فوق لیسانس مترجمی زبان انگلیسی

choose the best among a, b, c, or d

1. tired and lacking interest or pleasure in anything usu after too much of something

a. jaunt        b. jaded        c. jagged      d. jiggered

2. a medicine made by somebody who is not a proper doctor or chemist

a. catholicon           b. panacea    c. elixir         d. nostrum

3. a large quantity

a. peck         b. lank                   c. crag                   d. crevice

4. being lean and long

a. wary         b. weary       c. scraggy     d. leery

5. disinter means:

a. exhume     b. bury         c. cavalcade       d. sally

6. quip means:

a. sally           b. compliment        c. vigilant         d. chary

7. "she was ruminating on that issue in her loneliness." what dose ruminate mean?

a. chewing the cud      b. meditate       c. suckle        d. succulent 

8. "He was suckled on pulp magazine." pulp magazine means:

a. a magazine printed on cheap paper

b. a magazine about the properties of fruits

c. a magazine circulated only in specific areas

d. a magazine which covers all areas of social problems

9. which word is not germane to others in meaning

a. screen       b. secrete      c. flaunt        d. stash

10. which word is not germane to others in meaning

a. ruminate    b. nourish      c. suckle     d. breast-feed

1.b   2.d   3.a   4.c    5.a     6.a  7.b   8.a   9. c  10.a

Read the following:

1. MONROE DOCTRINE 

A statement of U.S. foreign policy expressing opposition to extension of European control or influence in the western hemisphere

2. FAIRNESS DOCTRINE

A tenet of licensed broadcasting that ensures a reasonable opportunity for the airing of conflicting viewpoints on controversial issues

3. CY PRES DOCTRINE 

A rule providing for the interpretation of instruments in equity as nearly as possible in conformity to the intention of the testator when literal construction is illegal, impracticable, or impossible

4. MEAN DISTANCE

The arithmetical mean of the maximum and minimum distances of an orbiting celestial object from its primary

5. MEAN TIME

Time that is based on the motion of the mean sun — called also mean solar time

6. MEAN SUN

A fictitious sun used for timekeeping that moves uniformly along the celestial equator and maintains a constant rate of apparent motion equal to the average rate of apparent motion of the real sun

7. GRINWICH MEAN TIME 

The mean solar time of the meridian of Greenwich used as the prime basis of standard time throughout the world — called also Greenwich time

8. MEAN DEVIATION

The mean of the absolute values of the numerical differences between the numbers of a set (as statistical data) and their mean or median

9. HIGH SEA

The open part of a sea or ocean especially outside territorial waters — usually used in plural

10. SPATIAL DISORIENTATION

The inability of a person to determine his true body position, motion, and altitude relative to the earth or his surroundings is called spatial disorientation. Both airplane pilots and underwater divers encounter the phenomenon.

11. VERTIGO

Sensation that a person's surroundings are rotating or that he himself is revolving. Usually the state produces dizziness, mental bewilderment, and confusion. If the sensation is intense enough, the person may become nauseated and vomit.

See the list of words below.

PHIL : loving, fond of

PHOBE : fear, dislike, aversion

now read the following:

EU : good, well, advantageous, opposite of DYS

DYS : bad, ill, difficult

MIS : hate, opposite of PHIL