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Question 1

cacaphonous

Answer 1

unpleasant or harsh-sounding
like when you trying to learn how to play an instrument

Question 2

cadge

Answer 2

to ask someone you know for something such as food, money, orcigarettes, because you do not have any or do not want to pay لاشخوری کردن
cadge something from/off somebody
The twoboysmoved around thebar,cadgingfreedrinks and cigarettes.

Question 3

callous

Answer 3

1 thick-skinned, insensitive
2 not caring that other people are suffering
We were shocked at the callous disregard for human life.
a callous attitude

Question 4

calumny

Answer 4

تهمت و بهتان
Aspersion

Question 5

canard

Answer 5

false, deliberately misleading story

Question 6

canon

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1 a Christian priest who has special duties in a cathedral(کلیسای جامع)
2 formal a standard, rule, or principle, or set of these, that are believed by a group of people to be right and good. Almost like creed or credo
canon of
Mapplethorpe’s pictures offended the canons of American good taste.
3 formal
a) a list of books or pieces of music that are officially recognized as being the work of a certain writer
the Shakespearean canon
b) all the books that are recognized as being the most important pieces of literature
the literary canon
4 a piece of music in which a tune is started by one singer or instrument and is copied by each of the others
5 an established law of the Christian Church

Question 7

cant

Answer 7

insincere talk, language of a particular group
like jargon, argot
thieves’ cant

Question 8

cantankerous

Answer 8

bad-tempered and complaining a lot
• As Ethel grew older, she became more cantankerous.

Question 9

capricious

Answer 9

impulsive and unpredictable, like a bride who suddenly leaves her groom standing at the wedding altar.
like fickle(بی ثبات و دمدمی مزاج)

Question 10

captious

Answer 10

often expressing criticisms about matters that are not important. Like pedantic
He must, indeed, be a captious critic who can find a pretext to make a quarrel out of that.
آدمی ک گیر ب چیزلی بیخود میده

Question 11

cardinal

Answer 11

fundamental

Question 12

carnal

Answer 12

1 relating to sex or someone’s body
carnal desires
2 → carnal knowledge/relations
sexual activity

Question 13

carping

Answer 13

complain

Question 14

cartography

Answer 14

science of making maps
Topography: the science of describing an area of land, or making maps of it.

Question 15

caste

Answer 15

1 one of the fixed social classes, which cannot be changed, into which people are born in India
the caste system
2 a group of people who have the same position in society
قشر

Question 16

castigate

Answer 16

to criticize or punish someone severely
He even castigated himself for not being a better example, more patient, gentler.
• Hodge castigated Rhee’s statement and the actions of his supporters.

like excoriate, censure, rebuke, lambast, reproach

Question 17

cataclysm

Answer 17

a violent or sudden event or change, such as a serious flood or earthquake. تحول ناگهانی
Do these eruptions act as a safety valve or will they lead to a cataclysm?

Question 18

catalyst

Answer 18

1 a substance that makes a chemical reaction happen more quickly without being changed itself
2 something or someone that causes an important change
catalyst for
They hope his election will act as a catalyst for reform.

Question 19

categorical

Answer 19

absolute, without exception
categorical denial/assurance etc
Can you give us a categorical assurance that no jobs will be lost?

Question 20

caucus

Answer 20

smaller group within an organization
the chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus

Question 21

causal

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1 relating to the connection between two things, where one causes the other to happen or exist → cause
causal relationship/link/factor etc
a causal relationship between unemployment and crime
2 technical a causal conjunction, such as ‘because’, introduces a statement about the cause of something
باعث شونده

Question 22

caustic

Answer 22

1 a caustic substance can burn through things by chemical action سوزاننده
caustic soda (=a chemical used for cleaning things)
2 a caustic remark criticizes someone in a way that is unkind but often cleverly humorous SYN acerbic نیشدار
caustic wit/comments/remark etc
Eliot appreciated Pound’s caustic wit.

acerbic
criticizing someone or something in a clever but cruel way SYN biting
acerbic wit

wit
the ability to say things that are clever and amusing
a woman of great wit and charm
quick/dry/sharp etc wit
His sharp wit had them all smiling.

be at your wits’ end
to be very upset and not know what to do, because you have tried everything possible to solve a problem

not be beyond the wit of somebody
formal not be too difficult for someone to do
It’s surely not beyond the wit of man to come up with a solution.

Question 23

celestial

Answer 23

آسمانی - الهی - سماوی
1 relating to the sky or heaven
celestial bodies (=the Sun, Moon, stars etc)
2 literary very beautiful

Question 24

centrifugal

Answer 24

گریز از مرکز
centrifugal force.
OPP Centripetal

Question 25

centripetal

Answer 25

مایل به مرکز centripetal force

Question 26

champion

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as noun قهرمان as verb to defend or support Purcell championed social programs for the elderly.

Question 27

chasten

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to make someone realize that their behaviour was wrong or mistaken Party workers have returned to their home towns, chastened by their overwhelming defeat. Like disabuse

Question 28

chicanery

Answer 28

trickery, fraud Clearly there is some chicanery going on and perhaps in due course we will find out the truth.

Question 29

chivalry

Answer 29

جنتلمنی 1 behaviour that is honourable, kind, generous, and brave, especially men’s behaviour towards women 2 a system of religious beliefs and honourable behaviour that knights in the Middle Ages were expected to follow

Question 30

churlish

Answer 30

rude, boorish

Question 31

circuitous

Answer 31

(of a route or journey) longer than the direct way. the canal followed a circuitous route

Question 32

clairvoyant

Answer 32

one who can predict the future psychic, prophet, prescient prophet 1 پیامبر 2 پیشگو

Question 33

clamor

Answer 33

سرو صدا. بانگ و خروش a very loud noise made by a large group of people or animals He shouted over the rising clamour of voices.

Question 34

clique

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a small exclusive group a small group of people who think they are special and do not want other people to join them – used to show disapproval clique of a ruling clique of officials the cliques formed by high school students

Question 35

cloister

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1 to confine, seclude 2 a building where monks or nuns live

Question 36

coagulate

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thicken, congeal if a liquid coagulates, or something coagulates it, it becomes thick and almost solid The blood had not coagulated.

Question 37

coalesce

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combine to form one single group SYN fuse, amalgamate coalesce into/with Gradually the different groups of people coalesced into one dominant racial group.

Question 38

coda

Answer 38

1 an additional separate part at the end of a piece of music 2 a separate piece of writing at the end of a work of literature or a speech December's earthquake was but a coda to a terrible year... Opp prologue

Question 39

codify

Answer 39

to arrange laws, principles, facts etc in a system The agreement must still be codified by federal legislation.

Question 40

cognizant

Answer 40

informed, awareخوب میدونه I'm cognizant of the fact that your client has tried to pay the debt. • And so, um, he was very cognizant of what he was doing and why he did it.

Question 41

collage

Answer 41

Have you ever cut out a bunch of pictures from magazines and pasted them together to make a big picture? If you have, you have made a collage.

Question 42

commensurate

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متناسب proportional, adequate, Salary will be commensurate with age and experience.

Question 43

compendium

Answer 43

brief, comprehensive summary

Question 44

complacent

Answer 44

هرچی دستته بسته There’s a danger of becoming complacent if you win a few games. a complacent attitude towards the problem complacent about We simply cannot afford to be complacent about the future of our car industry.

Question 45

complaisant

Answer 45

If only the world were populated entirely with complaisant people! Complaisant means willing to do something to please others, and complaisant people or animals are wonderful to be around.

Question 46

compliant

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1 willing to obey or to agree to other people’s wishes and demands → comply For years I had tried to be a compliant and dutiful wife. 2 made or done according to particular rules or standards → comply compliant with Future versions will be fully compliant with the industry standard.

Question 47

compunction

Answer 47

a feeling that you should not do something because it is bad or wrong پشیمانی-ندامت like contrition have/feel no compunction about (doing) something He had no compunction about interfering in her private affairs. They used their tanks against the leftists without compunction.

Question 48

concave

Answer 48

مقعر convex محدب

Question 49

conciliatory

Answer 49

intended or likely to placate or pacify. آشتی جویانه conciliatory approach/tone/gesture etc Perhaps you should adopt a more conciliatory approach. Brooks felt in no mood to be conciliatory.

Question 50

concoct

Answer 50

سرهم کردن to invent John concocted an elaborate excuse for being late. Jean concocted a great meal from the leftovers.

Question 51

concomitant

Answer 51

existing or happening together, especially as a result of something. Like corollary war with all its concomitant sufferings

Question 52

condone

Answer 52

چشم پوشی کردن I cannot condone the use of violence under any circumstances. I'm not condoning his behaviour, but I can understand why he wanted revenge on his daughter's attacker.

Question 53

congenial

Answer 53

1 friendly and comfortable congenial atmosphere/surroundings/environment The department provides a congenial atmosphere for research. Frank was a very congenial colleague. congenial to The summers out here are not congenial to the average North European. 2 suitable Compost provides congenial conditions for roots to develop.

Question 54

conjugal

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1 relating to marriage conjugal love 2 → conjugal visit a private meeting between a prisoner and his wife, during which they are allowed to have sex

Question 55

connoisseur

Answer 55

expert a wine connoisseur Fry was a connoisseur of Renaissance art.

Question 56

conscript

Answer 56

as noun سرباز وظیفه Many conscripts - they make up 65 percent of the armed forces - receive only the most basic training. as verb مشمول خدمت کردن Young Frenchmen were conscripted into the army and forced to fight in Algeria.

Question 57

consecrate

Answer 57

1 make a place or a building holy 2 to officially state in a special religious ceremony that someone is now a priest, bishop(راهب)

Question 58

contend

Answer 58

1 to compete contend for Three armed groups are contending for power. Inevitably, fights break out between the members of contending groups. 2 to argue or state that something is true SYN insist contend (that) Some astronomers contend that the universe may be younger than previously thought.

Question 59

contentious

Answer 59

1 controversial contentious issue/area/subject 2 argumentative احسان

Question 60

contiguous

Answer 60

next to something, or next to each other همجوار- مجاور America’s 48 contiguous states

Question 61

continence

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1 medical the ability to control your bowels (روده) and bladder(مثانه) OPP incontinence 2 old-fashioned the ability to control your sexual desires توانایی نگه داشتن شاشت یا حشرت

Question 62

contrite

Answer 62

feeling guilty and sorry for something bad that you have done. like compunction (contrition) Her tone was contrite and I thought Puddy was going to get all choked up(خفه).

Question 63

contumacious

Answer 63

disobedient - rebellious He's showing you his contumacious side داره روی سگشو نشون میده

Question 64

conundrum

Answer 64

a difficult problem riddle

Question 65

convention

Answer 65

1 a large formal meeting a teachers’ convention the city’s new convention center a convention for science fiction fans 2 a pact the European convention on human rights 3 a custom Playing together teaches children social conventions such as sharing. They defied the conventions of the time by living together without being married. by convention By convention, the bride’s father gives her away at her wedding.

Question 66

converge

Answer 66

to approach, come together, tend to meet همگرا شدن opp diverge The two rivers converge into one near Pittsburgh. Reporters converged on the scene. Cultural beliefs about the role of women converge with government policies.

Question 67

convoluted

Answer 67

twisted, complicated

Question 68

coquette

Answer 68

زن عشوه گر woman who flirts

Question 69

covert

Answer 69

secret or hidden OPP overt covert operations

Question 70

covetous

Answer 70

چشش دنبال مال دیگرانه • He's being covetous the way I was. Covet: to have a very strong desire to have something that someone else has.

Question 71

cozen

Answer 71

to trick or deceive someone. like dupe, hoodwink, swindle, gull In college he learned how to cozen his parents into thinking he remained a good Catholic. She was determined not to be cozened.

Question 72

craven

Answer 72

cowardly a craven act of terrorism

Question 73

credence

Answer 73

acceptance

Question 74

credo

Answer 74

a formal statement of the beliefs of a particular person, group, religion etc American Express is emphasizing its ‘the customer is first’ credo.