quiz 1 unit 1 Flashcards
Achieve ( verb)
Ara: ( يُحقق)
Def: To get or reach (something) by working hard.
Syn :• attain, • gain, • win.
e.g: when a student plays football and try again and again and after sometime he/she wins the game and makes his team as winners ,so that is when a pearson achieves his/her goals after hard working.
area (noun)
Ara: ( منطقة)
Def: a particular part of a place, piece of land, or country.
Syn: region, zone.
e.g: the street you live in where your house is located in ,thats called an area.
duration (noun)
Ara: (المدة الزمنية)
Def: the length of time something lasts.
Syn: span.
e.g: when I have a class from 8 am to 10 am , so the duration is for two hours .
Element (noun)
Ara:(عنصر- مكون - عامل)
Def: a part of something.
e.g: when you add olives to the pizza,the olives are an example of an element of the pizza.
exceed (verb)
Ara: ( يتجاوز - يتخطى)
Def: to be greater than a number or amount, to go past an allowed limit.
Syn: overpass, overreach.
e.g: when you drive faster than the speed limit , that is when you exceed it.
facilitate (verb)
Ara: (يُسهل شيء)
Def: to make something possible or easier.
Syn: ease.
e.g: when a social website can facilitate keeping in contact with friends.
feature ( noun)
Ara: (يُبرز - يلعب دور في فيلم - يتميز)
Def : an interesting part, of something.
Syn: characteristic.
e.g: Some of the features of my computer is that it has powerpoint and word document for free access.
maintain (verb)
Ara: ( يحافظ باستمرار)
Def: to continue having or doing (something).
Syn: keep up.
e.g: The girl should maintain studying hard, so that she can pass her exams.
preliminary (adjective)
Ara: ( مبدئي- تمهيدي - أولي)
Def: coming before the main part of something.
Syn: beginning.
e.g: the preliminary seat is not good and it will need to be fixed sooner or later.
release (verb)
Ara: ( يطلق سراح)
Def: to set someone or somethig free.
Syn: unlock.
e.g: when the security releases the thief from the jail.
sole (adjective)
Ara: ( وحيد - حصري)
Def: being the only one, having no sharer.
Synonym: exclusive, single, unshared.
e.g: the girl has no brothers or sisters ,so she is a sole kid.
transfer ( verb)
Ara: ( ينقل - يُحول - يُغير)
Def: to move something from one place to another.
Syn: alien, cede.
e.g:the girl transfers her books from one shelf to another.
undergo ( verb)
Ara: ( يُجري - يخضع ل)
Def: to experience (something).
Syn: feel, experience
e.g:the school has to undergo maintenance ,because it has brocken parts.
welfare (noun)
Ara: ( عناية - سعادة - خدمة اجتماعية)
Def: to be happy, healthy, or successful.
Syn: well-being .
e.g: The kids have to sleep early for their well -being.
trivia ( noun)
Ara: (أمور تافهة)
Def: unimportant facts or details.
e.g: I have books with trivial quotes in every room at my house.
Skimming
Ara: ( قراءة سريعه)
Def: skimming is reading rapidly to get general information of the material.
eg:
Scanning
Ara:( فحص دقيق)
Def: Scanning is reading rapidly to find specific ideas.
eg:
Migrate
Ara: (يهاجر)
Def: animals moving from one part of the world to another in different season.
eg: when some animals migrate from a country to a diffrent country according to the weather changes.
Predator
Ara: (المفترس)
Def: an animal that kills other animals for food.
eg: dinosours,lions.
Prey
Ara:( فريسة)
Def: an animal that a predator kills for food.
eg: Gazelle.
biomechanics
Ara: ( المكانيكية الحيوية)
Def: the biological mechanisms that allow animals to move.
eg:
center of gravity
Ara:( مركز الجاذبية)
Def: the point of something (object) with the greatest weight
e.g. the pyramid ‘s lowest part has the most weight so that is were the center of gravity .
counterweight
Ara: ( ثقل الموازنة)
Def: a weight that helps balance an object that would be too heavy on one side.
eg:
torso
Ara: (الجذع)
Def: the upper body except for the head and arms.
syn: trunk.
eg: the torso is the middle part of the body,that has the heart,chest,lungs, without the head,arms,legs.
