Chapter 14 Mohammed Alkhamees

Question 1

Volume(n.)

Word Map: TV, speakers

Answer 1

Definition: Amount of space for length and hight.
First Language: الصوت
Ex: could you please turn the volume down? (wrong usage)

Question 2

Diminish(v.)

Word Map: less, size

Answer 2

Definition: Reduce in size or importance.
First Language: يقلل
Ex: The teacher has diminished the homework for this class.

Question 3

Nevertheless(adj.)

Word Map: transition word, however, essay.

Answer 3

Definition: Despite what was jus said.
First Language: ومع ذلك
Ex: What she said to him was completely right, nevertheless, she shouldn’t say it the way she did.

Question 4

Input(n.)

Word Map: TV, computer, information

Answer 4

Definition: info, money or energy that is put into a system or organization.
First Language: ادخال
Ex: We need to put this input into the labtop.

Question 5

Virtually(adv.)

Word map: statistics, math, ~

Answer 5

Definition:almost or very nearly.
First Language: تقريبا
Ex: The students are virtually ready for finals.

Question 6

Expansion(n.)

Word Map: maximize, companies

Answer 6

Definition: the increase of something in size, number or importance.
First Language: توسيع، زياده
Ex: Noka had a great expansion on their cells back in 2005, but now they aren’t.

Question 7

Conduct(v.)

Word Map: behavior, school, waiter

Answer 7

Definition: to organize and direct in a particular way.
First Language: تصرف
Ex: His conduct was good when she broke up with hem.(wrong usage)

Question 8

Predict(v.)

Word Map: future, guess, Companies

Answer 8

Definition: to say that an event or action might happen in the future.
First Language: تنبوء، توقع
Ex: The sales this year is lower than predicted.

Question 9

Benefits(n.)

Word Map: business, brainstorming, essays

Answer 9

Definition: A helpful or good effect.
First Language: فائدة، استفادة
Ex: The teacher told us to give two benefits of technology.

Question 10

Ultimate(adj.)

Word Map: maximum, goals

Answer 10

Definition: most important, highest last or final.
First Language: اساسي، مهم
Ex: The ultimate goal of Apple is to have highest sales for this year.

Question 11

Devote(v.)

Word Map: study, Doctors

Answer 11

Definition: to give your time or your effort completely to something you believe in or to a person.
First Language: خصص، كرّس
Ex: He devoted all his life studying Engineering.

Question 12

Inevitable(adj.)

Word Map: school, morning class

Answer 12

Definition: certain to happen.
First Language: محتوم، مستحيل
Ex: Morning classes are something inevitably to avoid.

Question 13

Outcome(n.)

Word Map: new sales, company, result.

Answer 13

Definition: The result or effect of an action, situation or event.
First Language: نتيجة، حصيلة
Ex: The company outcome is in massive increase.

Question 14

Occur(v).

Word Map: concert, WVU up all night.

Answer 14

Definition: to exist; events that happen
First Language: حدث
Ex: The concert occurred at the basketball stadium last Fall.

Question 15

Annually(adv.)

Word Map: Fallfest, concert, event

Answer 15

Definition: Happens every year.
First Language: سنويا
Ex: The Fallfest has became an annual event since 2013

Question 16

Adjacent(adj.)

Word Map: buildings, beside, classrooms

Answer 16

Definition: very near or nothing in between.
First Language:مجاور
Ex: Schools have adjacent class rooms.

Question 17

Region(n.)

Word Map: state, city, zone

Answer 17

Definition: A particular area of a state, country or earth surface.
First Language: منطقة
Ex: Morgantown is a region of West Virginia.

Question 18

Terminate(v.)

Word Map: movie, comic, end

Answer 18

Definition: to end or stop.
First Language: إنهاء
Ex: The bus trip from Morgantown will be terminated in D.C

Question 19

Abandon(v.)

Word Map: pet, car, child

Answer 19

Definition: To leave behind or give something up.
First language: تخلى
Ex: I can’t believe that she abandoned her child.

Question 20

cite(v.)

Word Map: essay, paper, research

Answer 20

Definition: reference something as proof or as a reason
First Language:نوه,استشهد
Ex: You have to cite your paper if you’re writing a research.

Question 21

prohibitive(adj.)

Word Map: police, company, prevent

Answer 21

Definition: to prevent something.
First Language:تحريمي ,محظور
Ex: Although smoking on campus is prohibitive, people still smoke.

Question 22

Minimize(v.)

Word Map: Laptop, fractions, math

Answer 22

Definiton: To reduce to the smallest amount.
First Language: خفض, قلل
Ex: you can minimize this page by clicking the green button.

Question 23

duration(n.)

Word Map: school, collage, soccer

Answer 23

Definition: The period of time.
First Language: مدة
Ex: The duration of the class is one hour

Question 24

Expert(n.)

Word Map: professor, CEO

Answer 24

Definition: a person having high level of knowledge or skills in a particular subject.
First Language: خبره، خبير
Ex: We need heart expert for this surgery.

I am taking points off for not citing sentences that are from websites. (8/10)