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Amuse |
to hold the attention of (someone) pleasantly Ex: She amused the guests with witty conversation. |
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Eager |
keen or ardent in desire or feeling; impatiently longing: I am eager for news about them. He is eager to sing. |
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Extravagant |
spending much more than is necessary or wise; wasteful: an extravagant shopper |
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In vain |
Without success or result Vainly - unsuccessful |
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Out of work |
Unemployed |
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Off work |
On holiday |
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Out of practice |
Not currently proficient in a particular activity |
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Lush |
Rich-luxurious |
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Budding |
Having or developing buds براعم |
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Complementary medicine |
الطب التكميلي |
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To found |
To discovered or establish |
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Venue |
A place for event or party |
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Principle |
A rule or belief governing one’s behaviour |
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Thought-provoking |
Make you think. Stimulating careful consideration or attintion. |
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To boom |
Make a loud, deep, resonate |
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Screening |
Showing of film video |
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Emerging |
Becoming apparent or prominent Move out and become visible |
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Throughout |
In every part طوال |
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Throughout |
In every part طوال |
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Field trip |
A trip made by students or research to study something. |
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Advancement |
The process of promoting a cause or plan |
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Set |
Depends on the sentence |
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Row |
Depend on a sentence |
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Weep |
Shed tears 😭 |
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To cast |
To give a person a rule on a film |
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To cast |
To give a person a rule on a film |
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Convincing |
Capable of causing someone to believe that something is true |
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Keep up with |
Learn about or be aware of |
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Overall |
Taking everything into account |
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Script |
Handwriting |
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Award-wining |
Having a prize |
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Long-running |
Continuing for a long time |
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Long-running |
Continuing for a long time |
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Sitcom |
A situation comedy مسرحية هزلية |
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Long-running |
Continuing for a long time |
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Sitcom |
A situation comedy مسرحية هزلية |
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Hardship |
Privation poverty (sever, suffering or privation) معاناة |
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In the public eye |
The state of being known or interested in people in general |
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Appeal |
To make a serious, urgent, heartfelt request |
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Prop |
A pole or a beam used as temporary support to keep something in position |
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Solely |
Only - just - merely Not involving anyone or anything |
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Solely |
Only - just - merely Not involving anyone or anything |
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Incredibly |
To a great degree Extremely |
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Incorporate |
Take or contain ( something ) as part of whole ( include ) |
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Renowned |
Famous |
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Glimpse |
Brief look A particular view 🌅 |
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Glimpse |
Brief look A particular view 🌅 |
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Rave |
Speak about someone or something positively |
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Declaration |
something that is announced, avowed, or proclaimed |
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Possession |
the act or fact of possessing the state of being possessed. |
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Sarcastic |
of, relating to, or characterized by sarcasm: a sarcastic reply. |
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Collision |
the act of colliding; a coming violently into contact; crash: the collision of two airplanes. |
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Itinerary |
the route of a journey or tour or the proposed outline of one |
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Hypnotic |
Tending to produce sleep |
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Disposal |
the power or authority to make use of as one chooses: the power or authority to dispose of something. The car was at my disposal. |
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Get off |
Become sour |
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Give away |
Revealed the truth about him |
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Go back |
When you talk about the past Two years old |
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Get down |
Depressing |
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Get up |
Trying to say |
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Go out |
Become unfashionable |
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Turn down |
Refuse |
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Drop in |
Visit briefly |
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Comes up with |
Thought of |
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Hand in |
Solve |
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Get around |
Solve |
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Genocidal |
the deliberate and systematic extermination of a national, racial, political, or cultural group. |
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Homicide |
the killing of one human being by another. a person who kills another; murderer. |
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Exile |
Abandon punishment |
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Stifle |
to quell, crush, or end by force: to stifle a revolt; to stifle free expression. |
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Obstructs |
to block or close up with an obstacle; make difficult to pass Debris obstructed the road. |
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Debris |
the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble: the debris of buildings after an air raid. |
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Notion |
conception or idea: his notion of democracy. |
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Conceived |
to form a notion or idea of; imagine. To form the idea He conceived the project while he was on vacation. |
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recite |
to repeat the words of, as from memory, especially in a formal manner: to recite a lesson. |
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Witty |
possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer. Brilliant - fancy |
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Dominate |
to rule over; govern; control. Control |
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Scenery |
the general appearance of a place; the aggregate of features that give character to a landscape. |
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Anaesthesia |
Insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations. تخدير |
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Sustain |
Cause to continue for an extended period or without interruption. |
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Sustained (adj) |
Continuing for an extended period or without interruption. |
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Stereotype |
A widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing. |
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Devastate (v) |
Destroy or ruin. The city was devastated by a huge earthquake. |
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Overact |
If you overact, you perform (on stage) in an exaggerated way. |
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Overenthusiastic |
You become very excited about things. |
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Overestimate |
You predict a quantity or amount that is too high |
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Overflow |
If your bath starts to overflow, the water comes over the side. |
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Overactive |
If you have an overactive imagination l, you tend to imagine things that aren’t true. |
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Overbearing |
If you are overbearing, your behaviour is unpleasant- too loud and dominant. |
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Overcharge |
If a shop takes too much money from you for a product. |
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Overconfident |
If you are overconfident you are too sure and certain of yourself. |
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Overdo |
If you overdo thing, you work too hard and for long hours |
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Overdraft |
If you have an overdraft, you are in debt to the bank |
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Overdress |
If you overdress, you wear clothes that are too formal for the occesion. |
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Overdue |
If something is overdue, it is late. |
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Overemotional |
If you get upset and cry very easily |
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Overact |
If you overact, you perform (on stage) in an exaggerated way. |
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Overenthusiastic |
You become very excited about things. |
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Overestimate |
You predict a quantity or amount that is too high |
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Overflow |
If your bath starts to overflow, the water comes over the side. |
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Overgrown |
If your garden is overgrown, it is untidy and full of weeds. |
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Overindulge |
You eat and drink too much and possibly feel ill as a result. |
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Overpower |
You take control of them because you are stronger |
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Overpriced |
It costs more than it worth |
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Overrated |
People think it is much better than it really is. |
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Overstay |
You spend longer in a place than you are wellcome. |
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Overtime |
You earn extra money by staying longer at work. |
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Overactive |
If you have an overactive imagination l, you tend to imagine things that aren’t true. |
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Overbearing |
If you are overbearing, your behaviour is unpleasant- too loud and dominant. |
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Overcharge |
If a shop takes too much money from you for a product. |
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Overconfident |
If you are overconfident you are too sure and certain of yourself. |
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Overdo |
If you overdo thing, you work too hard and for long hours |
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Overdraft |
If you have an overdraft, you are in debt to the bank |
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Overdress |
If you overdress, you wear clothes that are too formal for the occesion. |
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Overdue |
If something is overdue, it is late. |
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Overemotional |
If you get upset and cry very easily |
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Bring round |
Revive |
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See through |
Realise what someone is really like. |
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Take after |
Resemble |
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Take over |
Get control of |
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Take away |
Refuse entry |
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Come across |
Find by chance |
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Come to |
Be a question of, concern. |
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Get away |
Escape |
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Get by |
Just manage to continue your life. |
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Get round |
Persuade someone to do something |
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Go with press |
Match, suit |
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Press for |
Try hard to get |
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Pull through |
Recover |
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Put through |
Make someone do a test |
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Dawn |
The time of day when the sun rises |
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Dusk |
The time of day when the sun sets. |
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Astronaut |
A pilot who drives a spacecraft to space |
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Abdicate |
to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner: The aging founder of the firm decided to abdicate. |
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Slum |
A poor area where the houses are in a very bad condition. |
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Detrimental |
causing detriment, as loss or injury; damaging; harmful a detrimental person or thing. |
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Bustling |
to move or act with a great show of energy (often followed by about): He bustled about cooking breakfast. |
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Zoological |
relating to or concerned with animals. |
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Litercy |
People can Read and Write |
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Conceive |
to form a notion or idea of; imagine |
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Rival |
a person who is competing for the same object or goal as another, or who tries to equal or outdo another; competitor.
(v) rivaled |
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Masquerading |
false outward show; façade; pretense: a hypocrite's masquerade of virtue. |
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Vary |
to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods. |
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Discriminate |
to note or observe a difference; distinguish accurately: to discriminate between things. |
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Premise |
Also prem·iss. Logic.a proposition supporting or helping to support a conclusion. |
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Plausible |
having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: well-spoken and apparently, but often deceptively, worthy of confidence or trust: a plausible commentator. |
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Viable |
Capable of living Physiology : physically fitted to live.
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Blockbuster |
a motion picture, novel, etc., especially one lavishly produced, that has or is expected to have wide popular appeal or financial success. |
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Diverse |
of a different kind, form, character, etc.; unlike: a wide range of diverse opinions. |
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Thorough |
complete; perfect; utter: thorough enjoyment. executed without negligence or omissions: a thorough search. |
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Influential |
having or exerting influence, especially great influence: three influential educators. |
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Sophisticated |
(of a person, ideas, tastes, manners, etc.) altered by education, experience, etc., so as to be worldly-wise; not naive: a sophisticated young socialite; the sophisticated eye of an experienced journalist. |
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Harsh |
-ungentle and unpleasant in action or effect: harsh treatment; harsh manners. -physically uncomfortable; desolate; stark: a harsh land. |
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Distorted |
not truly or completely representing the facts or reality; misrepresented; false: She has a distorted view of life. |
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Distinct |
distinguished as not being the same; not identical; separate (sometimes followed by from): His private and public lives are distinct. |
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Suffice |
Adequate or enough |