session 3 Flashcards
simultaneously - in chorus(adv)
At the same time ( The telephone was broadcast simultaneously in 31 US networks)
broadcast( v) (n) (adj)
Transmit something by radio
degrading - despicable(adj)
causing a loss of self- respect ( degrading treatment)
botany
علم النبات
stipulate - make a condition of (v)
demand or specify something as a part of an agreement ( He stipulated certain conditions before marriage)
sidestep - evade (v)
avoid by stepping aside ( as she walked she sidestepped many cracks in the pavement)
cracks
شقوق
pavement
رصيف
solicit - crave (v)
Try to obtain something from someone( He called the meeting to solicit their attention)
rift- fissure(n)(v)
crack( The wind had torn open a rift in the cloud)
stance- posture(n)
The way in which someone stands (she altered her stance)
veer - swerve(v)(n)
change the direction suddenly( An oil tanker veered off course)
Thesis - premise(n)
Theory put to maintain or prove( His central thesis is that psychological life is not part of the material world)
pragmatic - matter-of-fact (adj)
realistic person
leverage(n)
the exertion of force by means of lever or an object used manner of a lever ( my spade hit something solid that would not respond to the leverage)
spade(n)
something has sharp edge
vast - immense(adj)
of a very great extent or quantity ( A vast plain of buffalo grass)
plain(n)
سهل
buffalo
جاموس
automate(v)
convert a precess of facility to largely automatic operation( Industry is investing in automating production)
kludge ( v)(n)
use ill-assorted parts to make something( Jake had to kludge something together)
ill-assorted (adj)
bad
clunky(adj)
solid, heavy and outdated( even last year laptops look clunky)
outdated(adj)
old
macro(adj)
large scale, overall ( an analysis of social events at macro levels)
elite - gentry (n)
A select of people that are superior in term of ability or qualities to the rest of group or society.( The elite of Britain’s armed forces)
Thwart- hinder(v)
prevent someone from accomplishing something ( He never did anything to thwart his father)
Hitch - snag( n)
temporary interruption or problem ( everything went without a hitch)
Trajectory- orientation(n)
route or path ( The missile’s trajectory was preset)
missile(n)
rocket
compulsion(n) - constrain
The action of being forced ( The payment was made under compulsion)
surf(v)
تصفح
wayside(n)
the edge of a road
notoriously (adv)
clearly and patently ( A notoriously overcrowded prison)
bang(n)(V)
A sudden loud noise ( The door slammed with a bang)
slam(v)
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