سوال ۱ کنکور ارشد مهندسی مکانیک ۱۴۰۴
PART A: Vocabulary — Choose the word or phrase (1), (2), (3), or (4) that best completes the sentence.
My mother was a very strong, «..........» woman who was a real adventurer in love with the arts and sports.
پاسخ صحیح: گزینهٔ B — independent
Reading the clue
The blank sits in a list of character adjectives describing a person: "a very strong, .......... woman who was a real adventurer in love with the arts and sports." Whatever fills it must (a) describe personality and (b) fit alongside strong and a real adventurer — someone self-reliant, who does things her own way.
The four choices
| Choice | Meaning | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| 1) consecutive | following one after another without a break (three consecutive days) | describes events in a sequence, never a person |
| 2) independent | not relying on others; self-reliant, free to act on one's own | ✓ a personality trait that pairs naturally with strong and adventurer |
| 3) enforced | imposed/compelled by authority (enforced silence) | describes a rule or condition that is forced on someone, not a character trait |
| 4) subsequent | coming after something else in time (subsequent chapters) | a time-order word, not a description of a woman |
Only independent is an adjective of character, and "a strong, independent woman" is a fixed, high-frequency English collocation — exactly the kind of ready-made phrase konkur vocabulary items test.
Exam trick: When the blank is a second adjective in a series describing a person, first throw out every option that can only modify events or time (consecutive, subsequent) or that is a past participle of force (enforced). Here that eliminates three options before you even weigh nuance.