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Multiple choice questions

Question:

1. Absurd

smaller number or part; less than half تعداد ی ابخش کوچکتر ، کمتر از نصف ، اقلیت a. Only a small minority of the neighborhood didn't want a new park. b. A minority of our athletes who competed in the Olympics were victorious. c. Blacks are a minority group in the United States.
that which makes clear the truth or falsehood of something آنچه درستی یا کذب چیزی را آشکار می سازد ، شواهد ، مدارک a. Each juror felt he needed more evidence before voting to convict the former football star. b. Her many awards were evidence enough that Leona excelled in typing. c. Our teacher ignored the evidence that Simon had cheated on the test.
plainly not true or sensible; foolish به وضوح درست یا عاقلانه نیست ، احمقانه ، مسخره a. It was absurd to believe the fisherman's tall tale. b. The flabby boy realized that the suggestion to diet was not absurd. c. Underestimating the importance of reading is absurd.
fail to act quickly; be undecided سریع عمل نکردن ، مردد بودن ، تعلل کردن a. Nora hesitated to accept the challenge. b. When he got to the robbers' vicinity, he hesitated before going on. c. The proverb tells us that he who hesitates is lost.

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