Set 16-Tc 19 20 21 22

Question 1

Latent (adj.)

Answer 1

The virus remains latent in body for years.

He pointed out that many male rappers do not want to work with him, a reference to hip hop’s latent homophobia.

Question 2

At bay (adj.)

Answer 2

The hope that kept the grief at bay was dwindling with each word she spoke.
I’ve been trying to keep my emotions at bay after hearing his voice over the phone for the first time in ten years.
(به دام انداختن و راه فرار نذاشتن - راه فرار نداشتن و گیر افتادن)

Question 3

Emotiveness (n.)

Answer 3

Even nonaligned Iraqis would like to see their country rid of foreign occupation, the notion of foreign occupation is rather an emotive one.
Even while rich countries make their way through age groups the matter of children’s vaccination remains highly emotive and contentious.
(arousing intense feeling - characterized by showing emotion.)

Question 4

Spartan (adj.)

Answer 4

The kid’s room is spartan but clean, with no carpet or central heating.
(simple and with no comfort)

Question 5

Ramshackle (adj.)

Answer 5

The trucks were so ramshackle that it was amazing that they could move at all.
inside ramshackle tents on barren grounds, families crowd around the TV, watching people like them being bussed to unknown destinies.
(of a building or vehicle = to be in a poor condition)

Question 6

Unwieldy (adj.)

Answer 6

the book is very deliberately an unwieldy literary object, the opposite of an e-reader that is designed to vanish on your palm as you read it.
(very difficult to move around because it is heavy)

Question 7

Fractious (adj.)

Answer 7

whenever we get a fractious kid we send him to Helen, she has a way of dealing with extremely naughty boys.
the king tried to unite his fractious kingdom.
(of people = easily irritated or annoyed / of

Question 8

snag (n.)(c.)

Answer 8

the grand opening hit a snag when no one could find the keys.
it is a very good job, the only snag is that it is not well-paid.
(problem)

Question 9

hitch (n.)(c.)

Answer 9

in spite of some technical hitches the program was a success.
a small problem that delays something - technical, slight, last minute hitch)

Question 10

upshot (n.)(c.)

Answer 10

The upshot of the experience was that I realized I did not want to study medicine after all.

Question 11

Impassive (adj.)

Answer 11

unlike some mammals that are notably impassive, lions have a wide range of facial impression.
the fact that he appeared impassive when announced guilty might be a sign of latent psychological problems.
(not showing any emotion)

Question 12

Impotent (adj.)

Answer 12

Emergency services seem impotent in the face of such a disaster.
though humanitarian emergencies are frequent features of the news, such exposure seldom galvanized the public who are resigned to a sense of impotency.
(accepting that you can not do anything about an issue because you don’t have the power to do so.)

Question 13

Daunting (adj.)

Answer 13

The surgery may sound daunting but Sarah said the possibility of gaining even the slightest relief was better that the darkness she was stuck in.
The daunting challenges of an economy on the brick of collapse.
(difficult, intimidating)

Question 14

skirt (v.)

Answer 14

He did not go through the city but skirted it.
it is not like they do not talk, but they deliberately skirt the issue.
(avoid, go around the edge)

Question 15

Counter (v.)

Answer 15

Anti-immigration propaganda spreads like a fire, and human rights activist face a daunting task in countering the misinformation.
(opposing something, trying to preclude something bad or alleviate the results.)

Question 16

Sluggish (adj.)

Answer 16

if wake up late, you feel sluggish and sleepy during the whole day.
the sluggish economic recovery from the ongoing Covid pandemic.

Question 17

Carnivore (n.)

Answer 17

گوشت خوار

Herbivore = گیاهخوار

Question 18

Thwart (v.)

Answer 18

Despite everything the republicans have done to thwart him, to obstruct his presidency, his vision has prevailed.
the thwarted coup is the last chapter of the drama in an increasingly turbulent part of the world.
(prevent someone from doing something he is trying to do.)

Question 19

Inductive (adj.)

Answer 19

making broad conclusions based on observations and data collection.

Question 20

uncontested (adj.)

Answer 20

the influence and the dominance of the local gang was uncontested, but apparently they were on good terms with the local police.
His supreme power was as uncontested as it was incontestable.
(not being challenged)

Question 21

Prognosis (n.)

Answer 21

Everyone presents differently and responds to meds differently, and no one prognosis can be truly predicted.
ten stated and the district of Columbia, allow medically assisted suicide for mentally healthy adults with a prognosis of six months or less to live.
(predictions about the course of a disease)

Question 22

Bestow (v.)

Answer 22

Losing the privileges bestowed by the green pass.

an honor bestowed annually to celebrities who depict a sense of humor.

Question 23

circuitous (adj.)

Answer 23

in order to avoid red lights, John takes the most circuitous way possible.
they undertook a complex and circuitous campaign to take him to court.
(deviating from the straight path, roundabout)

Question 24

Retroactively (adv.)

Answer 24

My contract is retroactive, so as soon as I sign the contract with a raise the company owes me money.
these criteria will apply to members retroactively going forward.
(including the past)

Question 25

Stifle (v.)

Answer 25

he is said to have stifles his victims with a pillow.
all levels of government removed barriers that have stifled collaboration.
he stifles his tears when a mawkish scene comes up.
(choke, prevent, not let someone breathe)

Question 26

Ancillary (adj.)

Answer 26

the book comes with a number of ancillary product like an online test stimulator.
During her residency she was the only doctor among a community with no black doctors or medical ancillaries.
(aid, auxillary)

Question 27

unbridled (adj.)

Answer 27

He was an advocate of an unbridled response to the attacks, using all the means at our disposal.
when is there to be an end to that unbridled audacity of yours?
(unchecked and unrestrained - unbridled ambition and enthusiasm)

Question 28

incursion (n.)

Answer 28

The incursion of TV into American living room.
I put the blinds back to how it was and checked to make sure I have not left a trace of my incursion.
(an invasion or attack - a brief or sudden one.)

Question 29

Ethereal (adj.)

Answer 29

The sea glowed with an ethereal light and the sight made him catch his breath.

Question 30

Startle (v.)

Answer 30

I am always startled by her determination in defending her alcoholic boyfriend.
the researcher identified a startling discrepancy among the data that could refute a long standing theory.
(shocking, surprising)

Question 31

Quiescence (n.)

Answer 31

The disease had a period of quiescence before it bloomed.
after a period of public quiescence, we are once more witnessing public unrest throughout the country.
(calm. inactive, dormant)

Question 32

scrupulous (adj.)

Answer 32

we always pay a scrupulous attention to the work of distinguished scholars.
the justices are very scrupulous with staying on the questions presented.
(extremely principled.)

Question 33

jejune (adj.)

Answer 33

many people claim that celebrity gossip is jejune but when you ask them about a recent scandal they seem to know all about it.
(vapid, insipid, uninteresting, childish)

Question 34

Forbear (v.)

Answer 34

Some presidents have learned hard lessons for their forbearance, it is probable that Biden was trying to preclude such experience with the Afghanistan exit.
(hold back from doing something- refrain from doing something)

Question 35

Purport (v.)

Answer 35

They purport to represent the wishes of the majority of parents at school.
the study purports to show an increase in the number of cases.
(claim something that is specious and hard to believe.)

Question 36

Conundrum (n.)(c.)

Answer 36

Republicans were in a conundrum with Trump. they could neither win with him nor without him.
(problem)

Question 37

Forgo (v.)

Answer 37

I have to forgo the pleasure of seeing you this week.

a pay raise for unskilled worker will make the others forgo training and remain unskilled.

Question 38

Superficial (adj.)

Answer 38

The fire was mild and caused superficial damage.

سطحی

Question 39

Insipid (adj.)

Answer 39

an insipid flavor

insipid TV sitcoms

Question 40

Paucity (n.)(uc.)

Answer 40

with the paucity of proof that has been presented so far, the claim is not acceptable at all.
in rural areas electronic cars are impractical due to the long distances, the paucity of charging points and their lack of range.
(the fact that there is too little of something - paucity of)

Question 41

Condone (v.)

Answer 41

if the government seems to condone violence, this bloodshed will never stop.
next generations will not condone us for our lack of prudent concern about the integrity of natural resources that support all lives.
(let something unacceptable happen - excuse)

Question 42

prudent (adj.)

Answer 42

no prudent financial manager will allow a loan without first knowing its purpose.
(thinking about the future)

Question 43

deem (v.)

Answer 43

it is deemed bad manners in some cultures to speak with your mouth full.
anyone not paying the fee by the end of the month will be deemed to have withdrawn from the offer.
(consider or judge in a particular way)

Question 44

Sensuous (adj.)

Answer 44

His garden is a sensuous environment.

eliciting emotions

Question 45

Proselytizer (n.)

Answer 45

She is a constant proselytizer of Buddhism.
I knew he was a member of the party, but he had never proselytized for it.
(promote a party, religion, etc.)

Question 46

intelligible (adj.)

Answer 46

learning to read and write made me more intelligible to the world and the world more intelligible to me.
Trump also tangled with the moderator who tried to keep the debate intelligible among all the crosstalk and interruptions.

Question 47

Somnolent (adj.)

Answer 47

The vice president showed more vigor than many previous debates in all which he appeared rather somnolent.
(sleepy)

Question 48

Befuddled (adj.)

Answer 48

She was so befuddled by the decision that she could not articulate her feelings.
All university students are befuddled by the opaque messaging on the reopening of classes.
(baffled, perplexed)

Question 49

Harrowing (adj.)

Answer 49

For many women, the harrowing prospect of giving evidence in a rape case can be too much to bear.
She spent four harrowing days in prison, during which she was integrated for four hours everyday.
(upsetting because it is related to suffering)

Question 50

Embolden (v.)

Answer 50

Emboldened by a few drinks, he went over to talk to her.
she was strengthen, emboldened by the power of grief, no one could hold her.
(to make someone brave)

Question 51

Staleness (n.)

Answer 51

The world oldest political party is an exhausted volcano, the intellectual staleness of its recycled candidates remains unchanged because a generation of younger democratic leaders barely exist.
(the quality of no longer being fresh for being kept too long, hackneyed - lack of originality)

Question 52

Antecedent (n.)(c.)

Answer 52

if something has happened, so must its antecedent have done, if a man forgets something, it proves that he knew about it to begin with.
He was a teacher of Afrikaans for a while, not only did he speak perfect Afrikaans, but its antecedent, high Dutch.
(something that comes before something else.)

Question 53

Enliven (v.)

Answer 53

The game was much more enlivened with the teams scored within five minutes of each other.
(make something more interesting)

Question 54

Terrestrial (adj.)

Answer 54

Tropical forests are home to 40%-60% of all terrestrial animals and plants.
the lack of internet access in some places is due to the lack of investment in terrestrial infrastructure.
(related to earth and not water)

Question 55

Teem (with)

Answer 55

The island was teeming with tourists.
Central bank teems with bandits, as you may have heard.
(to be replete with animals or people moving around)

Question 56

Roil (v.)

Answer 56

He met my eyes and I recoiled in horror after seeing a century-old fury roiling in his gaze.
It was difficult to find them in the water, because the roiling surface had yet to tranquil itself.
(turbid, stir up or churn)

Question 57

Ebb (v.)

Answer 57

Harry threw himself on the chair beside Ron, his high spirits ebbing away.
The pain ebbs slightly when Celia kneels beside him and holds his hand.
(the outward flow of the sea, a gradual decline in the size or power of something, flow back or reduce)

Question 58

Barring (preposition)

Answer 58

Barring the discovery of hidden diaries and new letters, it is also impossible to find fresh information on eminent people.
(except for - if not for)

Question 59

Embellish (v.)

Answer 59

I do not need an embellished version of what happened, give me the bare truth.
the dress was embellished by gold threads.
(to make something more beautiful by adding decoration to it. embellish something with something
to make a story more interesting by adding details that are not true)

Question 60

Contiguous (adj.)

Answer 60

The northern United states is contiguous with Canada, and they have similar ecosystems.
(next to something, next to each other, adjacency)

Question 61

Tract (n.)

Answer 61

A large tract of woodland.
That tract of land in now open for public bids.
(a large area of land - a number of related organs that serve a mutual purpose)

Question 62

implicit (adj.)

Answer 62

His letter is seen as an implicit criticism the work of the president.
confidentially is implicit in your interaction with a counselor.
they had implicit faith in his power.)
(suggested or understood without being said directly - implicit criticism, threat, etc. also complete and with not doubt.)

Question 63

Stratified (adj.)

Answer 63

North Korea calls itself the worker’s paradise, but even as it claims allegiance to communists’ ideology of equality, it has succeeded in inventing the world’s most stratified community.
a deeply stratified city, one that suffers from high poverty among 41% of its population, most of them black.)

Question 64

Recant (v.)

Answer 64

Despite the role this policy had played in the country’s stagnation, the government does not seem to recant it.
since the accusations against him was recanted, he was freed the following day.
(to say publicly that something you believed in before is not true and you do not believe in it anymore)

Question 65

Aver (v.)

Answer 65

Tehran averred that Washington should take action first.

say something firmly because you think it is true.

Question 66

Avow (v.)

Answer 66

You claim to fight oppression, but you spend more time fighting each other than your avowed enemies.
(to aver something publicly)

Question 67

Feign (v.)

Answer 67

at times I decided to punish her by feigning indifference but even at that time I was the one who called first.
I feigned a headache and went upstairs.
(to pretend to have a particular feeling)

Question 68

Transcendent (adj.)

Answer 68

The transcendent genius of Mozart
a transcendent vision was what led him through all the hardship.
(going way beyond normal limits)

Question 69

Exude (v.)

Answer 69

He exuded an air of power and wealth.
They wore their love like a perfume, exuding a transparent commitment, touching each other, referring to each other.
(if you exude a particular quality, you show that you have a lot of it.)

Question 70

Consolidate (v.)

Answer 70

the company has consolidated its position as the country’s number one supplier.
The team consolidates its win with a third goal.
we are going to consolidate departments and cut the staff by 71%.
(to strengthen the position of something - to combine things in order to make them easier to deal with)

Question 71

Concomitant (adj.)

Answer 71

life comes with all its concomitant suffering.
deafness is a frequent concomitant of age.
(existing or happening together)

Question 72

Paraphernalia (n.)(uc.)

Answer 72

Months would go by, with no job in sight for my mother and I would continue without school paraphernalia.
(equipment needed for an activity and sports.)