Agriculture

Question 1

Cultivate

Answer 1

کشت کردن
prepare land and grow crops on it

Question 2

Arid

Answer 2

Dry (بایر)

Question 3

Herbicide

Answer 3

herbicide /ˈhəːbɪsʌɪd /
▸ noun a substance that is toxic to plants, used to destroy unwanted vegetation: farmers sprayed a protected wildflower meadow with herbicide.

Question 4

Pesticide

Answer 4

آفت کش pesticide /ˈpɛstɪsʌɪd /
▸ noun a substance used for destroying insects or other organisms harmful to cultivated plants or to animals.

–DERIVATIVES pesticidal /ˌpɛstɪˈsʌɪdl / adjective.

Question 5

Prolific

Answer 5

prolific /prəˈlɪfɪk /
▸ adjective 1 (of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring: in captivity tigers are prolific breeders. ▫ (of an artist, author, or composer) producing many works: he was a prolific composer of operas.

▫ (of a sports player) high-scoring: a prolific goalscorer.

2 present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful: mahogany was once prolific in the tropical forests. ▫ characterized by plentiful wildlife or produce: the prolific rivers around Galway.

–DERIVATIVES prolifically /prəˈlɪfɪkli / adverb
prolificness noun.
–ORIGIN mid 17th century: from medieval Latin prolificus, from Latin proles ‘offspring’ (see proliferous).

Question 6

Arable

Answer 6

Arid

Suitable for growing crops

Question 7

Irrigation

Answer 7

Watering the land

Question 8

Infertile

Answer 8

Not fertile

Question 9

Insecticide

Answer 9

A substance used for killing insects

Question 10

Pasture

Answer 10

pasture /ˈpɑːstʃə /
▸ noun 1 [mass noun] land covered with grass and other low plants suitable for grazing animals, especially cattle or sheep: areas of rich meadow pasture many a horse was put out to pasture there [count noun] grassy pastures [as modifier] a range of pasture grasses.
2 (pastures) used to refer to a person’s situation in life: she left the office for pastures new. [suggested by ‘Tomorrow to fresh woods and pastures new’ (Milton’s Lycidas)]

▸ verb [with object] put (animals) to graze in a pasture: they pastured their cows in the water meadow. ▫ [no object] (of animals) graze: the livestock pastured and the crops grew.

–PHRASES put someone out to pasture force someone to retire: over time the more colourful among us have been put out to pasture.
–ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin pastura ‘grazing’, from past- ‘grazed’, from the verb pascere.

Question 11

Graze

Answer 11

graze1 /ɡreɪz /
▸ verb [no object] (of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field: cattle graze on the open meadows. ▫ [with object] (of an animal) feed on (grass or grassland): downland areas grazed by sheep.

▫ [with object] put (cattle, sheep, etc.) to feed on grassland: shepherds who grazed animals on common land.

▫ informal (of a person) eat frequent snacks at irregular intervals: advertisers should not encourage children to graze on snacks or sweets.

▫ informal mainly North American English casually sample something: we grazed up and down the TV channels.

–DERIVATIVES grazer noun.
–ORIGIN Old English grasian, from græs‘grass’.

Question 12

Salinization

Answer 12

Increasing salt content

Question 13

Ripe
Ripen (adj)

Answer 13

Developed to the point of readiness for harvesting and eating

Question 14

Fat-Soluble
Water-soluble

Answer 14

Able to be dissolved

Question 15

Fat-Soluble
Water-soluble

Answer 15

Able to be dissolved

Question 16

Deteriorates

Answer 16

Getting worse