5th box -Flashcards

Multiple choice questions

Question:

1. Amend

change for the better; correct; change اصلاح کردن ، تغییر دادن a. It is time you amended your ways. b. Each time they amended the plan, they made it worse. c. Rather than amend the club's constitution again, let us discard it and start afresh.
treat coldly, scornfully, or with contempt; cold treatment سرد ، تمسخر آمیز یا با تمسخر رفتار کردن ، رفتار سرد a. Darryllater apologized to Sally for snubbing her at the dance. b. Sandra was tormented by the thought that she might be snubbed by her classmates. c. I considered it a rude snub when I was not invited to the party.
acting with force or violence با قدرت یا خشونت عمل کردن a. The police took drastic measures to end the crime wave. b. The most drastic changes in centuries have taken place during our life-time. c. In the interests of justice, drastic action must be taken.
very great anger; rage خشم بسیار زیاد ، غضب a. Anticipating Father's wrath, we tried to give him the news slowly. b. There is no rage like the wrath of an angry bear. c. After Ernie's wrath subsided, we were able to tell him what had happened.

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