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Question 1

acquaintance

Answer 1

someone you know, but who is not a close friend

Question 2

envy

Answer 2

to wish that you had someone else’s possessions, abilities etc.

Question 3

entitle

Answer 3

to give someone the official right to do or have something

Question 4

emphasise

Answer 4

to say something in a strong way

Question 5

obliged

Answer 5

1. do something because you have to do it because of the situation, the law, a duty etc make it necessary
2. to do something that someone has asked you to do

Question 6

discrimination

Answer 6

the practice of treating one person or group differently from another in an unfair way

Question 7

tremendous

Answer 7

1. very big, fast, powerful

2. excellent

Question 8

assume

Answer 8

to think that something is true, although you do not have definite proof

Question 9

evolving

Answer 9

1. if an animal or plant evolves, it changes gradually over a long period of time
2. to develop and change gradually over a long period of time

Question 10

intimacy

Answer 10

a state of having a close personal relationship with someone

Question 11

symptom

Answer 11

1. something wrong with your body or mind which shows that you have a particular illness
2. a sign that a serious problem exists

Question 12

perceive

Answer 12

1. to understand or think of something or someone in a particular way
2. “formal” to notice, see or recognize something

Question 13

controversies

Answer 13

a serious argument about something that involves many people and continues for a long time

Question 14

correspond

Answer 14

1. if two things or ideas correspond, the parts or information in one relate to the parts or information in the other
2. to be very similar to or the same as something else
3. to write letters to someone and receive letters from them:

Question 15

envisage

Answer 15

to think that something is likely to happen in the future

Question 16

courtesy

Answer 16

polite behaviour and respect for other people

Question 17

tackle

Answer 17

to try to deal with a difficult problem

Question 18

shrug

Answer 18

to raise and then lower your shoulders in order to show that you do not know something or do not care about something

Question 19

nudge

Answer 19

to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, in order to get their attention

Question 20

compensation

Answer 20

1. money paid to someone because they have suffered injury or loss, or because something they own has been damaged
2. something that makes a bad situation better

Question 21

dole

Answer 21

money given by the government in Britain to people who are unemployed

Question 22

parcel

Answer 22

an object that has been wrapped in paper or put in a special envelope, especially so that it can be sent by post

Question 23

gab

Answer 23

to talk continuously, usually about things that are not important

Question 24

rapport

Answer 24

friendly agreement and understanding between people → relationship

Question 25

empathise

Answer 25

to be able to understand someone else’s feelings, problems etc, especially because you have had similar experiences → sympathize

Question 26

profound

Answer 26

عمیق، ژرف

Question 27

appreciation

Answer 27

قدردانی، تقدیر، درک قدر یا بهای چیزی

Question 28

stems

Answer 28

the long thin part of a plant, from which leaves, flowers, or fruit grow

Question 29

staccato

Answer 29

if the music is played staccato, the notes are cut short | قطع شده، منقطع، بطورفشرده، بطور بریده بریده ادا کردن

Question 30

interpret

Answer 30

to translate spoken words from one language into another

Question 31

convey

Answer 31

to communicate or express something, with or without using words