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sofeya 17-08-08 04:08 AM

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





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word of August 18th, 2008



glitch
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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








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word of August 17th, 2008



ting
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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










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word of August 16th, 2008




phalanx
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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






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word of August 15th, 2008



tyro
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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








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ان شاء الله يعجبكم الموضوع وتستفيدوا منو


love you4 ever : sofeya

its me 17-08-08 07:16 AM

very good & useful topic
go ahead sofea
& thanks much

sofeya 17-08-08 12:15 PM

no Thank you for the duty


منوووووووور

sofeya 17-08-08 12:16 PM

اتمنى تثبيت الموضوع ياعامر

همسه ود 17-08-08 02:54 PM

nice topic and very usefull
thanks for sharing

sofeya 17-08-08 03:25 PM

Thank you


منوووووورره

زهرة الكاميليا 17-08-08 04:37 PM

Thank you sofy for that useful topic
and keep forward my dear we are following you

:flowers2::flowers2::flowers2:

waxengirl 17-08-08 11:54 PM

thank you sofya
continue>>> we are with you>>>

amer_6630 18-08-08 12:25 AM

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



sofeya 18-08-08 01:35 AM

اقتباس:

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة زهرة الكاميليا (المشاركة 1598004)
Thank you sofy for that useful topic
and keep forward my dear we are following you

:flowers2::flowers2::flowers2:



no Thank you for the duty

منووووووووووووووررررره

sofeya 18-08-08 01:39 AM

اقتباس:

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة waxengirl (المشاركة 1598737)
thank you sofya
continue>>> we are with you>>>




Thank you

منوووورررره

sofeya 18-08-08 01:46 AM

اقتباس:

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة amer_6630 (المشاركة 1598800)
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








ok amer
Thank you to Enlightening




the subject

sofeya 20-08-08 01:26 AM

وهدي دروس اليوم



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word of August 19th, 2008



rankle
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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




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ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره

bye



love you4 ever : sofeya

sofeya 22-08-08 07:18 PM

درس اليوم




word of August 20th, 2008



fleabag
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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




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ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره

bye




love you4 ever : sofeya

sofeya 22-08-08 07:25 PM

درس اليوم



word of August 21st, 2008





nonce
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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




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ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره

bye



love you4 ever : sofeya

sofeya 22-08-08 07:28 PM

درس اليوم




word of August 22nd, 2008



malefactor
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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





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ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره

bye





love you4 ever : sofeya

too-much 23-08-08 10:02 PM

The theme is very useful Honey
Thanks

waxengirl 26-08-08 02:12 AM

thannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnk you sofeya i collected these words...it is useful topic .....continue we follow u

:rdd10ut5:

sofeya 27-08-08 07:38 AM

اقتباس:

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة دلع السعوديه (المشاركة 1605943)
The theme is very useful Honey
Thanks


thanks my love


منوووووورررررره

sofeya 27-08-08 07:40 AM

اقتباس:

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة waxengirl (المشاركة 1610436)
thannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnk you sofeya i collected these words...it is useful topic .....continue we follow u

:rdd10ut5:


thanks my dear


منوووووورررررره

sofeya 27-08-08 07:43 AM

درس اليوم




word of August 23rd, 2008



axenic
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part of speech: adjective


غير ملوث meaning: uncontaminated


example


These plants were grown in an axenic culture






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ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره

bye






love you4 ever : sofeya

sofeya 27-08-08 07:47 AM

درس اليوم



word of August 24th, 2008



menology
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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






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ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره

bye






love you4 ever : sofeya

sofeya 27-08-08 07:51 AM

درس اليوم




word of August 25th, 2008



dentigerous
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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






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ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره

bye






love you4 ever : sofeya

sofeya 27-08-08 07:54 AM

درس اليوم







word of August 26th, 2008



identical
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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






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ولكم رجعه مع درس بكره


bye





love you4 ever : sofeya

amer_6630 27-08-08 09:37 AM

you are doing a great great job in this topic and i'll give it stars sofeya



sofeya 27-08-08 09:58 AM

thank you amer

sofeya 05-09-08 03:55 PM

دروس ماقبل رمضان







word of August 27th, 2008



éclat
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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






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درس اليوم الاخر





word of August 28th, 2008



whippersnapper
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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




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درس اليوم الاخر




word of August 29th, 2008


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gab
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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






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درس اليوم الاخر


word of August 30th, 2008


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tumbrel
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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






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درس اخر يوم في شهر August




word of August 31st, 2008



nugatory
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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






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اسفه على التاخير




ولكم رجعه مع الشهر الاخر






love you4 ever : sofeya

amer_6630 05-09-08 04:14 PM

thanx sofeya for this helpful topic



الحلو اللاذع 07-09-08 06:24 AM



thanks for sharing


and


Thank you sofy for the useful


topic



روووووووعة

sofeya 13-09-08 09:18 PM

يسلمووو كلكم منووووررين حبايبي

sofeya 13-09-08 09:42 PM

word of September 1st, 2008




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lambent
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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



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word of September 2nd, 2008




avenge
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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



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word of September 3rd, 2008







farrago
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part of speech: noun
plural form: farragoes



مزيج meaning: mixture




example



He told us a farrago of lies



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word of September 4th, 2008







verity
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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


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word of September 5th, 2008



putter
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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



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sofeya 13-09-08 10:14 PM

word of September 6th, 2008




nonsense
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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



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word of September 7th, 2008



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lout
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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



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word of September 8th, 2008



trivial
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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



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word of September 9th, 2008



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agony
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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



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word of September 10th, 2008




pandemic
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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




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sofeya 13-09-08 10:23 PM

word of September 11th, 2008




metier
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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



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word of September 12th, 2008




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loot
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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



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word of September 13th, 2008




prolix
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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



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وليه رجعه مع درس بكره


bye


محبتكم للابد : صوفي

عاشقة رغد ووليد 13-09-08 10:55 PM

موضوعك قمة ويستحق ال 5 نجوم تسلمين على المجهود

sofeya 13-09-08 11:29 PM

يسلمووو عمرري والله منوووره

sofeya 28-09-08 03:09 PM

word of September 30th, 2008



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beldam / beldame
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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

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word of September 29th, 2008



beleaguered
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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

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word of September 28th, 2008



benign
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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

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word of September 27th, 2008






fugitive
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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

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word of September 26th, 2008



deleterious
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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


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acerbic
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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


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noisome
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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

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word of September 23rd, 2008



mystify
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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

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word of September 22nd, 2008



thrash
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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

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word of September 21st, 2008



pensive
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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
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varicolored
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part of speech: adjective



متعدد الالوان meaning: Having a variety of colors



example



The varicolored wild African jungle looks very scary at night

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word of September 19th, 2008



palatable
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part of speech: adjective



مقبول meaning: acceptable



example



I'm afraid the members won't find all these changes very palatable
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word of September 18th, 2008



contretemps
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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?

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word of September 17th, 2008



donnish
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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

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word of September 16th, 2008



candor
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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

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word of September 15th, 2008



connubial
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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

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word of September 14th, 2008



bowdlerize
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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:

wsae4 03-10-08 11:46 PM

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
IF possible my sister
can u put your lessons in links to download them in our PC?
thanks so much

sofeya 04-10-08 10:57 AM

وعليكم السلام

ولكم منوررر والله

sofeya 22-12-08 12:53 PM

اقتباس:

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة wsae4 (المشاركة 1671789)
السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
IF possible my sister
can u put your lessons in links to download them in our PC?
thanks so much


اوك راح احط بس لمن تنتهي الدروس

sofeya 22-12-08 01:57 PM

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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golya 22-12-08 07:48 PM

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sofeya 24-12-08 08:22 PM

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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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