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1. Absurd

done, made, or occurring not long ago اخیر ، تازه a. At a recent meeting, the Board of Education provided the evidence we had been asking for. b. Bessie liked the old silent movies better than the more recent ones. c. Recent studies have concluded that more people are working than ever before.
fail to act quickly; be undecided سریع عمل نکردن ، مردد بودن ، تعلل کردن a. Nora hesitated to accept the challenge. b. When he got to the robbers' vicinity, he hesitated before going on. c. The proverb tells us that he who hesitates is lost.
that which makes clear the truth or falsehood of something آنچه درستی یا کذب چیزی را آشکار می سازد ، شواهد ، مدارک a. Each juror felt he needed more evidence before voting to convict the former football star. b. Her many awards were evidence enough that Leona excelled in typing. c. Our teacher ignored the evidence that Simon had cheated on the test.
plainly not true or sensible; foolish به وضوح درست یا عاقلانه نیست ، احمقانه ، مسخره a. It was absurd to believe the fisherman's tall tale. b. The flabby boy realized that the suggestion to diet was not absurd. c. Underestimating the importance of reading is absurd.

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