Lesson 7

Question 1

succession

Answer 1

a number of people or things of a similar kind following one after the other.

“she had been secretary to a succession of board directors”

Question 2

bustle

Answer 2

move in an energetic and busy manner.

“people clutching clipboards bustled about”

Question 3

bustling

Answer 3

(of a place) full of activity.

“the bustling little town”

Question 4

disposition

Answer 4

a person’s inherent qualities of mind and character.

“your sunny disposition has a way of rubbing off on those around you”

Question 5

pamphlet

Answer 5

a small booklet or leaflet containing information or arguments about a single subject.

“he published a spate of pamphlets on the subjects about which he felt strongly”

Question 6

regimen

Answer 6

a prescribed course of medical treatment, diet, or exercise for the promotion or restoration of health.

“a regimen of one or two injections per day”

Question 7

sensibility

Answer 7

the quality of being able to appreciate and respond to complex emotional or aesthetic influences; sensitivity.

“the study of literature leads to a growth of intelligence and sensibility”

Question 8

costive

Answer 8

1- constipated.

2- slow or reluctant in speech or action; unforthcoming.

“if he did ask her she would become costive”

Question 9

bathetic

Answer 9

producing an unintentional effect of anticlimax.

“the movie manages to be poignant without becoming bathetic”

Question 10

tenable

Answer 10

able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

“such a simplistic approach is no longer tenable”

Question 11

risible

Answer 11

provoking laughter through being ludicrous.

“a risible scene of lovemaking in a tent”

Question 12

burgeon

Answer 12

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.

“the city’s suburbs have burgeoned, sprawling out from the centre”

Question 13

attire

Answer 13

clothes, especially fine or formal ones.

“holiday attire”

Question 14

suave

Answer 14

charming, confident, and elegant (typically used of a man).

“all the waiters were suave and deferential”

Question 15

wardrobe

Answer 15

قفسه، جا رختی

Question 16

conceal

Answer 16

not allow to be seen; hide.

“a line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea”

Question 17

georgic

Answer 17

rustic; pastoral.

“representations of weather and climate in georgic poetry of the eighteenth century”

Question 18

natty

Answer 18

current in style, both of dress and manners

Question 19

drab

Answer 19

lacking brightness or interest; drearily dull.

“the landscape was drab and grey”

Question 20

penury

Answer 20

the state of being very poor; extreme poverty.

“he couldn’t face another year of penury”

Question 21

malaise

Answer 21

a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.

“a general air of malaise”

Question 22

lethargy

Answer 22

a lack of energy and enthusiasm.

“there was an air of lethargy about him”

Question 23

geniality

Answer 23

the quality of having a friendly and cheerful manner.

“he was endowed with geniality and good humour”

Question 24

sophistry

Answer 24

the use of clever but false arguments, especially with the intention of deceiving.

“trying to argue that I had benefited in any way from the disaster was pure sophistry”

a fallacious argument.
plural noun: sophistries

سفسطه

Question 25

grandstanding

Answer 25

the action of behaving in a showy or ostentatious manner in an attempt to attract favourable attention from spectators or the media.

“they accused him of political grandstanding”

Question 26

disguise

Answer 26

give (someone or oneself) a different appearance in order to conceal one’s identity.

“we took elaborate measures to disguise ourselves as locals”

Question 27

improbably

Answer 27

in an unexpected or unlikely manner.

“monasteries perch improbably on crags and cliff tops”

Question 28

hypochondriac

Answer 28

a person who is abnormally anxious about their health.

خیالی، ادم افسرده، خیالی، سودایی، افسرده، مالیخولیایی

Question 29

foresight

Answer 29

the ability to predict what will happen or be needed in the future.

“he had the foresight to check that his escape route was clear”

Question 30

embezzle

Answer 30

دزدیدن، اختلاس کردن

Question 31

pilfer

Answer 31

steal (things of little value).

“she produced the handful of coins she had managed to pilfer”

کش رفتن، دله دزدی کردن

Question 32

petulant

Answer 32

(of a person or their manner) childishly sulky or bad-tempered.

“he was moody and petulant”

Question 33

imposing

Answer 33

grand and impressive in appearance.

“an imposing 17th-century manor house”

Question 34

gingerly

Answer 34

in a careful or cautious manner.

“Jackson sat down very gingerly”

Question 35

insipidity

Answer 35

بی مزگی
tasteless

Question 36

sagacity

Answer 36

فراست، زیرکی

Question 37

convalescence

Answer 37

time spent recovering from an illness or medical treatment; recuperation.

“a period of convalescence”

Question 38

narrativized

Answer 38

present or interpret (experience, events, etc.) in the form of a narrative.

“it demystifies and narrativizes any reader’s sense of the threat presented”

Question 39

misogyny

Answer 39

hatred or prejudice against women
تنفر از زن

Question 40

risque

Answer 40

slightly indecent and liable to shock, especially by being sexually suggestive.

“his risqué humour”

Question 41

incorrigible

Answer 41

(of a person or their behaviour) not able to be changed or reformed.

“he’s an incorrigible liar”

Question 42

waggish

Answer 42

humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner.

“a waggish riposte”

Question 43

peccadillo

Answer 43

a relatively minor fault or sin.

“the sexual peccadilloes of celebrities aren’t necessarily news”

Question 44

chronicle

Answer 44

a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.

“a vast chronicle of Spanish history”

Question 45

exploitation

Answer 45

the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.

“the exploitation of migrant workers”

Question 46

iniquity

Answer 46

immoral or grossly unfair behaviour.

“a den of iniquity”

Question 47

nevertheless

Answer 47

despite anything to the contrary

باز، هنوز، ضمنا، با اینحال، با اینحال، علیرغم، معهذا، با این وجود

Question 48

protagonist

Answer 48

1. the leading character or one of the major characters in a play, film, novel, etc.

“the novel’s main protagonist is an American intelligence officer”

2. an advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea.

“he’s a strenuous protagonist of the new agricultural policy”

Question 49

catharsis

Answer 49

the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.

“music is a means of catharsis for them”

Question 50

inconclusiveness

Answer 50

not leading to a definite conclusion or result
ناتمامی، عدم قطعیت، بی نتیجگی