session 8 Flashcards

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analytic(adj)

A

تحليل

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mediocre - commonplace ( adj)

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ordinary( a mediocre actor)

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entrepreneur - enterpriser (n)

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business person ( many entrepreneurs see potentials in this market)

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outwit - outmaneuver (v)

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deceive or defeat by grater ingenuity (Ray had outwitted many of opponents)

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5
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deceive(v)

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trick

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opponent (n)

A

خصم

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widget - gadget (n)

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small machines

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strand (v)(n)

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Leave someone or ( flee the past is fled ) ( Two of firm’s trucks are stranded in France) (n) a single thin thing of something ( fiber) ( A strand of cotton)

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Scarce - scant (adj)

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insufficient for the demand ( As raw materials became scarce , synthetics were developed )

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Raw meterials

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مواد خام

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Synthetic (n)(adj)

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تركيبي ، تركيبات

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hypothesis - conjecture (n)

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Theory with limited evidence ( Professional astrononers attacked him for publicizing an unconfirmed hypothesis)

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Tackle - apparatus (n)

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The equipment required for a specific task or sport (fishing tackle)

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ebony(n)

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خشب الابنوس الاسود or lion (His ebony hair)

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marigold(n)

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نبات الآذريون

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ace - marvelous (adj)

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very good ( An ace swimmer )

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perpetuate - commemorate(v)

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keep alive ( The law perpetuated the interests of the ruling classes)

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buckle - fold (n)(v)

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fasten and bend ( he buckled his belt)

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a frontier - rim (n)

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borders between two countries ( International crime knows no frontiers)

20
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puberty (n)

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adolescence ( the onset of puberty)

21
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onset (n)

A

بداية الشيء

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trigger - precipitate (v) (n)

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cause an event to happend or زند البندقية

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rehabilitation (n)

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the action of resorting someone to normal life (A posthumous rehabilitation of the activities)

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posthumous (adj)

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occur after death

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foy (n)

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a farewell feast or gift

26
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cozy - snug (adj)

A

warm

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scrutinize - probe (v)

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examine or inspect( customers were warned to scrutinize the small print)

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punitive - penal (adj)

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intended as punishment ( He called foe punitive measures against the nation)

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hurdle - obstacle (n)(v)

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hitch or snag ( Hurdles to overcome) (v) وثب فوق الحاجز

30
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excavate - drill (v)

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dig ( excavate a long trench)

31
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Trench

A

خندق

32
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memoir (n)

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a historical account or biography

33
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fist full of (something)

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To have a hand full of something