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ultimate
Detail    speak
a. النهائي final; being the last or concluding; fundamental; elemental; extreme
As the ultimate arbiter of the Constitution, the Supreme Court occupies a central place in our government scheme.
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ultimatum
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n. انذار last offer; final statement of terms made by one party to another
He said it was a warning, not an ultimatum, aimed only at the capital's bandits.
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unadorned
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a. مزين without adornment; simple or plain; not admirable
She referred to an unadorned rectangular stone, perhaps two meters wide and three long, strangely scarred in places.
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unanimous
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a. غير المشروط uniform; in complete agreement
At last, we got the unanimous decision.
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unbridgeable
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a. لا يمكن تخطيها و impassable; unable to be bridged or crossed; impossible to span
It is a broad, unbridgeable river.
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uncharted
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a. مجهولة not surveyed or investigated; not charted or recorded on a map or plan
Her election would also take France into totally uncharted territory - with a woman as president for the first time in its history.
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unconditional
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a. غير المشروط made without condition; absolute; unreserved
He closed his eyes for a moment, wondering what it would be like to have that kind of unconditional love and support.
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unconscious
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a. بالاجماع اللاوعي lacking awareness; senseless; unaware
So I think at this hour when I look back to the crisis through the quiet medium of time: I was unconscious of folly at the instant.
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unconventional
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a. غير تقليدية not conforming to accepted rules or standards
The mother's unconventional behavior also raised many conservative eyebrows.
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unconvincing
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a. مقنعة not such as to convince or to impress seriously
Sorry – but this is unconvincing from a moral or strategic point of view.
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underestimate
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v. نقلل make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
One thing I think you underestimate is how much in the minority you are.
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undergo
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v. مشارف experience; suffer; pass through
In February, a court ruled that Mr. Doe should undergo a DNA test.
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underlying
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a. الكامنة lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
We face a combination of changes in underlying conditions not seen in almost a century.
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undermine
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v. تقويض weaken by wearing away base or foundation; injure or impair; dig a mine or tunnel beneath
We should not allow this moment to undermine our commitment to South Africa, the constitution, and the reconstruction.
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underscore
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v. تؤكد draw a mark or line under; emphasize; stress
Addressing the jogging class, Kim would underscore the importance to runners of good nutrition.
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undeserved
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a. مستحقة not deserved or earned; not merited; unjustifiable or unfair
The award was undeserved, which is not the same as saying it went to an undeserving person.
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undifferentiated
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a. المفاضلة not differentiated; without clear distinctive characters
If we start with infancy, we have what we call undifferentiated faith from birth to two years.
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undisturbed
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a. دون عائق peaceful without disturbance; free from interruption
Turn off the oven, and let the pot remain undisturbed for an additional 10 minutes.
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undoubtedly
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ad. مما لا شك فيه unquestionably; without doubt; certainly
She's against tough competition, but this award will give her undoubtedly.
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uneasy
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a. القلقة not easy; difficult; restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety
That made me pretty uneasy again, but only for a minute; I believed I would get that chance.
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