session 11 Flashcards
rumor - hearsay(n)(v)
اشاعة (it is rumored that he lives on a houseboat )
houseboat
dwelling on the boat
dwelling
مسكن
Inferiority - subordinate (n)
The action of being lower in a status (they were exiled to a position of inferiority )
exile (n)(v)
get someone away from his native country
prima donna - leading soprano (n)
The chief female singer in an opera
sedative - depressant (adj)(n)
promoting calm (The seeds have sedative affects)
Tantrum - fit of temper (n)
un uncontrolled outburst ( he has tempers tantrum if he can’t get his own way)
intravenous(adj)
داخل الوريد ( an intravenous drip)
drip (n)(v)
a small drop of something
ramification - upshot (n)
consequence ( any change is bound to have legal ramification)
is bound to(adj)
certain to have or do something
abalone
اذن البحر
dupe - hoodwink (v)
deceive or trick (He was duped / hoodwinked)
rot - decompose (n)(v)
(of vegetable matter ) decay by the action of bacteria or fungi ( the chalets were neglected and their woodwork was rotting away)
chalet(n)
cottage
neglect(v)
fail to care
belly up
an idiomatic expression in. American English used to describe a business organization that has ceased to exist or gone bankrupt
cease (n)(v)
stop from doing something
bankrupt (n)(v)(adj)
افلس
foul - revolting (adj)
disgusting ( a foul odor)
odor
smell
demon - deuce (n)
devil ( A friend of mine was a demon cook)
reputation -kudos (n)
The belief or opinions that are generally held about someone or something ( His reputation was tarnished by allegations that had taken bribes )
tarnished
مُلطّخ
bribes (n)
bribery
alibi (n)(v)
an excuse ( she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening )
urgent - pressing (adj)
(of a state or situation) requiring immediate action or attention ( The situation is far more urgent than politicians are admitting )
tenacity (n)
the quality or fact of being able to grib something firmly ( The sheer tenacity of the limpet)
sheer (adj)
complete
limpet (n)
رخويات
bachelor (n)
اعزب (one of the country’s most eligible bachelors)
foothill (n)
A low hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range (The camp lies in the foothills of the ANDES)
archway(n)
A curved structure forming a passage or entrance
hillside (n)
The sloping side of a hill
cluster - lump (n)
a group of things positioned closely together ( cluster of creamy-white flowers)
precaution - safeguard (n)
احتياط
castaway - forsaken (n)
out cast
