LI

Question 1

canvas /ˈkænvəs/

Answer 1

1) strong cloth used to make bags, tents, shoes etc
a canvas bag
2) a painting done with oil paints, or the piece of cloth it is painted on
“The gallery has a canvas by Paul Cézanne.”
“‘Four Women on a Bench’, oil on canvas, 1991”

Question 2

progenitor /prəʊˈdʒenɪtə/

Answer 2

1) someone who first thought of an idea
progenitor of
“a progenitor of cubism”
2) a person or animal that lived in the past, to whom someone or something living now is related SYN ancestor

1. جد
2. پیشرو

Question 3

cite /saɪt/

Answer 3

1) to mention something as an example, especially one that supports, proves, or explains an idea or situation
“The judge cited a 1956 Supreme Court ruling in her decision.”
cite something as something
“Several factors have been cited as the cause of the unrest.”
2) to give the exact words of something that has been written, especially in order to support an opinion or prove an idea SYN quote
“The passage cited above is from a Robert Frost poem.”
3) to order someone to appear before a court of law SYN summon
cite somebody for something
“Two managers had been cited for similar infractions.”
4) British English to mention someone by name in a court case
“Sue was cited in the divorce proceedings.”
5) to mention someone because they deserve praise
cite somebody (for something)
“Garcia was cited for her work with disabled children.”

Question 4

subconscious /sʌbˈkɒnʃəs/

Answer 4

1) subconscious feelings, desires etc are hidden in your mind and affect your behaviour, but you do not know that you have them
“a subconscious fear of failure”
2) the part of your mind that has thoughts and feelings you do not know about SYN unconscious
“anger buried deep in the subconscious”

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Question 5

espouse /ɪˈspaʊz/

Answer 5

to support an idea, belief etc, especially a political one
espouse a cause/policy etc
“He espoused a variety of scientific, social and political causes.”

Question 6

replicate /ˈreplɪkeɪt/

Answer 6

1) if you replicate someone’s work, a scientific study etc, you do it again, or try to get the same result again
“There is a need for further research to replicate these findings.”
2) if a virus or a molecule replicates, or if it replicates itself, it divides and produces exact copies of itself
“the ability of DNA to replicate itself”

Question 7

sought /sɔːt/

Answer 7

the past tense and past participle of seek

Question 8

spellbound /ˈspelbaʊnd/

Answer 8

extremely interested in something you are listening to
“‘King Lear’ still holds audiences spellbound.”

1. افسون شده
2. مسحور
3. مجذوب
4. مفتون

to hold somebody spellbound (to have somebody’s complete attention)

Question 9

winnow /ˈwɪnəʊ/

Answer 9

to make a list, group, or quantity smaller by getting rid of the things that you do not need or want SYN whittle down
“We need to winnow the list of candidates to three.”
1. غربال کردن

Question 10

infer /ɪnˈfɜː/

Answer 10

to form an opinion that something is probably true because of information that you have
infer something from something
“A lot can be inferred from these statistics.”
infer that
“From the evidence, we can infer that the victim knew her killer.”

1. استنتاج کردن
2. استنباط کردن
3. پی بردن به
4. حدس زدن