H - I

Question 1

halcyon

Answer 1

halcyon days
literary a time in the past when you were very happy

Question 2

hallowed

Answer 2

holy, sacred
The bones will be buried in hallowed ground.
But why is it in the hallowed halls of a gallery of twentieth century design?

Consecrate: make a place hallowed

Question 3

harrowing

Answer 3

very frightening or shocking and making you feel very upset
a harrowing experience
a harrowing story

Question 4

herbivorous

Answer 4

an animal that feeds mainly on plants.

Question 5

hermetic

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hermetically sealed technical
very tightly closed so that air cannot get in or out SYN airtight

Question 6

heterodox

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not widely accepted
heterodox beliefs, practices etc are not approved of by a particular group, especially a religious one.
Orthodox: widely accepted

Question 7

hirsute

Answer 7

covered by hair

Question 8

homeostasis

Answer 8

Homeostasis is a word you learn in biology. It refers to a cell’s home state — the way it wants to be, and should be if everything that regulates the cell is working.

Question 9

homily

Answer 9

A homily is a sermon(خطبه) or religious speech offering encouragement or moral correction.

Question 10

homogeneous

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consisting of people or things that are all of the same type opp heterogeneous
a homogeneous society

heterogeneous: consisting of parts or members that are very different from each other

Question 11

hyperbole

Answer 11

a way of describing something by saying it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is SYN exaggeration
It was not hyperbole to call it the worst storm in twenty years.

Question 12

idolatry

Answer 12

1 the practice of worshipping idols(بت)
2 when you admire someone or something too much

Question 13

igneous

Answer 13

igneous rocks are formed from lava (=hot liquid rock)
volcanic

Question 14

impassive

Answer 14

showing no emotion
Her impassive face showed no reaction at all.

Question 15

impecunious

Answer 15

poor, having no money
having very little money, especially over a long period – sometimes used humorously
He came from a respectable if impecunious family.
indigence: poverty

Question 16

impede

Answer 16

to make it difficult for someone or something to move forward or make progress
Storms at sea impeded our progress.

Question 17

impermeable

Answer 17

not allowing liquids or gases to pass through OPP permeable نشت ناپذیر
No paint is impermeable to water vapour.

Question 18

imperturbable

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remaining calm and unworried in spite of problems or difficulties SYN unflappable

Question 19

impervious

Answer 19

غیر قابل نفوذ
1 formal not affected or influenced by something and seeming not to notice it
impervious to
His ego was impervious to self-doubt.
2 technical not allowing anything to enter or pass through
impervious volcanic rock
impervious to
materials that are impervious to water

Question 20

impinge

Answer 20

impinge on/upon somebody/something phrasal verb formal گند زدن ب چیزی
to have a harmful effect on someone or something
Personal problems experienced by students may impinge on their work.

Question 21

implicit

Answer 21

1 suggested or understood without being stated directly OPP explicit
implicit criticism/threat/assumption
Her words contained an implicit threat.
His statement is being seen as implicit criticism of the work of research laboratories.
2 formal forming a central part of something, but without being openly stated
implicit in
Confidentiality is implicit in your relationship with a counselor.
3 complete and containing no doubts
implicit faith/trust/belief
They had implicit faith in his powers.

Question 22

implode

Answer 22

1 technical to explode inwards OPP explode
The windows on both sides of the room had imploded.
2 written if an organization or system implodes, it fails suddenly, often because of faults that it has SYN collapse
Most nations learned their lesson during the 1930s, when trade imploded and incomes plunged.

Question 23

imprecation

Answer 23

curse, damnation
حرف زشت

Question 24

inadvertenly

Answer 24

carelessly, unintentionally
“without knowledge or intent,” like when you inadvertently take someone else’s coat from the coatroom because it looks just like yours.

Question 25

incarnate

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1 → be evil/beauty/greed etc incarnate
2 in human form:
One survivor described his torturers as devils incarnate.

Question 26

inconsequential

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insignificant, unimportant
Like picayune

Question 27

incursion

Answer 27

a sudden invasion
incursion into
a combined British and French incursion into China in 1857

Question 28

indeterminate

Answer 28

uncertain, indefinite
Irresolute

Question 29

indigence

Answer 29

poverty

Question 30

indolent

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lazy, idle(not working or producing anything)
they were indolent and addicted to a life of pleasure
Sloth: laziness

Question 31

ineluctable

Answer 31

inevitable, unavoidable

Question 32

inert

Answer 32

1 technical not producing a chemical reaction when combined with other substances
inert gases گاز بی اثر
2 literary not moving, or not having the strength or power to move بی جون
He lay, inert, in his bed.
3 not willing to do anything
The government was inert and inefficient.

Question 33

innocuous

Answer 33

harmless
Some mushrooms look innocuous but are in fact poisonous.

Question 34

insensible

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1 not knowing about something that could happen to you SYN unaware
insensible of
She remained insensible of the dangers that lay ahead.
2 unable to feel something or be affected by it
insensible to/of
insensible to the cold
3 literary not conscious
He fell to the ground, insensible.

Question 35

insinuate

Answer 35

1 to suggest indirectly, imply, intimate
Are you insinuating that the money was stolen?
What are you trying to insinuate?
2 formal to gradually gain someone’s love, trust etc by pretending to be friendly and sincere
He managed to insinuate his way into her affections.
insinuate yourself into something
He insinuated himself into Mehmet’s confidence.
3 formal to move yourself or a part of your body into a place
a large cat insinuated itself through the gap

Question 36

insouciant

Answer 36

ی بیخیالی پازیتیو

insouciance SYN nonchalance
a relaxed and happy way of behaving without feeling worried or guilty:
I admired his youthful insouciance.

Question 37

insularity

Answer 37

narrow-mindedness, isolation
1 interested in your own group, country, way of life etc and no others – used to show disapproval → parochial
an insular community
the insular world of the law

Question 38

insuperable

Answer 38

شکست ناپذیر - فائق نیامدنی
an insuperable difficulty or problem is impossible to deal with
There were insuperable obstacles, and the plan was abandoned.
As usual, the hero was facing insuperable odds.

Question 39

intangible

Answer 39

1 an intangible quality or feeling is difficult to describe exactly
The island has an intangible quality of holiness.
2 intangible things have value but do not exist physically – used in business
intangible assets such as customer goodwill

You can’t touch this word — it is intangible. You can grasp the meaning of the word in your head, but you can’t close your hands around it; you’ll just put fingerprints on your monitor.
Tangible: tactile

Question 40

interdict

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to forbid, prohibit

Question 41

internecine

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deadly to both sides
internecine fighting or struggles happen between members of the same group or nation
internecine warfare

Question 42

interpolate

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1 to put additional words into a piece of writing SYN insert
Some of the writing seems to have been interpolated at a later date.
2 to interrupt someone by saying something

Question 43

interregnum

Answer 43

a period of time when a country or organization has no ruler or leader, and they are waiting for a new one.
In this way, the period 1800 -1824 could be regarded as an interregnum during which economic change put the old system under severe strain.

Question 44

intractable

Answer 44

رام نشدنی

Question 45

intransigence

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stubbornness

Question 46

introspective

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tending to think deeply about your own thoughts, feelings, or behaviour
a shy and introspective person

Question 47

inundate

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to cover with water

Question 48

inveigle

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to persuade someone to do what you want, especially in a dishonest way
inveigle somebody into doing something
She had inveigled me into taking messages to her lover.

Question 49

inveterate

Answer 49

inveterate liar/smoker/womanizer etc written
someone who lies a lot, smokes a lot etc and cannot stop

inveterate fondness/distrust/hatred etc written
an attitude or feeling that you have had for a long time and cannot change

Question 50

irascible

Answer 50

easily angered

Question 51

irresolute

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unsure of how to act
The room was empty except for Nigel, standing irresolute by the drinks tray.

Question 52

itinerant

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travelling from place to place, especially to work
itinerant labourers

Question 53

itinerary

Answer 53

a plan or list of the places you will visit on a journey