ˌmænəˈdʒɪəriəl $ -ˈdʒɪr-/ ●○○ adjective

relating to the job of a manager وابسته به مدیرو مدیریت

Question 11

Medieval

Answer 11

/ˌmediˈiːvəl◂ $ ˌmiː-/ ●●○ W3 adjective
1 connected with the Middle Ages

very old or old-fashioned – used in a humorous or disapproving way قرون وسطی

Question 12

Obsolete

Answer 12

/ˈɒbsəliːt $ ˌɑːbsəˈliːt/ ●●○ adjective
no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented → out-of-date
obsolete weapons
► old-fashioned کهنه،منسوخ،از کار افتاده

Question 13

Oriented

Answer 13

/ˈɔːrientəd, adjective

giving a lot of time, effort, or attention to one particular thing جهت دار ،متمایل به،گرویده

Question 14

Peninsula

Answer 14

pəˈnɪnsələ ●○○ noun [countable]
a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water but joined to a large area of land
the Korean peninsula شبه جزیره
—peninsular adjective

Question 15

Prestige

Answer 15

/preˈstiːʒ/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]
the respect and admiration that someone or something gets because of their success or important position in society
prestige of
► see thesaurus at reputation اعتبار،نفوذ،ابرو

Question 16

Proportion

Answer 16

/prəˈpɔːʃən $ -ˈpɔːr-/ ●●○ W2 AWL noun
1 PART OF SOMETHING [countable usually singular] a part of a number or an amount, considered in relation to the whole
proportion of
► amount قسمت،بخش،سهم

Question 17

Radical

Answer 17

/ˈrædɪkəl/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective
1 CHANGE/DIFFERENCE a radical change or difference is very big and important OPP slight

OPINIONS radical ideas are very new and different, and are against what most people think or believe → conservative اساسی ریشه،اصل

Question 18

Refute

Answer 18

/rɪˈfjuːt/ verb [transitive] formal
1 to prove that a statement or idea is not correct SYN rebut
refute a hypothesis/a claim/an idea etc
2 to say that a statement is wrong or SYN deny
refute an allegation/a suggestion etc
—refutable adjective
—refutation /ˌrefjʊˈteɪʃən/ noun تکذیب کردن،،رد کردن

Question 19

Spectacular

Answer 19

/spekˈtækjələ $ -ər/ ●●○ adjective    
1 very impressive
2 very sudden, unexpected, or extreme
—spectacularly adverb
تماشایی،پرشکوه،خارقالعاده

Question 20

Weave

Answer 20

/wiːv/ ●○○ verb (past tense wove /wəʊv $ woʊv/, past participle woven /ˈwəʊvən $ ˈwoʊ-/)
to make cloth, a carpet, a basket etc by crossing threads or thin pieces under and over each other by hand or on a loom بافتن درست کردن