Unit 6

Question 1

Hitchhiked

Answer 1

to travel to places by getting free rides from drivers of passing cars

• She spent her gap year hitchhiking around the world.

Question 2

Fascination

Answer 2

the state of being very interested in something, so that you want to look at it, learn about it etc

• Police knew of his fascination with guns.
• The children watched in fascination.

Question 3

Consistency

Answer 3

the quality of always being the same, doing things in the same way, having the same standards etc OPP: inconsistency

• Consumer groups are demanding greater consistency in the labelling of food products.
• Consistency of performance depends on several factors.

Question 4

Toddler

Answer 4

a very young child who is just learning to walk - کودک نوپا

Question 5

Fed up

Answer 5

annoyed or bored, and wanting something to change

• She felt tired and a bit fed up.
• Anna got fed up with waiting.

Question 6

Nursery

Answer 6

a place where young children are taken care of during the day while their parents are at work

Question 7

Seek (Sb or Sth) out

Answer 7

to try to find someone or something, especially when this is difficult

• Our mission is to seek out the enemy and destroy them.

Question 8

Conventional

Answer 8

always following the behaviour and attitudes that most people in a society consider to be normal, right, and socially acceptable, so that you seem slightly boring - معمولی و عادی

• a strong believer in conventional morals.
• He is conventional in his approach to life.

Question 9

Novelty

Answer 9

the quality of being new, unusual, and interesting

• the novelty of the ideas
• Many toys have no attraction beyond their novelty value.

Question 10

Desire

Answer 10

a strong hope or wish - تمایل

• a strong desire to win
• a desire for knowledge

Question 11

Tend

Answer 11

if something tends to happen, it happens often and is likely to happen again

• People tend to need less sleep as they get older.
• My car tends to overheat in the summer.

Question 12

Implication

Answer 12

a possible future effect or result of an action, event, decision etc - پیامد

• What are the implications of these proposals?
• This election has profound implications for the future of U.S. democracy.

Question 13

Principal

Answer 13

most important SYN: main

• Teaching is her principal source of income.
• the principal character in the book

Question 14

Muddle

Answer 14

when there is confusion about something, and things are done wrong as a result - بهم ریختگی

• Our accountant finally managed to sort out the muddle
• There was a bit of a muddle over our hotel reservations.

Question 15

Presence

Answer 15

when someone or something is present in a particular place OPP absence

• Your presence is requested at the club meeting on Friday.
• Tests revealed the presence of poison in the blood.

Question 16

Participants

Answer 16

someone who is taking part in an activity or event

• an active participant in the negotiations

Question 17

Conduct

Answer 17

to carry out a particular activity or process, especially in order to get information or prove facts - انجام دادن

• We are conducting a survey of consumer attitudes towards organic food.
• Is it really necessary to conduct experiments on animals?

Question 18

Suspect

Answer 18

to think that something is probably true, especially something bad

• I suspected that there was something wrong with the engine.
• She strongly suspected he was lying to her.

Question 19

Strengthen

Answer 19

to become stronger or make something stronger OPP weaken

• Our friendship has steadily strengthened over the years.

Question 20

Acquire

Answer 20

to obtain something by buying it or being given it - بدست آوردن

• Manning hoped to acquire valuable works of art as cheaply as possible.
  She has acquired an email address and a site on the WorldWide Web.

Question 21

Vital

Answer 21

extremely important and necessary for something to succeed or exist SYN crucial - ضروری

• The work she does is absolutely vital.
• These measures are vital to national security.

Question 22

Prone

Answer 22

likely to do something or suffer from something, especially something bad or harmful - مستعد

• Some plants are very prone to disease.
• Kids are all prone to eat junk food.