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Question 1

Adverse

Answer 1

/ˈædvɜːs $ -ɜːrs/ ●○○ adjective
1 not good or favourable
They fear it could have an adverse effect on global financial markets.
Miller’s campaign has received a good deal of adverse publicity.

Question 2

Alternate

Answer 2

ˈɒːltər-, net-/ ●○○ AWL adjective [usually before noun]
1 if something happens on alternate days, weeks etc, it happens on one day etc and not the next, and continues in this pattern → every other
جايگزين

Question 3

Biodegradable

Answer 3

/ˌbaɪəʊdɪˈɡreɪdəbəl◂ $ ˌbaɪoʊ-/ adjective
materials, chemicals etc that are biodegradable are changed naturally by bacteria into substances that do not harm the environment OPP non biodegradable, non-biodegradable
تجزيه پذير

Question 4

Choke

Answer 4

/tʃəʊk $ tʃoʊk/ ●●○ verb
1 [intransitive] to be unable to breathe properly because something is in your throat or there is not enough air
choke on

Question 5

Convenient

Answer 5

/kənˈviːniənt/ ●●○ S3 adjective
1 useful to you because it saves you time, or does not spoil your plans or cause you problems OPP inconvenient

(noun) convenience ≠ inconvenience
(adjective) convenient ≠ inconvenient
(verb) inconvenience

Question 6

Discard

Answer 6

/dɪsˈkɑːd $ -ɑːrd/ ●○○ verb

1 [transitive] to get rid of something SYN throw away

Question 7

Fatal

Answer 7

/ˈfeɪtl/ ●●○ adjective    
1 resulting in someone’s death
 potentially fatal diseases
fatal accident/illness/injury etc
2 having a very bad effect, especially making someone fail or stop what they are doing
fatal to

Question 8

Incidence

Answer 8

/ˈɪnsɪdəns/ AWL noun [countable usually singular] formal
the number of times something happens, especially crime, disease etc → rate
incidence of
high/low etc incidence
نرخ،وقوع

Question 9

Municipal

Answer 9

/mjuːˈnɪsəpəl $ mjʊ-/ ●○○ adjective

relating to or belonging to the government of a town or city

Question 10

Overuse

Answer 10

/ˌəʊvəˈjuːz $ ˌoʊvər-/ verb [transitive]
to use something too much, especially so that it is not effective anymore or it is damaged
بيش از حد استفاده كردن

Question 11

Stuffed

Answer 11

/stʌft/ ●○○ adjective [not before noun] informal
completely full, so that you cannot eat any more
پر شده، مملو از