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89 Cards in this Set
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Recently |
مؤخرا |
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Sloth |
الكسل |
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Investigation |
تحقيق / استجواب |
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Essential |
Very important and necessary |
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Conclusion |
Your opinion after concidering all the information about something |
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Expand |
To make something get larger |
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Substantial |
Large in amount |
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Surround |
To be or to go evrywhere arround somethin or someone |
The police have surrounded the building |
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Distribute |
To give someting out to a lot of people or places |
The book will be distributed at lot of local schools |
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Caution |
Great care to avoid danger or bad situations |
Noun / action |
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Demand |
To ask for something forcefuly, in a way shows that you do not expect to be refused |
He has always demanded the highest standards of behaviour from his children |
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Laon |
An amount of money that is borrowed, often from banks, and has to be paid back tog, usually togather with an extra amount of money that you have to be paid as a charge for borrowing |
She is trying to get a $50,000 laon to start her own business |
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Perfectionist |
A person who wants everything to be prefect and demand the highest standards possible |
She is such perfectionist that she notices even the tiniest mistakes |
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Participate |
To take part in or become involved in an activity |
She never participate in any of our disscusion, deos she ? |
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Estimate |
To guess or calculate the cost zise value e.t.c of something |
They estimate that the journey will take at least two weeks |
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Dedicate |
To give all of your energy, time e.t.c |
He has dedicated his life to helpin poor peole |
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Represent |
To speak, act .e.t.c or be persent officilly for another person or people |
They chose a famous barrister to represent them in court |
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Accomplish |
To finish something successfully or to achieve something |
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Betray |
to not be loyal to your country or a person, often by doing something harmful such as helping their enemies: |
He was accused of betraying his country during the war |
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Fog |
A weather condition in which very small drops of water come together to form a thick cloud close to the land or sea, making it difficult to see |
It took several hours for the fog to lift |
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Contrast |
An obvious difference between two or more things |
I like the contrast of the white trousers with the black jacket. |
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Distance |
The length of the space between two places |
What's the distance between madrid and barcelona |
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Wind |
A current of air moving approximately, horizontally, especially, one strong enough to be felt |
There isn't enough wind to fly a kite. |
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Generous |
Willing to give money, help, kindness, etc. Especially more then is usual or exepted. |
a very generous man |
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Reputation |
the opinion that people in general have about someone or something, or how much respect or admiration someone or something receives, based on past behaviour or character: |
His reputation was destroyed when he was caught stealing some money. |
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Combine |
to (cause to) exist together, or join together to make a single thing or group: |
1 - None of us has much money so let's combine what we've got 2 - The two countries combined against their common enemy. |
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Tremendous |
Very great in amount or level or extremely good |
You won? That's tremendous |
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Capacity |
The total amount that can be contained or produced |
The stadium has a seating capacity of 50,000. |
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Notify |
To tell someone officially about something |
The school is required to notify parents if their children fail to come to school. |
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Qualification |
an exam you have passed or a course of study you have completed |
What qualifications do you need to be a nanny? |
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Manifest |
1 - to show something clearly, through signs or actions. 2 - easy noticed or obvious. 3 - a list of people and goods carried on a ship or plane. |
The workers chose to manifest their dissatisfaction in a series of strikes. |
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Ordinary |
Not special or different in any way |
I had a very ordinary childhood. |
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Approximately |
Close to a particular number or time but not exactly that number or time |
The school has approximately 700 students |
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Eternal |
Continuing forever |
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Objective |
Something that you are trying to do |
His main objective was to increase profits |
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Reliable |
Able to be trusted or blieved |
reliable information |
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Humour |
The ability to laugh and know that something is funny |
He’s got a great sense of humour |
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Testimony |
A statement that something is true, given in a court of low |
In her testimony, the victim described the attack. |
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Establish |
To start a company or organization that will continue for a long time |
The company was established in 1822 |
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Brag |
To talk too proudly about something good that you have done or that you own |
He’s always bragging about how much money he earns |
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Destiny |
The things that will happen in the future |
The destiny of our nation depends on this vote! |
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Destination |
The place where someone is going or where something is being sent or taken |
We arrived at our destination tired and hungry |
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Mentor |
A person who gives a younger or a less experienced person help and advice over a period of time especially at work or school |
He acted as a business mentor to many young aspiring entrepreneurs |
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Sensible |
based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas or understanding |
I think the sensible thing to do is call and ask for directions |
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Curious |
interested in learning about people or things around you |
Babies are curious about everything around them |
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Indicate |
to show or signal a direction or warning, or to make something clear |
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Srtict |
-strongly limiting someone's freedom to behave as they wish, or likely to severely punish someone if they do not obey -used to refer to someone who follows the rules and principles of a belief or way of living very carefully and exactly, or a belief or principle that is followed very carefully and exactly |
-His parents were strict Catholics -My parents were very strict with me when I was young |
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Widow |
a woman whose husband or wife has died and who has not married again |
He had some mercenary scheme to marry a wealthy widow |
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Scheme |
an organized plan for doing something, especially something dishonest or illegal that will bring a good result for you |
She's come up with some amazing scheme to double her income. |
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Currency |
the money that is used in a particular country at a particular time |
Take some foreign currency to cover incidentals like the taxi fare to your hotel |
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Humid |
(of air and weather conditions) containing extremely small drops of water in the air |
New York is very hot and humid in the summer |
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Blow |
to move and make currents of air, or to be moved or make something move on a current of air |
-The wind was blowing harder every minute -The letter blew away and I had to run after it |
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Chilly |
(of weather, conditions in a room, or parts of the body) cold |
I felt a bit chilly so I put on a jacket |
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Insect |
a type of very small animal with six legs, a body divided into three parts and usually two pairs of wings, or, more generally, any similar very small animal |
Ants, beetles, butterflies, and flies are all insects |
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Bottom |
The lowest part of something |
-He stood at the bottom of the stairs and called up to me -Extra information will be found at the bottom of the page |
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Decade |
A period of ten years,especially a period like 2010 , 2019 |
Air traffic has increased 30% in the last decade |
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Autobiography |
A book about person's life, wrotten by that person |
His life story is recounted in two fascinating volumes of autobiography |
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Embrace |
-to accept something enthusiastically -to hold someone tightly with both arms to express love, liking, or sympathy, or when greeting or leaving someone |
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Genealogy |
The study of the history of past and present members of a family or families |
I became interested in the genealogy of my family |
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Surgery |
an occasion when a medical operation involving cutting open the body is performed on someone |
Without surgery, this animal will die slowly and painfully. |
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Surgeon |
a doctor who is specially trained to perform medical operations |
The surgeon did everything in her power to save him |
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Healing |
the process of becoming well again, especially after a cut or other injury, or of making someone well again |
This herb has been used in healing for centuries |
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Refund |
an amount of money that is given back to you, especially because you are not happy with a product or service that you have bought |
The holiday was cancelled so the travel agency had to refund everybody the price of the tickets |
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Stall |
a large table or a small shop with an open front from which goods are sold in a public place |
In the village market, the stalls are piled high with local vegetables |
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Phenomenon |
something that exists and can be seen, felt, tasted, etc., especially something unusual or interesting |
Gravity is a natural phenomenon |
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Syndrome |
a combination of medical problems that shows the existence of a particular disease or mental condition |
Early diagnosis of the syndrome is difficult, but it is important to begin treatment as soon as possible. |
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Merely |
used to emphasize that you mean exactly what you are saying and nothing more |
I wasn't complaining, I merely said that I was tired |
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Various |
Many different |
The author gave various reasons for having written the book |
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Eliminate |
-To remove or take away someone or something -To defeat someone so that they cannot continue in a competition |
-A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease -He was eliminated in the third round of the competition |
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Concentrate |
to direct your attention or your efforts towards a particular activity, subject, or problem |
-I can't concentrate on my work with all that noise -Come on, concentrate! We don't have all day to do this |
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Melt |
to turn from something solid into something soft or liquid, or to cause something to do this |
The snow usually melts by mid March |
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Sympathy |
(an expression of) understanding and care for someone else's suffering |
The president has sent a message of sympathy to the relatives of the dead soldiers |
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Flavour |
how food or drink tastes, or a particular taste itself |
My fish was delicious but Charles' beef had almost no flavour (= did not taste of anything) |
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Pollution |
تلوّث |
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Barley |
شعير |
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Wheat |
قمح |
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Frequency |
the number of times something happens within a particular period, or the fact of something happening often or a large number or times |
-Complaints about the frequency of buses rose in the last year. -the increasing frequency of terrorist attacks -It's not the duration of his absences from work so much as the frequency that worries me. |
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Precisely |
Exactly |
A: "You look tired - you should go home and rest." B: "I'm going to do precisely that." |
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Precious |
of great value because of being rare, expensive, or importan |
- a precious gift - You are so precious to me |
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Frustrate |
to make someone feel annoyed or less confident because they cannot achieve what they want |
It frustrates me that I'm not able to put any of my ideas into practice |
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Frustrating |
making you feel annoyed or less confident because you cannot achieve what you want |
He doesn't listen to what I say and it's so frustrating |
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Scenery |
the general appearance of the natural environment, especially when it is beautiful |
They stopped at the top of the hill to admire the scenery |
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Facilities |
the buildings, equipment, and services provided for a particular purpose |
Missile strikes were aimed at the country's nuclear facilities |
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Identical |
Exacty the same or very similar |
-I've got three identical blue suits. -The two rooms were virtually identical. -The interests of both parties may not be identical, but they do overlap considerably. -The tests are identical to those carried out last year. |
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Liberty |
the freedom to live as you wish or go where you want |
For most citizens, liberty means the freedom to practise their religious or political beliefs |
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Recovery |
the process of becoming well again after an illness or injury |
We're sorry to hear you're ill, and wish you a speedy recovery |
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Sector |
one of the areas into which the economic activity of a country is divided |
-In the financial sector, banks and insurance companies have both lost a lot of money -The country has a new policy of transferring state industries from the public sector to the private sector |
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Overtake |
-to go past something by being a greater amount or degree -to come from behind another vehicle or a person and move in front of them |
Our US sales have now overtaken our sales in Europe |
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Via |
going through or stopping at a place on the way to another place |
-The London to Cairo flight goes via Rome -"I'll be back a little late because I'm going via town." "Uh-huh." |
