Word of the Day
لقد اعجبتني هذه الفكرة كثيرا و لكن ما لم يعجبني بالكلمات التي تعرضها هذه المواقع بأن معظمها صعب و قد يكون استعمالها قليل جدا. لهذا رأيت ان اقوم بالبدء بموضوع جديد و لكن باختيار كلمات جديدة و لكن استعمالها اكثر. اوك يلا نبداء انتبهو كويس وركزا مزبوط ............................................................ ................................................ word of August 18th, 2008 glitch *********************** part of speech: noun plural: glitches meaning: a small problem or fault that prevents something from being successful or working as well as it should مشكلة او غلطة صغيرة تتسبب في تعطيل عمل شيء ما بالطريقة الصحيحة example We'd expected a few glitches, but everything's gone remarkably smoothly The system has been plagued with glitches ever since its launch other related forms glitchy: adjective ............................................................ ............................................. word of August 17th, 2008 ting *********************** part of speech: noun plural: tings صوت رنان و عالي meaning: a clear high ringing sound example The bell on the hotel receptionist's desk went ting when I pressed it ............................................................ ............................................ word of August 16th, 2008 phalanx *********************** part of speech: noun plural: phalanxes مجموعة منظمة من الاشخاص، الحيوانات او الاشياء meaning: an organized body of persons, animals or things example The police commissioner had to maneuver through a phalanx of reporters before he could make his way into the building Bodyguards formed a solid phalanx around the singer so that photographers couldn't get close ............................................................ ................................ word of August 15th, 2008 tyro *********************** part of speech: noun plural: tyros مبتدئ في العلم meaning: a beginner in learning/ a novice example A reviewer described the new photography manual as "a clear explanation of the basics, ideal for tyros but too elementary for experts I look forward to seeing this young tyro's next ballet ............................................................ .................................. ان شاء الله يعجبكم الموضوع وتستفيدوا منو love you4 ever : sofeya |
very good & useful topic
go ahead sofea & thanks much |
no Thank you for the duty
منوووووووور |
اتمنى تثبيت الموضوع ياعامر
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nice topic and very usefull
thanks for sharing |
Thank you
منوووووورره |
Thank you sofy for that useful topic
and keep forward my dear we are following you :flowers2::flowers2::flowers2: |
thank you sofya continue>>> we are with you>>> |
thank u so much sofeya and about the installation i hope u will excuse me for a while because we are making index for the section so i 'll move ur topic to Learn English section for 3 days untill we finish the index i hope u will understand revolutionary girl |
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no Thank you for the duty منووووووووووووووررررره |
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Thank you منوووورررره |
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ok amer Thank you to Enlightening the subject |
وهدي دروس اليوم ............................................................ ....................... word of August 19th, 2008 rankle *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: rankles; rankled; rankling يزعج او يضايق meaning: irritate example His colleague's harsh criticism rankled him for days Rae Ann's snooty attitude and rude behavior rankled me, but I smiled to hide my irritation other related forms ranklingly: adverb ............................................................ ...... ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره bye love you4 ever : sofeya |
درس اليوم word of August 20th, 2008 fleabag *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: fleabags فندق رخيص و قذر meaning: a cheap dirty hotel example In our journey we had to stop because the car went down, but unfortunately we only found a near fleabag to stay in ............................................................ ...................... ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره bye love you4 ever : sofeya |
درس اليوم word of August 21st, 2008 nonce *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: nonces الوقت الحالي meaning: the time being example I pursed my lips and set aside my thirst for the nonce Her tendency to discover a touch of sadness had for the nonce disappeared ............................................................ ............................... ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره bye love you4 ever : sofeya |
درس اليوم word of August 22nd, 2008 malefactor *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: malefactors مجرم meaning: criminal example Everyone agrees that malefactors should be put in jail so that they could learn a lesson ............................................................ .................... ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره bye love you4 ever : sofeya |
The theme is very useful Honey
Thanks |
thannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnk you sofeya i collected these words...it is useful topic .....continue we follow u
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اقتباس:
thanks my love منوووووورررررره |
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thanks my dear منوووووورررررره |
درس اليوم word of August 23rd, 2008 axenic *********************** part of speech: adjective غير ملوث meaning: uncontaminated example These plants were grown in an axenic culture ............................................................ ..................... ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره bye love you4 ever : sofeya |
درس اليوم word of August 24th, 2008 menology *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: menologies رزنامة و خاصة تلك التي تكرم اشخاص معينين meaning: A calendar, especially one commemorating specific people example The state Department of Archives and History's 1994 calendar, available beginning this month, is the first in a series of menologies to honor ............................................................ ........... ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره bye love you4 ever : sofeya |
درس اليوم word of August 25th, 2008 dentigerous *********************** part of speech: adjective لديه اسنان meaning: Having teeth example For a man in his awkwardly dentigerous position, the order to 'flash those teeth' must doubly hurt ............................................................ ............ ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره bye love you4 ever : sofeya |
درس اليوم word of August 26th, 2008 identical *********************** part of speech: adjective متشابه meaning: exactly the same, or very similar example I've got three identical blue suits The two rooms were virtually identical The tests are identical to those carried out last year other related forms identically: adverb ............................................................ ......... ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره bye love you4 ever : sofeya |
you are doing a great great job in this topic and i'll give it stars sofeya
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thank you amer |
دروس ماقبل رمضان word of August 27th, 2008 éclat *********************** part of speech: noun تأثير قوي ذو اسلوب معين meaning: a strong and stylish effect example She broke onto the music scene with great éclat ............................................................ ........................ درس اليوم الاخر word of August 28th, 2008 whippersnapper *********************** part of speech: noun meaning: a young person who is too confident and shows a lack of respect towards other, especially older, people شاب لديه ثقة كبيرة بنفسه و لكن لا يحترم الآخرين خاصة الاكبر سناً example I'm not going to have some young whippersnapper come round here and tell me what to do ............................................................ ................ درس اليوم الاخر word of August 29th, 2008 http://www.liillas.com/up2//uploads/...f493c0c4b2.gif gab *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: gabs, gabbed, gabbing meaning: to talk continuously and eagerly, especially about unimportant matters يتكلم باستمرار و بحماس و خاصة عن مواضيع غير هامة example I got so bored listening to him gabbing on about nothing other related forms gab: noun gabber: noun ............................................................ ........................... درس اليوم الاخر word of August 30th, 2008 http://www.liillas.com/up2//uploads/...9ce272dbd1.jpg tumbrel *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: tumbrels عربة بدولابين meaning: a two-wheeled cart example People, long time ago, used to use tumbrels to move things from one place to another ............................................................ ........ درس اخر يوم في شهر August word of August 31st, 2008 nugatory *********************** part of speech: adjective بلا قيمة او ثمن meaning: worthless or of little value example The painting that William bought seemed to nugatory to his friends ............................................................ ......... اسفه على التاخير ولكم رجعه مع الشهر الاخر love you4 ever : sofeya |
thanx sofeya for this helpful topic |
thanks for sharing and Thank you sofy for the useful topic روووووووعة |
يسلمووو كلكم منووووررين حبايبي |
word of September 1st, 2008 http://www.liillas.com/up2//uploads/...862368ac49.jpg lambent *********************** part of speech: adjective ذو ضوء مشع خافت meaning: shining gently example The light of the candles were lambent and the atomsphere was very romantic in the restaurant ............................................................ . word of September 2nd, 2008 avenge *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: avenges, avenged, avenging يثأر أو يأخذ بالثأر meaning: To inflict a punishment or penalty in return for; revenge example He swore he would avenge his brother's death At the end of the film, the murderer is killed by his victim's avenging girlfriend other word forms avenger: noun avengeful: adjective avengingly: adverb ...................................................... word of September 3rd, 2008 farrago *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: farragoes مزيج meaning: mixture example He told us a farrago of lies ................................................... word of September 4th, 2008 verity *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: verities مصداقية meaning: the quality of being true example In the film, he plays a spy whose mission is to confirm the verity of a secret ....................................................... word of September 5th, 2008 putter *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: putters, puttered, puttering يتنقل بتمهل و بطريقة مريحة meaning: to move about without hurrying and in a relaxed and pleasant way example He really enjoys puttering around in the garden ................................................... |
word of September 6th, 2008 nonsense *********************** part of speech: noun قول او تصرف سخيف meaning: an idea, something said or written, or behaviour that is foolish or ridiculous example You mustn't upset your sister with any more nonsense about ghosts This report is nonsense and nothing but a waste of paper ....................................................... word of September 7th, 2008 http://www.liillas.com/up2//uploads/...3e67d89e31.gif lout *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: louts شَخْص أخْرَق غير مهذب meaning: a clumsy, ill-mannered boy or man example Teenage louts roam the streets at night other word forms loutishness: noun loutish: adjective ......................................... word of September 8th, 2008 trivial *********************** part of speech: adjective قليل القيمة أو الأهمية meaning: having little value or importance example I don't know why he gets so upset about something that is utterly trivial Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a trivial matter other word forms triviality: noun trivialize: verb trivially: adverb ...................................... word of September 9th, 2008 http://www.liillas.com/up2//uploads/...e997794879.gif agony *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: agonies عَذَابْ، ألَم شَدِيد meaning: extreme physical or mental pain or suffering example She lay there screaming in agony I was in an agony of suspense We've both suffered agonies of guilt over what happened other word forms agonize: verb agonized: adjective agonizing: adjective agonizingly: adverb .............................................. word of September 10th, 2008 pandemic *********************** part of speech: adjective meaning: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals or plants (عن المرض) منتشر في أرجاء مكان ما او لدى كل الناس ، الحيوانات او النباتات example In some parts of the world malaria is still pandemic ................................................ |
word of September 11th, 2008 metier *********************** part of speech: noun العمل الذي يمتلك الشخص القدرة الطبيعية للقيام به meaning: the type of work that you have a natural ability to do well example Rose tried painting but found her metier in music Cooking is Jack's metier ....................................... word of September 12th, 2008 http://www.liillas.com/up2//uploads/...c09886aacd.gif loot *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: loots, looted, looting meaning: (usually of large numbers of people during a violent event) to steal from shops and houses السرقة من المحلات و البيوت خاصة من عدد كبير من الناس اثناء الشغب example During the riot shops were looted and cars damaged or set on fire other word forms looting: noun looter: noun loot: noun .......................................... word of September 13th, 2008 prolix *********************** part of speech: adjective meaning: using too many words and therefore boring or difficult to read or listen to كثير الكلام و بالتالي ممل او يصعب قراءته او الاستماع اليه example The author's prolix style has done nothing to encourage sales of the book .............................................. وليه رجعه مع درس بكره bye محبتكم للابد : صوفي |
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يسلمووو عمرري والله منوووره |
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 |
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 |
ولكم لبيب والله منوررر |
thank you...lots of new words and the examples help too....please keep it up
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thank u so much
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السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
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وعليكم السلام ولكم منوررر والله |
اقتباس:
اوك راح احط بس لمن تنتهي الدروس |
Words of October word of October 31st, 2008 remote *********************** part of speech: adjective بَعيد، ناءٍ meaning: far away in distance, time or relation example It happened in the remote past, so no one worries about it any more He lived in a farmhouse remote from civilization They take little interest in a conflict far from their homes and remote from their everyday problems other word forms remoteness: noun remotely: adverb ............................................................ .............................. word of October 30th, 2008 ensorcell *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: ensorcells, ensorcelled, ensorcelling يُسحر meaning: to enchant / bewitch example The beauty of the moon ensorcelled them Did she try to ensorcell him with a charm spell other word forms ensorcellment: noun ............................................................ .......................... word of October 29th, 2008 imbricate *********************** part of speech: adjective مرصوص او مصفوف meaning: overlapping in sequence example The antique mirror had tiny imbricate gold squares around its edge other word forms imbrication: noun imbricately: adverb ............................................................ ................... word of October 28th, 2008 zoophagous *********************** part of speech: adjective يتغذى على المواد الحيوانية meaning: Feeding on animal matter example Zoophagous insects include predators and parasites ............................................................ ................. word of October 27th, 2008 scour *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: scours, scoured, scouring يُنَظِّف بالحَك meaning: to clean by hard rubbing example You'll have to scour out those old cooking pots before you use them ............................................................ .............. word of October 26th, 2008 stentorian *********************** part of speech: adjective عالي جداً meaning: very loud example Suddenly a stentorian voice boomed across the room This speech was answered with stentorian cheers of "Huzza for the Queen ............................................................ ................... word of October 25th, 2008 jerkwater *********************** part of speech: adjective بعيد و غير مهم meaning: remote and unimportant example "We're stranded in some jerkwater town in the middle of nowhere," said Larry when he called to tell us that the car's engine had blown I grew up in a jerkwater town in the middle of nowhere ............................................................ .............. word of October 24th, 2008 priority *********************** part of speech: noun plural for: priorities أولوية meaning: something that is very important and must be dealt with before other things example The management did not seem to consider office safety to be a priority My first/top priority is to find somewhere to live Banks normally give priority to large businesses when deciding on loans other word forms prioritization: noun prioritize: verb ............................................................ ............. word of October 23rd, 2008 inimical *********************** part of speech: verb مؤذي meaning: harmful or limiting example Teenagers are known to have habits that are inimical to good health Excessive managerial control is inimical to creative expression other word forms inimicality: noun inimicalness: noun inimically: adverb ............................................................ ............ word of October 22nd, 2008 perplex *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: perplexes, perplexed, perplexing يُحَيِّر، يُرْبِك meaning: to puzzle or confuse (someone); to make (someone) unable to understand example She was perplexed by his questions Her strange response perplexed me The disease has continued to perplex doctors other word forms perplexed: adjective perplexing: adjective perplexity: noun perplexingly: adverb ............................................................ ................. word of October 21st, 2008 fortnight *********************** part of speech: noun فترة اسبوعين meaning: a period of two weeks example Most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight It's a fortnight since I last saw her other word forms fortnightly: adverb examples We make a fortnightly check on supplies The group meets fortnightly on Tuesdays ............................................................ .................. word of October 20th, 2008 aghast *********************** part of speech: adjective مَذْعُور، مَشْدُوه meaning: struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked example In an effort to impress his date, Adam ordered the most expensive items on the menu, then was aghast when the bill arrived They stood aghast at the sight of the plane crashing She was aghast at the mess ............................................................ .............. word of October 19th, 2008 nonchalant *********************** part of speech: adjective غَيْر مُكْتَرِث، عَديم الإهْتِمام، عَديم الشُّعور meaning: indifferent or feeling or showing no excitement, fear or other emotion example Collette was amazed that Ryan could remain so nonchalant after being informed that he had won the scholarship His nonchalant manner infuriated me other word forms nonchalantly: adverb ............................................................ .................... word of October 18th, 2008 neophyte *********************** part of speech: noun مبتدئ meaning: A beginner or novice example You have no right to preach to me, you neophyte, that have not passed the porch of life, and are absolutely unacquainted with its mysteries He's a neophyte at chess other word forms jocundity: noun jocundly: adverb ............................................................ .................. word of October 17th, 2008 extant *********************** part of speech: adjective قديم و لكن موجود، لا يزال قائِما meaning: very old that is still existing example We have some extant parish records from the sixteenth century There are only three extant copies of the report ............................................................ ................ word of October 16th, 2008 jocund *********************** part of speech: adjective مبتهج او مسرور meaning: cheerful; merry; glad example Mary joined a witty and jocund group other word forms jocundity: noun jocundly: adverb ............................................................ .................. word of October 15th, 2008 virtue *********************** part of speech: noun فَضيلَه meaning: a good moral quality example Honesty is a virtue other word forms virtuous: adjective virtuously: adverb virtueless: adjective virtuelessness: adverb ............................................................ ..................... word of October 14th, 2008 avarice *********************** part of speech: noun طَمَع في جَمْع المال meaning: strong desire for money example Avarice is often personified as one of the deadly sins other word forms avaricious: adjective avariciously: adverb ............................................................ ................... word of October 13th, 2008 malign *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: maligns; maligned; maligning يطْعَنُ في، يَقْدَح في شَخْصٍ بَريء meaning: speak evil of example She has recently been maligned in the gossip columns of several newspapers Much-maligned for their derivative style, the band are nevertheless enduringly popular Critics have relentlessly maligned the mayor since rumors of bribery surfaced, even though she has successfully revitalized the downtown shopping district other word forms malign: adjective malignly: adverb malignity: noun maligner: noun ............................................................ ................... word of October 12th, 2008 impugn *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: impugns; impugned; impuging يشكك بالشيء من خلال انتقاده و ابراز العيب فيه meaning: attack as false or wrong or cast doubt upon example Are you impugning my competence as a professional designer He wanted to impugn his political opponent's record other word forms impugnable: adjective impugner: noun ............................................................ ............... word of October 11th, 2008 covet *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: covets; coveted; coveting يشتهي شيئا يملكه الآخرين بشدة meaning: to desire something strongly, especially something which belongs to someone else example She always coveted power but never quite achieved it She covets her sister's house The Booker Prize is the most coveted British literary award other word forms covetable: adjective covetous: adjective covetously: adverb covetingly: adverb covetousness: noun coveter: noun ............................................................ .................. word of October 10th, 2008 urban *********************** part of speech: adjective مدني او له علاقة بالمدينة meaning: of or in a city or town example He dislikes urban life One of the things that disturb villagers coming to the city is its urban traffic other word forms urbanize: verb urbanized: adjective urbanization: noun ............................................................ .................... word of October 9th, 2008 rural *********************** part of speech: adjective قروي / ريفي meaning: in, of or like the countryside example The area is still very rural and undeveloped The scouts stopped in a rural area where they camped at night other word forms ruralism: noun ruralist: noun ruralite: noun rurally: adverb rauralness: noun ............................................................ ....................... word of October 8th, 2008 aftermath *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: aftermath عواقب او آثار الحرب او الكوارث meaning: the period following an event, such as an accident or war, and the effects caused by the event example The country is still suffering from the aftermath of the war We all worked together in the aftermath of the earthquake Famine is an aftermath of drought ............................................................ ....................... word of October 7th, 2008 cocoon *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: cocoons, cocooned, cocooning يغطي و يلف او يحمي من خطر meaning: to wrap or envelop; to protect someone or something from pain or unpleasantness example Lily settled into the bleachers and cocooned herself in blankets so she could enjoy the ball game without being chilled by the icy wind As a student you're cocooned against/from the real world other word forms cocoon: noun ............................................................ ................. word of October 6th, 2008 restive *********************** part of speech: adjective غير صبور meaning: impatient example The audience was becoming restive as they waited for the performance to begin The government has done nothing to ease restrictions and manufacturers are growing restive other word forms restiveness: noun restively: adverb ............................................................ ................ word of October 5th, 2008 gravamen *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: gravamens / gravamina الجزء الاهم و الاخطر في الاتهام او الادانة للمتهم meaning: the most serious part of an accusation example The gravamen against James is that the police found a drop of blood from the victim on his shirt ............................................................ ................ word of October 4th, 2008 maladroit *********************** part of speech: adjective غير ماهر في التصرف او الفعل meaning: unskilled in behaviour or action example She can be a little maladroit in social situations A maladroit movement of his hand caused the car to swerve other word forms maladroitly: adverb maladroitness: noun ............................................................ ............ word of October 3rd, 2008 blurb *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: blurbs meaning: a short de******ion of a book or film, etc., written by the people who have produced it, and intended to make people want to buy it or see it وصف بسيط لكتاب او فيلم، الخ يُكتب من المنتجين او الناشرين و الهدف منه جعل الناس ترغب في شرائه او مشاهدته example The author got all his friends to write blurbs for his book The blurb on the back of the book says that it 'will touch your heart other word forms blurb: verb ............................................................ ............ word of October 2nd, 2008 paunch *********************** part of speech: noun كرش meaning: a protruding abdomen, belly example Jim's bride was an excellent cook, and after only a few weeks of marriage, he began to develop a significant paunch He was getting something of a paunch, and sorrow had no effect on it He developed quite a paunch other word forms paunchy: adjective paunched: adjective paunchiness: noun ............................................................ ..................................... word of October 1st, 2008 mirth *********************** part of speech: noun سعادة و مرح meaning: laughter, amusement or happiness example Her impersonations of our teachers were a source of considerable mirth other word forms mirthless: adjective mirthlessly: adverb ............................................................................................... |
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Words of December word of December 31st, 2008 dullard *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: dullards شخص غبي meaning: A person regarded as mentally dull; a stupid person example David was always a quiet, orderly boy and for a long time was thought by the people of Winesburg to be something of a dullard ............................................................ ................. word of December 30th, 2008 amity *********************** part of speech: noun الصداقة بين الامم meaning: Friendship; friendly relations, especially between nations example The two groups had lived in perfect amity for many years before the recent troubles ............................................................ ................. word of December 29th, 2008 prosaic *********************** part of speech: adjective ممل؛ يفتقر الخيال meaning: lacking interest, imagination and variety; boring example If only she'd been called 'Camilla' or 'Flavia' instead of the prosaic 'Jane' He asked if I'd got my black eye in a fight - I told him the prosaic truth that I'd banged my head on a door other related forms prosaical: adjective prosaicness: noun prosaically: adverb ............................................................ ................ word of December 28th, 2008 multifarious *********************** part of speech: adjective بأنواع عديدة مختلفة meaning: of many different types example The newspaper report detailed the fraudster's multifarious business activities This company is known for its successful multifarious business activities other related forms multifariousness: noun multifariously: adverb ............................................................ ................. word of December 27th, 2008 munificent *********************** part of speech: adjective سخي جدا meaning: very generous in giving example Thanks to a number of munificent benefactors, the charity was able to brighten the holidays for many families She received a munificent sum for her services A former student has donated a munificent sum of money to the college other related forms munificence: noun munificentness: noun munificently: adverb ............................................................ ............. word of December 26th, 2008 vouch *********************** part of speech: verb يُؤَكِّد صِحَّة other verb forms: vouches, vouched, vouching meaning:to affirm or certify someone or something to be true, genuine, or correct ; guarantee example Will you vouch for the truth of the statement When Blake's parents asked him why his sister had missed school, he vouched for her because he knew she had been sick in the morning I'll vouch for the quality of the report. I read it last night Patricia has checked the reports and can vouch for the accuracy of the information The witness vouched for the defendant's honesty ............................................................ ............. word of December 25th, 2008 alma mater *********************** part of speech: noun meaning: a school, college, or university that one has attended المدرسة، الجامعة او الكلية التي ارتادها الشخص example Tonight we will hear the choir of my parents' alma mater perform Handel's Messiah ............................................................ ............... word of December 24th, 2008 gelid *********************** part of speech: adjective بارد جدا meaning: Very cold; icy example After only a few minutes in the gelid wind, they were shivering too hard to speak The weather is gelid on a recent Thursday night--so uninviting that it's hard to imagine anyone venturing out other related forms gelidity: noun gelidness: noun gelidly: adjective ............................................................ ...................... word of December 23rd, 2008 homebody *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: homebodies meaning: One whose interests center on the home example He was not merely a homebody, but a true agoraphobic who lived in fear of the outside world ............................................................ ..................... word of December 22nd, 2008 unanimous *********************** part of speech: adjective إجْماعي meaning: having, or showing, complete agreement example The whole school was unanimous in its approval of the headmaster's plan The proposal was approved by a unanimous vote The jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty after a short deliberation After a lengthy discussion we reached a unanimous decision on the proposal The new format has unanimous support and could be introduced next season other related forms unanimousness: noun unanimity: noun unanimously: adjective ............................................................ .................... word of December 21st, 2008 concoct *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: concocts, concocted, concocting يَخْتَلِق، يُعِدُّ حِساءً بالمَزْج meaning: to prepare by combining various ingredients example I've concocted a new drink for you to try. The child concocted a story about having been attacked He concocted the most amazing dish from all sorts of unlikely ingredients In order to use up all the leftovers in her refrigerator, Kirsten concocted a one-of-a-kind stew that turned out to be surprisingly tasty other related forms concoction: noun concoctive: adjective ............................................................ ................. word of December 20th, 2008 opulent *********************** part of speech: adjective مَيْسور، غَني، ذو خَيْرٍ وفير meaning: having or showing much wealth example We visited an historic house that is full of opulent furnishings They lived in opulent surroundings Hollywood actresses wear evening dresses in opulent fabrics other related forms opulence: noun opulently: adverb ............................................................ ............. word of December 19th, 2008 manual *********************** part of speech: adjective يدوي meaning: done with or operated by hands/ requiring or using physical skill and energy example She tried to cure the pain in my knee by putting manual pressure on the joint He still works on an old manual typewriter When we volunteered to help build a house for an area family, we spent the day carrying boards, driving nails, and other kinds of manual labor Hundreds of manual workers will lose their jobs as a result of company cutbacks Computer-controlled robots are taking over manual jobs in many industries other related forms manually: adverb ............................................................ ....................... word of December 18th, 2008 vagrant *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: vagrants مُتَشَرِّد meaning: a person who is poor and does not have a home or job; a tramp example When things started disappearing from their backyard, they began to suspect the vagrant who had recently been roaming the streets The town has shelters and food handouts for vagrants other related forms vagrantness: noun vagrant: adjective vagrantly: adverb ............................................................ ........... word of December 17th, 2008 vary *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: varies, varied, varying يَتَنَوَّع، يَخْتَلِف meaning: differ; to make, be or become different example Salary scales vary between states/from state to state/according to state/with each state The samples varied in quality but were generally acceptable The orchestra varied last night's program with one new selection The age at which children are ready to read varies The supermarket's selection of vegetables varies according to the season His moods vary depending on the weather These apples vary in size from small to medium other related forms variation: noun varyingly: adverb ............................................................ .............. word of December 16th, 2008 soporific *********************** part of speech: adjective يُسبب النعاس meaning: causing sleep or making a person want to sleep example The soporific effect of the heat made him quickly fall asleep After dinner, Owen sank onto the couch by the fireplace and -- succumbing to the soporific effect of his full belly and the comfortable surroundings -- quickly fell asleep His voice had an almost soporific effect other related forms soporifically: adverb ............................................................ ........ word of December 15th, 2008 harry *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: harries, harried, harrying يُؤلِم، يُزْعِج، يُضايِق meaning: to harass, annoy, or torment by or as if by repeated attacks example Seven-year-old Kaitlyn harried her little sister with pokes, hair pulling, and teasing, badgering her until she burst into tears He was harried by constant doubts He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked ............................................................ .............. word of December 14th, 2008 impute *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: imputes, imputed, imputing يعزو إلى meaning: to say that someone is responsible for something that has happened, or that something is the cause of something else example They imputed the error to the lawyer who was handling her case They imputed the rocket failure to a faulty gasket The children imputed magical powers to the old woman The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness Keller, why does your article impute things to my father without the slightest foundation? other related forms imputable: adjective imputive: adjective imputively: adverb imputiveness: noun imputedly: adverb imputer: noun ............................................................ ............ word of December 13th, 2008 runnel *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: runnels جدول meaning: A small stream; a brook example He could tell from the impression carved into the landscape that the runnel's flow had drifted a few feet to the north ............................................................ .................. word of December 12th, 2008 gambol *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: gambols, gambolled, gambolling يَثِبُ، يَقْفِزُ مَرَحا meaning: to run and jump in a happy and playful way example Lambs were gambolling (about/around) in the spring sunshine. Then he ran back to the shed pulling the playful young horse, who wanted to gambol all over the yard, by the rein ............................................................ .................. word of December 11th, 2008 granger *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: grangers مزارع meaning: A person who operates a farm; farmer example Their lands had been bought long ago, and the grangers moved to the city to find work as manual laborers ............................................................ ................... word of December 10th, 2008 consign *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: consigns, consigned, consigning يَعْهَد إلى meaning: To give over to the care of another; entrust example She consigned her daughters to the care of their aunt and took an extended vacation to Africa. The little boy was consigned to his grandmother's care Many older people feel they have been consigned to the medical scrapheap related forms consignation: noun consignable: adjective ............................................................ ........................ word of December 9th, 2008 filch *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: filches, filched, filching يَخْتَلِس، يَسْرِقُ شيئا قَليل meaning: to steal something of little value example Who has filched my pen? Jack used to filch ashtrays from fancy restaurants. Who has filched my pencils? related forms filcher: noun filchingly: adveb ............................................................ .................... word of December 8th, 2008 pique *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: piques, piqued, piquing يُغضِب meaning: to arouse anger or resentment in example My brother's teasing and poking finally piqued me so much that I lost my temper and threw my math book at him She was greatly piqued when they refused her invitation related forms pique: noun ............................................................ ........................ word of December 7th, 2008 roast *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: roasts, roasted, roasting يَشْوي meaning: to cook food in an oven or over a fire example It's a family tradition of ours to roast chestnuts this time of year, and the smell of them roasting is one of my favorite things about the season Just roast the chicken in the oven and baste it in oil and lemon The beef was roasting in the oven related forms roast: adjective roasted: adjective ............................................................ ................... word of December 6th, 2008 quiver *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: quivers, quivered, quivering يَهْتَز meaning: to shake slightly, often because of strong emotion example People in the audience quivered with excitement as they waited for the sculpture to be unveiled Lennie's bottom lip quivered and tears started in his eyes The leaves quivered in the breeze related forms quiveringly: adverb quiverer: noun quivery: adjective quiver: noun ............................................................ ................. word of December 5th, 2008 crux *********************** part of speech: noun plural form: cruxes, cruces عُقدَه، صُلْب الموضوع، النُقطة الحاسِمـه meaning: the most important point example After beating around the bush for a while, Cameron finally got to the crux of his argument The crux of the country's economic problems is its foreign debt The issue of an arms embargo will be at the crux of the negotiations in Geneva The crux of the trial was his whereabouts at the time of the murder That is the crux of the matter ............................................................ .............. word of December 4th, 2008 laudable *********************** part of speech: adjective جَدير بالثَّناء meaning: worthy of praise example It is, no doubt, a very laudable effort, in modern teaching, to render as much as possible of what the young are required to learn, easy and interesting to them The recycling programme is laudable, but does it save much money Reorganizing the files was a laudable idea related forms laudably: adverb laudatory: noun laudableness: noun laudability: noun ............................................................ ...................... word of December 3rd, 2008 stint *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: stints, stinted, stinting يخصص او يأخذ جزءا قليلا من شيء meaning: to provide, take or use only a small amount of something example The bride's parents did not stint on the champagne - there was plenty for everyone Don't stint yourself - take another slice of cake ............................................................ ................ word of December 2nd, 2008 lament *********************** part of speech: verb other verb forms: laments, lamented, lamenting يَنوحُ ، يَبْكي على meaning: to express sorrow for example The poem opens by lamenting (over) the death of a young man My grandmother, as usual, lamented the decline in moral standards in today's society Mr.s Johnson lamented the absence of her son who is studying abroad We all lament his death; He sat lamenting over his past failures He lamented his thoughtless acts related forms lament: noun lamentation: noun lamenter: noun lamentingly: adverb ............................................................ ............... word of December 1st, 2008 munchkin *********************** part of speech: noun شخص صغير الحجم و محبوب meaning: a person who is notably small and often endearing example Timmy is such a sweet little munchkin and everyone loves to tickle him and tell him what a darling baby he is ..................................................................................... |
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