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1. Obesity

anything that gets in the way or hinders; impediment; obstruction هر چیزی که سر راه قرار می گییرد ی امانع می شود ، گیر ، مانع a. The soldiers were compelled to get over such obstacles as ditches and barbed wire. b. Ignorance is an obstacle to progress. c. Prejudice is often an obstacle to harmony among people.
an outbreak of a disease that spreads rapidly, so that many people have it at the same time; widespread شیوع یک بیماری که به سرعت منتشر می شود به طوری که افراد زیادی همزمان به آن مبتلا می شوند ، فراگیر a. All of the schools in the city were closed during the epidemic. b. The depiction of violence in the movies has reached epidemic proportions. c. During the epidemic we were forbidden to drink water unless it had been boiled.
risk; endanger ریسک کردن ، به خطر انداختن a. Soldiers jeopardize their lives in war. b. Mr. Marcos revised his opinion of police officers after two of them had jeopardized their lives to save his drowning child. c. Though it jeopardized his chance for a promotion, Mr. Rafael ventured to criticize his boss.
extreme fatness چاقی مفرط a. Obesity is considered a serious disease. b. The salesman tactfully referred to Jack's obesity as stoutness. c. At the medical convention the topic discussed was the prevention of obesity.

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