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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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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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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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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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

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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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

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

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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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

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