Yona Flashcards

1
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the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles.

A

integrity.
noun.

(No, there is no adjective form of integrity. … Alternatively, you could use the noun integrity in a sentence like this, “She is a woman of integrity.” “A man/woman of integrity” is a common expression, and others will definitely understand it):

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  1. be or do something to a greater degree.
    “This exceeds all my expectations”
  2. be superior or better than some standard
    “This exceeds all my expectations”
  3. be greater in scope or size than some standard
    “Their loyalty exceeds their national bonds”
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exceed.

transitive verb.

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Repeat aloud or declaim (a poem or passage) from memory before an audience.

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recite.

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4
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without being affected by.

synonyms: regardless of.

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despite.

preposition.

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5
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מגפה

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plague.  pronounced as ‘playg’

Noun.

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6
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not common

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synonyms: uncommon, rare.
more: odd, strange, unconventional.

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A person employed in an office or bank to keep records, accounts, and undertake other routine administrative duties.

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clerk.
noun.
synonyms: bookkeeper

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To act according to someone’s wishes or rules.

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comply.
verb..

“He complied with my instructions”
“You must comply or else!”
synonyms: follow, abide by.

(Do not comply)

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9
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לִלְעוֹג
To laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way.
synonyms: tease, joke, kid, pull someone’s leg, make fun of.

מְדוּמֶה
Not authentic or real, but without the intention to deceive.
synonyms: imitation, artificial.

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mock.
Verd.

mock.
adjective.

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10
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synonyms: mercy killing, assisted suicide.

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euthanasia.
noun.
the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful disease or in an irreversible coma. The practice is illegal in most countries.
To correctly pronounce euthanasia, remember that it sounds like “youth in Asia.”

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לַחקוֹר

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interrogate.
verb.
synonyms: grill, question, put questions to.

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12
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הֶכְרֵחִי

נָחוּץ
———- has more immediate force than pressing but less than urgent.

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imperative.

adjective.
synonym: necessary

imperative.
adjective.
When something absolutely has to be done and cannot be put off

grammer:

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13
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לזעוק

“Oh, no!” he ——-ed, opening his cigar box.

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exclaim.
verb.

to cry out, but with the added element of a strong emotion such as fear, joy, surprise.

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14
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לשנות
to change (something).
Full definition: to make different without changing into something else.
Synonyms: change, make a change to, adjust.
Examples.” Alcohol can alter a person’s mood” “This one small event altered the course of history”.

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Alter.

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מקיף

complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something.

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comprehensive

adjective

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16
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לִמְשׁוֹך בִּכְתֵפַיִם

raise (one’s shoulders) slightly and momentarily to express doubt, ignorance, or indifference.

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shrug.
“she gave him a dismissive shrug”.
“It was his turn to shrug”.

17
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בַּגרוּת
- ---- is a time of life when your sex organs start working like an adult’s. During puberty, girls and boys start to become women and men.

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puberty.
noun.

(Puberty is the process of physical changes by which adolescents reach sexual maturity, i.e. become capable of reproduction. Puberty refers to the bodily changes, while adolescence is the period of psychological and social transition between childhood and adulthood)