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Multiple choice questions

Question:

1. Jest

bravery; courage شجاعت ، جرات a. The valor of the Vietnam veterans deserves the highest com me ndation. b. No one will dispute the valor of Washington's men at Valley Forge. c. The fireman's valor in rushing into the flaming house saved the occupants from a horrid fate.
joke; fun; mockery; thing to be laughed at; to jock; poke fun جک ، خنده ، تمسخر ، چیزی که باید به آن خندید ، دست انداختن ، مسخره کردن a. Though he spoke in jest, Mark was undoubtedly giving us a message. b. Do not jest about matters of morality. c. In some quarters, honesty and hard work have become subjects of jest.
not doing anything; not busy; lazy; without any good reason or cause; to waste (time) هیچ کاری انجام نمی دهد ، مشغول نیست ، تنبل ، بی هیچ دلیل یا علت وقت تلف کردن a. Any attempt to study was abandoned by the student, who idled away the morning. b. The idle hours of a holiday frequently provide the best time to take stock. c. Do not deceive yourself into thinking that these are just idle rumors.
keep in; hold in حبس کردن ، زندانی کردن a. The fugitive was caught and confined to jail for another two years. b. A virus that was circulating in the area confined AI to his house. c. Polio confined President Roosevelt to a wheelchair.

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