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succulent

scrumptious, delicious

nocturnal

nightly

the nocturnal sky is the best

rapport

friendly relationship


: characterized by agreement, mutual understanding, or empathy that makes communication possible or easy


//He quickly developed a good rapport with the other teachers.


//She works hard to build rapport with her patients.


//There is a lack of rapport between the members of the group.



//he has a rapport with a woman and then he screwd up

ruffle

n, this kind of cloth.


to

let's hem the new dust ruffle



"the father laughs and jovially ruffles his son's hair" mess up



"the birds warbled incessantly, their throat feathers ruffled"



the evening breeze ruffled the surface of the pond in the yard.


. ripple


. ripple



Brian had been ruffled by her questions. irk


apothecary

one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes


عطار

the apothecary table

hoot

مهزئ


short loud sound (owl's sound)


(laughter, cry, machine)

We could hear an owl hooting in the woods.//I hooted at the car in front of me.//The crowd booed and hooted when it was announced that the show was canceled.//The crowd hooted its disapproval.//The speaker was hooted off the platform by a small group of protesters.


//The announcement was met with hoots of derision.//the courtroom erupted in hoots of laughter upon hearing the witness's sarcastic retort

decibel

unit of loudness

//a rock concert blasting music at 110 decibels//the crowd decibels increased dramatically as the horses neared the finish line

pushover

easygoing,blasé,equable,mellow, irresoluted


× high-maintance

toss

throw

//She tossed the ball high in the air.//She tossed the paper at the recycling bin.//He tossed his dirty socks onto the floor.//He tossed his head back.//She tossed her hair and smiled.//Waves tossed the ship about.//The ship tossed on the

entity

كيان

//One division of the company was broken off as a separate entity.//the question of whether extrasensory perception will ever be a scientifically recognized entity

weed wacker

جزاز الاعشاب

patois

لهجه عاميه dialect, vernacular

it's ironic urban patois


//the medical patois that the hospital staffers used among themselves was incomprehensible to me

hatch

مخزن

gurgle

zz

my stomach is gurgling from starve

thrive

prosper يزدهر

transgression

معصية

pashmina

poncho, a shawl made from fine-quality goat's wool.


drapes

_long curtains, cortinas


_to cover loosely


_

He draped his jacket over the back of the chair and sat down to eat.


She draped the scarf loosely around her shoulders.

janitor

doorkeeper(clean and observe) فراش


portero

eulogy

writing especially in honor of one deceased


//she delivered the eulogy at his funeral

pulp

لب الفاكهة

sanctity

عهد تقديس

Where is the sanctity of marriage while you were boffing her

spleen

طحال(part of the immune system especializes with white blood cells)

he has got ruptured spleen

eel

snake-like fish


anguila

infamous

well-known for doing bad things

imbibe

absorb (drink, assimilate)


we should imbibe and assimilate the culture.


//She imbibed vast quantities of coffee.//She never imbibes but isn't offended when others do.

vaticinate

foretell the future, predict


prophecy

he vaticinated a period of Peace fot the continent

sceptre

dilemma

situation in which a difficult choice has to be made between two or more alternatives, especially ones that are equally undesirable.


ورطه

"he wants to make money, but he also disapproves of it: Den's dilemma in a nutshell"

fragile

breakable, flimsy


«person, thing,

robust

strong and healthy; vigorous.(of wine or food) strong and rich in flavour or smell.

the Caplan family are a robust lot"


"a robust mixture of fish, onions, capers and tomatoes"

emblematic

Similar: symbolic, representative×realistic


this case is emblematic of a larger problem"


America's national emblem, the bald eagle"


our child would be a dazzling emblem of our love"

fecundate

fertilize. make fruitful.

"he actuates and fecundates our souls"


"there were no insects to fecundate flowering plants"

epidural

on or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anaesthetic)

intersperse

intermix


scatter among

//You should intersperse these pictures evenly throughout the book.


//Some seagulls were interspersed among the ducks.



//the debate was interspersed with angry exchanges"

mooch

scrounge, gallivant


mooch off (live off

//trying to mooch a cigarette.


//mooching money off her brother.


//has been mooching off his parents for years


//I suspect she's mooching around in the background and keeping an eye on us.

goose-bumps

a state of the skin caused by cold, fear, or excitement, in which small bumps appear on the surface as the hairs become erect; goose pimples.

incise

slash, cut/ carve


after giving birth, some incisions still.


//the surgeon made a thin incision with the scalpel

horoscope

برج

acupressure

application of pressure (as with the thumbs or fingertips) to the same discrete points on the body

gynecologist

ginecólogo دكتور امراض نساء

drunk

wasted, hammered, tanked

metahumam

meta (more than, beyond)

classified

secret except high authority

classified( info,document,


stealth

cautious and surreptitious action or movement.


"the silence and stealth of a hungry cat"



esigned in accordance with technology which makes detection by radar or sonar difficult."a stealth bomber"

dub

call some informally تدلع

stand on the sidelines

observe without taking actions

pending

awaiting «decision or settlement


until

"nine cases were still pending"


"they were released on bail pending an appeal"


adj. props

hare

liebre


run with great speed.

he hared off between the trees"

lugubrious

gloomy

miscellaneous

various

toshy

muscles

Globetrotter

person who travels widely

melting pot

a place where different peoples, styles, theories, etc. are mixed together.


"Toronto is a melting pot of different cultures"

scavenger

an animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.


a person who searches for and collects discarded items.hyena, hawk


hyena, hawk

"a reputation as a scavenger of discarded odds and ends"


"carcasses are usually quickly disposed of by scavengers"


hurdle

a problem or difficulty that must be overcome


"many would like to emigrate to the United States, but face formidable hurdles".


obsticle

emulate

imitate for success

//She grew up emulating her sports heroes.//artists emulating the style of their teachers

at a drop of a hat

immediately, without delay

He can come at the drop of a hat.


I can't go rushing off to Edinburgh at the drop of a hat.


She'd purchase her expensive jewelry at the drop of a hat and worry about how she would pay for it later.


I hope that I can switch between english and spanish and arabic at a drop of a hat

detonate

explode, speak

//programs that detonated controversies.


//detonate a bomb

paternity

paternity test اختبار الابوه

mite

bit, tad, dab, smidge

condone

ignore تغاطي

egyptians didn't condone what the French people had done to the Mosque

betrothed

مخطوب

betrothed couple

wring

squeeze by twisting

//I wrung the towel and hung it up to dry.//I wrung my hair and wrapped it in a towel.


//a tragedy that wrings the heart

antagonist

معادي showing dislike or opposition


//an antagonistic relationship//factions antagonistic to one another


antagonistic, adj

virulent

severe /rapid( infection


vicious

//The country seemed to be returning to the virulent nationalism of its past.


//the virulent look on her face warned me that she was about to say something unkind


//virulent (bacteria or infected)


flamboyant

ملفت للانظار / نوع فن معماري /شجره ملونه

gimmick

sth is not serious that is used to attract people's attention


temporarily, especially to make them buy sth وسيله تحايل

a publicity gimmickThey give away free gifts with children's meals as a sales/marketing gimmick.



The fan-voting element is little more than a gimmick that helps the network distinguish its award show from others.

teremity

recklessness

fragrance

pleased dainty odor


radish

rábano

pediatrician

طبيب اطفال (day1:18 year)

lien

charge upon personal property for debt or duty vulgarly by law


امتياز، حق

the bank had a lien on our house

mortgage

lien against property to secure a loan (in case, you didn't pay the loan) رهن عقاري

took out a mortgage in order to buy the house.


she mortgage the house in order to buy the restaurant.


hospice

health care that focuses on the palliation of a terminally ill patient's pain and symptoms and attending to their emotional and spiritual needs at the end of life. Hospice care prioritizes comfort and quality of life by reducing pain and suffering

I've moertgaged all my free time to the hospice and won't be able to turn up in the party.

inebriate

get drunk


n, boozer, alcoholic, lush, juicer


x sober

I've became inebriated

intergalactic

مجري مجرات adj

frankincense

البخور incense


incienso

rabidity

Extremely zealous or enthusiastic;


rabia

crossroad

at a stage where you must make an crucial decision

he is at a crossroad. he has a dilemma whether to drop out college or to carry on till graduation

quest

in search

she embarked her arduous journey cuz she wanted to go on a quest

thrash

/beat


trillar sp

He thrashed me with his belt. The team thrashed them last week.


they are thrashing the crops.


he thrashs in bed with a fever


(stir violently)


dermatology

medical section for skin

proponent

advocator


X adversary, antagonist, opponent


//a vocal proponent of the use offer electric-powered cars.


I'm a big proponent of learning grammar

allegiance

faith loyalty ولاء


liege

//I pledge allegiance to my country.

liege

obligated to render feudal allegiance and service


adj

a liege lord

covenant

contract agreement legal

he made a covenant to emancipate the slaves

spasm

-an involuntary and abnormal muscularتشنج contraction


-a sudden violent and temporary


«effort, emotion, or sensation»

//He was racked with coughing spasms.//She was suffering spasms of guilt.


//a spasm of creativity//spasms of pain

thrust

-push suddenly strongly


-brainstorm (main idea)

shove, propel, prod, lunge.


brainchild, abstract.


// she thrust the money into his hand


//they thrust a mic in front of me and fired questions at me.


//she thrust the papers at me .


//the main thrust of the argument is..

leer

to gaze unpleasantly

spangle

covered with spangles or other small sparkling objects or lights.


"she arrived alone wearing a red spangled dress"


duo

duet ثنائ

tousle

untidy hair

he had a tousled hair

morale

روح معنويه

"the team's morale was high"

balk

to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen: hesitate


I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him.

decipher

convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language.


"authorized government agencies can decipher encrypted telecommunications"

spiel

an elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson.


"he delivers a breathless and effortless spiel in promotion of his new novel"


the company didn't suffice her all that gimmeks and still at quest for exquisite slogan.- and they have employees with neat spiels and pitches

aptly

in a proper manner

when my aunt labels my moody capricious uncle as grumpy. she aptly refers to him.


it's aptly said you are what you eat.

grimace

(v. n) an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.


"she gave a grimace of pain"

hygienic

higiénico صحي

her hygienic lips

wager

bet n. v

//I don't think the horse will win. What's your wager?//She wagered $50 on the game.



I wager that she's jealous

fawn

apple-polish, woo, court,brown-nose


be sycophyant

I wagered that most of the female employees fawned over him

sleek

silky«hair,


shiny glossy stylish


«appearance, kitchen

ingratiate

ingratiating:


fawning, smarmy, obsequious, unctuous, sycophyantic, oily, nose-browning


unctuous

excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily.


"he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way"

obsequious

excessively obedient

they were served by obsequious waiters"

stern

austere, harsh


n,the rear of ship

//He gave me a stern look.//the army post's stern commander always had the utmost respect of those who served under him


//stern measures to restrict vehicle growth

lobby

hallway, vestibule, entrance

snide

slyly disparaging


derogatory or mocking in an indirect way.


snide remarks about my mother.


"are you going to tell me what to order?" I said snidely


begrudge

-grudge, envy


- resent about spending


«money, time»

They begrudged every day they had to stay with their father.She begrudged paying so much for an ice cream cone.


begrudingly, I pulled out my wallet to pay the salon

decked out

clad and dressing in a fancy way.


dolled up

ogle

lecherous look

he was oglilng me again


"a vaguely erotic ogle"


gust

a hasty strong rush of wind


n. v

"the wind was gusting through the branches of the tree"flurry, blow




flurry, blow


sporadically

sometimes, regularly



sparingly (resricted way)

"he worked sporadically at part-time jobs"

veer

: a change in course or direction


//a veer to the right.


//both of the two men veered inro business

crinkle

crease, wrinkle


#crinkle smile

grin

😁😁😁

wince

grimace

snort

-snore awake (as pig


-to inhale illegal drugs



n, amout of alcohol


everyone took a long snort of wine.


they were high on a few snorts"

beeline

a straight line between two places.(make a beeline for) hurry directly to.


I guess that his shop is beelining.


"the city commuters made a beeline for the bar"

plaster

n. v


plastered (immensely drunk)

corpulent

chubby, obese

tabby

atigrado

domineering

controlling others without thinking

shrill

cc

circumcised

all muslim men have a circumcised penis

unkempt

dishevelled (untidy hair) NNN


tousled PPP

imprint

(of a young animal) come to recognize (another animal, person, or thing) as a parent or other object of habitual trust.



make print, mark

he made imprints of the keys in bars of soap"


"the bird thought I was its mother and imprinted on me"


convict

prisoner

upfront

deposit

the lawyer needs an upfront.

hoist

rise,drink

//The cargo was hoisted up onto the ship.//He stopped at a bar after work to hoist a few beers with his friends.

rinse

to cleanse by flushing with liquid (such as water) —often used with out

//rinse out the mouth

stale

tasteless /tedious

//a room filled with stale smoke//viewers were bored by the stale story lines of the new crop of sitcoms

sneer

to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt

reroute

to switch to a different route

//The storm forced planes/ships to reroute.

fidget

to move or act restlessly or nervously

impecunious

broke

//they were so impecunious that they couldn't afford to give one another even token Christmas gifts

subterfuge

: a deceptive device or stratagem


ruse

subterfuge

covet

to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably

//The king's brother coveted the throne.

cluncker

a dilapidated vehicle or machine.


"old clunkers are the primary source of pollution"

pub

bar

hectic

full of incessant or frantic activity.


"a hectic business schedule"

dreary

depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive.


"the dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep"

aleatory

random


aleatoria

leprosy

مرض الجذام it affects nerves and skin,

illicit

forbidden, prohibited


( by law, rules, costume)


highly addictive and illegal substances such as heroin, marijuana and meth.


nook and cranny

everywhere every part.


cranny: hallow, rift


nook: corner

We searched every nook and cranny. He knows every nook and cranny of that engine. I could go on and on, I know every nook and cranny of that house.


Anyway, she knew every nook and cranny of her acreage.


News of his find soon spread and a large number of boys were soon searching every nook and cranny but were unrewarded.

nook

elixir

a magical or medicinal potion.


*eilxir of life (potion fir immortality)

"an elixir guaranteed to induce love"


sleep is the elixir of life

fleece

he has a fleece blanket

strew

strewn, adj


covered with untidily scattered things.



"a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor"


"boulder-strewn slopes"

adamant

refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind.stubborn

"he is adamant that he is not going to resign.


he was adamant to let my car in his garage but

dawdle

be slow (waste time, move) amble, stroll, swan

Ruth dawdled back through the wood"

pungent

immensely sharp (odour, taste

"the pungent smell of frying onions"

delirium

raving, hallucination.


delirio

binoculars

binoculares

reticent

Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily

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