Unit 16

Question 1

acquisition

Answer 1

the process by which you gain knowledge or learn a skill

Question 2

acquire

Answer 2

to obtain something by buying it or being given it

Question 3

polyglot

Answer 3

speaking or using many languages

Question 5

interpreter

Answer 5

someone who changes spoken words from one language into another, especially as their job

Question 6

linguist

Answer 6

someone who is good at foreign languages, especially someone who speaks several

Question 7

bilingual

Answer 7

written or spoken in two languages

Question 8

literacy

Answer 8

the state of being able to read and write

Question 9

handicapped

Answer 9

if someone is handicapped, a part of their body or their mind has been permanently injured or damaged. Many people think that this word is offensive

Question 10

clear-cut

Answer 10

easy to understand or be certain about

definite

Question 11

safeguarding

Answer 11

to protect something from harm or damage

protect

Question 12

irony

Answer 12

a situation that is unusual or amusing because something strange happens, or the opposite of what is expected happens or is true

Question 13

fruitless

Answer 13

failing to achieve what was wanted, especially after a lot of effort

Question 14

provoke

Answer 14

to cause a reaction or feeling, especially a sudden one

Question 15

dialect

Answer 15

a form of a language which is spoken only in one area, with words or grammar that are slightly different from other forms of the same language → accent
Chinese/Yorkshire etc dialect
The people up there speak a Tibetan dialect.
the local dialect

Question 16

preclude

Answer 16

to prevent something or make something impossible
rules that preclude experimentation in teaching methods

Question 17

footing

Answer 17

the conditions or arrangements on which something is based

Question 18

investigate

Answer 18

to try to find out the truth about something such as a crime, accident, or scientific problem

The state police are investigating the incident.

The study investigates the impact of violent TV programming on children.

I heard a noise and went downstairs to investigate.

Question 19

contemporaries

Answer 19

هم عصران ، هم فکران

Question 20

dates back

Answer 20

قدمت داشتن

Question 21

taught

Answer 21

the past tense and past participle of teach

Question 22

evidence

Answer 22

facts or signs that show clearly that something exists or is true

Question 23

oversimplify

Answer 23

to describe something in a way that is too simple and ignores many facts

Question 24

mystery

Answer 24

an event, situation etc that people do not understand or cannot explain because they do not know enough about it

Question 25

stride

Answer 25

a long step you make while you are walking → pace

Question 26

hemisphere

Answer 26

a half of the Earth, especially one of the halves above and below the equator

Question 27

equator

Answer 27

استوا

Question 28

severe

Answer 28

severe problems, injuries, illnesses etc are very bad or very serious

Question 29

visual-spatial

Answer 29

فضای بصری

Question 30

verbal

Answer 30

spoken rather than written

Question 31

disruption

Answer 31

a situation in which something is prevented from continuing in its usual way

The strike caused widespread disruption.

قطع کردن ، شکستن

Question 32

deaf

Answer 32

physically unable to hear anything or unable to hear well → hearing impaired

Question 33

precisely

Answer 33

exactly and correctly SYN exactly

Question 34

dichotomy

Answer 34

the difference between two things or ideas that are completely opposite

Question 35

willy-nilly

Answer 35

if something happens willy-nilly, it happens whether you want it to or not
He found himself drawn, willy-nilly, into the argument.

Question 36

rudimentary

Answer 36

a rudimentary knowledge or understanding of a subject is very simple and basic OPP sophisticated