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v. تلطيف lessen the violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses


Spelling Word: palliate
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v. يخفق beat rapidly; shake with fast, tremulous movements


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n. العوز extreme poverty; lack of something; barrenness; insufficiency


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n. زير النساء faithless lover; fickle lover; flirt, usually applies only to men


Spelling Word: philanderer
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n. مسدس braid, especially of hair; flat fold; doubling, as of cloth


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a. مقدام having or showing courage and spirit in trying circumstances


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n. عمود feather, especially soft, downy, long, or handsome feather; a token of honor or achievement


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v. اتزان be balanced or held in suspension; hover; carry or hold in equilibrium; balance


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n. نبذة concise summing up of main points


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n. السلائف forerunner; one who precedes an event and indicates its approach


Spelling Word: precursor