تست شماره ۳ : لغات زبان عمومی کارشناسی ارشد و دکتری
سوالات تالیفی
۱۰۴) The snow was so heavy that effaced the highways.
1) obtruded 2) obviated 3) obliterated 4) obstructed
۱۰۵) The passengers on the boat were hypnotized by the motion of the sea.
1) nauseated 2) mesmerized 3) nullified 4) mortified
۱۰۶) The evangelist maintained that any angry deity would exact ……… from the sinners.
1) reticulation 2) retardation 3) retribution 4) reverberation
۱۰۷) You cannot change their habits for their minds are ……… to reasoning.
1) imperious 2) impervious 3) impetuous 4) impecunious
۱۰۸) Egyptian authorities are trying to prevent their historical monuments from succumbing to the ravages of time.
1) sustaining 2) yielding 3) pervading 4) pondering
۱۰۹) His new yacht is a (an) showy display of his wealth.
1) bounteous 2) boisterous 3) multifarious 4) ostentatious
۱۱۰) The hurricane caused great havoc in the islands.
1) tribulation 2) rehabilitation 3)devastation 4) peroration
۱۱۱) They deputized a close friend to the funeral arrangements.
1) dispatched 2 ) delegated 3) deprived 4) despised
۱۱۲) Your mood seems very meditative this evening.
1) conclusive 2) constructive 3) contemplative 4) conservative
۱۱۳) During the American period, the leaders instilled a spirit of nationalism in the colonists.
1) inculcated 2) insulated 3) insolated 4) inaugurated
۱۱۴) After the drops were placed in the patient’s eyes, his pupils became enlarged.
1) diluted 2) disheveled 3) diffused 4) dilated
۱۱۵) The whole show was a ………, the lights wouldn’t work. One actor forgot his lines and another fell off the stage.
1) fecundity 2) fiasco 3) fallacy 4) fortitude
۱۱۶) That group was excellent at handling clandestine operations.
1) sumptuous 2) meticulous 3) unanimous 4) surreptitious
۱۱۷) The army returned from its battle victoriously.
1) exhaustively 2) triumphantly 3) enthusiastically 4) recklessly
۱۱۸) When his contract with the company terminated he got another job.
1) expiated 2) expedited 3) expired 4) expatiated
۱۱۹) Only a few climbers ……… long enough to reach the summit.
1) persevered 2) permeated 3) perpetuated 4) perpetrated
۱۲۰) Mr. Smith is not popular in his office because of his overbearing attitude.
1) parsimonious 2) contemptuous 3) sanctimonious 4) presumptuous
۱۲۱) The discovery of anesthetics ……… much of the pain of surgery.
1) aggravated 2) alleviated 3) enervated 4) palpated
۱۲۲) The army held its impregnable position until victory was won.
1) unassailable 2) unalienable 3) unalterable 4) unbearable
۱۲۳) John ……… his sister’s every effort to sell the old house.
1) truckled 2) traduced 3) tantalized 4) thwarted
۱۲۴) It was realized later that a serious nuclear accident had just been avoided.
1) averred 2) averted 3) avenged 4) avowed
۱۲۵) Bob was charged with provoking a rebellion.
1) insinuating 2) instigating 3) insulating 4) inseminating
۱۲۶) Dilapidated public building imperil people’s lives.
1) contaminate 2) annihilate 3) jeopardize 4) depredate
۱۲۷) There is no stigma attached to what you are doing.
1) disgrace 2) disharmony 3) disgust 4) disguise
۱۲۸) The politician promised to be candid, but we wondered.
1) outright 2) outrageous 3) outrival 4) outspoken
۱۲۹) The scarcity of professional actors in this town is astounding.
1) debris 2) dearth 3) debility 4) decency
۱۳۰) Americans were dismayed by the latest statistics regarding unemployment.
1) appeased 2) applauded 3) appealed 4) appalled
۱۳۱) As she aged she became more talkative.
1) gregarious 2) glutinous 3) garrulous 4) gluttonous
۱۳۲) As soon as the board of elections proclaims the list of candidates, a ballot is prepared.
1) promulgates 2) proliferates 3) propagates 4) prognosticates
۱۳۳) His physical condition was no impediment to his career as a violinist.
1) congruence 2) perseverance 3) hindrance 4) forbearance
۱۳۴) Chicago became notorious for crime and corruption during the days of prohibition.
1) fastidious 2) scurrilous 3) perfidious 4) ignominious
۱۳۵) Physical infirmity often makes people querulous and hard to live with.
1) perspicacious 2) fractious 3) pertinacious 4) capricious
۱۳۶) Two small toy manufacturers united to form a new business.
1) consummated 2) constituted 3) consolidated 4) consternated
۱۳۷) The colonists made a vehement protest against taxation.
1) enthusiastic 2) sporadic 3) apathetic 4) pathetic
۱۳۸) Mark Anthony’s eulogy of Caesar at his funeral is recorded in play by Shakespeare.
1) condemnation 2) concoction 3) concession 4) commendation
۱۳۹) The thief was apprehended, but his accomplice had disappeared.
1) coadjutor 2) emulator 3) adversary 4) devotee
۱۴۰) Despite repeated attempts to improve their living conditions slum dwellers continue to suffer.
1) annihilate 2) acclimate 3) ameliorate 4) arrogate
۱۴۱) After the riot the prison officials repealed the prisoners’ privileges.
1) remunerated 2) rescinded 3) repudiated 4) replenished
۱۴۲) The representatives of the company seemed very indifferent concerning conditions of the workers.
1) innocuous 2) incredulous 3) callous 4) covetous
۱۴۳) The president is often awakened by a noisy crowd which assembles on the white house lawn to protest his policies.
1) capricious 2) acrimonious 3) chivalrous 4) boisterous
۱۴۴) Einstein’s theory of relativity seemed unbelievable at the time that he first introduced it.
1) incredible 2) inadmissible 3) indelible 4) indefeasible
۱۴۵) Wealthy individuals sometimes behave in alan arrogant way/ as if money justifies overbearing behavior :
1) raucous 2) supercilious 3) impetuous 4) pernicious
۱۴۶) Since none of the polls had predicted the winner everyone was astonished by the result of the election.
1) fomented 2) fascinated 3) flabbergasted 4) flagellated
۱۴۷) John renounced his claim to the inheritance in order to marry a foreigner.
1) disdain 2) disown 3) disabuse 4) disburse
۱۴۸) By clarifying the plan he was able to convince the director that it was practical.
1) deteriorating 2) repudiating 3) elucidating 4) endorsing
۱۴۹) The snobbish girl made degrading remarks about her classmates.
1) disparaging 2 ) discernible 3) discordant 4) discriminatory
۱۵۰) After so many years of partnership their enmity over such a small issue astonished everyone.
1) diabolism 2) nepotism 3 ) enthusiasm 4) antagonism
۱۵۱) James was ……… from the party after his treachery was revealed.
1) obfuscated 2) oscillated 3) ostracized 4) ossified
۱۵۲) A parent should remember to praise a child’s virtues as well as criticize his faults.
1) extirpate 2) extol 3) extort 4) expunge
۱۵۳) The judge’s final ruling was that the defendant be imprisoned for life.
1) inaugurated 2) indemnified 3) incarcerated 4 ) inculpated
۱۵۴) The children are impressionable to flu this time of year.
1) perceptible 2) susceptible 3) insupportable 4) irremediable
۱۵۵) The civil defense ……… all inhabitants from the area where the storm was predicted.
1) exacerbated 2) eradicated 3) evacuated
4) excruciated
Self-assessment comprehensive
TEST
گزینه ۳
Efface: erase, expunge, obliterate
گزینه ۲
Hypnotize: mesmerize, captivate, fascinate, spellbind
گزینه ۳
Retribution: reprisal, repayment, avengement
گزینه ۲
Impervious: impenetrable, impermeable, resistant
گزینه ۲
Succumb: yield, surrender, give up, submit
گزینه ۴
Ostentatious: showy, flashy, flamboyant
گزینه ۳
Havoc: devastation, destruction, wreck, chaos
گزینه ۲
Deputize: assign, consign, delegate
گزینه ۳
Meditative: contemplative, cogitative, pondering, pensive
گزینه ۱
Instill: implant, inculcate, infuse, imbue
گزینه ۴
Dilate: enlarge, augment, amplify
گزینه ۲
Fiasco: debacle, failure, catastrophe
گزینه ۴
Clandestine: surreptitious, sly, stealthy, furtive, hidden
گزینه ۲
Triumphantly: victoriously, successfully, prosperously
گزینه ۳
Terminate: expire, come to an end, abort, annul, abolish
گزینه ۳
Persevere: continue, carry on, endure
گزینه ۲
Overbearing: contemptuous, cavalier, autocratic, overweening, supercilious
گزینه ۲
Alleviate: palliate, soothe, allay, assuage
گزینه ۱
Impregnable: invincible, unassailable, invulnerable
گزینه ۴
Thwart: stymie, balk, curb, foil
گزینه ۲
Avert: avoid, deter, prevent
گزینه ۲
Provoke: instigate, stimulate, galvanize, incite
گزینه ۳
Imperil: jeopardize, endanger, menace
گزینه ۱
Stigma: disgrace, blemish, shame
گزینه ۱
Outright: candid, straightforward, frank
گزینه ۲
Dearth: scarcity, paucity, lack, deficiency
گزینه ۴
Dismay: appall, discourage, frighten, agitate
گزینه ۳
Talkative: garrulous, verbose, voluble, wordy
گزینه ۱
Proclaim: announce, promulgate, enunciate
گزینه ۳
Impediment: hindrance, obstruction, barrier
گزینه ۴
Notorious: ignominious, disreputable, infamous
گزینه ۲
Querulous: fractious, carping, caviling
گزینه ۳
Consolidate: combine, incorporate, amalgamate
گزینه ۱
Vehement: enthusiastic, passionate, fervid, fervent
گزینه ۳
Eulogy: commendation, compliment, encomium
گزینه ۱
Accomplice: coadjutor, helper, confederate
گزینه ۳
Ameliorate: improve, better, elevate, rectify
گزینه ۲
Repeal: rescind, abrogate, abolish, annul
گزینه ۳
Callous: indifferent, apathetic, uncaring, unaffected
گزینه ۴
Boisterous: noisy, loud, obstreperous
گزینه ۱
Incredible: unbelievable, improbable, implausible
گزینه ۲
Supercilious: arrogant, haughty, bossy, cavalier
گزینه ۳
Flabbergasted, astonished, baffled, befuddled
گزینه ۲
Renounce: disown, deny, disavow
گزینه ۳
Elucidate: clarify, explicate, expound
گزینه ۱
Degrade: disparage, belittle, debase, demean
گزینه ۴
Enmity: antagonism, antipathy, hatred, rancor
گزینه ۳
Ostracize: banish, boycott, blacklist, avoid
گزینه ۲
Extol: praise, acclaim, eulogize, commend
گزینه ۳
Incarcerate, imprison, immure, jail
گزینه ۲
Impressionable: susceptible, easily influenced
گزینه ۳
Evacuate: discharge, displace, empty
