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132 Cards in this Set
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Adornment |
زينة A thing that adorns or decorates |
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Axiomatic |
بديهي Self-evident or unquestionable (From the word axiom which is مسلمة) |
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Canon |
شريعة A general value, principle, or criterion |
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Canonical |
شرعي Following or in agreement with accepted standards |
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Censure |
لوم ، توبيخ The expression of formal disapproval, to criticize severely |
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Eloquent |
بليغ Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing / well spoken or expressive |
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Ennui |
ملل A feeling of dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation it excitement |
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Extemporaneous |
مرتجل Improvise; spoken or done without preparation |
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Filibuster |
نشاط ثوري /خطاب ثوري Longed speech making to legislate action |
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Fulminate |
شجب To loudly attack or divorce |
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Nascent |
وليد/ ناشي Especially of a process or organization just coming into existence and beginning |
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Nebulous |
ضبابي Vague ; loudly ; lacking clearly defined form |
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Neologism |
لفظ ، كلمة جديدة A newly coined word or expression |
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Obtuse |
منفرج ّ Lacking sharpness of intellect ; not clear or precise in thought or expression |
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Noxious |
ضار ّ Harmful, injurious |
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Accolade |
احتضان An expression of praise; an award or previlage granted as special honor as an acknowledgement of merit |
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Adulation |
اعجاب شديد Obsequious flattery ; excessive admiration or praise |
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Avarice |
جشع An excessive extreme greed or mental gain |
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Axiom |
مسلمة ّ A statement or proposition that is regarded as being established accepted or self-evidently true |
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Bucolic |
رعوي Of relating to the pleasant aspects of the country life |
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Caustic |
مادة كاوية ّ Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action |
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Chary |
محترس Cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something |
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Culpable |
مذنب ّ Deserving the blame |
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Dearth |
قلة Smallness if quantity or quality or number |
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Demur |
التردد ، الشك The action or process if hesitating over something |
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Didactic |
تعليمي ، تثقيفي Intend to teach, particular in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive |
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Discretion |
تقدير ، حذر The quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offence ; cautious reserve in speech |
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Emollient |
المرطبات ، المنعمات Having the quality of softening or soothing the skin |
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Enigmatic |
مبهم Mysterious ; insecure. , difficult go interpret . |
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Exonerate |
عتق ، برأ To remove the blame |
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Furtive |
ماكر / لابد Attempting to avoid attention or notice typically because of guilt or belief that discovery would lead to trouble |
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Heretical |
ابتداعي Believing in or practicing heresy |
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Impecunious |
معدم Having a little or no money |
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Incipient |
اولي ، بدائي In an initial stage ; beginning to happen or to develop |
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Inveigle |
اغرى Persuade someone to do something by means of deception |
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Odious |
بغيض extremely unpleasant ; repulsive |
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Opaque |
غير شفاف Not able to be seen through ; impenetrable by the light |
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Penurious |
فقير Extremely poor; from the word (penury). |
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Pernicious |
خبيث Having harmful effect, especially in a gradual subtle way |
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Peruse |
تصفح ّ Read something typically in a thorough it careful way |
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Pious |
تقي ّ Devoutly religious |
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Preen |
تأنق / جمل نفسه A bird straighten and cleans feather with its beak Beak= منقار |
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Prodigious |
معجز Remarkably or impressively great in extent, size or degree |
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Prolific |
خصيب ، منتج A plant or a person producing much fruit or many products |
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Putrefy |
تعفن ّ A body or an organic matter decay or rot and produce a fetid smell |
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Quaff |
شرب Drink something especially an alcoholic drink heartily |
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Quiescence |
هدوء Dormancy |
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Redoubtable |
رهيب ، خطير Of a person formidable , especially as an opponent |
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Satire |
هجاء The use of humor, irony, exaggeration to expose and criticize people's stupidity particularly in the context of contemporary politics |
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Squalid |
جدير بالازدراء Of a place extremely dirty and unpleasant especially as a result of poverty or neglect |
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Stoic |
رائق A person who can endure pain and hardship without showing their feelings or complaining |
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Supplant |
ازاح Supersede and replace |
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Torpid |
خدر Mentally or physically inactive; lethargic |
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Ubiquitous |
موجودة في كل مكان Present, appearing, or found everywhere |
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Urbane |
مؤدب A man or a person refined in manner |
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Vilify |
ذم Speak kg wrote about in abusively disparaging manner |
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Viscous |
لزج Having a thick, sticky consistency between liquid and solid. E.g: viscous lava |
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Acumen |
فطنة The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain. E.g: business acumen |
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Archaic |
قديم Very old or old-fashioned |
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Eccentric |
غريب الاطوار A person or a behaviour which is unconventional and lightly strange |
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Evanescent |
زائل Soon passing out of sight, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing |
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Fortuitous |
تصادفي Happening by accident or chance rather than design |
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Fervent |
حماسي Having or displaying a passionate intensity |
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germane |
وثيق الصلة ّّ Relevant to a subject under consideration |
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Hackneyed |
مبتذل Of a phrase or idea lacking significance through having been overused; unoriginal |
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Halcyon |
Denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful |
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Hedonism |
مذهب المتعة The pursuit of pleasure; sensual self-indulgence |
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Hegemony |
سيطرة Leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others |
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Idolatrous |
وثني Worshiping idols |
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Infelicitous |
سي الحظ Unfortunate, inappropriate |
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Impunity |
حصانة Exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious or consequences of an action |
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Malevolent |
حاقد Having or showing wish to do evil to others. |
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Mendacity |
كذب Untruthfulness |
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Occlude |
حبس ، سد Stop, close, or obstruct (on opening, office, or passage) |
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Pedagogy |
علم التربية The method and the practice of teaching especially as an academic or theoretical concept |
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Pine |
صنوبر |
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Pith |
لباب او لب الثمرة Soft or spongy tissue in plants or animals. The essence of something |
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Plummet |
انهار A steep and rapid fall or drop |
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Profuse |
غزير Especially of something offered or discharged in abundance |
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Querulous |
دائم الشكوى Complaining in a whining manner |
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Rancorous |
حقود Cahrectraized by bitterness or resentment |
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Rhetoric |
بلاغة The art of effective or persuasive speaking or writing especially the use of figures of speech |
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Solvent |
قادر على السداد Able to pay one's debt |
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Succinct |
الايجاز Especially of something written or spoken briefly and clearly expressed |
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Superfluous |
غير ضروري Unnecessary, especially through being more than enough |
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Spurious |
زائف Not being what it purports to be, false or fake |
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Surfeit |
تخمة ، افراط An excessive amount of something |
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Tenacity |
العناد The quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly |
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Transient |
عابر Lasting only for a short time , impermanent |
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Zealous |
متحمس Having or showing zeal |
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Zeal |
حماسة Great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective |
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Acerbic |
لاذع Especially of a comment or style of speaking, sharp and forthright |
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Aggrandize |
كبر ، ضخم Increase he power, status or wealth of someone/something |
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Alchemy |
كيمياء |
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Amenable |
قابلية ، سهل الانقياد Of a person open and responsive to suggestion; easily to be persuaded or controlled |
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Astringent |
صارم Sharp or sever in manner or style |
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Contiguous |
مجاور Sharing a coming boarder |
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Credulous |
ساذج Having or showing a great readiness to believe things |
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Cynicism |
السخرية An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest |
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Derision |
سخرية Mockery |
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Dilettante |
الهاوي A person who cultivates ah area of interest, such as the arts , without real commitment or knowledge |
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Divulge |
كشف , افشى السر Make a private or sensitive information known |
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Glib |
عفوي Words or a person speaking fluently but insincere and shallow |
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Hubris |
الغطرسة Excessive pride or self-confidence |
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Imminent |
وشيك ، قريب الحدوث About to happen |
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Impetuous |
متهور Acting or done quickly or without done or care |
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Inimical |
معاد ، عدو Tending to obstruct or harm |
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Intrepid |
باسل Fearless, or adventurous |
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Mercurial |
زئبقي A person subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of word or mind |
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Obstinate |
عنيد Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so |
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Obfuscate |
عتم ، شوش Render obscure, unclear |
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Pervade |
تخلل A smell spread through and be perceived in every part of something |
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Proclivity |
ميل ، نزعة A tendency to choose or do something regularly; an inclination or a predisposition toward a particular thing |
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Prosaic |
ركيك Having a style or diction of prose lacking a poetic beauty |
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Profligate |
مبذر Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources |
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Pungent |
لاذع Having a sharply strong taste or smell |
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Quixotic |
وهمي Exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical |
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Quotidian |
يومي Occurring every day; daily |
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Rarefy |
قلص To make of become thin or less dense |
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Refulgent |
لامع Shining brightly |
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Renege |
تراجع To fail, or to go back on a promise |
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Sedulous |
مواظب A person showing dedication and diligence |
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Sparse |
متناثر Thinly dispersed or scattered |
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Spendthrift |
مبذر A person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way |
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Terse |
مقتضب ، مختصر Sparing in the use of words |
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Tout |
To publicly praise or promote |
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Trenchant |
باتر ، حاد Vigorous or incisive in expression or style. A weapon having a sharp edge |
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Unfeigned |
صادق Genuine; sincere |
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Untenable |
لا يمكن الدفاع عنه Not able to maintained or defend against attack or objection |
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Variegated |
منوع ، ملون Exhibiting different colours |
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Vexation |
مغتاظ The state of being annoyed, frustrated, or worried |
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Vigilant |
حذر Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties |
