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Abate

هدأ. انحسر

if something bad or undesirable abates, it becomes much less strong or severe.

Abhor

مقت. كره.

if you abhor something, you hate it very much, especially for moral reasons.

Acclimatize

أقلم. (تأقلم)

acclimate means made the same as

Admonish

حث. ذكر. لام. عاتب. نصح. حذر

if you admonish someone, you tell them very seriously that they have done something wrong

Affable

أنيس. دمث. عذب المعاشرة. لطيف

someone who is affable is pleasant and friendly.

Aggravate

يزعج. يغيظ

if someone or something aggravates a situation, they make it worse.


if someone or something aggravates you, they make you annoyed

Alacrity

خفة. سرعة. نشاط. رشاقة

if you do something with alacrity, you do it quickly and eagerly.

Amiable

لطيف. ظريف. ودود. انيس

someone who is amiable is friendly and pleasant to be with.

Appease

هدأ. سكن. أشبع. استرضى. لطف

if you try to appease someone, you try to stop them from being angry by giving them what they want.

Arcane

غامض

something that is arcane is secret or mysterious.

Biodiversity

تنوع بيولوجي

biodiversity is the existence of a wide variety of plant and animal species living in their natural environment.

Biofuel

وقود حيوي

a biofuel is a gas, liquid, or solid from natural sources such as plants that is used as a fuel.

Blue collar

عمال يدوين

blue-collar workers work in industry, doing physical work, rather than in offices.

Brazen

نحاسي. معدني. وقح. صفيق

if you describe a person or their behaviour as brazen, you mean that they are very bold and do not care what other people think about them or their behaviour.

Brusque

فظ. شديد

if you describe a person or their behaviour as brusque, you mean that they deal with things, or say things, quickly and shortly, so that they seem to be rude.

Burgeon

ازدهر. تبرعم

if something burgeons, it grows or develops rapidly.

Cajole

تملق. داهن. تزلف إلى

if you cajole someone into doing something, you get them to do it after persuading them for some time.

Callous

قاس. صلب

a callous person or action is very cruel and shows no concern for other people or their feelings.

Candour

صراحة. لا تحيز. اخلاص. براءة

candour is the quality of speaking honestly and openly about things.

Censor

رقيب. مسؤول. مراقب للشيئ بشكل عام

if someone in authority censors letters or the media, they officially examine them and cut out any information that is regarded as secret.

Circumspect

محترس. يقظ. واع. حريص

if you are circumspect, you are cautious in what you do and say and do not take risks

Circumvent

طوّق. دار حول. أبطل. راغ

if someone circumvents a rule or restriction, they avoid having to obey the rule or restriction, in a clever and perhaps dishonest way.

Clandestine

سري. مختلس. خفي. عرفي

something that is clandestine is hidden or kept secret, often because it is illegal.

Clutter

فوضى. ركام يعوزه النظام. ضوضاء

clutter is a lot of things in a messy state, especially things that are not useful or necessary.

Coerce

أكره. أجبر على الطاعة

if you coerce someone into doing something, you make them do it, although they do not want to.

Cohesive

متلاحم. متلاصق. متماسك

something that is cohesive consists of parts that fit together well and form a united whole

Colonize

استوطن. استعمر. أنشأ، نزل، أقام مستعمرة

Conducive

مساعد. مفض الى

adj if one thing is conducive to another thing, it makes the other thing likely to happen.

Conjecture

تخمين. ظن. افتراض. حدس

a conjecture is a conclusion that is based on information that is not certain or complete.


when you conjecture, you form an opinion or reach a conclusion on the basis of information that is not certain or complete

Connive

تواطأ. تغاضي. تستر على. تآمر. تعاون سراً

if one person connives with another to do something, they secretly try to achieve something which will benefit both of them

Conserve

يحافظ على. حمى. صان. حفظ الفاكهة بالتسكير

if you conserve a supply of something, you use it carefully so that it lasts for a long time.


to conserve something means to protect it from harm, loss, or change.

Construe

فسر. حلل. ترجم

if something is construed in a particular way, its nature or meaning is interpreted in that way.

Contaminate

لوّث. فسد.

if something is contaminated by dirt, chemicals, or radiation, they make it dirty or harmful.

Derive

اشتق. استمد. استنتج. أتى. نشأ من

t if you derive something such as pleasure or benefit from a person or from something, you get it from them.


if you say that something such as a word or feeling derives or is derived from something else, you mean that it comes from that thing

Liable

عرضة ل. خاضع. مسئول قانونياً. مدين

when something is liable to happen, it is very likely to happen.


if people or things are liable to something unpleasant, they are likely to experience it or do it.


if you are liable for something such as a debt, you are legally responsible for it.

Legislate

يسّن. يشرع قانوناً

when a government or state legislates, it passes a new law.

Profound

عميق. متعمق. عويص. بليغ

you use profound to emphasize that something is very great or intense.


a profound idea, work, or person shows great intellectual depth and understanding.

Prominent

بارز. مشهور. بارز. محدب

someone who is prominent is important and well-known.


something that is prominent is very noticeable or is an important part of something else.

Contrived

مبتدع. مدبر

if you say that something someone says or does is contrived, you think it is false and deliberate, rather than natural and not planned.

Convey

نقل. وصّل. أبلغ. نقل ملكية

to convey information or feelings means to cause them to be known or understood by someone.

Convict

مدان. محبوس. سجين. محكوم عليه

if someone is convicted of a crime, they are found guilty of that crime in a court of law.


a convict is someone who is in prison.

Cosmic

كوني. واسع إلى أبعد الحدود

cosmic means occurring in, or coming from, the part of space that lies outside earth and its atmosphere.


cosmic means belonging or relating to the universe.

Cramped

ضيق. خانق. صعب القراءة. محصور

a cramped room or building is not big enough for the people or things in it.

Credible

ذو مصداقية. معقول. موثوق

credible means able to be trusted or believed.


a credible candidate, policy, or system, for example, is one that appears to have a chance of being successful.

Curb

يضبط. يقمع. يكتم. يكبت. رصيف

if you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.


if you curb an emotion or your behaviour, you keep it under control.

Debris

حطام. أصلال. طمي. نهر جليدي

debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around.

Demographic

ديموغرافي. سكاني

the demographics of a place or society are the statistics relating to the people who live there.


in business, a demographic is a group of people in a society, especially people in a particular age group.

Deprive

يحرم. يجرد. يمنع

if you deprive someone of something that they want or need, you take it away from them, or you prevent them from having it.

Derelict

مهجور. منسي. مهمل. منبوذ من المجتمع

a place or building that is derelict is empty and in a bad state of repair because it has not been used or lived in for a long time.


a derelict is a person who has no home or job and who has to live on the streets.

Deter

يردع. يثني. يعيق. يحول

to deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.

Deterrent

مانع. سلاح. رادع. عائق

a deterrent is something that prevents people from doing something by making them afraid of what will happen to them if they do it.


a deterrent is a weapon or set of weapons designed to prevent enemies from attacking by making them afraid to do so.

Determine

يحدد. يفصل. يحسم. يعقد العزم

if a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.


to determine a fact means to discover it as a result of investigation.


if you determine something, you decide about it or settle it.


if you determine to do something, you make a firm decision to do it.

Devotion

اخلاص. حب. تقوى. تكريس

devotion is great love, affection, or admiration for someone.


devotion is commitment to a particular activity.

Equate

وازن. عادل. ساوى

if you equate one thing with another, or if you say that one thing equates with another, you believe that they are strongly connected.

Patent

شهادة براءة إختراع. واضح. جلي

a patent is an official right to be the only person or company allowed to make or sell a new product for a certain period of time.


you use patent to describe something, especially something bad, in order to indicate in an emphatic way that you think its nature or existence is clear and obvious.

Perk

تجمل. تزين. تغطرس. رافع معنوياته. دخل إضافي

perks are special benefits that are given to people who have a particular job or belong to a particular group.

Remedy

علاج. دواء

a remedy is a successful way of dealing with a problem.


a remedy is something that is intended to cure you when you are ill or in pain.


if you remedy something that is wrong or harmful, you correct it or improve it.

Reside

أقام. سكن. بقي

if someone resides somewhere, they live there or are staying there.


if a quality resides in something, the thing has that quality.

Restrict

يقيد. يحصر. يحد من

if you restrict something, you put a limit on it in order to reduce it or prevent it from becoming too great.

Compensate

عوض على. كافئ. عادل

to compensate someone for money or things that they have lost, means to pay them money or give them something to replace those things


if you compensate for a lack of something or for something you have done wrong, you do something to make the situation better.


something that compensates for something else balances it or reduces its effects.


if you try to compensate for something that is wrong or missing in your life, you try to do something that removes or reduces the harmful effects.

Complacency

تراخٍ. رضا ذاتي

complacency is being complacent about a situation.


the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

Conceivable

يمكن تخيله. يمكن تصوره. جائز. معقول

if something is conceivable, you can imagine it or believe it.

Condemn

يدين. يصادر. يحكم على. بشجب

if you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.


if someone is condemned to a punishment, they are given this punishment.


if circumstances condemn you to an unpleasant situation, they make it certain that you will suffer in that way.


if authorities condemn a building, they officially decide that it is not safe and must be pulled down or repaired.

Constrain

حجز. أكره. أجبر. تكلًف. إصطنع

to constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.

Predicament

مأزق. ورطة

If you are in a predicament, you are in an unpleasant situation that is difficult to get out of.

Derogatory

إزدرائي. منتقص. حط من قدره

if you make a derogatory remark or comment about someone or something, you express your low opinion of them.

Pervasive

متغلغل. منتشر. واسع الإنتشار. مخترق

something, especially something bad, that is pervasive is present or felt throughout a place or thing.

Vandalism

تخريب الممتلكات العامة.

vandalism is the deliberate damaging of things, especially public property.

Upbringing

تنشئة. تربية. حضانة

your upbringing is the way that your parents treat you and the things that they teach you when you are growing up.

Compile

جمع. صنّف. ألّف. كتب

when you compile something such as a report, book, or programme, you produce it by collecting and putting together many pieces of information.

Credulity

سرعة التصديق. السذاجة

credulity is a willingness to believe that something is real or true.

Gullibility

سذاجة

tendency to believe too readily and therefore to be easily deceived

Meandering

متعرج. متلوي

if a river or road meanders, it has a lot of bends, rather than going in a straight line from one place to another.


if you meander somewhere, you move slowly and not in a straight line.

Opulent

غنى. وفرة. غني. ثري. فاخر. غزير

opulent things or places look grand and expensive.

Inexorable

متعذر تغييره. عنيد. متصلب

you use inexorable to describe a process that cannot be prevented from continuing or progressing.

Inept

أحمق. غير كفء. سخيف. غير مناسب

if you say that someone is inept, you are criticizing them because they do something with a complete lack of skill.

Indolent

كسول. متراخ. متبلد

someone who is indolent is lazy

Incline

انحدر. مال إلى. إنحرف

an incline is land that slopes at an angle.


if you incline your head, you bend your neck so that your head is leaning forward.


if you incline to think or act in a particular way, or if something inclines you to it, you are likely to think or act in that way.

Intrinsic

جوهري. فعلي. حقيقي

if something has intrinsic value or intrinsic interest, it is valuable or interesting because of its basic nature or character, and not because of its connection with other things.

Invoke

توسل. إبتهل. ناشد

if you invoke a law, you state that you are taking a particular action because that law allows or tells you to.


if you invoke something such as a principle, a saying, or a famous person, you refer to them in order to support your argument.


if something such as a piece of music invokes a feeling or an image, it causes someone to have the feeling or to see the image. many people consider this use to be incorrect because is the correct word for this

Likewise

كذلك. أيضاً. فوق ذلك. بطريقة مماثلة

you use likewise when you are comparing two methods, states, or situations and saying that they are similar.


if you do something and someone else does likewise, they do the same or a similar thing.

Likewise

كذلك. أيضاً. فوق ذلك. بطريقة مماثلة

you use likewise when you are comparing two methods, states, or situations and saying that they are similar.


if you do something and someone else does likewise, they do the same or a similar thing.

Notwithstanding

ومع ذلك. على الرغم من. بالرغم من ذلك

if something is true notwithstanding something else, it is true in spite of that other thing.


notwithstanding is also an adverb

Pollutant

مادة ملوثة

pollutants are substances that pollute the environment, especially gases from vehicles and poisonous chemicals produced as waste by industrial processes.

Pitfall

شرك. وجرة. كمين. مأزق

the pitfalls involved in a particular activity or situation are the things that may go wrong or may cause problems.

Plateau

هضبة. مرتفع. نجد

a plateau is a large area of high and fairly flat land.


if you say that an activity or process has reached a plateau, you mean that it has reached a stage where there is no further change or development.

Pioneer

رائد. ريادي. طليعي. أصلي. من الأوائل

someone who is referred to as a pioneer in a particular area of activity is one of the first people to be involved in it and develop it.


pioneers are people who leave their own country or the place where they were living, and go and live in a place that has not been lived in before.

Joint venture

مشروع مشترك.

Industrious

مجتهد. كادح. مثابر

if you describe someone as industrious, you mean they work very hard.

Forthcoming

مقبل. وشيك. قادم. صريح

a forthcoming event is planned to happen soon.


if something that you want, need, or expect is forthcoming, it is given to you or it happens


if you say that someone is forthcoming, you mean that they willingly give information when you ask them.

Infamy

عار. خزي. عمل شائن

infamy is the state of being infamous