سوالات واژگان (۱۳۹۰ – ۱۳۸۵)

سوالات واژگان کارشناسی ارشد رشته مجموعه زبان انگلیسی

(۱۳۹۰ – ۱۳۸۵)

1. The biophysicist’s lecture on molecular dynamics was too……… for many students in

the audience. (1385)

1) abstruse 2) obnoxious 3) adroit 4) eclectic

2. The school superintendent wasn’t popular; but no one could question his ………. (1385)

1) haughtiness 2) lassitude 3) listlessness. 4) rectitude

3. The moon was hidden and the light had grown very dark; she had to……… to see.

(1385)

1) blink 2) deflect 3) obscure 4) strain

4. These sales figures are a good……… for another profitable year. (1386)

1) augury 2) forthcoming 3) pinnacle 4) prospectus

5. ………….. editions of Shakespeare’s plays help readers understand old words. (1386)

1) Annotated 2) Diffused 3) Keynote 4) Substantial

6. He is much more ……… in his approach as he sees the teacher’s role as extremely

important in the learning process. (1386)

1) dialectical 2) didactic 3) indigenous 4) indispensable

7. The wayfarer, with no companion but his staff, paused to exchange a word with the

innkeeper, so that the sense of………. might not utterly overwhelm him before he could

reach the first house in the valley. (1387)

1)fatigue 2) insufficiency 3) loneliness 4) rancor

8. In ………….. nature, myths use………reasoning, relating the unfamiliar to the familiar by

means of likeness.  (۱۳۸۷)

۱) observing _ logical 2) disclosing _ metonymic

3) appreciating _ irrational 4) interpreting _ analogical

9. The rich ……… their wealth while the poor starved on the streets. (1387)

1) garnished 2) enthralled 3) pilloried 4) flaunted

10. It took days for the programmers to ……… out errors in the program, but once they

did, it worked beautifully. (1388)

1) detract 2) dissipate 3) rescind 4) winnow

11. For three centuries, classical mechanics was the ………… paradigm in physics until

developments in quantum mechanics began to call ………… assumptions of classical

mechanics into question. (1388)

1) laudable – benign ۲) strongest—tangential

3) unchallenged — facile ۴) supreme — superficial

12. The lawyer s argumentation was ………… and factually misleading, but these problems

in his closing argument were masked by his ………… and superior mastery of language. (1388)

1) specious- eloquence 2) spurious — elusiveness

3) debonair — equivocations 4) duplicitous — dissembling

13. As we traveled to college for the t time, the family car was ………… with books,

clothing, appliances, and other necessities. (1389)

1) pallid 2) onerous 3) laden 4) convulsed

14. The ………. of sediment in the river caused concern among environmentalists and

Industrialists alike; the water levels in the river were being reduced almost daily.(1389)

1) disposal 2) accretion 3) contingency 4) disintegration

15. Although doctors have been thus far successful at …………. the spread of tuberculosis in

the world, they are nonetheless concerned that ……… strains of disease may yet arise.(1390)

1) curbing .. virulent  ۲) imperiling .. responsive

3) dismissing .. noxious 4) marginalizing ” innocuous

16. Geological evidence suggests that the earth’s magnetic polarity has switched

back and forth many times over the millennia; such fluctuations in the magnetic

field may affect the ability of our plant to …………….. Off cosmic radiation.(1390)

1) ward 2) render 3) taper 4) balance

17. What needs in such a fine counselor was ………….. her ability to put herself in her client s

place grad feel his emotions as €f they were her own. (1385)

1) aloofness 2) empathy 3) interplay 4) integrity

18. Tom prided himself on knowing the latest news, the secrets of the rich and the poor, it

…………….. him that there was Something he did not know about his friend. (1385)

1) disregarded 2) flattered 3) galled 4) obliterated

19. Lovejoy, the hero of Jonathan Gash’s mystery novels, is an antique dealer who gives

the reader advice an how to tell……… antiques from the real thing. (1385)

1) incongruous 2) equivocal 3) deleterious 4) spurious

20. Campaigning to change government policy is ……… to the charity’s main function of

direct relief work.  (۱۳۸۶)

۱) ancillary. 2) assiduous 3) relentless 4) rudimentary

21. In many American schools, the students pledge ……… to the flag at the beginning of

the school day. (1386)

1) allegiance 2) oath 3) patriotism 4) patronage

22. There is usually less differentiation in healthy eating by social class among the younger

……… compared with the older one. (1386)

1) cohort 2) fraction 3) genesis 4) module

23. Uncertain which suitor she ought to marry, the princess ………… saying now one, now the

other.(1387)

1) conjectured 2) compromised 3) stagnated 4) vacillated

24. It is difficult to be an iconoclast; for ………., the world whips you with it…………. (۱۳۸۷)

۱) disrespect . intervention 2) ostentation _opprobrium

3) procrastination _misfortune 4) nonconformity _ displeasure

25. Any grand quest commences with the blind, intuitive calculation that, against at odds,

the seeker will inevitably ………… (1387)

1) commiserate 2) dominate 3) overreach 4) triumph

26. Joyce’s novel Finnegan’s Wake continues to………… critics, including those who find it

in comprehensible and call it ………. (1388)

1) appall —genial. 2) baffle — elevated

3) enthrall —nonsensical 4) bore — compelling

27. The ……………. of China during much of its history caused many people in that country to

be suspicious of foreigners (1388)

1) insularity 2) acrimony 3) misanthrope 4) consummation 

28. In London’s Hyde park, there is a place which people regularly make speeches

……… against the ills of the world. (1388)

1) stoking  ۲) ranting  ۳) obfuscating 4) besmirching

29. British modernists used the literary tropes of fragmentation and failure to explore the

impending …………… of british  colonialism; through their literature, the modernists

illustrated the imminent ………….. of the Empire. (1389)

1)castigation – rise 2) envy – eclipse 3) dissolution – wealth 4) demise – sunset

30. The development of hydrogen-powered cars will always be ……… by the physical fact

that, although hydrogen contains more energy per gallon than does gasoline, it is much

less dense that gasoline, and thus carries less energy per pound, making it ……… for

any vehicle to carry enough hydrogen on board.

1) inhibited – convenient 2) parodied – unrealistic

3) hindered – exacting 4) enhanced – austere

31. Unlike the first lecture, which was ………………. and filled with irrelevant references, Ken’s

presentation was easy to understand and illustrated with ……… examples. (1390)

1) inflated .. esoteric 2) abstruse .. germane 3) convoluted .. petty 4) diaphanous .. pertinent

32. Although Ian’s argument seemed plausible at first, his opponent in the debate

viewed it as mere ……………. and refuted it thoroughly,.(1390)

1) substantiation 2) diffidence 3) solicitousness 4) sophistry

33. The omniscient narrator steeds above. the starry he is telling, ……… his

knowledge of what will occur. (1385)

1) disheartened by 2) ostracized for 3) dubious about 4) unlimited in

34. When clay dries out, it loses its plasticity and becomes less …………….. . (۱۳۸۵)

۱) brittle 2) compatible 3) malleable 4) tangible

35. No one thought she could do it, but they did not count on her ……………

determination, (1385)

1) implacable 2) parochial 3) sagacious 4) tractable

36. ۳۶٫ There is no marked ………. between these two methods about the use of pattern

practice. (1386)

1) cleavage 2) disdain 3) impediment 4) qualm

37. The success of these courses depends on good ……… between the teacher and

his/her students. (1386)

1) consent 2) concession 3) facet 4) rapport

38. We were crawling along the narrow wooden ………….. of the bridge. (1386)

1) lodge 2) lapse 3) lattice 4) log

39. Many lawyers now believe that the ……… of the tobacco industry is so widely

……… by the public that juries will finally be willing to convict the corporations when

the cases go to trial. (1387)

1) repute _ supported 2) mendacity _ queried 3) guilt _ acknowledged 4) advertising _ disseminated 

40. That so shameless, sentimental, and dishonest a film attracts a large and enthusiastic

audience is ……… of how low the popular taste has ………  (۱۳۸۷)

۱) a signatory — fallen 2) an indication _ soared 3) a barometer _ plummeted 4) a refutation _ descended 

41. The …………. problem of piracy has worried the music industry, because the pirates

overseas are ……… by the crackdown in the United States.(1387)

1) evanescent _. undeterred 2) burgeoning – unabashed 3) immaterial – incriminated 4) widespread — intimidated

42. During the bitter dispute, there came a moment of …………., and then the debate broke

out again, More ……… than ever. (1388)

1) nonchalance — partisan 2) opulence — querulous 3) ravenous — peripheral 4) quiescence — raucous

43. He plays the guitar with considerable ……… ; unfortunately, however, he makes

flagrant mistakes that ruin his performance. (1388)

1) ambivalence 2) composure 3) exuberance 4) munificence

44. Because the apelike members of Australopithecus afarensis were capable of

waking and swinging through trees, the anthropologist described them as mosaic,

bipedal from waist down and ……… from waist up. (1388)

1) arboreal 2) prosaic 3) sedentary 4) dysfunctional

45. Harriet ……… all the way through her chemotherapy, which some say is as painful as

the illness. (1389)

1) mitigated 2) pondered 3) stamped 4) travailed

46. Running a marathon is a/an …….. task. taking months of both physical and mental

preparation and training before actually running a grueling 26.2 miles. (1389)

1) arduous 2) vainglorious 3) insouciant 4) moribund

47. Glen is considered one of the most ………….. members of the group, having already read

dozens of philosophical treatises and ……… researched all new developments in his

discipline. (1390)

1) cerebral’ .. munificently 2) stoic … lackadaisically 3) contrite .. painstakingly4) erudite … assiduously

48. The establishment of international phone service in 1964 appeased those citizens

of the tiny island who bemoaned the………of their community and longed for a

greater connection to the world outside. (1390)

1) obstinacy 2) precociousness  ۳) insularity 4) effervescence

49. After years of good behavior, all mention of his juvenile criminal career was

………… from his record. (1385)

1) expounded 2) exonerated 3) expunged 4) extradited

50. He could not suppress his ……… against the decision he thought was intended to

restrict his margin of freedom. (1383)

1) coercion 2) equanimity. 3) indignation. 4) plight

51. Many people will not lend …………. to the killing of animals to make fur coats,

1) altruism 2) condolence 3) countenance 4) discretion

52. Your essay is quite good. Just ……… it ………… a little with a few, illustrations and

quotations.  (۱۳۸۶)

۱) bring on 2) make up 3) touch up 4) wipe out

53. Because he had abandoned his post and joined forces with the Indians, his fellow

officers considered the hero of Dances with Wolves a ………….. . (۱۳۸۷)

۱) braggart 2) renegade 3) laggard 4) martinet

54. The idea that people are basically economic creatures, intent only upon their own

material advantage, induces disbelief in the ……… of the any ……… motive. (1387)

1) seemliness _ egoistic 2) stupidity _ altruistic 3) integrity _ unselfish 4) desirability _ ulterior

55. Crabeater seal, the common name of Lobodon carcinophagus, is a(an) ……… since the

animal’s staple diet is not crabs, but krill. (1387)

1) misnomer 2) pseudonym 3) anonymity 4) allusion

56. Rather than allowing these dramatic exchanges between her characters to develop

fully, Is. Norman unfortunately tends to ……….. the discussions involving the two

women. (1388)

1) protract 2) truncate 3) exacerbate 4) corroborate

57. The idea that people are basically economic creatures, intent only upon their material

advantage, induces disbelief in the……… of any …………… motive. (1388)

1) obtuseness — altruistic 2) desirability —ulterior

3) seemliness — egoistic 4) integrity — unselfish

58. The government decided to………the army up by buying hundreds of new tanks . (1388)

1) foot 2) hem 3) beef 4) loom

59. ۱ could barely follow the ……… story line; the numerous twists and turns in the plot

made it extremely hard to comprehend. (1389)

1) resolute 2) porous 3) domineering 4) convoluted

60. A deep sense of ……… overcame the congregation when they learned how little had

been pledged for the new rectory. (1389)

1) mendacity 2) mortification 3) misdemeanor 4) munificence

61. The prosecutor failed to make a ……… argument; despite a surfeit of ……… to

bolster his claims, he left the jury little choice but to acquit the defendant. (1389)

1) cogent – substantiation 2) trenchant – sanctimony

3) meticulous – consternation 4) condescending – refutation 

62. Echoing throughout our village, the funeral……… made the stormy day even

more grim.  (۱۳۹۰)

۱) knell 2) paragon 3) larceny 4)irreverence

63. Federica expressed doubt the existence of true altruism, claiming that no one makes a

Sacrifice without expecting it to be ………….. in one from one or another (1390)

1) arrogated 2) portended 3) requited 4) Implicated

64. AS …………. the value of free trade, Bennett was often caned upon to give

speeches around the world …………….. the virtues of unencumbered commerce (1390)

1) a stalwart of extolling 2) a seer of . dissenting from

3) a caviler about elucidating 4) an antagonist to .. detracting from

65. Idle was chosen as dub treasurer because he has always been……… about

repaying his debts. (1385)

1) impervious 2) prodigious 3) scrupulous 4) superfluous

66. By nature he was a……… demanding that his subordinates respond to orders

promptly. (1385)

1) virtuoso 2) martinet 3) dissident 4) quack

67. The prosecutor expected the witness to……… that the suspect was guilty (1385)

1) acclaim 2) allude 3) aver 4) defy

68. Although this linguist died fifty years ago, his influence still ………. (۱۳۸۶)

۱) falls back 2) lingers on 3) stirs up 4) turns in

69. The project has been ……… in a series of legal disputes. (1386)

1) bogged down 2) passed off 3) settled in 4) tied up 

70. Great care was taken to ………….. the values of nationhood and family in the new

generation.(1386)

1) interpolate 2) inculcate 3) proliferate 4) perpetrate

71. My uncle is a man of such …………. .temperament that he has rarely been Known to lose

His ………….. (۱۳۸۷)

۱) eloquent _ parlance 2) equable _ composure

3) quixotic _ aspersion 4) coherent _ beneficence

72. As the deer paused to ……… its thirst, we could see the reflection in the ……… water

of the mountain lake. (1387)

1) accede _sinuous  ۲) exude _ lucid 3)imbue _inviolable 4)slake _limpid

73. The annual district synod is composed of the representatives of both clergy and …………., who meet to discuss church matters. (1387)

1) concourse 2) colloquy 3) laity 4) saga

74. You will find that things happen much faster in hotels if you cross the staffs palms

with ……… fairly often. (1388)

1) gems 2) gold 3) beads 4) silver

75. When practicing with a bow and arrow, it is necessary to be aware of both the ………

and the ……… of one’s arrows if one wishes to hit the target. (1389)

1) rigor – tenacity 2) velocity – trajectory

3) divergence – expulsion 4) resilience – imminence

76. Verbal bullies ……… others using words rather than using their fists, but the Words

hurt just the same. (1389)

1) renounce 2) deprecate  ۳) predominate 4) circumvent

77. in a ………….. gesture, the wealthy alumnus, who had once been suspended for bad

grades, donated $ 10,000,000 to his alma mater. (1389)

1) macabre 2) luxuriant 3) magnanimous 4) reminiscent

78. Several months after the devastating …………… all that remained of Jamjang

village was a circle of burned huts, wood-and-mud walls reduced to a sad ring of

blackened ashes, and ……… smell of smoke that still hung in the air. (1390)

1) cacophony .. a pungent 2) abomination .. a lethargic

79. The judge demanded order after the lawyer’s …………… attempt to object by

 stomping his feet on the courtroom floor. (1390)

1) exuberant 2) rambling 3) rapacious 4) puerile

80. While the lips of most mammals play a significant role in eating, in horses they

are. actually ………, permitting them to grasp even very small foods such as grains. (1390)

1) ribald 2) retracted 3) potable 4) prehensile

81. I slept badly last night and am feeling particularly………… this morning. (1385)

1) offhand 2) slow-wilted 3) vivacious 4) top heavy

82. I’m afraid my youngest son has never been particularly quick on the ……… (1385)

1) upkeep 2) uptake 3) upturn 4) upshot

83. If you don’t get your ……… of sleep, your word will begin to suffer. (1385)

1) degree 2) extent 3) ratio 4) quota

84. The oil companies were accused of . a shortage of gasoline to justify price

increase. (1386)

1) contriving 2) deteriorating 3) inclining 4) undermining

85. Roberts has spent many years ……… all of the data on which the study was based. (1386)

1) broaching 2)collating 3) conceiving 4) protracting

86. The car broke down and couldn’t be repaired for ten days, so the holiday

arrangements had to……… . (1386)

1) fall in the back of behind 2) fly off the handle  ۳) go by the board 4) make a bee-line

87. When they pushed him to the……… he told his accomplices where he had hidden the

Stolen jewelry.

1) comer 2) edge 3) top 4) wall e

88. joe ………….. his teeth as the bullet was extracted from his arm. (1387)

1) clenched 2) flinched 3) gritted 4) gripped

89. The restaurant was ……… expensive. I don’t think we’ll go there again. (1388)

1).bitterly 2) eternally 3) ridiculously 4) vehemently

90. Illegally parked vehicles block hydrants and crosswalks, ……… the flow of traffic

when double parked, and ……… the law. (1389)

1) expedite – violate  ۲) stem — enforce 3) drench – belittle  ۴) impede – flout

91. The ……… of scarcity amidst plenty characterizes even a rich country in a time of

inflation. (1389)

1) malaise 2) tedium 3) precursor 4) paradox

92. Until his death he remained ……… in the belief that the world was conspiring against

him. (1389)

1) ignominious 2) obdurate 3) spurious 4) gullible

93. Despite many decades of research on the gasification of coal, the data accumulated are

not directly ……… to environmental questions; thus a new program of research

specifically addressing such questions is ……… . (1389)

1) applicable – warranted ۲) analogous – promising 

۳) antithetical – unremarkable ۴) pertinent – unnecessary

94. Eschewing the hierarchical structure of most large companies, Kenneth decided that

Hi desing firm should use a flexible collaborative system in order to …………… creativity

And ………… the establishment of rigid practices.(1390)

1) revere .. reiterate  ۲) encourage . entail  ۳) promote .. check 4) buttress .. release

95. Might it suffice him that every wholesome growth should be converted into

…………… and malignant at his touch. (1390)

1) impetuous 2) deleterious. 3) amorphous 4) voluminous

96. Its meetings were fiercely argumentative; members seemed to love nothing

better than to cast ……… on each other’s intellect and class loyalty. (1390)

1) aspersion 2) repugnance 3) acrimony 4) restitution

97. Each of us had ……… a certain amount toward the general campaign

expenses. (1385)

1) kick in 2) pull up 3) rake up 4) work in

98. Before ordering the attack, the general sent out several scouts to get the

of the land(1385)

1) beat 2) feel 3) lay 4) run

99. Living so far away, he could no longer depend upon his parents and had to

learn o paddle his own ………  (۱۳۸۵)

۱) boat 2) canoe 3) raft 4) yacht

101. Apparently, he had lots of personal debts, so he …………. overnight and hasn’t

been heard of since. (1386)

1) did a bunk 2) nipped in the bud

3) put his foot down 4) went down the drains

101. Apparently, he had lots of personal debts, so he …………. overnight and hasn’t

been heard of since. (1386)

1) did a bunk 2) nipped in the bud

3) put his foot down 4) went down the drains

102. The decision on the new educational system is …………… until research studies

have been completed. (1386)

1) off beam 2)in limbo 3) at a low ebb 4) out of sorts

103. When I got out of the hospital I felt as if I ……… (1387)

1) was a new hire 2) had a new lease on life

3) had a chip on my shoulder 4) was the high man on the totem pole.

104. Almost everyone fends to believe Ted because he always does. his best o seem

plausible, but T know he speaks ………… . (۱۳۸۷)

۱) off the cuff’ ۲) down in the mouth

3) with his lips sealed 4) with a forked tongue

105. Harry was offered a scholar: ip to study in Spain and he .,……….the opportunity with

both hands. (1387)

1) grabbed 2) clutched 3) clinched 4) snatched

106. Winsor McCay . the cartoonist, could draw with incredible …………… his comic strip

about Little Nemo was characterized by marvelous draftsmanship and sequencing.(1389)

1) compunction 2) approbation 3) virtuosity 4) immutability

107. Underneath where the dark walnut …………….. … of the table was cracked, you could see a

lighter wood of some kind.(1389)

1) apparition 2)gavel 3) veneer 4) sequel

109. The doctor examined her, found a faint pulse, and immediately swung into action to

………… . (۱۳۸۹)

۱) perpetuate 2) supersede 3) exonerate 4) resuscitate

110. Jim Leyland, typically one of the least ……… managers in Major Leagues

Baseball, surprised the crowd when he engaged in an explosive altercation with

an umpire.(1390)

1) vicarious 2) contentious 3) vacuous 4) magnanimous

111. To them, his gracious manners only …………. his lies; his amiable protestations

And ………….. courtesies, new to the foolish and ignorau4 too plainly showed their

texture to an observing mind. (1390)

1) draped .. hackneyed 2) ameliorated .. gregarious

3) magnified .. fractious 4) distended .. grubby

112. The Chief Resident loathed the …………… behavior of some medical students who

would compliment her excessively in an effort to win her favor. (1390)

1) pompous 2) impertinent 3) recalcitrant 4) obsequious