Choose the option that best completes the sentence. The minister’s statement was carefully worded to sound conciliatory, but it was sufficiently ______ to allow him to deny having made any firm commitment if negotiations broke down. A) equivocal B) specious C) perfunctory D) trenchant
🔸 Advanced English Vocabulary Quiz – C2 Level Choose the option in which ostensibly is used most accurately and naturally. A) The minister ostensibly resigned because of ill health, although in ...
The minister’s carefully worded statement did not explicitly deny wrongdoing; rather, it was designed to ______ the possibility of future legal action without making any legally binding commitment. A) forestall B) foreclose C) preclude D) obviate
His ostensibly ingenuous response was, in fact, disingenuous, carefully crafted to conceal his real intentions. A) او پاسخی ظاهراً صادقانه و بی‌تکلف داد، اما در واقع پاسخ او فریبکارانه بود و با دقت ط ...
The government has repeatedly postponed a decision on the controversial reform, appointing yet another committee to examine the issue. Critics accuse ministers of __________ rather than confronting the problem. A) papering over the cracks B) kicking the can down the road C) moving the goalposts D) drawing a line in the sand
کدام گزینه، فعل sanction را در معنای «رسماً تأیید یا مجاز کردن» به کار برده است؟ A) The regulator threatened to sanction the bank if it failed to disclose the transactions. B) The board refused to ...
Which sentence uses “throw someone under the bus” in its most precise and idiomatic sense ? A) When the project failed, Sarah threw herself under the bus by admitting that she had made a mistake ...
کدام گزینه فعل عبارتی (phrasal verb) «play into» را از نظر معنایی و کاربرد اصطلاحی، دقیق‌تر و طبیعی‌تر به کار برده است؟ A) The minister’s refusal to comment only played into the opposition’s hands, ...
در کدام گزینه، استفاده از comply به جای obey از نظر معنایی و کاربردشناختی طبیعی‌تر و دقیق‌تر است؟ Choose the sentence in which the verb is most appropriate to the context. A) The child was punished ...
کدام گزینه بهترین واژه برای کامل کردن جمله است؟ The report was careful not to _______ the extent of the damage, but its findings were nevertheless deeply troubling. A) understate B) underplay C) underrate D) underestimate