Unit 2

Question 1

Scoff

Answer 1

to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupid

• David scoffed at her fears.
• ‘You, a scientist!’ he scoffed.

Question 2

Mass

Answer 2

a large amount of a substance which does not have a definite or regular shape - large amount

• a high mass of rock
• a huge mass of data

Question 3

Conventional

Answer 3

People, behavior, and opinions are the type that most people in society think are normal and socially acceptable, although some people think they are boring and old-fashioned - مرسوم

• Rosemary led a quiet, conventional life until she went to college.

Question 4

Fertilize

Answer 4

to put fertilizer on the soil to make plants grow - کود

Question 5

Compensate

Answer 5

to replace or balance the effect of something bad - جبران کردن

• Because my left eye is so weak, my right eye has to work harder to compensate.

Question 6

Labor

Answer 6

work, especially physical work

• The garage charges £30 an hour for labor.
  Many women do hard manual labor (=work with their hands).

Question 7

Sever

Answer 7

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

• His injuries were quite severe.
• She’s suffering from severe depression.

Question 8

Tiny

Answer 8

extremely small

• a tiny community in the Midwest
• The earrings were tiny.

Question 9

Claim

Answer 9

to state that something is true, even though it has not been proved - ادعا

• The product claims that it can make you thin without dieting.
• I don’t claim to be a feminist, but I’d like to see more women in top jobs.

Question 10

Misleading

Answer 10

likely to make someone believe something that is not true - مغلطه

• The article was misleading, and the newspaper has apologized.
• These figures are highly misleading.

Question 11

Flavor

Answer 11

the particular taste of a food or drink - عطر و طعم

• Which flavor do you want – chocolate or vanilla?

Question 12

Manure

Answer 12

waste matter from animals that is mixed with soil to improve the soil and help plants grow - کود کشاورزی

Question 13

Sack

Answer 13

a large bag made of strong rough cloth or strong paper, used for storing or carrying flour, coal, vegetables etc - ساک

• a sack of potatoes

Question 14

Notion

Answer 14

an idea, belief, or opinion

• The traditional notion of marriage goes back thousands of years.

Question 15

Contradict

Answer 15

to disagree with something, especially by saying that the opposite is true

• Deborah opened her mouth to contradict, but closed it again.

Question 16

Toxin

Answer 16

a poisonous substance(ماده), especially one that is produced by bacteria and causes a particular disease - سم - داروی سمی

Question 17

Parsnip

Answer 17

a vegetable with a thick white or yellowish root - زردک وحشی

Question 18

Blister

Answer 18

a swelling on your skin containing clear liquid, caused, for example, by a burn or continuous rubbing - تاول

• New shoes always give me blisters.

Question 19

Carcinogen

Answer 19

a substance(ماده) that can cause CANCER

Question 20

Trait

Answer 20

a particular quality in someone’s character - خصلت

• a mental illness associated with particular personality traits

Question 21

Trace(n)

Answer 21

a very small amount of a quality, emotion, substance etc that is difficult to see or notice

• traces of poison

Question 22

Strictly

Answer 22

exactly and completely

• That isn’t strictly true.

Question 23

Regulate

Answer 23

to control an activity or process, especially by rules

• strict rules regulating the use of chemicals in food

Question 24

Obsession

Answer 24

an extreme unhealthy interest in something or worry about something, which stops you from thinking about anything else - وسواس - فکر دائم

• an unhealthy obsession with being thin
• The current obsession with exam results is actually harming children’s education.

Question 25

Ethic

Answer 25

a general idea or belief that influences people’s behavior and attitudes - آیین - رفتار ور اخلاق - The old ethic of hard work has given way to a new ethic of instant gratification.

Question 26

Concern

Answer 26

a feeling of worry about something important - our concern for human rights - increased concern that the war could continue for a long time

Question 27

Symptomatic

Answer 27

if a situation or type of behavior is symptomatic of something, it shows that a serious problem exists - حاکی - The rise in unemployment is symptomatic of a general decline in the economy.

Question 28

Ultimately

Answer 28

finally, after everything else has been done or considered - a long but ultimately successful campaign

Question 29

Irrelevant

Answer 29

not useful or not relating to a particular situation, and therefore not important OPP relevant - نامربوط - We’re focusing too much on irrelevant details. - Students viewed Latin as boring and irrelevant.

Question 30

Yield

Answer 30

the amount of profits, crops etc that something produces - بازده - Shareholders are expecting a higher yield this year. - a yield of over six percent

Question 31

Rural

Answer 31

happening in or relating to the countryside, not the city OPP urban - روستایی - a rural setting - rural bus routes

Question 32

Disaster

Answer 32

a sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering - فاجعه - مصیبت - One hundred and twenty people died in China’s worst air disaster. - The 1987 hurricane was the worst natural disaster to hit England for decades.