TPO 29

Question 1

tableware

Answer 1

dishes, utensils, and glassware used for serving and eating meals at a table.

Question 2

kitchenware

Answer 2

the utensils used in a kitchen.

Question 3

amphorae

Answer 3

amphorae

Question 4

jar

Answer 4

a wide-mouthed cylindrical container made of glass or pottery and typically having a lid, used especially for storing food.
a large storage jar

a physical shock or jolt.
the train stopped without the slightest jar

Question 5

ware

Answer 5

pottery, typically that of a specified type.

blue-and-white majolica ware

Question 6

tough

Answer 6

(of a substance or object) strong enough to withstand adverse conditions or rough or careless handling.
tough backpacks for climbers

Question 7

shatter

Answer 7

break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces.

bullets riddled the bar top, glasses shattered, bottles exploded

Question 8

capable

Answer 8

having the ability, fitness, or quality necessary to do or achieve a specified thing.

Question 9

blemish

Answer 9

a small mark or flaw which spoils the appearance of something.
the merest blemish on a Rolls Royce might render it unsalable

Question 10

brittle

Answer 10

hard but liable to break or shatter easily.

her bones became fragile and brittle

Question 11

fragile

Answer 11

(of an object) easily broken or damaged.

fragile items such as glass and china

Question 12

handle

Answer 12

feel or manipulate with the hands.

heavy paving slabs can be difficult to handle

Question 13

glossy

Answer 13

براق

Question 14

consumption

Answer 14

the using up of a resource.

industrialized countries should reduce their energy consumption

Question 15

elusive

Answer 15

difficult to find, catch, or achieve.

success will become ever more elusive

Question 16

constitute

Answer 16

be (a part) of a whole.

single parents constitute a great proportion of the poor

Question 17

proportion

Answer 17

a part, share, or number considered in comparative relation to a whole.
the proportion of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere is rising

Question 18

potsherd

Answer 18

a broken piece of ceramic material, especially one found on an archaeological site.

Question 19

dump

Answer 19

a site for depositing garbage.

deposit or dispose of (garbage, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way.
trucks dumped 1,900 tons of refuse here

Question 20

discard

Answer 20

get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable.
Hilary bundled up the clothes she had discarded

Question 21

humble

Answer 21

having or showing a modest or low estimate of one’s own importance.
he was humble about his stature as one of rock history’s most influential guitarists

of low social, administrative, or political rank.
she came from a humble, unprivileged background

(of a thing) of modest pretensions or dimensions.
he built the business empire from humble beginnings

v

lower (someone) in dignity or importance.
I knew he had humbled himself to ask for my help

Question 22

farmstead

Answer 22

a farm and its buildings.

Question 23

intraspecies

Answer 23

درون گونه

Question 24

concern

Answer 24

a matter of interest or importance to someone.

oil reserves are the concern of the Energy Department

Question 25

interspecies

Answer 25

بین گونه ای

Question 26

superabundant

Answer 26

excessive in quantity; more than sufficient; overabundant.

Question 27

scarce

Answer 27

(especially of food, money, or some other resource) insufficient for the demand.
as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were developed

Question 28

controversy

Answer 28

disagreement, typically when prolonged, public, and heated.

the announcement ended a protracted controversy

Question 29

biotic

Answer 29

relating to or resulting from living things, especially in their ecological relations.
the preservation of biotic diversity

Question 30

probable

Answer 30

likely to be the case or to happen.

it is probable that the economic situation will deteriorate further

Question 31

kinetic

Answer 31

relating to or resulting from motion.

Question 32

overhead

Answer 32

در بالای سر

Question 33

pessimistic

Answer 33

tending to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.
he was pessimistic about the prospects pessimistic

Question 34

renewable

Answer 34

تجدید پذیر

Question 35

seldom

Answer 35

not often; rarely.

Islay is seldom visited by tourists