Unit 2

Question 1

abysmal

Answer 1

very bad

ex: the quality of her work is abysmal

Question 2

accretion

Answer 2

growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter.
ex: the accretion of sediments in coastal mangroves

Question 3

accrue

Answer 3

grow by additions

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Question 4

adamant

Answer 4

uncompromising; unyielding تزلزل ناپذیر و یک دنده

ex: the leader is adamant

Question 5

adjunct

Answer 5

something added, attached, or joined

ex: computer technology is an adjunct to learning

Question 6

admonish

Answer 6

to caution or reprimand پند و نصیحت کردن

ex: the judge admonished the jury

Question 7

adulterate

Answer 7

جنس تقلبی ساختن

ex: the company sells an adulterated version of the drug

Question 8

affected

Answer 8

pretentious, phony ظاهرنما

“the gesture appeared both affected and stagy”

Question 9

affinity

Answer 9

fondness, linking, empathy

ex: he had a special affinity with horses

Question 10

Unscrupulous

Answer 10

(adj) without moral principles; not honest or fair = unprincipled
e. g. Unscrupulous methods.

Question 11

Mar

Answer 11

(v) impair the quality or appearance of; spoil.

e. g. violence marred a number of New Year celebrations