منتديات ليلاس

منتديات ليلاس (https://www.liilas.com/vb3/)
-   ENGLISH FORUM (https://www.liilas.com/vb3/f67/)
-   -   Word of the Day (https://www.liilas.com/vb3/t87783.html)

sofeya 28-09-08 03:09 PM

word of September 30th, 2008



http://img.tfd.com/wn/DD/690D6-beldam.gif




beldam / beldame
***********************
part of speech: noun




عجوز شمطاء شريرة meaning: an old woman, esp. an ugly one



example



The wrinkled beldams covered themselves with their cloaks as their master passed by

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 29th, 2008



beleaguered
***********************
part of speech: adjective



محاصر meaning: under attack



example



The arrival of the fresh medical supplies was a welcome sight for the beleaguered doctors working in the refugee camps



Upon a high tower within the beleaguered city a man appeared



other word forms
beleaguer: verb
beleaguerment: noun

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 28th, 2008



benign
***********************
part of speech: adjective



لطيف meaning: pleasant and kind



example



Mr. Richardson was a benign man and an excellent teacher, and the children loved and trusted him instinctively



The neighbour living next door is a benign old lady



other word forms
benignly: adverb

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif





word of September 27th, 2008






fugitive
***********************
part of speech: noun



هارب - فارّ meaning: a person who is running away or hiding from the police or a dangerous situation



example



The television news broadcast frequent news about the fugitive, who was wanted for assault and murder



Thousands of fugitives are fleeing from the war-torn area



Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were fugitives from justice



other word forms
fugitiveness: noun
fugitive: adjective
fugitively: adverb

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 26th, 2008



deleterious
***********************
part of speech: adjective



مؤذي meaning: harmful



example



These drugs have a proven deleterious effect on the nervous system



Air pollution has deleterious effects on the environment



other word forms
deleteriousness: noun
deleteriously: adverb


http://img.tfd.com/wn/B5/17F303-acerbic.gif




acerbic
***********************
part of speech: adjective



مُقال و مكتوب بشكل مباشر ذكي و قاسي meaning: spoken or written in a way that is direct, clever and cruel



example



The letters show the acerbic wit for which Parker was both admired and feared



At times, the playwright allows an acerbic tone to pierce through otherwise arid or flowery prose



other word forms
acerbity: noun
acerbically: adverb


http://img.tfd.com/wn/23/17FE94-noisome.gif




noisome
***********************
part of speech: adjective



مزعج و مقرف meaning: offensive or disgusting



example



The jar had a noisome smell that made me sick



other word forms
noisomeness: noun
noisomely: adverb

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 23rd, 2008



mystify
***********************
part of speech: verb
other verb forms: mystifies, mystified, mystifying



يحير او يجعله غامضا meaning: to confuse someone by being or doing something very strange or impossible to explain



example



I was mystified by her decision



Most Americans seem totally mystified by cricket



other word forms
mystification: noun
mystifying: adjective
mystifyingly: adverb

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 22nd, 2008



thrash
***********************
part of speech: verb
other verb forms: thrashes, thrashed, thrashing



يضرب بقسوة كنوع من القصاص meaning: to hit a person or animal hard many times as a punishment



example



He thrashed the horse with his whip



other word forms
thrash: noun
thrasher: noun

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 21st, 2008



pensive
***********************
part of speech: adjective



مفكرا بصمت و تظهر على وجهه الجدية meaning: thinking in a quiet way, often with a serious expression on your face



example



She became withdrawn and pensive, hardly speaking to anyone
http://img.tfd.com/wn/3C/17FDC6-varicolored.jpg




varicolored
***********************
part of speech: adjective



متعدد الالوان meaning: Having a variety of colors



example



The varicolored wild African jungle looks very scary at night

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 19th, 2008



palatable
***********************
part of speech: adjective



مقبول meaning: acceptable



example



I'm afraid the members won't find all these changes very palatable
http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 18th, 2008



contretemps
***********************
part of speech: noun



جدال او حادثة بسيطة تسبب الحرج في العلنmeaning:a small argument or unlucky event, often happening in public and causing social embarrassment



example



Have you got over your little contretemps with the neighbour yet, or are you still not speaking?

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 17th, 2008



donnish
***********************
part of speech: adjective



ذكي و غالبا باسلوب جدي meaning: intelligent, often in a way that is too serious



example



He was a thin, donnish-looking man in a tweed jacket and sandals

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 16th, 2008



candor
***********************
part of speech: noun



صراحة و صدق meaning: the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression



example



The candor of the speech impressed the audience



We really don't know what to do about it, " she said with surprising candour

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 15th, 2008



connubial
***********************
part of speech: adjective



له علاقة بالزواج meaning: connected with marriage



example



Only marriage can make one live in such a connubial bliss



other word forms
connubialism: noun
connubiality: noun
connubially: noun

http://www.mowjeldoha.com/mix-pic/bo...borders-58.gif




word of September 14th, 2008



bowdlerize
***********************
part of speech: verb
other verb forms: bowdlerize, bowdlerized, bowdlerizing



meaning: to remove words or parts from a book, play or film that are considered to be unsuitable or offensive
حذف كلام او اجزاء قد تعتبر غير لائقة او مهينة من كتاب ، مسرحية او فيلم



example



The version of the play that I saw had been dreadfully bowdlerized



other word forms
bowdlerism: noun
bowdlerization: noun
bowdlerizer: noun


لبيب 29-09-08 02:50 AM

thanks sofeya
i am one the people who are picky with word .. also in english
so this subject is really great for me
شكرا على الموضوع
انا بحب اختيار كلمات غريبه باي لغه واكيد بالانجليزي

كمان كثر منها روعه وغريبه ^_^

contretemps

sofeya 29-09-08 06:27 AM

ولكم لبيب والله منوررر

ruba 03-10-08 07:59 PM

thank you...lots of new words and the examples help too....please keep it up

wsae4 03-10-08 11:43 PM

thank u so much
good job:liilas::liilase:


الساعة الآن 01:42 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
SEO by vBSEO 3.3.0 ©2009, Crawlability, Inc.
شبكة ليلاس الثقافية