Unit 3

Question 1

Aggrandize

Answer 1

(v) to make larger or greater

e. g. An action intended to aggrandize the Frankish dynasty.

Question 2

Aggregate

Answer 2

(adj) amounting to a whole; total

e. g. The aggregate wealth of a country includes private and public resources and possessions.

Question 3

Alacrity

Answer 3

(n) cheerful willingness; eagerness; speed
e. g. The football coach was pleased to see the team get to work on the task of improving its tackling skills with alacrity.

Question 4

Allay

Answer 4

(v) to lessen; ease; soothe
e. g. Improvements in antivirus software have allayed many people’s fears of having their computers “infected” with malicious software

Question 5

Alleviate

Answer 5

(v) to relieve; improve partially

e. g. He couldn’t prevent her pain, only alleviate it.

Question 6

Alloy

Answer 6

(n) a combination; a mixture of two metals.

آلیاژ

Question 7

Allure

Answer 7

(n) the power to entice by charm

e.g. People for whom gold holds no allure.
Will sponsors really be allured by such opportunities?

Question 8

Amalgamate

Answer 8

(v) to combine into a unified whole

e. g. In 1999. six municipalities were amalgamated into an enlarged city of Toronto, Canada.

Question 9

Ambiguous

Answer 9

(adj) unclear or doubtful in meaning

Question 10

Deity

Answer 10

(n) a god or goddess