XIX

Question 1

limb /lɪm/

Answer 1

an arm or leg

out on a limb => alone and without help or support

Question 2

prosthetic /prɒsˈθiːsɪk/

Answer 2

an artificial leg, tooth, or other part of the body which takes the place of a missing part.

Question 3

rattle /ˈrætl/

Answer 3

1) if you rattle something, or if it rattles, it shakes and makes a quick series of short sounds.

1. سر و صدا
2. تق تق

Question 4

casualty /ˈkæʒuəlti/

Answer 4

1) someone who is hurt or killed in an accident or war.

2) someone or something that suffers as a result of a particular event or situation.

Question 5

drought /draʊt/

Answer 5

a long period of dry weather when there is not enough water for plants and animals to live.

خشک سالی

Question 6

deforestation /diːˌfɒrəˈsteɪʃən/

Answer 6

the cutting or burning down of all the trees in an area.

قطع درختان جنگلی

Question 7

stoic /ˈstəʊɪk/

Answer 7

someone who does not show their emotions and does not complain when bad things happen to them.

Question 8

sneak /sniːk/

Answer 8

1) to go somewhere secretly and quietly in order to avoid being seen or heard.
2) to hide something and take it somewhere or give it to someone secretly.
3) to quickly and secretly steal something unimportant or of little value.
4) a child who other children dislike, because they tell adults about bad things that the other children have done

verb
1. دزدکی حرکت کردن
noun
1. نامرد
2. حرکت پنهانی

Question 9

bloodcurdling /ˈblʌdˌkɜːdlɪŋ/

Answer 9

extremely frightening

Question 10

dread /dred/

Answer 10

1) to feel anxious or worried about something that is going to happen or may happen.
“I’ve got an interview tomorrow and I’m dreading it.”
“I’m dreading going back to work.”
2) a strong fear of something that is going to happen or may happen.

1. بیم
2. ترس
3. وحشت

dreadful /ˈdredfəl/ => extremely unpleasant SYN terrible