remote
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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