XLVII

Question 1

rutted /ˈrʌtɪd/

Answer 1

a surface that is rutted has deep narrow tracks in it left by the wheels of vehicles → uneven

Question 2

lumber /ˈlʌmbə/

Answer 2

1) to move in a slow awkward way
lumber up/towards/into/along etc
“They lumbered along slowly.”
“A blue bus lumbered past.”
2) informal to give someone a job or responsibility that they do not want
get/be lumbered with something
“A career was less easy once I was lumbered with a husband and children.”
3) to cut down trees in a large area and prepare them to be sold
4) pieces of wood used for building, that have been cut to specific lengths and widths SYN timber

1. سلانه سلانه راه رفتن
2. الوار را قطع کردن
   الوار

Question 3

choreography /ˌkɒriˈɒɡrəfi/

Answer 3

the art of arranging how dancers should move during a performance

Question 4

septet /sepˈtet/

Answer 4

1) a group of seven singers or musicians who perform together
2) a piece of music written for seven performers

Question 5

adoration /ˌædəˈreɪʃən/

Answer 5

1) great love and admiration
“the look of adoration in his eyes”
2) literary the showing of great love and respect for God

Question 6

awe /ɔː/

Answer 6

1) a feeling of great respect and liking for someone or something
“He felt great awe for the landscape.”
with/in awe
“Kate gazed at the statue with awe.”
2) if you are awed by someone or something, you feel great respect and liking for them, and are often slightly afraid of them
“The girls were awed by the splendour of the cathedral.”

be/stand in awe of somebody =>
(also hold somebody in awe) to admire someone and have great respect for them and sometimes a slight fear of them
“All of the neighbours were a little in awe of my mother.”
“The villagers hold them in awe and think of them as gods.”

Question 7

compelling /kəmˈpelɪŋ/

Answer 7

very interesting or exciting, so that you have to pay attention
“His life makes a compelling story.”

compelling reason/argument/case etc. =>
an argument etc that makes you feel certain that something is true or that you must do something about it
“Lucy had no compelling reason to go into town.”
“The court was presented with compelling evidence that she’d murdered her husband.”

compelling need/desire/urge (to do something) =>
a strong need, desire etc to do something, making you feel that you must do it
“He felt a compelling need to tell someone about his idea.”

Question 8

incarcerate /ɪnˈkɑːsəreɪt/

Answer 8

to put or keep someone in prison SYN imprison

“He spent 10 years incarcerated.”

Question 9

intimacy /ˈɪntəməsi/

Answer 9

1) a state of having a close personal relationship with someone
intimacy of
“the intimacy of marriage”
intimacy between
“a close sense of intimacy between parent and child”
2) a situation in which you feel you are in private with someone
“the cosy intimacy of the café”

Question 10

predecessor /ˈpriːdəsesə/

Answer 10

1) someone who had your job before you started doing it OPP successor
“Kennedy’s predecessor as president was the war hero Dwight Eisenhower.”
2) a machine, system etc that existed before another one in a process of development OPP successor
“The new BMW has a more powerful engine than its predecessor.”

1. سلف
2. اسبق