Rakan Alnasser Chapter 14 Flashcards

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Volume(n.)

Word Map: TV, speakers

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

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Diminish(v.)

Word Map: less, size

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Definition: Reduce in size or importance.
First Language: يقلل
Ex: My embassy has diminished the scholarship for this year.

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Expert(n.)

Word Map: professor

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Definition: a person having high level of knowledge or skills in a particular subject.
First Language: خبره، خبير
Ex: if you have expert in a job you will get more money then the people who don’t.

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Nevertheless(adj.)

Word Map: however, essay.

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Definition: Despite what was jus said.
First Language: ومع ذلك
Ex: I like football Nevertheless I don’t like to play it

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Input(n.)

Word Map: computer, information

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Definition: info, money or energy that is put into a system or organization.
First Language: ادخال
Ex: ‘‘Drones could operate on their own, without GPS or input from ground commanders’’
( http://www.dictionary.com/browse/input?s=t )

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Virtually(adv.)

Word map: statistics, math

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Definition:almost or very nearly.
First Language: تقريبا
Ex: I will be virtually ready for finals.

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Expansion(n.)

Word Map: maximize, companies

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Definition: the increase of something in size, number or importance.
First Language: توسيع، زياده
Ex: We have a big expansion of homeless people in Washington DC

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Conduct(v.)

Word Map: behavior, school, waiter

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Definition: to organize and direct in a particular way.
First Language: تصرف
Ex: I conduct right when I didn’t punch him back in his face when he punch me.

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Predict(v.)

Word Map: future, guess

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Definition: to say that an event or action might happen in the future.
First Language: تنبوء، توقع
Ex: The Witch Predict that Michael will die in 3 days

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Benefits(n.)

Word Map: business, brainstorming, essays

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Definition: A helpful or good effect.
First Language: فائدة، استفادة
Ex: the benefits from the school it’s to learn

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Ultimate(adj.)

Word Map: maximum, goals

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Definition: most important, highest last or final.
First Language: اساسي، مهم
Ex: I play ultimate game in FAFA 16

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Devote(v.)

Word Map: study, Doctors

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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 time to the old people

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Inevitable(adj.)

Word Map: school

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

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Outcome(n.)

Word Map: company, result.

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Definition: The result or effect of an action, situation or event.
First Language: نتيجة، حصيلة
Ex: the match end with outcome 2-5

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Occur(v).

Word Map: concert

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

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Annually(adv.)

Word Map:concert, event

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Definition: Happens every year.
First Language: سنويا
Ex: ‘‘The tenth leading cause of death in the U.S., suicide accounts for nearly 35,000 deaths annually.’’
( http://www.dictionary.com/browse/annually?s=t )

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Adjacent(adj.)

Word Map: beside, classrooms

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

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Region(n.)

Word Map: state, city,

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Definition: A particular area of a state, country or earth surface.
First Language: منطقة
Ex: Dammam is a region of Saudi Arabia

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Terminate(v.)

Word Map: movie, comic, end

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Definition: to end or stop.
First Language: إنهاء
Ex: if someone have the plague he should be Terminate

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Abandon(v.)

Word Map: pet, car, child

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Definition: To leave behind or give something up.
First language: تخلى
Ex: I abandoned my snake in the woods

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cite(v.)

Word Map: essay, paper, research

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

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prohibitive(adj.)

Word Map: police, company, prevent

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Definition: to prevent something.
First Language:تحريمي ,محظور
Ex: it’s prohibitive to smoking on campus

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Minimize(v.)

Word Map: Laptop, fractions, math

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Definition: To reduce to the smallest amount.
First Language: خفض, قلل
Ex: ( the aim is to minimize costs )
https://translate.google.com/#en/ar/the%20aim%20is%20to%20minimize%20costs

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duration(n.)

Word Map: school, collage, soccer

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Definition: The period of time.
First Language: مدة
Ex: The duration of the class is 50 minutes

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