session 6 Flashcards
shoulder tap (v)
when someone in authority select a candidate for a position ( CEO shoulder tapped a former colleague for her position)
Breeze (n)(v)
A gentle wind ( Tantalizing cooking smells wafted on the evening breeze)
Tantalize(v)
torture
waft(V)
pass through
litter - detritus(n)(v)
junk or trash (Fines for dropping litter)
fines
غرامات
pile (n)(v)
a heap of things lying one on top of another (He placed the books in a neat pile ) ( she piled then on the counter)
A heap of
كومة من
counter(n)
المنضدة في الدكان
munch - chomp(v)
eat something with a continuous and often audible action of jaws) ( He munched a chicken wings)
jaw(n)
فك
a rhyme (n)
قافية (The clues were written in rhymes)
crunchy(adj)
making a sharp noise when crushed ( bake until the topping in crunchy)
squiggle(n)
meaningless lines ( some prescriptions are a serious of squiggles)
prescription(n)
وصفة طبية
latch - bolt(n)(v)
مزلاج الباب ( she latched the door carefully)
termite(n)
نمل ابيض
revival - upswing
an improvement of something( A revival of fortunes of the party )
uptight - spooky (adj)
edgy (Don’t get so uptight about everything)
tart - flan (n)
an open pastry case containing a filling ) (an apple tart)
pastry(n)
معجنات
buzz
طنين النحل ( Bees buzzing around)
bowel(n)
أمعاء ( He felt his bowels loosen)
peacock (n)
طاووس
benign - affectionate(adj)
of something doesn’t hurt someone
clarify - explicate (v)
make something easier to understand (He tried to clarify his rules)
dogged - pertinacious (adj)
stubborn( Success required dogged determination)
Ensue - supervene(v)
happen after something( difficulties that ensued from their commitment)
restate(v)
say something again in different way ( He restated his opposition to abortion)
dishevel - ruffle (v)
make a person’s hair or clothes untidy (He dishevel his hair )
Turnip
a kind of vegetable
centaur
قنطور
pawn (n)
بيدق or mortgage( The bank did lend money upon pawns at low interest)
testimony - attestation (n)
evidence ( her hair was a testimony)
expedite - hasten(v)
make an action happens more quickly ( He promised to expedite economic reforms)
apt (adj)
appropriate ( An apt description of her nature)