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word of September 30th, 2008
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
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
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
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
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
word of September 25th, 2008
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
word of September 24th, 2008
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
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
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
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
word of September 20th, 2008
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
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
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?
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
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
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
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
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