The Words
evidence \ solitary \ vision \ frequent \ glimpse \ recent \ decade \ hesitate \ absurd \ conflict \ minority \ fiction
evidence: that which makes clear the truth or falsehood of something
(الدليل أو البرهان)
a- Each juror felt he needed more evidence before voting to convict the former football star
solitary: alone; single, only
(وحيد أو مفرد)
a- Salim's solitary manner kept him from making new friendships
vision: power of seeing, sense of sight
(حدس, رؤية)
a- Ted Williams had perfect vision, and that helped to make him a great entire vicinity
frequent: happening often; occurring repeatedly
(متكرر)
a- On frequent occasions Sam fell asleep in class
glimpse: a short; quick view
(لمحة, نظرة)
a- One glimpse of the very feminine vision was enough to tell Romeo that he loved Juliet
recent: done, made, or occurring not long ago
(حديث)
a- Recent studies have concluded that more people are working than ever before
decade: ten years
(عقد أي عشر سنوات)
a- I have a vision that this decade will be better than the last one
hesitate: fail to act quickly; be undecided
( متردد)
a- Nora hesitated to accept the challenge
absurd: plainly not true or sensible; foolish
( لامعقول, باطل)
a- The flabby boy realized that the suggestion to die was not absurd
b- Understanding the importance of reading is absurd
conflict: direct opposition; disagreement
(نزاع وعدم توافق)
a- Our opinions about the company's success in the last decade are in conflict with what the records show
minority: smaller number or part; less than half
(الأقلية)
a- Only a small minority of the neighborhood didn't want a new park
fiction: that which is imagined or made up
(خيال)
a- The story that the president had died was fiction
Exercise
Now place one of the previous words in each of the blanks below
----------------a- The old man had lived for seven
b- He had the ------------- that some day there would be peace on earth
c- Only a ------------ of the senators were against welfare
d- No one has ever had even a ----------- of the future
e- People used to think it was an ------ idea that human beings could ever fly
f- We make ------------- visits to Florida in the winter
g- If you have any questions, don't ----------- to ask
h- There was only a ----------- man on the beach
i- The -------------- was over the high cost of bread
j- ------------------- studies have shown that the cost of living has gone up rapidly
k- The gun alone was -------------- enough to convict the killer
--------------------l- The stories Henry told people about his adventures turned out to be merely
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Exercise
Now place one of the previous words in each of the blanks below
----------------a- The old man had lived for seven
b- He had the ------------- that some day there would be peace on earth
c- Only a ------------ of the senators were against welfare
d- No one has ever had even a ----------- of the future
e- People used to think it was an ------ idea that human beings could ever fly
f- We make ------------- visits to Florida in the winter
g- If you have any questions, don't ----------- to ask
h- There was only a ----------- man on the beach
i- The -------------- was over the high cost of bread
j- ------------------- studies have shown that the cost of living has gone up rapidly
k- The gun alone was -------------- enough to convict the killer
--------------------l- The stories Henry told people about his adventures turned out to be merely
الاجابات
a- decades
b- vision
c- minority
d- glimpse
e- absurd
f- frequent
g- hesitate
h- solitary
i- conflict
j- recent
k- evidence
l- fiction
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The Words
tradition \ rural \ burden \ campus \ majority \ assemble \ explore \ topic \ debate \ evade \ probe \reform
tradition: beliefs, opinion, and customs handed down from one generation to another
(عادات وتقاليد)
a-The father tried to persuade his son that the tradition of marriage was important
rural: in the country
(الريف)
a- Tomatoes are less expensive at the rural farm stand
burden: what is carried; a load
(عبء)
a- The burden of the country's safety is in the hands of the president
campus: grounds of a college, university, or school
(حرم)
a- Diana chose to go to Penn State because it has a beautiful campus
majority:the larger number; greater part; more than half
(الأغلبية)
a- The majority of people prefer to pay wholesale prices for meat
assemble: gather together; bring together
(تجمع)
a- All the people who had assembled for the picnic vanished when the rain began to fall
explore: go over carefully; look into closely; examine
(يستكشف)
a-The Weather Bureau explored the effects of the rainy weather
topic: subject that people think, write, or talk about
(موضوع)
a- The speaker's main topic was how to eliminate hunger in this world
debate: a discussion in which reasons for and against something are brought out
( نقاش)
a- The debate between the two candidates was heated
evade: get away from by trickery or cleverness
(يتجنب ويتهرب بالحيلة)
a- The man tried to evade the topic by changing the subject
probe: search into; examine thoroughly; investigate
(يحقق)
a- The lawyer probed the man's mind to see if he was innocent
reform: make better; improve by removing faults
(الإصلاح)
a- Brad reformed when he saw that braking the law was hurting people other than himself
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موضوع: قاموس الكلمات..مع الشرح والتمارين (متجدد) 
الثلاثاء يونيو 02, 2009 10:41 am
