Mindset for IELTS unit 1

Question 1

Boast (v)

Answer 1

to speak too proudly or happily about what you have done or what you own

Question 2

Peculiar (adj)

Answer 2

unusual and strange, sometimes in an unpleasant way

Question 3

Archipelago (n)

Answer 3

A group of small islands

Question 4

Wary (adj)

Answer 4

feeling or showing caution about possible dangers and problems

Question 5

Thoroughfare (n)

Answer 5

a main road for public use or a passage through somewhere

Question 6

Maul (v)

Answer 6

Wound a person pr animal by scratching and tearing

Question 7

improbable (adj)

Answer 7

not likely to happen or be true

Question 8

entirety (n)

Answer 8

with all parts included

Question 9

Funicular railway (n)

Answer 9

A type of railway

Question 10

Carbon copy (n)

Answer 10

Duplicate of something

Question 11

prefix (n)

Answer 11

a letter or group of letters added to the beginning of a word to make a new word

Question 12

Oppress (v)

Answer 12

to govern people in an unfair and cruel way and prevent them from having opportunities and freedom

Question 13

suppress (v)

Answer 13

to end something by force

Question 14

Deprive (v)

Answer 14

to take something, especially something necessary or pleasant, away from someone

Question 15

Non-disclosure

Answer 15

a situation in which information is not made known to others

Question 16

Contemporary (adj)

Answer 16

existing or happening now, and therefore seeming modern

Question 17

Post-mortem (n)

Answer 17

a medical examination of a dead person’s body in order to find out the cause of death
syn: autopsy

Question 18

Antiseptic (n)

Answer 18

a chemical used for preventing infection in an injury, especially by killing bacteria
syn: disinfectant

Question 19

Prosperous (adj)

Answer 19

Successful
syn: flourishing

Question 20

Postulate (v)

Answer 20

to suggest a theory, idea, etc. as a basic principle from which a further idea is formed or developed

Question 21

Mound (n)

Answer 21

a large pile of earth, stones, etc. like a small hill

Question 22

Weave (v)

Answer 22

syn: knit
Pp: Woven, Woven baskets

Question 23

Enigma (n)

Answer 23

something that is mysterious and seems impossible to understand completely
syn: mystery, riddle

Question 24

State of affairs (n)

Answer 24

If you refer to a particular state of affairs, you mean the general situation and circumstances connected with someone or something.
وضعیت امور

Question 25

Bemused (adj)

Answer 25

puzzled, confused, or bewildered

Question 26

Marvel (v)

Answer 26

syn: surprise, amaze, astonish

Question 27

Artefact (n)

Answer 27

a piece of art

Question 28

Sombre (adj)

Answer 28

serious, sad, and without humour or entertainment