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26 Cards in this Set
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Overpower |
להכניע, להשתלט על |
The police overpowered the man and handcuffed him. |
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Overtake |
לעקוף, להשיג |
She overtook the other runners and went on to win the race. |
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Permeate |
לחדור, לחלחל, להתפשט בכל |
The smell of baking bread permeated the kitchen. |
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Plague |
מגיפה; להציק, להטריד |
Computer viruses plague Internet users. The country was hit by a plague of natural disasters that year. |
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Plea/ plead |
בקשה ל, קריאה/ לעתור; להתחנן, להפציר |
We are making a plea to all companies to stop polluting the environment./ He begged and pleaded, but she would not change her mind. |
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Portable |
נישא, נייד, מיטלטל |
Portable devices such as MP3 players are becoming increasingly popular. |
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Preliminary |
מקדמי, פרלימינרי |
The team was eliminated in the preliminary round of the tournament. |
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Premise\ premises |
הנחת יסוד/ חצר, שטח, אתר |
let us premise certain things, such as every person's need for love, before beginning our line of reasoning.\ the company's premises considered as their own asset. |
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Prone |
מועד ל, נוטה ל |
he was prone to emotional outbursts under stress. |
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Quarrel |
לריב; ריב |
She and her husband are always quarreling about money. |
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Realm |
תחום; ממלכה |
new discoveries in the realm of medicine.in political and legal realms. |
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Recollect |
לזכור, להיזכר |
I've been trying to recollect what happened. |
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Recuperate |
להחלים, להבריא, להתאושש |
She took a day off to recuperate. |
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Refrain |
להימנע מ |
I was going to make a joke but I refrained. |
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Reign |
תקופת שלטון; לשלוט |
The king reigned in a time of peace and prosperity. |
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Remorse |
חרטה עמוקה, ייסורי מצפון |
I could forgive him for what he did if he showed some remorse. |
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Resume |
לחדש, להתחיל מחדש, להמשיך ב; רזומה, תקציר, קורות חיים |
The game resumed after the rain stopped. |
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Retrieve |
לקבל; להשיג חזרה |
Many archaeological relics were retrieved from the site.Police retrieved his stolen car. |
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Revoke |
לבטל, לשלול |
Negate |
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Rural |
כפרי |
She lives in a rural area. |
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Savor |
להתענג על הטעם |
He savored the aroma of the baking pies. Indulge. |
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Scrutinize\ scrutiny |
לבחון בקפידה/ בחינה מדוקדקת |
Her performance was carefully scrutinized by her employer.\ the close scrutiny of data. |
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Seclude\ seclusion |
לבודד, להסתגר, להתרחק/ בידוד, התבודדות |
He secluded himself in his room to study for the exam.\ the seclusion of women that occurs in some countries. |
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Sheer |
סטה, נמנע; שקוף, מוחלט, לגמרי |
the car sheered to avoid hitting the dog./ we had to get window shades because passersby could see right through our sheer curtains. |
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Shrewd |
ממולח, פיקח, שנון |
a shrewd used car dealer who knew how to make the best possible deal. |
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Sinister |
מרושע, זדוני, מאיים |
the movie relies too much on sinister background music to create the suspense that the plot sorely lacks. Malice. |
