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Boa constrictor |
A large snake that kills animals for food by winding its long body tightly around them |
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Digest (verb) |
When u digest food, it's changed into substance that your body can use |
You should allow a little time after a meal for the food to digest/ humans cannot digest plants such as grass |
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Digestion |
The process of digesting food |
She began to suffer from poor digestion as she grew older |
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Arithmetic |
The type of mathematics that deals with the adding,multiplying.etc.of numbers |
My son's starting to do simple arithmetic |
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Glance (verb) |
To look at sb/sth very fast /peek/ brief look / glimpse |
Glancing down, she noticed her shoe was untied/ she glanced up from her book when he entered the room |
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Undertake(verb) |
To make urself responsible for sth and start doing it. يتكفل ب |
To undertake a project. |
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Undertake |
To begin. يُشرع.attempt |
The researchers undertook a series of studies |
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Shipwreck (noun) |
The loss or destructive of a ship at sea because of a storm or hitting rocks. حطام سفينه او غرق سفينة |
They narrowly escaped shipwreck in a storm in the northsea |
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Raft (noun) |
A small boat made of rubber or plastic that's filled with air. |
The two men inflated(filled and made larger with air or gas) the life raft. |
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Raft |
A flat structure made of pieces of wood tied together and used as a boat or floating platform. |
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Apparition (noun) |
A ghost or spirit of a dead person |
Apparition of a woman in white robes have been reported/a headless apparition |
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Absurd (adj) |
Extremely silly, unreasonable, compeletly ridiculous |
The uniform makes the guards look absurd/ an absurd idea/situation |
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Indulgent (adj) |
Tending to allow sb to have or do whatever they want. متساهل /مترفق |
Indulgent parents. She was usually very indulgent with him |
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Self-indulgent (adj) |
Allowing urself to have or do whatever u want in a way that's wasteful. مترف باذخ /منغمس في الملذات او في نفسه.lavish |
A self-indulgent lifestyle |
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Scribble (verb) |
To write sth quickly and carelessly.especially caz u don't have much time. |
He scribbled a note to his sister before leaving/she scribbled down her phone number and pushed it into his hand. |
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Scribble |
To draw lines, shapes that have no particular meaning . Doodle |
Some one had scribbled all over the table in crayon( قلم تلوين( |
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Presence (noun) =/ absence |
The fact of being in a particular place / the state of being present/existence/attendance/appearnce |
His presence on the handball court intimidated opponents/ the test results showed the presence of bacteria in the water(showd that there were bacteria) /her presence during the crisis had a calm effect. |
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Reverie (noun) |
A state of thinking about pleasant things/ a state of being pleasantly lost in one's thoughts/ a daydream/ حلم اليقظة |
A knock on the door broke her reverie / he fell into a reverie |
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Contemplation (noun) |
The act of thinking deeply about sth |
Let's take a few moments of quiet contemplation/ the monks dedicate themselves to a life of prayer and contemplation. |
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Contemplate (verb) |
To think deeply + to think about or consider/ reflect on/ dwell on/ ponder/ have in mind |
I'd like sometime to just sit and contemplate/ life without them is too awful to contemplate(to even think about)/ ur too young to be contemplating retirement/i've never contemplated living abroad |
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Intrigued (adj) |
Very interested in sth/sb and wanting to know more about them/it. / interested or fascinated |
I'm intrigued to know what you thought of the movie/she was Intrigued (with or by) what he had to say |
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Asteroid (noun) |
Any of the many small planets that go around the sun |
كويكب |
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Demonstration (noun) |
An event in which ppl gather together in order to show that they support or oppose sth or sb. مظاهرة /مسيرة |
Demonstration for women's rights/ students took part in several nonviolent/peaceful demonstration against the government. |
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Demonstration / demo (noun) |
An act of showing or explaining how sth works or is done/description/ عرض توضيحي. Presentation |
We were given a brief demo of computer's functions |
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Demonstration (noun) |
Act of giving proof or evidence for sth/ confirmation/ validation. |
The latest tests are a clear demonstration that the vaccine works/ a demonstration of their power or loyalty |
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On account of |
Because of/ due to/ thanks to |
They had closed early on account of the snow |
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Red-brick |
Built with red bricks ( طوب / لبنة) |
Red-brick cottages / a pile of bricks |
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Geranium (noun) |
A garden plant with a mass of red, pink or white flowers |
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Resemble (verb) |
He strongly resembles his father in appearance and in temperament (mood or طبع). / so many hotels resemble each other. |
To look or be like sb or sth |
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Resemblance (noun) |
There is no resemblance between her and her sis/ the movie bears little resemblance to the original noval |
Bear a resemlance |
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Grope (verb) |
She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom / I groped for the light switch. |
To try and find sth that u cannot see, by feelings with your hands |
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Depart (verb) |
Our flight departs at 6:15 a.m. / the group is scheduled to depart tomorrow. |
Leave, typically to start a journey |
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Depart |
He departed his job December 16 / the departing president |
Leave a job or position |
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Departure (noun) |
What's ur time of departure? / a schedule of arrivals and departures. / his sudden departure threw the office into chaos. |
ارتحال. سفر. رحيل |
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Perceptive (adj) |
A perceptive observation/comment. / he's a very perceptive young man |
Intelligent .. Insightful .. Discerning. فطن.. ألمعي .. ثاقب الفكر (perception = ادارك.. قدرة علي الفهم,, perceive = يدرك.. يفهم.. يري.. يشعر ب) |
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Secrecy (noun) |
The need for absolute secrecy in this matter/ everyone involved was sworn to secrecy / she swore him to secrecy ( made him promise to keep a secret) |
Privacy. (swear to secrecy idiom = to promise to keep a secret) |
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Sprout (of plants or seeds) (verb) |
The seeds will sprout in a few days. / new leaves sprouting from the trees. |
Grow .. Develope |
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Timid (adj) timidly (adverb) |
She's very timid and shy when meeting strangers / she timidly enterd the room / can u stay with me? Asked timidly. |
Lack of courage or confidence/ shy. |
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Twig (noun) |
We should gather up small twigs for the campfire. |
A small branch of a tree or bush |
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Dictator (noun) |
The country was ruled by a military dictator |
A person who rules a country with total authority and often a cruel or brutal way |
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Soil (noun) |
This kind of plant grow well in moist(slightly wet) soil. / rich .. Poor .. Acid soil |
The top layer of the earth in which plants, tress, etc. Grow |
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Infest (verb) |
The kitchen was infested with ants/ a neighbourhood infested with crime |
(Esp of insects or animals such as rats) to exist in large numbers in a particular place, often. Causing damage or disease. |
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Pierce (verb) |
The needle pierced her skin / he pierced another hole in his belt / she had her ears pierced |
To make a hole in or through sth. / يثقب / يخترق / يطعن |
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Edify (verb) |
It's not clear whether the purpose is to edify, or simply to make money |
Educate / enlgihten |
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Edification (noun) |
Books that provide both entertainment and edification. / an edifying experience |
تثقيف / توعية / تأديب |
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Catastrophe (noun) |
Early warning of risiting water levels prevented another major catastrophe. / the oil spill was an environmental catastrophe. |
A terrible disaster / debacle |
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Neglect ( verb, noun) |
Don't neglect your health / the park was overgrown and littered from years of neglect. |
To fail to take care of or to give attention to sb/sth |
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Moralist ( noun) |
A person who has strong idea about moral principles, esp one who tries to tell other ppl how they should behave |
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Habitual (adj) |
She sat smoking her habitual cigarette. / they went for their habitual evening walk. / she is a habitual liar. |
Done repeatedly or regularly |
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Abrupt / abruptly (adj / adverb) |
There was an abrupt change in the weather / the accident brought his career to an abrupt end / she turned abruptly and walked away / the party ended abruptly when the police arrived. |
Suddenly and not expected |
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Preamble (noun) |
She gave him the bad news without preamble / the agreement between the parties to talk may be a preamble to peace |
An introduction to a book or a written document / an introduction to sth you say |
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Thorn (noun) |
Of plants |
شوكة |
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Unscrew (verb) |
I can't unscrew the lid/cap/cover of this jar |
To remove sth by twisting or turning it |
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Unscrew |
You'll have to unscrew the handles to paint the door |
To take the screws out of sth |
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Bolt (noun) |
1- a sliding bar that is used to lock a door or window (ترباس) 2-the part of a lock that's moved by a key (لسان القفل) 3-a thick nail/screw which used sit a circle of metal. To fasten things together. (nuts and bolts) |
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Toss (verb) |
She tossed her hair and smiled |
To move or lift sth (such as a part of your body) quickly and suddenly |
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Toss (verb) |
he tossed his dirty socks onto the floor / she tossed the ball to him. |
To throw sth quickly |
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Toss |
Toss the salad / toss the vegetables with olive oil |
Mix lightly |
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Toss |
Toss (flip) a coin / toss a pancake |
To cause sth to turn over by throwing it into air |
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Puff up with pride (idiom) |
When his daughter's name was announced as the winner, he puffed up with pride |
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Pale (adj) |
You look pale. Are u OK? |
(Of a person, their face) having skin that is very light in colour on account of illness or a strong emotion |
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Rage (noun) |
Her note to him was full of rage. / his face was quite pale:dark with rage. |
A strong feeling of anger that's difficult to control. |
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Wipe out |
Whole villages were wiped out by the earthquake / a campaign to wipe out malaria. |
To destroy or remove sth/sb completely / يبيد / يهلك / يقضي |
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Console |
Nothing could console him when his wife died. / console yourself with the thought that you did your best |
To try to make sb feel less sadness or disappointment. / comfort /يعزي / يواسي / يصبر |
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Muzzle (noun) |
A device made of leather or plastic that u put over the nose and mouth of an animal especially a dog, to prevent it from biting ppl |
The long nose and mouth of an animal ( such as dog, horse or pig) = snout |
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Clumsy (adj) |
She made a clumsy attempt at a joke / a clumsy attempt to apologize |
Badly or awkwardly made or done. أحمق.. اخرق |
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Clumsy |
I've very clumsy hands and tend to drop things. / I spilt your coffee.sorry, thay was clumsy of me. |
Moving or doing things In a very awkward way and tending to drop or break things. ملخوم / طائش |