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succulent |
scrumptious, delicious |
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nocturnal |
nightly |
the nocturnal sky is the best |
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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 |
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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 |
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apothecary |
one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes عطار |
the apothecary table |
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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 |
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decibel |
unit of loudness |
//a rock concert blasting music at 110 decibels//the crowd decibels increased dramatically as the horses neared the finish line |
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pushover |
easygoing,blasé,equable,mellow, irresoluted × high-maintance |
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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 |
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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 |
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weed wacker |
جزاز الاعشاب |
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patois |
لهجه عاميه dialect, vernacular |
it's ironic urban patois //the medical patois that the hospital staffers used among themselves was incomprehensible to me |
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hatch |
مخزن |
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gurgle |
zz |
my stomach is gurgling from starve |
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thrive |
prosper يزدهر |
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transgression |
معصية |
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pashmina |
poncho, a shawl made from fine-quality goat's wool.
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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. |
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janitor |
doorkeeper(clean and observe) فراش portero |
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eulogy |
writing especially in honor of one deceased |
//she delivered the eulogy at his funeral |
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pulp |
لب الفاكهة |
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sanctity |
عهد تقديس |
Where is the sanctity of marriage while you were boffing her |
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spleen |
طحال(part of the immune system especializes with white blood cells) |
he has got ruptured spleen |
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eel |
snake-like fish anguila |
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infamous |
well-known for doing bad things |
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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. |
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vaticinate |
foretell the future, predict prophecy |
he vaticinated a period of Peace fot the continent |
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sceptre |
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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" |
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fragile |
breakable, flimsy «person, thing, |
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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" |
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emblematic |
Similar: symbolic, representative×realistic
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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" |
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fecundate |
fertilize. make fruitful. |
"he actuates and fecundates our souls" "there were no insects to fecundate flowering plants" |
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epidural |
on or around the dura mater, in particular (of an anaesthetic) |
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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" |
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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. |
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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. |
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incise |
slash, cut/ carve |
after giving birth, some incisions still. //the surgeon made a thin incision with the scalpel |
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horoscope |
برج |
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acupressure |
application of pressure (as with the thumbs or fingertips) to the same discrete points on the body |
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gynecologist |
ginecólogo دكتور امراض نساء |
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drunk |
wasted, hammered, tanked |
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metahumam |
meta (more than, beyond) |
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classified |
secret except high authority |
classified( info,document, |
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stealth |
cautious and surreptitious action or movement.
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"the silence and stealth of a hungry cat" esigned in accordance with technology which makes detection by radar or sonar difficult."a stealth bomber" |
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dub |
call some informally تدلع |
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stand on the sidelines |
observe without taking actions |
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pending |
awaiting «decision or settlement.» until |
"nine cases were still pending" "they were released on bail pending an appeal" adj. props |
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hare |
liebre run with great speed. |
he hared off between the trees" |
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lugubrious |
gloomy |
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miscellaneous |
various |
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toshy |
muscles |
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Globetrotter |
person who travels widely |
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melting pot |
a place where different peoples, styles, theories, etc. are mixed together. |
"Toronto is a melting pot of different cultures" |
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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" |
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hurdle |
a problem or difficulty that must be overcome |
"many would like to emigrate to the United States, but face formidable hurdles". obsticle |
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emulate |
imitate for success |
//She grew up emulating her sports heroes.//artists emulating the style of their teachers |
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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 |
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detonate |
explode, speak |
//programs that detonated controversies. //detonate a bomb |
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paternity |
paternity test اختبار الابوه |
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mite |
bit, tad, dab, smidge |
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condone |
ignore تغاطي |
egyptians didn't condone what the French people had done to the Mosque |
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betrothed |
مخطوب |
betrothed couple |
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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 |
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antagonist |
معادي showing dislike or opposition
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//an antagonistic relationship//factions antagonistic to one another antagonistic, adj |
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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)
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flamboyant |
ملفت للانظار / نوع فن معماري /شجره ملونه |
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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. |
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teremity |
recklessness |
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fragrance |
pleased dainty odor |
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radish |
rábano |
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pediatrician |
طبيب اطفال (day1:18 year) |
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lien |
charge upon personal property for debt or duty vulgarly by law امتياز، حق |
the bank had a lien on our house |
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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.
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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. |
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inebriate |
get drunk n, boozer, alcoholic, lush, juicer x sober |
I've became inebriated |
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intergalactic |
مجري مجرات adj |
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frankincense |
البخور incense incienso |
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rabidity |
Extremely zealous or enthusiastic; rabia |
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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 |
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quest |
in search |
she embarked her arduous journey cuz she wanted to go on a quest |
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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) |
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dermatology |
medical section for skin |
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proponent |
advocator X adversary, antagonist, opponent
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//a vocal proponent of the use offer electric-powered cars. I'm a big proponent of learning grammar |
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allegiance |
faith loyalty ولاء liege |
//I pledge allegiance to my country. |
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liege |
obligated to render feudal allegiance and service adj |
a liege lord |
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covenant |
contract agreement legal |
he made a covenant to emancipate the slaves |
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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 |
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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.. |
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leer |
to gaze unpleasantly |
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spangle |
covered with spangles or other small sparkling objects or lights.
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"she arrived alone wearing a red spangled dress"
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duo |
duet ثنائ |
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tousle |
untidy hair |
he had a tousled hair |
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morale |
روح معنويه |
"the team's morale was high" |
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balk |
to be unwilling to do something or to allow something to happen: hesitate
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I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him. |
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decipher |
convert (a text written in code, or a coded signal) into normal language. |
"authorized government agencies can decipher encrypted telecommunications" |
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spiel |
an elaborate or glib speech or story, typically one used by a salesperson.
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"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 |
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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. |
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grimace |
(v. n) an ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement.
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"she gave a grimace of pain" |
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hygienic |
higiénico صحي |
her hygienic lips |
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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 |
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fawn |
apple-polish, woo, court,brown-nose be sycophyant |
I wagered that most of the female employees fawned over him |
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sleek |
silky«hair, shiny glossy stylish «appearance, kitchen |
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ingratiate |
ingratiating: fawning, smarmy, obsequious, unctuous, sycophyantic, oily, nose-browning
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unctuous |
excessively flattering or ingratiating; oily. |
"he seemed anxious to please but not in an unctuous way" |
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obsequious |
excessively obedient |
they were served by obsequious waiters" |
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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 |
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lobby |
hallway, vestibule, entrance |
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snide |
slyly disparaging
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derogatory or mocking in an indirect way. snide remarks about my mother. "are you going to tell me what to order?" I said snidely |
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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 |
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decked out |
clad and dressing in a fancy way. dolled up |
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ogle |
lecherous look |
he was oglilng me again "a vaguely erotic ogle" |
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gust |
a hasty strong rush of wind n. v |
"the wind was gusting through the branches of the tree"flurry, blow flurry, blow |
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sporadically |
sometimes, regularly sparingly (resricted way) |
"he worked sporadically at part-time jobs" |
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veer |
: a change in course or direction |
//a veer to the right. //both of the two men veered inro business |
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crinkle |
crease, wrinkle #crinkle smile |
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grin |
😁😁😁 |
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wince |
grimace |
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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" |
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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" |
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plaster |
n. v plastered (immensely drunk) |
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corpulent |
chubby, obese |
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tabby |
atigrado |
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domineering |
controlling others without thinking |
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shrill |
cc |
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circumcised |
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all muslim men have a circumcised penis |
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unkempt |
dishevelled (untidy hair) NNN tousled PPP |
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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" |
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convict |
prisoner |
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upfront |
deposit |
the lawyer needs an upfront. |
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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. |
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rinse |
to cleanse by flushing with liquid (such as water) —often used with out |
//rinse out the mouth |
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stale |
tasteless /tedious |
//a room filled with stale smoke//viewers were bored by the stale story lines of the new crop of sitcoms |
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sneer |
to smile or laugh with facial contortions that express scorn or contempt |
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reroute |
to switch to a different route |
//The storm forced planes/ships to reroute. |
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fidget |
to move or act restlessly or nervously |
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impecunious |
broke |
//they were so impecunious that they couldn't afford to give one another even token Christmas gifts |
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subterfuge |
: a deceptive device or stratagem |
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ruse |
subterfuge |
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covet |
to desire (what belongs to another) inordinately or culpably |
//The king's brother coveted the throne. |
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cluncker |
a dilapidated vehicle or machine. |
"old clunkers are the primary source of pollution" |
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pub |
bar |
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hectic |
full of incessant or frantic activity. |
"a hectic business schedule" |
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dreary |
depressingly dull and bleak or repetitive. |
"the dreary round of working, eating, and trying to sleep" |
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aleatory |
random aleatoria |
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leprosy |
مرض الجذام it affects nerves and skin, |
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illicit |
forbidden, prohibited ( by law, rules, costume) |
highly addictive and illegal substances such as heroin, marijuana and meth. |
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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. |
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elixir |
a magical or medicinal potion. *eilxir of life (potion fir immortality) |
"an elixir guaranteed to induce love" sleep is the elixir of life |
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fleece |
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he has a fleece blanket |
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strew |
strewn, adj covered with untidily scattered things.
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"a small room with newspapers strewn all over the floor" "boulder-strewn slopes" |
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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 |
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dawdle |
be slow (waste time, move) amble, stroll, swan |
Ruth dawdled back through the wood" |
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pungent |
immensely sharp (odour, taste |
"the pungent smell of frying onions" |
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delirium |
raving, hallucination. delirio |
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binoculars |
binoculares |
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reticent |
Not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily |
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رر |
وظيقه سهله قمه قانوني مشتعل مسهل |
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