XXIII

Question 1

relieve /rɪˈliːv/

Answer 1

1) to reduce someone’s pain or unpleasant feelings → relief
2) to make a problem less difficult or serious
3) to replace someone when they have completed their duty or when they need a rest
4) to make something less dull and boring
5) to free a town which an enemy has surrounded

1. تخفیف دادن
2. خلاص کردن
3. داشتن
4. تسلی دادن
5. بر کنار کردن
6. تغییر پست دادن

Question 2

balk /bɔːk/

Answer 2

1) to not want to do or try something, because it seems difficult, unpleasant, or frightening.
“Westerners balk at the prospect of snake on the menu.”

2) if a horse balks at a fence, it stops in front of it and refuses to jump over it

امتناع ورزیدن

Question 3

objective /əbˈdʒektɪv/

Answer 3

noun:
something that you are trying hard to achieve, especially in business or politics SYN goal

adjective:
based on facts, or making a decision that is based on facts rather than on your feelings or beliefs OPP subjective

Question 4

linen /ˈlɪnɪn/

Answer 4

پارچه کتانی

Question 5

cagey /ˈkeɪdʒi/

Answer 5

unwilling to tell people about your plans, intentions, or opinions OPP open

Question 6

fatigue /fəˈtiːɡ/

Answer 6

1) very great tiredness SYN exhaustion
2) a weakness in metal or wood, caused when it is bent or stretched many times, which is likely to make it break

1. خستگی
2. فرسودگی
3. کوفتگی

Question 7

influx /ˈɪnflʌks/

Answer 7

the arrival of large numbers of people or large amounts of money, goods etc, especially suddenly

1. هجوم
2. ورود

Question 8

three‧fold /ˈθriːfəʊld/

Answer 8

three times as much or as many

“a threefold increase in production”

Question 9

trumpet /ˈtrʌmpɪt/

Answer 9

1) to tell everyone about something that you are proud of, especially in an annoying way.

“They are proudly trumpeting the fact that they are creating more jobs.”

Question 10

congested /kənˈdʒestɪd/

Answer 10

1) full of traffic
“London’s roads are heavily congested”

2) a part of your body that is congested is very full of liquid, usually blood or mucus