the larger number; greater part; more than half تعداد بیشتر ، قسمت عمده ، بیش از نیم ، اکثریت a. A _______ of votes was needed for the bill to pass. b. The _______ of people prefer to pay wholesale prices for meat. c. In some countries, the government does not speak for the _______ of the people.

get away from by trickery or cleverness با کلک یا زرنگی از چیزی دور شدن a. Juan tried to _______ the topic by changing the subject. b. In order to _______ the police dragnet, Ernie grew a beard. c. The prisoner of war _______ d questioning by pretending to be sick.

make better; improve by removing faults بهتر کردن ، با رفع اشکالات بهبود بخشیدن a. After the prison riot, the council decided to _______ the correctional system. b. Brad _______ ed when he saw that breaking the law was hurting people other than himself. c. Only laws that force companies to _______ will clear the dangerous vapors from our air.

search into; examine thoroughly; investigate کاوش کردن ، کاملاً برررسی کردن ، تحقیق کردن a. The lawyer _______ d the man's mind to see if he was innocent. b. After probing the scientist's theory, we proved it was correct. c. King Henry's actions were carefully _______ d by the noblemen.

beliefs, opinions, and customs handed down from one generation to another باور ها ، اعتقادات و رسومی که از نسلی به نسل دیگر منتقل می شود a. The father tried to persuade his son that the _______ of marriage was important. b. All religions have different beliefs and _______ s. c. As time goes on, we will eliminate _______ s which are meaningless.

what is carried; a load آنچه حمل می شود ، بار a. The _______ of the country's safety is in the hands of the President. b. Irma found the enormous box too much of a _______ . c. Ricky carried the _______ throughout his college career.

gather together; bring together گرد آمدن ، جمع آوری کردن a. The rioters _______ d outside the White House. b. I am going to _______ a model of a spacecraft. c. All the people who had _______ d for the picnic vanished when the rain began to fall.

go over carefully; look into closely; examine سیاحت کردن ، اکتشاف کردن ، بررسی کردن a. Lawyer Spence _______ d the essential reasons for the crime. b. The Weather Bureau _______ d the effects of the rainy weather. c. Sara wanted to know if all of the methods for solving the problem had been _______ d.

subject that people think, write, or talk about موضوعی که مردم درباره ی آن فکر می کنند ، می نویسند وی اصحبت می کنند ، مبحث a. Predicting the weather is our favorite _______ of conversation. b. Valerie only discussed _______ s that she knew well. c. The speaker's main _______ was how to eliminate hunger in this world.

grounds of a college, university, or school محوطه ی یک دانشکده ، دانشکده یا مدرسه a. The _______ was designed to utilize all of the college's buildings. b. Jeff moved off _______ when he decided it was cheaper to live at home. c. I chose to go to Penn State because it has a beautiful _______ .