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1. Epidemic

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.
cause to look larger than it really is; make too much of; go beyond the truth in telling بیش از حد واقعی جلوه دادن ، در گفتن پا را از حقیقت فراتر گذاشتن a. A microscope is a magnifying glass. b. It seems that Mr. Steinmetz magnified the importance of the document in his possession. c. Some people have a tendency to magnify every minor fault in others.
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.
a person who treats ailments by massage and manipulation of the vertebrae and other forms of therapy on the theory that disease results from interference with the normal functioning of the nervous system شخصی که بیماری ها را با ماساژ و کنترل ستون فقرات و دیگر اشکال دمان معالجه می کند و فرضیه اش این است که بیماری با دخالت در عملکرد طبیعی سیستم عصبی پدید می آید a. The chiropractor tried to relieve the pain by manipulating the spinal column. b. Mrs. Lehrer confirmed that a chiropractor had been treating her. c. The chiropractor recommended hot baths between treatments.

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