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Question 1

avarice /ˈævərɪs/

Answer 1

a desire to have a lot of money that is considered to be too strong SYN greed

1. طمع
2. حرص
3. خست

avaricious /ˌævəˈrɪʃəs/ adjective

2. حریص
3. خسیس

Question 2

patent /ˈpeɪtnt/

Answer 2

a special document that gives you the right to make or sell a new invention or product that no one else is allowed to copy → copyright

1. حق ثبت اختراع
2. دارای حق انحصاری

Question 3

gawk /ɡɔːk/

Answer 3

to look at something for a long time, in a way that looks stupid SYN stare
gawk at
“Don’t just stand there gawking at those girls!”

Question 4

smog /smɒɡ/

Answer 4

dirty air that looks like a mixture of smoke and fog, caused by smoke from cars and factories in cities

Question 5

contaminated /kənˈtæmɪneɪtɪd/

Answer 5

water, food etc that is contaminated has had a harmful substance added to it → tainted /ˈteɪntɪd/
contaminated food/blood/water supplies etc
“The infection was traced to contaminated food.”

آلوده

Question 6

inexplicable /ˌɪnɪkˈsplɪkəbəl/

Answer 6

too unusual or strange to be explained or understood SYN strange

inexplicable behaviour
For some inexplicable reason, he felt depressed.

1. غیر قابل توضیح
2. دشوار
3. روشن نکردنی

Question 7

copycat /ˈkɒpikæt/

Answer 7

someone who copies other people’s clothes, behaviour, work etc – used by children to show disapproval
1. میمون صفت

copycat crime/attack etc => a crime, attack etc which is similar to a famous crime that another person has committed
“Crime reports in newspapers often encourage copycat crimes.”

Question 8

punnet /ˈpʌnɪt/

Answer 8

a small square box used to hold soft fruits such as strawberries

Question 9

prompt /prɒmpt/

Answer 9

1) to make someone decide to do something
2) to make people say or do something as a reaction
3) to help a speaker who pauses, by suggesting how to continue
4) done quickly, immediately, or at the right time
5) someone who is prompt arrives or does something at the right time and is not late
6) a word or words said to an actor in a play, to help them remember what to say

1. سریع
2. بی درنگ
3. فوری
4. عاجل
5. بفعالیت واداشتن
6. بر انگیختن

Question 10

hoax /həʊks/

Answer 10

1) a false warning about something dangerous
“a bomb hoax”
“hoax calls (=telephone calls giving false information) to the police”
2) an attempt to make people believe something that is not true
“an elaborate hoax”