Vocabulary For Ielts (Unit 17)

Front 1

Monotonous (adj) *

Back 1

boring because of always being the same:

✓a monotonous diet

✓a little boy who wet his bed with monotonous regularity

Hint 1

یکنواخت، خسته کننده

Front 2

Redundant (adj) *

Back 2

British English

if you are redundant, your employer no longer has a job for you:

✓Seventy factory workers were made redundant in the resulting cuts.

make a job/position etc redundant

✓As the economy weakens, more and more jobs will be made redundant.

Front 3

Demanding (adj) *

Back 3

needing a lot of ability, effort, or skill:

a demanding job

physically/emotionally/intellectually etc demanding

✓Climbing is physically demanding.

Hint 3

طاقت فرسا، سخت

Front 4

Perk (n)

Back 4

Countable usually plural

something that you get legally from your work in addition to your wages, such as goods, meals, or a car:

✓theatre tickets and other perks

✓the perks of working at a large law firm

✓I only eat here because it's free - one of the perks of the job.

Front 5

labourer (British English) (n)

Back 5

laborer (American English)

someone whose work needs physical strength, for example building work ⇒ worker:

✓a farm labourer

Hint 5

کارگر

Front 6

Cosmetic (adj)

Back 6

intended to make your hair, skin, body etc look more attractive:

✓the cosmetic industry

✓cosmetic products

✓Are you on the diet for health or cosmetic reasons?

Hint 6

آرایشی

Front 7

Credibility (n) *

Back 7

damage/undermine somebody's credibility (as something)

✓The scandal has damaged his credibility as a leader.

✓There are serious questions about the credibility of these reports.

gain/lose credibility

✓Predictions of economic recovery have now lost all credibility.

Hint 7

the quality of deserving to be believed and trusted

قابل قبول بودن، باور کردنی، معتبر

Front 8

Dermatology (n)

Back 8

the part of medical science that deals with skin diseases and their treatment

—dermatologist

noun [countable]

Front 9

Endorse (v) *

Back 9

to express formal support or approval for someone or something

endorse a proposal/an idea/a candidate etc

✓The Prime Minister is unlikely to endorse this view.

Hint 9

صحه گذاردن، تصدیق کردن

Front 10

Niche (n) *

Back 10

[singular]

an opportunity to sell a product or service to a particular group of people who have similar needs, interests etc

✓He spotted a niche in the market.

Front 11

Instigate (v) *

Back 11

to make a process start, especially one relating to law or politics:

✓Charles instigated a programme of reforms.

Hint 11

برانگیختن

Front 12

Informed (adj)

Back 12

informed decision/choice/judgment etc

a decision etc that is based on knowledge of a subject or situation:

✓Good information is essential if people are to make informed choices about services.

Front 13

Managerial (adj)

Back 13

relating to the job of a manager:

✓managerial skills

Hint 13

مدیرانه

Front 14

Dispensable (adj)

Back 14

not necessary or important and so easy to get rid of

Antonym : indispensable:

✓Part-time workers are considered dispensable.

Hint 14

صرفنظر کردنی، غیرضروری، چشم پوشیدنی، معاف کردنی