#verbs 2

Front 1

rush / rʌʃ /

Back 1

To hurry or move quickly somewhere;

e.g. We had to rush to catch the bus.

We rushed out into the street to see what all the noise was.

To make someone or something hurry;

e.g. I refuse to be rushed into making a decision.

Hint 1

يَنْدَفِع / يُسْرِع

يَستَعجِل شَخصا ما

Front 2

tuck / tʌk /

Back 2

To push a loose piece of clothing or material somewhere to make it tidy;

e.g. Tuck your shirt in.

Hint 2

يَحْشُر

Front 3

suggest

/səˈʤɛst/

Back 3

To say an idea or plan for someone else to consider;

e.g. I suggest that we park the car here.

e.g. He suggested having the meeting at his house.

To say that someone or something is suitable for something;

e.g. Can you suggest a good hotel ?

Hint 3

يَقْتَرِح

Front 4

cherish /ˈʧɛrɪʃ/

Back 4

To love, protect, and care for someone or something that is important to you;

e.g. Although I cherish my children, I do allow them their independence.

To keep hopes, memories, or ideas in your mind because they are important to you and bring you pleasure;

e.g. I cherish the memories of the time we spent together.

Hint 4

يُدلل، يعتز بـ، يعلق في الذهن

Front 5

reveal. / rɪˈviːl /

Back 5

To tell someone a piece of secret information;

e.g. The newspaper revealed that they are planning to get married.

Hint 5

يَبوح

Front 6

invite. /ɪnˈvɑɪt/

Back 6

To ask someone to come to your house, to a party, etc;

e.g. They’ve invited us to the wedding.

Hint 6

يَدْعُو إلى

Front 7

invent. /ɪnˈvɛnt/

Back 7

To design or make something new;

e.g. Who invented the television ?

To think of a story or explanation that is not true;

e.g. I didn’t invent the story – everything I told you is true.

Hint 7

يَخْتَرِع. يختلق

Front 8

collapse. / kəˈlæps /

Back 8

To fall down, sometimes breaking into pieces;

e.g. The roof collapsed under the weight of the snow.

If someone collapses, they fall down, usually as a result of being sick or weak;

e.g. He collapsed and died of a heart attack.

Hint 8

يَنْهار، يَسْقُط

Front 9

encourage.

/ ɪnˈkɜr·ɪdʒ /

Back 9

To say good things to someone that will make them confident about doing something;

e.g. My parents encouraged me to try new things.

To make something more likely to happen;

e.g. We hope the new hotel will encourage tourism.

Hint 9

يُشَجِّع

Front 10

harvest. / ˈhɑr·vəst /

Back 10

To cut and collect crops when they are ready;

e.g. His family has given permission for his organs to be harvested.

Hint 10

يَحْصُد

Front 11

compare. / kəmˈpeər /

Back 11

To examine the ways in which two people or things are different or similar;

e.g. The teachers are always comparing me with my sister.

Used when saying how one person or thing is different from another;

e.g. Her room is very clean compared to mine.

Hint 11

يُقارِن، مُقارَنةً بـِ

Front 12

examine.

/ ɪɡˈzæm·ɪn /

Back 12

To look at someone or something very carefully, especially to try to discover something;

e.g. She picked up the knife and examined it carefully.

e.g. He was examined by a doctor as soon as he arrived.

To test someone to see how much they know or how well they can do something;

e.g. You’ll be examined in three main areas: speaking, listening, and reading

Hint 12

يَفْحَص/ يَتْفحَص/ يَمْتَحِن

Front 13

preserve.

/prɪˈzɜrv/

Back 13

To keep something the same or stop it from being destroyed;

e.g.To preserve the rainforest.

Hint 13

يَحْفَظ، يَحْمي

Front 14

require.

/rɪˈkwɑɪər/

Back 14

To need something;

e.g.The job requires a high level of concentration.

Hint 14

يَتَطَلَّب، يَحْتاج إلى

Front 15

concern.

/kənˈsɜrn/

Back 15

To be important to someone;

e.g. Environmental issues concern us all.

To worry or upset someone;

e.g. What concerns me is her lack of experience.

Hint 15

يَهُمّ، يُقْلِق

Front 16

meditate.

/ˈmed·ɪˌteɪt/

Back 16

To think calm thoughts for a long period in order to relax or as a religious activity;

e.g. I meditate twice a day.

Hint 16

يَتأمّل

Front 17

praise. / preɪz /

Back 17

To say that someone or something is very good;

e.g. He praised the team’s performance.

Hint 17

يَمْدَح

Front 18

capture. /ˈkæp·tʃər/

Back 18

To catch someone and make them your prisoner;

e.g. Two soldiers were captured by the enemy.

To show or describe something successfully using words or pictures;

e.g. The painting captures the beauty of the landscape.

Hint 18

يأسِر، يَلتَقِط

Front 19

sigh. /sɑɪ/

Back 19

To make a noise when you breathe out, often because you are sad;

e.g. He sighed deeply and sat down.

Hint 19

يَتَنَهَّد

Front 20

immortalize.

/ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl.aɪz/

Back 20

To make someone or something so famous that that person or thing is remembered for a very long time;

e.g. Marlene Dietrich was immortalized through her roles in films like "The Blue Angel".

Hint 20

يُخَّلد

Front 21

announce. /əˈnaʊns/

Back 21

To tell people new information, especially officially;

e.g. The company has announced plans to open six new stores.

Hint 21

يُعْلِن

Front 22

weep. /wiːp/

Back 22

To cry, usually because you are sad;

e.g. James broke down and wept.

e.g. She wept for the loss of her mother.

e.g. He wept bitterly when it was time for us to leave.

Hint 22

يَبْكي، يَنْتحب

Front 23

mimic. /'mɪm.ɪk/

Back 23

To copy the way someone talks and behaves, usually to make people laugh;

e.g. He's always getting into trouble for mimicking his teachers.

Hint 23

يُقَلّدِ

Front 24

grant. /ɡrænt/

Back 24

To give or allow someone to have something, usually in an official way;

e.g. He was granted a visa.

Hint 24

يَمْنَح

Front 25

insert. /ɪnˈsɜrt/

Back 25

To put something into something else;

e.g. Insert the coin in the slot.

Hint 25

يُدرج ، يُدخل

Front 26

tackle. /ˈtækəl/

Back 26

To try to stop a problem;

e.g. We must find new ways to tackle crime.

To try to get the ball from someone, or to try to catch someone or knock someone down, in games like football and rugby

Hint 26

يُعالِج, يَتَعامَل مَعَ

يَتَصَدّى لِلاعِب آخر

Front 27

rinse. /rɪns/

Back 27

To wash something in clean water in order to remove dirt, soap, salt, etc;

e.g. Rinse the beans with cold water.

Hint 27

يَشْطُف

Front 28

frown. /fraʊn/

Back 28

To look angry or worried by moving your eyebrows close together;

e.g. She frowned when I mentioned his name.

Hint 28

يَعبس

Front 29

smirk. /smɝːk/

Back 29

To smile in an annoying or unkind way;

e.g. What are you smirking at ?

Hint 29

يَتَكلّف الابتِسام

Front 30

snitch. /snɪtʃ/

Back 30

to secretly tell someone in authority that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble;

e.g. She thought I'd snitched on her.

e.g. He snitched to my boss that I'd been making long-distance calls at work!

Hint 30

نَمّ، وشى

Front 31

snatch. /snætʃ/

Back 31

to take something or someone quickly and suddenly;

e.g. Bill snatched the phone from my hand.

Hint 31

يَخْطَف / يَنْتَزِع

Front 32

gloat. /ɡloʊt/

Back 32

To show in an annoying way that you are proud of your own success or happy about someone else’s failure;

e.g. The fans are still gloating over Scotland’s victory.

Hint 32

يشمُت

Front 33

yell. /jel/

Back 33

To shout or say something very loudly, especially because you are frightened, angry, or excited;

e.g. Help me!’ she yelled hysterically.

e.g. I yelled out, ‘Here I am!’

e.g. The crowd are on their feet yelling.

e.g. Don’t you yell at me like that!

Front 34

flirt. /flɝːt/

Back 34

To behave towards someone in a way that shows that you are sexually attracted to them, although you do not really want a relationship with them;

e.g. She accused him of flirting with other women.

e.g. She was flirting with a guy at the bar.

Hint 34

يُغازل

Front 35

faze. /feɪz/

Back 35

If a new or difficult situation fazes you, it makes you feel confused or shocked, so that you do not know what to do;

e.g. John was embarrassed, but it didn’t faze Mike a bit.

e.g. None of it seemed to faze him.

e.g. The mass walkout did not faze him.

Hint 35

يُزعج، يُضايق

Front 36

gesture.

/ˈdʒes.tʃɚ/

Back 36

To point at something or show something using your hand, arm, or head;

e.g. He gestured towards the window.

Hint 36

يُوميء

Front 37

endure. /ɪnˈdʊr/

Back 37

To experience something difficult or unpleasant;

e.g. She’s already had to endure three painful operations on her leg.

Hint 37

يَتَحَمَّل

Front 38

entice./ɪnˈtaɪs/

Back 38

To persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant;

e.g. Supermarkets use all sorts of tricks to entice you to buy things.

Hint 38

يَجذِب / يُغري

Front 39

underestimate.

/ˌʌn.dɚˈes.tə.meɪt/

Back 39

To fail to understand how large,strong, or important something is;

e.g. Many people underestimate the cost of owning a car.

Hint 39

يَستَخِفّ بـِ

Front 40

claim. /kleɪm/

Back 40

To say that something is true;

e.g. She claimed that the dog attacked her.

To ask for something because it belongs to you or you have the right to have it;

e.g. She claimed $2,500 in travel expenses.

Hint 40

يَدَّعي, يُطالِب

Front 41

justify

/ˈʤʌstəˌfaɪ/

Back 41

To give or to be a good reason for;

e.g. I can't justify taking another day off work.

Hint 41

يُبرّر

Front 42

escalate

/ˈɛskəˌleɪt/

Back 42

If fighting, violence, or a bad situation escalates, or if someone escalates it, it becomes much worse;

e.g. Her fear was escalating into panic.

e.g. The fighting on the border is escalating.

e.g. We do not want to escalate the war.

Hint 42

يتصاعد

Front 43

tolerate

/ˈtɑləˌreɪt/

Back 43

To allow people to do, say, or believe something without criticizing or punishing them;

e.g. We simply will not tolerate vigilante groups on our streets.

To be able to accept something unpleasant or difficult, even though you do not like it;

e.g. I could not tolerate the long hours.

Hint 43

يسمح ، يحتمل

Front 44

adapt /əˈdæpt/

Back 44

To gradually change your behaviour and attitudes in order to be successful in a new situation;

e.g. The children are finding it hard to adapt to the new school.

e.g. Flowers which are well adapted to harsh winters.

e.g. It took time to adapt to my new boss.

Hint 44

يُهَيّء / يَتَأقلم

Front 45

adopt /əˈdɑpt/

Back 45

To take someone else’s child into your home and legally become its parent;

e.g. Sally was adopted when she was four.

To start doing or using something new;

e.g. We’ve adopted a different approach to solving the problem.

Hint 45

يَتَبَنَّى / يَتَبَنَّى رأي أو أُسْلوب

Front 46

arouse./əˈraʊz/

Back 46

To make someone have a particular feeling or reaction;

e.g. It’s a subject which has aroused a lot of interest.

To make someone sexually excited;

e.g. She felt aroused by the pressure of his body so close to hers.

Hint 46

يَستَثير/ يُثير جِنسيا

Front 47

compromise

/ˈkɑmprəˌmaɪz/

Back 47

To agree to something that is not exactly what you want in order to end an argument or solve a problem;

e.g. In a relationship, both people have to compromise.

Hint 47

يَتوَصّل إلى حَلّ وَسط

Front 48

digest./ˈdaɪʤɛst/

Back 48

To change food in your stomach into substances that your body can use;

e.g. Your stomach contains acid to help you digest your food.

Hint 48

يَهْضُم

Front 49

alter /ˈɔːltər/

Back 49

To change, or to make someone or something change;

e.g. A new haircut can really alter your appearance.

Hint 49

يُغير ، يُعدل

Front 50

postpone.

/poʊstˈpoʊn/

Back 50

To arrange for something to happen at a later time;

e.g. The trip has been postponed until next week.

Hint 50

يُؤجّل

Front 51

snitch /snɪʧ/

Back 51

To secretly tell someone in authority that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble;

e.g. She thought I'd snitched on her.

e.g. UK He snitched to my boss that I'd been making long-distance calls at work!

Hint 51

يوشي. / snɪtʃ /

Front 52

accustomed.

/əˈkʌstəmd/

Back 52

To have done something so often or have had it so long that it is normal or comfortable for you;

e.g. He was accustomed to speaking in public.

e.g. I'm accustomed to hot weather.

Hint 52

يَتَعَوَّد على.

/ əˈkʌs·təmd /

Front 53

stir. /stɜr/

Back 53

To mix food or liquid by moving a spoon round and round in it;

e.g. Stir the mixture until it is smooth.

To move slightly;

e.g. The baby stirred in her sleep.

Hint 53

يُقَلَّب / يُحرك

Front 54

consume

/kənˈsjuːm/

Back 54

To eat, drink or use something;

e.g. People consume too much sugar.

e.g. These lights consume a lot of electricity.

Hint 54

يَسْتَهْلِك

Front 55

seize /siːz/

Back 55

To take hold of something quickly and firmly;

e.g. She seized my arm and pulled me towards her.

To do something quickly in order to use an opportunity;

e.g. You need to seize every opportunity.

Hint 55

يَنْتَزِع / يَنتَهِز الفُرصة

Front 56

wrestle. /ˈres·əl/

Back 56

To fight with someone by holding them and trying to push them to the ground;

e.g. The two men wrestled with each other.

e.g. Police officers wrestled him to the ground.

Hint 56

يُصارع

Front 57

drag. /dræɡ/

Back 57

To pull something or someone along the ground somewhere, usually with difficulty;

e.g. The table was too heavy to lift, so we had to drag it across the room.

Hint 57

يَجُرّ

Front 58

imprison.

/ɪmˈprɪz·ən/

Back 58

To put someone in prison;

e.g. Taylor was imprisoned in 1969 for burglary.

Hint 58

يَسْجُن / يَحبُس

Front 59

adjoin. /əˈdʒɔɪn/

Back 59

To be very near, next to, or touching;

e.g. The stables adjoin the west wing of the house.

e.g. It's at this point that these three neighbourhoods adjoin.

Hint 59

يُجاور

Front 60

harness.

/ˈhɑːr.nəs/

Back 60

To control and use the natural force or power of something;

e.g. We can harness the power of the wind to generate electricity.

Hint 60

يُسخِْر

Front 61

contaminate.

/kənˈtæm.ə.neɪt/

Back 61

To make something less pure or make it poisonous;

e.g. Much of the coast has been contaminated by nuclear waste.

e.g. The food which had been contaminated was destroyed.

Hint 61

يُلَوِث / يُفسِد

Front 62

brood.

/bruːd/

Back 62

To think for a long time about things that make you sad or angry;

e.g. I wish he’d stop brooding about the past.

Hint 62

يُفَكِّر مَهموماً

Front 63

sponsor.

/ˈspɒn·sər/

Back 63

To give money to support an activity, event, etc;

e.g. The festival was sponsored by a software company.

Hint 63

برعاية

Front 64

specialize.

/ˈspeʃ.əl.aɪz/

Back 64

To study or work on a particular subject or skill more than any others, so that you become an expert in it;

e.g. She hired a lawyer who specializes in divorce cases.

e.g. I enjoy working in general medicine, but I hope to be able to specialize in the future.

Hint 64

مُتَخصصٌ في

Front 65

dissolve. /dɪˈzɒlv/

Back 65

If a solid dissolves, it becomes part of a liquid, and if you dissolve it, you make it become part of a liquid;

e.g. These tablets dissolve in water.

Hint 65

يَذوب / يَنْحَلّ

Front 66

reinforce.

/ˌriː·ɪnˈfɔːrs/

Back 66

To make an existing opinion or idea stronger;

e.g. To reinforce a view/feeling.

To make something stronger;

e.g. A security door reinforced by steel bars.

e.g. Reinforced concrete.

Hint 66

يُعزّز : يُقوّي

Front 67

flee /fliː/

Back 67

to leave a place quickly because you are in danger;

e.g. He fled the country during the war.

Hint 67

يَفْرّ / يُخلي

Front 68

consult.

/kənˈsʌlt/

Back 68

To go to a person or book to get information or advice;

e.g. For more information, consult your travel agent.

Hint 68

يستشير

Front 69

manipulate.

/məˈnɪp·jə·leɪt/

Back 69

To control someone or something in a clever way;

e.g. She knows how to manipulate the press.

Hint 69

يَسْتَميل (سَخْصًا ما) / يُعالِج بِمَهارة (شَيْئًا ما)

Front 70

scurry. /ˈskɝː.i/

Back 70

To move quickly, with small, short steps;

e.g. The mouse scurried across the floor.

e.g. The noise of the explosion sent everyone scurrying back into their homes.

Hint 70

يُهّروّل

Front 71

sniff. / snɪf /

Back 71

To breathe air in through your nose in a way that makes a noise;

e.g. Sam had a cold and she kept sniffing.

To breathe air in through your nose in order to smell something;

e.g. She sniffed the flowers.

Hint 71

يستنشق

Front 72

intensify.

/ɪnˈten.sə.faɪ/

Back 72

To become greater, more serious, or more extreme, or to make something do this;

e.g. Fighting around the capital has intensified in the last few hours.

Synonym

escalate

Hint 72

يشتّد، يُكثّف

Front 73

gossip./ˈɡɑ·sɪp/

Back 73

To talk about other people’s private lives;

e.g. Who gossips to you.

will gossip about you.

Hint 73

يَنم

Front 74

eavesdrop. / ˈivzˌdrɑp /

Back 74

To secretly listen to a conversation;

e.g. He stood outside the door eavesdropping on their conversation.

Hint 74

يَتنَصَّت على

Front 75

strive. /straɪv/

Back 75

To try very hard to do something or to make something happen, especially for a long time or against difficulties;

e.g. Mr Roe has kindled expectations that he must now strive to live up to.

e.g. In her writing she strove for a balance between innovation and familiar prose forms.

Hint 75

يسعى

Front 76

nod. /nɑd/

Back 76

To move your head up and down as a way of agreeing;

e.g. I asked Barbara if she liked him and she nodded.

Hint 76

يومِيء بِرَأسه

Front 77

dignify.

/ˈdɪɡ.nə.faɪ/

Back 77

To cause something to be respected and considered important;

e.g. I'm not even going to dignify that stupid question with an answer.

Hint 77

يُبَجّل / يَحتَرِم

Front 78

extinguish.

/ɪkˈstɪŋ·ɡwɪʃ/

Back 78

To make something stop burning;

e.g. The fire took two hours to extinguish.

To bring to an end : make an end of;

e.g. That was a bit of curiosity in that moment that was extinguished.

e.g. Hope for their safety was slowly extinguished.

Hint 78

يُطْفِىء / يُخْمِد

Front 79

versus. / ˈvɜr·səs /

Back 79

Used to say that one team or person is competing against another;

e.g. Tomorrow’s game is Newcastle versus Arsenal.

Hint 79

مُقابِل / ضِدّ

Front 80

bid. / bɪd /

Back 80

To offer to pay an amount of money for something;

e.g. They bid $500 million for the company.

Hint 80

يَعْرُض

Front 81

experiment.

/ɪkˈsper·əˌment/

Back 81

To try something in order to discover what it is like;

e.g. Did he ever experiment with drugs?

To do an experiment;

e.g. He’s against experimenting on animals.

Hint 81

يُجّرب

Front 82

compel./ kəmˈpel /

Back 82

To force someone to do something;

e.g. As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.

Hint 82

يجبر, يضطر

Front 83

comprehend.

/ˌkɑːm.prəˈhend/

Back 83

To understand something completely;

e.g. I fail to comprehend their attitude.

He doesn't seem to comprehend the scale of the problem.

[ + question word ]

e.g. I'll never comprehend why she did what she did.

[ + that ]

e.g. I don't think he fully comprehends that she won't be here to help him.

Hint 83

يفهَم, يستوعب

Front 84

assess./ əˈses /

Back 84

To decide how good, important, or serious something is;

e.g. The tests are designed to assess reading skills.

e.g. I'm not entitled to assess your English language.

Hint 84

يُقَيَّم

Front 85

hallucinate.

/ həˈluː.sə.neɪt /

Back 85

To seem to see, hear, feel, or smell something that does not exist, usually because you are ill or have taken a drug;

e.g. Mental disorders, drug use, and hypnosis can all cause people to hallucinate.

Hint 85

يوُهَلْوَّس

Front 86

flatter. /ˈflæt̬·ər/

Back 86

To say nice things to someone to please them, or because you want something from that person;

e.g. He flattered me with his compliments.

Hint 86

يُجامل/ يُطري

Front 87

thrive. /θraɪv/

Back 87

To grow, develop, or be successful;

e.g. His business thrived in the years before the war.

e.g. She seems to thrive on stress.

Hint 87

ينمو/يزدهر

Front 88

reserve. /rɪˈzɜrv/

Back 88

To arrange to have a seat on a plane, a room in a hotel, etc;

e.g. I’d like to reserve two seats on the 9.15 train to Glasgow.

e.g. Hello, I'm calling to reserve a room for two people from Friday the 4th to sunday.

Hint 88

يَحْجِز

Front 89

book. /bʊk/

Back 89

To arrange to use or do something at a time in the future;

e.g. We booked two seats for the show.

e.g. I’ve booked a hotel room.

e.g. We’ve booked a trip to Spain for next month.

Hint 89

يَحْجُز مُقَدَّماً

Front 90

pat. /pæt/

Back 90

To touch a person or animal with a flat hand in a gentle, friendly way;

e.g. She stopped to pat the dog.

Hint 90

يَرَبت, يُطَبطِب

Front 91

despise.

/dɪˈspɑɪz/

Back 91

To hate someone or something and have no respect for them or it;

e.g. The two groups despise each other.

Hint 91

يَكْرَه / يحتقر

Front 92

eliminate.

/iˈlɪm.ə.neɪt/

Back 92

To remove or take away someone or something;

e.g. A move towards healthy eating could help eliminate heart disease.

e.g. We eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident.

e.g. The police eliminated him from their inquiries. /ɪnˈkwɑɪər·i:s/

To defeat someone so that they cannot continue in a competition;

e.g. He was eliminated in the third round of the competition.

Hint 92

يُزيل , يُطيح بخصمه

Front 93

procrastinate.

/proʊˈkræs.tə.neɪt/

Back 93

To keep delaying something that must be done, often because it is unpleasant or boring;

e.g. I know I've got to deal with the problem at some point - I'm just procrastinating.

Hint 93

يُماطل

Front 94

isolate.

/aɪ.sə.leɪt/

Back 94

To keep a person or animal separate from other people or animals by putting them in a different place;

e.g. He was isolated from all the other prisoners.

Hint 94

يَعزِل

Front 95

undermine.

/ˌʌn.dɚˈmaɪn/

Back 95

To make someone less confident, less powerful, or less likely to succeed, or to make something weaker, often gradually;

e.g. The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him.

e.g. Criticism just undermines their confidence.

e.g. Don't undermine me in front of my friends.

Hint 95

يقلل قدر, يحطّ من قدر

Front 96

seduce. /səˈduːs/

Back 96

To make someone feel attracted to you and want to have sex with you, often someone younger or less experienced;

e.g. He felt that she was trying to seduce him.

To persuade or cause someone to do something that they would not usually consider doing by being very attractive and difficult to refuse;

e.g. I wouldn't normally stay in a hotel like this, but I was seduced by the fabulous location.

e.g. They were seduced into buying the washing machine by the offer of a free flight.

Hint 96

يغوّي, يغري

Front 97

entitle. /ɪnˈtɑɪ·t̬əl/

Back 97

To give someone the right to do or have something;

e.g. Being unemployed entitles you to free medical treatment.

Hint 97

يُخَوّل

Front 98

demonstrate.

/ˈdem·ənˌstreɪt/

Back 98

To show someone how to do something;

e.g. She demonstrated how to use the new software.

e.g. The experiment clearly demonstrates that there are positive benefits.

To walk or stand with a group of people to show that you have a strong opinion about something;

e.g. Thousands of people gathered to demonstrate against the new proposals.

Hint 98

يوَّضّح / يتظاهر

Front 99

intimidate.

/ɪnˈtɪm.ə.deɪt/

Back 99

To frighten or threaten someone, usually in order to persuade them to do something that you want them to do;

e.g. They were intimidated into accepting a pay cut by the threat of losing their jobs.

Front 100

intrude. /ɪnˈtruːd/

Back 100

To go into a place or situation in which you are not wanted or not expected to be;

e.g. I didn't realize your husband was here, Dr Jones - I hope I'm not intruding.

e.g. Newspaper editors are being urged not to intrude on/into the grief of the families of missing servicemen.

Hint 100

يتطفل

Front 101

commit. /kəˈmɪt/

Back 101

To do something bad or illegal;

e.g. He went to prison for a crime he didn’t commit.

To make a definite decision to do something;

e.g. I said I might be interested in the job but I haven’t committed myself yet.

Hint 101

يرتكب, يقترف / يُقَرّر

Front 102

contradict. /ˌkɑːn.trəˈdɪkt/

Back 102

(of people) to say the opposite of what someone else has said, or (of one fact or statement) to be so different from another fact or statement that one of them must be wrong;

e.g. If you're both going to lie, at least stick to the same story and don't contradict each other!

e.g. He kept contradicting himself when we were arguing - I think he was a bit confused.

e.g. How dare you contradict (me)!

e.g. Recent evidence has contradicted established theories on this subject.

Hint 102

يُعارض, يتعارض

Front 103

jeopardize.

/ˈdʒep·ərˌdɑɪz/

Back 103

To put something in a situation where there is a risk of failing or being harmed;

e.g. Bad weather could jeopardize all our plans.

Hint 103

يُعرّض للخَطر

Front 104

emphasize.

/ˈem·fəˌsɑɪz/

Back 104

To show that something is important or needs special attention;

e.g. He emphasized the importance of learning foreign languages.

Hint 104

يُؤَكّد

Front 105

quarantine.

/ˈkwɔːr.ən.tiːn/

Back 105

To stay away from others for a period of time because you have a disease, or may have one, in order to prevent the spread of the disease;

e.g. All international arrivals, regardless of where they are from, must quarantine upon their arrival.

e.g. The government is looking into how long those who have been exposed to COVID-19 need to quarantine.

e.g. A friend of mine had symptoms but instead of quarantining himself he decided to carry on as normal.

Hint 105

يحجر صحياً

Front 106

treat. /tri:t/

Back 106

To behave towards someone in a particular way;

e.g. He treats her really badly.

e.g. They treat her like one of their own children.

To give medical care to someone who is sick or hurt;

e.g. He’s being treated for cancer at a hospital in Manchester.

Front 107

integrate. /ˈɪn.t̬ə.ɡreɪt/

Back 107

To mix with and join society or a group of people, often changing to suit their way of life, habits, and customs;

e.g. He seems to find it difficult to integrate socially.

e.g. It's very difficult to integrate yourself into a society whose culture is so different from your own.

Children are often very good at integrating into a new culture.

Hint 107

يندمج, يختلط مع مجتمع ما

Front 108

suspect. /səˈspekt/

Back 108

To think that someone may have committed a crime or done something else bad;

e.g. He was suspected of drug dealing.

Hint 108

يَشْتَبِه فيه

Front 109

skid. /skɪd/

Back 109

If a vehicle skids, it slides along a surface and you cannot control it;

e.g. The car skidded on ice and hit a tree.

Hint 109

يَنْزَلِق

Front 110

peel. /piːl/

Back 110

To take off the skin of fruit or vegetables;

e.g. Peel and chop the onions.

Hint 110

يُقَشِّر

Front 111

chop. /tʃɒp/

Back 111

To cut food into small pieces;

e.g. Chop the onion and pepper.

To cut wood into smaller pieces with an axe so that it can be burned;

e.g. I chopped some logs for the fire.

Hint 111

يُقَطِّيُع / يَقطَع

Front 112

chew. /tʃuː/

Back 112

To break food between your teeth as a part of eating;

Hint 112

يَمْضُغ

Front 113

trip /trɪp/

Back 113

An occasion when you travel to visit a place for a short time and come back again;

e.g. Business trip.

To lose your balance or fall because your foot hits against something when you are moving;

e.g. She tripped over the cat.

Hint 113

رحلة / يتعثر

Front 114

eavesdrop

/ˈiːvz.drɑːp/

Back 114

To listen to someone's private conversation without them knowing;

e.g. He was eavesdropping on our conversation.

Hint 114

يتنصت

Front 115

hinder/ ˈhɪn·dər /

Back 115

To make it difficult to do something:

e.g. Our progress was hindered by bad weather.

Hint 115

يُعَرْقل / يَعوق

Front 116

denigrate. /ˈden.ə.ɡreɪt/

Synonym: defame formal

Back 116

To say that someone or something is not good or important:

e.g. You shouldn't denigrate people just because they have different beliefs from you.

Hint 116

شوه سمعة / يقذف الناس

Front 117

Noun:

desecration.

/ˌdes.əˈkreɪ.ʃən/

Back 117

The action of damaging or showing no respect towards something holy or very much respected:

e.g. People were horrified at the desecration of the cemetery.

e.g. Desecration of sacred sites and objects was widespread.

Hint 117

تدنيس

Front 118

desecrate.

/ˈdes.ə.kreɪt/

Back 118

To damage or show no respect towards something holy or very much respected:

e.g. The mosque/shrine was desecrated by vandals.

e g. It's a crime to desecrate the country's flag.

Hint 118

يُدنّس

vandals (مخربين)

/ˈvæn.dəls/

Front 119

scandalize

/ˈskæn.dəl.aɪz/

Back 119

If you are scandalized by someone's behaviour, you disapprove of it and are shocked by it because you think it is against moral laws:

e.g. The whole community was scandalized by her second marriage.

Hint 119

يفضح

Front 120

commission./kəmɪʃən/

Back 120

If you commission something or commission someone to do something, you formally arrange for someone to do a piece of work for you:

e.g. The Ministry of Agriculture commissioned a study into low-input farming. [VERB noun]

e.g. You can commission them to paint something especially for you. [VERB noun to-infinitive]

Hint 120

يفوض

Synonyms: appoint, order, contract, select

Front 121

conscript

/kənˈskrɪpt/

Back 121

To force someone to serve in an army or one of a country's armed forces:

e.g. He was conscripted into the army at the age of 18.

Hint 121

يُجَّنِد إلزامياً

Front 122

refrain. /rɪˈfreɪn/

Back 122

To stop yourself from doing something:

e.g. Please, I refrain from talking during the performance.

Hint 122

يمتنع

Front 123

graze. /ɡreɪz/

Back 123

to eat grass

Hint 123

يرعى

Front 124

exploit. /ɪkˈsplɔɪt/

Back 124

To treat someone unfairly in order to get an advantage for yourself:

e.g. Laws exist to stop companies exploiting their employees.

To use something so that you get as much benefit from it as possible:

e.g. We need to make sure that we exploit our resources as fully as possible.

Hint 124

يستَغل

يستَثمر

Front 125

competitiveness

/kəmˈpet̬.ə.t̬ɪv.nəs/

Back 125

The fact of being able to compete successfully with other companies, countries, organizations, etc.:

e.g. It is not true there is a crisis in the country's scientific or technological competitiveness.

The fact of a person wanting very much to win or be more successful than other people:

e.g. She has a heel injury but her competitiveness tends to overcome physical pain.

Hint 125

القدرة التنافسية

Front 126

irrational

/ɪˈræʃ.ən.əl/

Back 126

Not using reason or clear thinking:

e.g. It's totally irrational, but I'm frightened of mice.

e.g. His parents were worried by his increasingly irrational behaviour.

Hint 126

لا عقلاني

Front 127

outlast. /ˌaʊtˈlæst/

Back 127

To live or exist, or to stay energetic and determined, longer than another person or thing:

e.g. The empress outlasted all her children.

e.g. The Orioles outlasted the Yankees, finally winning 10 to 9.

Hint 127

يدوم او يصمد على البقاء

empress امبراطورة

Front 128

preternaturally

/ˌpriː.t̬ɚˈnætʃ.ɚ.əl.i/

Back 128

In a way that is not usual or natural:

e.g. The house seemed preternaturally silent.

e.g. She has an almost preternaturally calm manner.

Hint 128

بشكل خارق للطبيعة

Front 129

recurrence

/rɪˈkɝː.əns/

Back 129

The fact of happening again:

e.g. The doctor told him to go to the hospital if there was a recurrence of his symptoms.

e.g. Maintaining immune function after surgery may contribute to lower tumour recurrence rates.

Synonyms: repeat

Hint 129

تكرار أو عودة

Front 130

empower

/ɪmˈpaʊər/

Back 130

To give someone official authority or the freedom to do something:

e.g. [ + to infinitive ] This amendment empowers the president to declare an emergency for a wide range of reasons.

e.g. The first step in empowering the poorest sections of society is making sure they vote.

Hint 130

يُفّوض

amendment تنقيح

Front 131

dye / dɑɪ /

Back 131

To change the colour of something by using a dye:

e.g. I dyed my hair blonde.

Hint 131

يَصبُغ

Front 132

sympathize

/ˈsɪm·pəˌθɑɪz/

Back 132

To understand and care about someone’s problems:

e.g. It’s a really bad situation – I do sympathize with her.

e.g. I sympathize with the general aims of the party.

Hint 132

يَتعاطَف مع

Front 133

vow. /vaʊ/

Back 133

To make a determined decision or promise to do something:

e.g. [ + (that) ] The guerrillas vowed (that) they would overthrow the government.

e.g. [ + to infinitive ] After the awful meals we had last Christmas, I vowed to do more of the cooking myself.

Hint 133

ينذر نذراً

Front 134

ad-lib

Back 134

If you ad-lib something in a play or a speech, you say something which has not been planned or written beforehand:

e.g. He began comically ad-libbing a script. [VERB noun]

e.g. He's good at ad-libbing his way out of trouble. [VERB noun]

e.g. He is rather disjointed when he ad-libs. [VERB]

Hint 134

يرتجل شَفوّياً

Front 135

snigger / ˈsnɪɡ·ər /

Back 135

[ mainly UK ]

To laugh quietly in a rude way:

e.g.The boys were sniggering at the teacher.

Hint 135

يضحك ضحكة مكبوتة

Front 136

titter / ˈtɪt̬.ɚ /

Back 136

To laugh nervously, often at something that you feel you should not be laughing at:

e.g. There's no any point in you trying to apologize Sandra, cause it's not heartfelt l. You're only apologizing because you've been asked to. That's what your face looks like, sitting tittering.

Hint 136

Synonym: giggle

يضحك على شيء لا يجب الضحك عليه

Front 137

giggle / ˈɡɪɡ·əl /

Back 137

To laugh in a nervous or silly way:

e.g. She started giggling and couldn’t stop.

Hint 137

يضحك بطريقة مستفزة وسخيفة

Front 138

materialize

/məˈtɪər·i·əˌlɑɪz/

Back 138

If something does not materialize, it does not happen:

e.g. She was promised a promotion but it never materialized.

Hint 138

يتَجّسَد، يتحقق

Front 139

undergo.

/ˌʌn·dərˈɡoʊ /

Back 139

To experience something, especially a change or medical treatment:

e.g. He is undergoing surgery for a heart problem.

e.g. The French midfielder Eduardo Camavinga underwent a resonance scan which ruled out a serious injury.

Hint 139

يَمُرّ بـِ , يخضع

resonance scan جهاز الرنين

Front 140

patronize.

/ˈpeɪ.trə.naɪz/

Back 140

If someone patronizes you, they speak or behave towards you in a way which seems friendly, but which shows that they think they are superior to you in some way.

e.g. Stop patronizing me - I understand the play as well as you do.

e.g. Cornelia often felt patronised by her tutors.

Hint 140

يجامل

tutors مدرسين خصوصيين

Front 141

forge /fɔrdʒ/

Back 141

To make an illegal copy of something in order to deceive people:

Ex. She forged his signature.

Hint 141

يُزَوِّر