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Cacophony |
"a cacophony mixture of sounds" harsh, discordant sound, dissonance |
catastrophic - coco sound |
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belligerent |
"belligerent old man" hostile & aggressive |
bigrad - book -> wars |
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bellicose |
"bellicose pirates" demonstration aggressive and willingness to fight |
pirates have belli shirts and near coast
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amenable |
"amenable children" responsive to suggestions - easy to control מקבל מרות |
like amend - can fix - i will handle this |
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cantankerous |
bad tempered; argumentative |
cantankerous old man |
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caustic |
1. burning (material reaction) causing corrosion 2. stringing (in verbal "לעקוץ") |
burning is causing chaos |
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complaisance |
the willingness to comply with wishes of others. |
comply |
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contentious |
argumentative, causing controversy וכחן, מחרחר ריב |
content not
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contrite |
regretful, seeking forgivness |
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effrontery |
extreme boldness; presumptuous |
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Halcyon |
calm and peaceful "the halcyon days of the mid-1980s, when profits were soaring" |
נשמע כמו תרופה ל... |
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imperturbable |
(perturbed - anxious) marked by extreme calm& stadiness |
perturbed |
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impetuous |
"her friend was headstrong and impetuous" * hastily or rashly energetic * impulsive & vehement (תקיף) "an impetuous but controlled flow of water" |
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inimical |
* damaging * harmful * unfriendly |
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innocuous |
not harmful or offensive. |
innocent |
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intransigent |
refusing to compromise עיקש |
transigent
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irascible |
* easily angered * prone to temperamental outbursts |
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Martial |
associated with war and the armed forces. צבאי |
march |
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mercurial |
characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood |
Mercury |
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Mollify |
1. appease the anger or anxiety of (someone). - to calm " mollify the protesters" 2. reduce the severity of (something); soften. "mollifying the fears of the public" |
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Noxious |
harmful, injurious |
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Perfidy |
deceitfulness; untrustworthiness. intentionally breach of faith. "the perfidy of her husband" |
predator - רודף שמלות |
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placate |
to appease (לרצות); to clam by making concession (ויתורים) "they attempted to placate the students with promises" |
please with plate |
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polemical |
argumentative, controversial |
pole- מקל שמושכים ושני צדדים |
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quiescence |
stillness;motionless; quality of being at rest *state/period* "strikes were headed by groups of workers who had previously been quiescent" |
quite essence |
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rancorous |
characterize by bitter, long lasting resentment |
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truculent |
fierce and cruel; eager to fight
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Virulent |
extremely harmful or poisonous; |
משהו ויראלי יכול להיות מאוד הרסני ומסוכן |
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Volatile |
1. readily changing to a vapor; חומר נדיף Vapor=אדים 2. changeable;fickle;explosive הפכפך, לא יציב |
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accolade
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"the ultimate official accolade of a visit by the president"
an express of phrase (an award or privilege granted as an award of phrase) |
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Adulation
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"he found it difficult to cope with the adulation of the fans"
excessive praise; intense adoration |
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Approbation
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"the opera met with high approbation"
an expression of approval or praise. |
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Castigation
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"he was castigated for not setting a good example"
severe criticism or punishment |
Put in casts
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censure
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to criticize severely – usually officially rebuke (לנזוף)
"a judge was censured in 1983 for a variety of types of injudicious conduct" |
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culpable
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deserving blame.
"sometimes you're just as culpable when you watch something as when you actually participate" |
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derision
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scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
לעג , בוז "my stories were greeted with derision and disbelief" |
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Diatribe
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a harsh denunciation
הוקעה חריפה התקפה חריפה |
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disparage
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"he never missed an opportunity to disparage his competitors"
to slight or belittle לזלזל בערך |
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Elegy
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a mournful poem – to the dead
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Exculpate
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exonerate; to clear blame
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exonerate
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1. to remove blame formally (official body)
2. release someone from (duty/ obligation) |
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fawn
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1. to flatter or praise excessively
2. young deer |
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flout |
to demonstrate contempt for, as in a rule / convention |
"these same companies still flout basic ethical practices" |
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fulminate
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to loudly attack/ denounce
"all fulminated against the new curriculum" |
ful min hate
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iconoclast
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one who attacks or undermine traditional conventions / institutions
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icon
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laud
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"the obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier"
praise high |
"the obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier"
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opprobrium
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disgrace; contempt ; scorn
בִּזּוּי, הַשְׁפָּלָה, עֶלְבּוֹן; גִּנּוּי, הוֹקָעָה "his films and the critical opprobrium they have generated" "They're going ahead with the plan despite public opprobrium." |
"his films and the critical opprobrium they have generated"
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paean
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song or hymn of praise/ thanksgiving
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qualms
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misgiving חשש;
"a sudden qualm about the success of the venture." reservation; cause of hesitation: "military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press" a momentary faint or sick feeling. נקיפות מצפון |
"a sudden qualm about the success of the venture."
"military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press" |
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recant
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retract, esp. previously held belief.
"heretics were burned if they would not recant" לחזור בו |
"heretics were burned if they would not recant"
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redoubtable
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awe – inspiring מעורר השראה
נוקשה – בעיקר כיריב "he was a redoubtable debater" |
"he was a redoubtable debater"
hard to doubt |
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refute
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to disprove ; to successfully argue against
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rescind
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* to repeal : cancel law
* to invalidate * to retract "the government eventually rescinded the directive" |
acid out of the law
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sanction
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1. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule
2. authoritative permission or approval גושפנקא "he appealed to the bishop for his sanction" |
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tirade
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long critical speech, a harsh denunciation
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like tired
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tout
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to publicly praise or promote
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vilify
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to defame; to characterize harshly
להשמיץ ; ביקורת חריפה |
villain
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vituperate
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לגדף
to use harsh condemnatory language; שפת גינוי אלימה to abuse / censure severely ; to berate לגעור |
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sporadic
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"sporadic fighting broke out"
occurring only occasionally |
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spendthrifts
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a person how spends money in a extravagant, irresponsible way.
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sparse
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"areas of sparse population"
thin ; not dense ; arranged at wide space intervals |
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Sordid
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* "He shared sordid details from his past"
"Rise above the sordid streets" * "the foul odor of rotten eggs" Characterized by filth, grime or squalor ( הזנחה) |
you have soro on things you did for this type
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Solvent
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*Able to meet financial obligations.
"He couldn't stay solvent after losing his business." "interest rate rises have very severe effects on normally solvent companies" *able to dissolve other substances (ממס) |
solve money issues
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Quaff
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Drink deeply
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proliferate
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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly
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pro life rate
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profuse
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*"I offered my profuse apologies"
forth abundantly (something offered) * "they are profuse in hospitality" extravagant (ראוותני) |
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prodigious
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* "the stove consumed a prodigious amount of fuel"
*unnatural or abnormal. |
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profligate
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recklessly wasteful/extravagant (resources, money)
* "profligate consumers of energy" * "prodigal habits die hard" |
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preen
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–– birds ––
1. to dress up; to primp 2. to smooth clean feathers |
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plethora
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"a plethora of committees and subcommittees"
overabundant , surplus (more than needed) |
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pervade
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be present & apparent through
"The sense of crisis that pervade Europe in 1930" |
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abase
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lower, degrade,humiliate
Ana–>king: king: cast! Anna: i refuse to abase myself |
a base –> lower base
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abate
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"rather than leaving early the waited for the storm to abate"
subside or moderate |
bate : פחות ; הרגיע
פחות –> ממוצע moderate: seatle, low temper; mid s |
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magnanimity
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the quality of bring noble in mind + heart
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magma carta
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mundane
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1. of the world
2. typical of or concern with ordinary |
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ostentatious
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1.characterized by or given to prentiousness
2.showy |
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squalid
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1. sordid
2. wretched, dirty <= neglect |
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surfeit
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1. excess (To feed or supply to excess, satiety, or disgust.)
2. overindulgence |
super fat
1. האבסה 2. צריכת יתר – התמכרות |
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urbane
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1. refined : unwanted elements having been removed by processing.
2. sophisticated 3. elegant |
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Voracious
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1. having an insatiable appetite for an activity
2. ravenous – מורעב |
בורה בורה === ורהורה??
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aesthetic
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dealing with, appreciate of , or responsive to art or the beautiful
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amalgamate
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combine several elements into an whole
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magma that melts together
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prolific
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* "in captivity tigers are prolific breeders"
producing large, volumes or amounts; * "mahogany was once a prolific in the tropical forests" productive/ creative |
tiger
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avarice
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greed. asp for wealth
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burgeon |
* begin to grow rapidly |
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Dearth
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* small quantity
* scarcity * a lack |
death..land
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Eclectic
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אקלקטי
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impecunious
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*lacking of founds, without money
"a titled but impecunious family" |
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penury
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poverty, destitution
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penurious
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* penny pinching
* excessively thrifty * ungenerous |
penny
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squander |
* to waste in reckless, foolish way לבזבז בצורה טיפשית ( גם הזדמנויות) |
Hi big squander |
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Aver
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to state as a fact ;
to confirm or support |
ever – always happenes
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axiomatic
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taken as given
אקסיומה |
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bolster
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to provide support or reinforcement
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בולסטר – לפוצץ
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bombastic
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pompous יהיר, מנופח (מישהו)
grandiloquent מנופח – גבוה גבוה (שפה) |
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convoluted
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complex / complicated
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cynicism
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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selifness
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decorum
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polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
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decore manners– french
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didactic
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intended to teach or instruct
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Eloquent
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well spoken; expressive ; articulate
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grandiloquent less
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dogmatic
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stubbornly opinionated
"he gives his opinion without trying to be dogmatic" |
dogma – principal/s laid down as truth by an authority
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Empirical
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based on observation or experimnets
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
להביע בצורה דו משמעית בזדון |
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eulogy
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a speech honoring the dead
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garrulous
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pointlessly talkative, talking to much
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gorilla
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germane
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relevant to the subject at hand, appropriate in subject matter
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Glib
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*nonchalant
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כשמחליקים זה תמיד ממדרגה קטנה – ללא עומק
ואז מנסים להחליק את זה בנונשלאנט – מועדון הגלי הוא לא פורמלי |
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grandiloquence
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Pompous speech or expression
"the predictably wearisome grandiloquence of the speeches at a political convention" Bombastic נאום מנופח |
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harangue
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to deliver pompous speech or tirade
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heretical
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violating accepted dogma or convention
"I feel a bit heretical saying this, but I think the film has too much action" |
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hyperbole
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an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
(not meant to be taken literally) גוזמה |
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laconic
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using few words; terse
sparing in the use of words (sparing – מתקמצן) |
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loquacious
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extreme talkative
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lakisha
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Lucid
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clear, easily understood
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nebulous
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vague;
cloudy / haze (ערפל) |
נובלס סיגריות
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neologism
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a new word, expression, or usage ; the creation or use of new words or senses
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prosaic
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לא יצרתי
פרוזאי, חדגוני , משעמם, שיגרתי |
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decompose
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"he smell of decomposing leaves"
הפריד פירק נרקב |
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heretofore
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עד כה
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pedestrian
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הולך רגל
משמים |
כל כך משעמם שבא לך ללכת ברגל ולהדרס עי רכבת
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disintegrate
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התפורר
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sullen
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קודר, זועף
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dispassionate
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קר רוח, אדיש
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pass –> לתתל משהו לעבור לידך
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unsound
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רעוע
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specious
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מטעה, נכון רק למראית עין
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belied
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הסווה
הפריך סתר |
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trim
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לקצץ
לטפח–לקשט להביס |
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industrious
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חרוץ שקדן
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good for the indestry
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harbinger
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מבשר
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hare – ארנבת
אליסה בארץ הפלאות bringer |
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laggard
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אדם שמשתהה מאחור
נסרח עצל |
lagging person
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gloom
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חשכה, עגמומיות
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indulge
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"I'm going to indulge myself and eat whatever I want to eat."
"The museum is an excellent place to let children indulge their curiosity about dinosaurs." התענג, סיפק, השביע רצונו של מישהו |
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rigorous
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ריגרוזי
מחמיר מדוקדק, קפדני |
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discrete
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בדיד (שאינו רציף)
מופרד,מובדל discreet – חשאי |
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moribund
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נוֹטֶה לָמוּת; חסר כוח–חיות
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morbid
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inaudible
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לא ניתן לשמוע אותו
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no audio
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aside
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מַאֲמָר מֻסְגָּר
"She made a joke about the food in a muttered aside to her husband." "In his speech he mentioned her contributions almost as an aside, despite the fact that she was the one who came up with the idea originally." |
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manifest
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noun: מינשר, גילוי דעת
verb: הפגין, הראה ; הוכיח |
מִנְשָׁר (בלועזית: מָניפֶסט) הוא גילוי דעת או הצהרה פומבית, המתארת רעיונות, עקרונות, אמונות, ערכים ומטרותיו של אדם, תנועה או ארגון. מניפסט בדרך כלל עוסק
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subsequently
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כתוצאה מכך,
לאחר מכן |
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connive
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זמם,
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exact
exacting |
exact – דרש, חייב
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neologism
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– new word, expressive, or knowledge
– the creation of new words or senses |
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obfuscate
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to deliberately obscure
עִרְפֵּל, הֶאֱפִיל בכוונה; |
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pedagogy
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the art or profession of training, teaching, or instructing
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pith
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1. the essential (מהות) or central part (ליבה)
"a book that he considered contained the pith of all his work" 2. a soft or spongy tissue in plants or animals |
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pithy
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precise and brief תמציתי–קצר
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platitude
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אמירה שיטחית
נדוש (שניתנת כמשהו בעל משמעות) |
plata
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly;
to talk in an empty idle manner ברבר |
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queries
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questions, inquires
doubts in the mind, reservations |
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reticent
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quiet, reserved, reluctant to express thought and feelings
reluctant – אינו מעוניין |
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rhetoric
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the art or study of effective use of language or communication and persuasion
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רטוריקה
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subtle
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מעודן,דק
מתוכם, שנון |
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zealot
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פנט
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זילה
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founder
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– כשל
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succinct
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תמציתי
He gave a succinct overview of the expansion project. |
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tacit
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implied; not explicit state
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משחק ניחושים טק–איט
מישהו עושה הצגה והשני מנחש |
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terse
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brief and concise in wording.
" She gave me a few terse instructions and promptly left the room." תמציתי, קצר |
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Adulterate
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למהול
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"the meat was ground fine and adulterated with potato flour"
אתה לא באמת מבוגר אז צריך למהול משקה |
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Aggrandize
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1. להאדיר כוח, סטטוס, עושר
2.להאדיר את מישהו מעבר לאמת |
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Alchemy
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אלכמאי
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Ameliorate
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לשפר \ להפוך לנסבל
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"the reform did much to ameliorate living standards"
לשפר את התנאים לאמילו מהשכונות |
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Assuage
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לשכך תחושה
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תחת– מרכח נפילות עם הגיל
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Desiccate
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1. לייבש מזון
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"desiccated coconut"
"a desiccated history of ideas" |
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Emollient
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לרכח\ להרגיע את העור
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mollify
"an emollient cream" |
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Exacerbate
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להחריף
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disaster bate
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Hackneyed
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rendered trite
נדוש, שבלוני, שיגרתי (=> מאבד משמעות) |
בהתחלה האקטון היה מגב וחדשני ואחרי זה כולם סתם עושים אותו דבר וכולם עושים
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trite
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נדוש
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imminent
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impending (ממשמש ובא)
בכל רגע |
in minute
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inchoate
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במצב ראשוני, לא שלם
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inchoate democracy
לא קוהרנטי צריך לעבוד על זה |
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incipient
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תחילי, בראשית התהוות
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"he could feel incipient anger building up"
"we seemed more like friends than incipient lovers" |
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malleable
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pliable – גמיש
ניתן לשינוי צורה כשיל |
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mitigate
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לרכח
לעשות פחות רע |
כמו כפפות \ חתולים
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nascent
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מתהווה
שלם התפתחות מוקדם |
Nest?
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neophyte
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טירון, מתחיל
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Perennial
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רב שנתי – חוזר על עצמו
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her perennial beauty.
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perfunctory
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שטחי
נעשה באופן שיטחי |
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putrefy
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להרקב עם ריח
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put in compost
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rarefy
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1.ללטש
2. to rarefy the air. להוריד נפח \ דחיסות |
rare
יהלום נעשה נדיר לאחר ליטוש |
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stymie
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לחסום, לשים מכשול
Progress on the project has been stymied by lack of money. |
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synthesis
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לחבר כמה דברים לשלם
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סינטטי
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agonize
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יסר
התיסר * agonized for days over whether she'd donebthe right thing |
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fastidious
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אִסְטְנִיסְט, בררן
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