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abbreviation:
n. [اختصار] shortening something by omitting parts of it
abolish:
v. [إلغاء] cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
aboriginal:
a. [السكان الأصليين] being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
abound:
v. [تكثر] be full of; be plentiful
abrasion:
n. [كشط] scratch; friction; the process of rubbing away the surface of something
abridge:
v. [اختزال] condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
abundance:
n. [الوفرة] great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
accelerate:
v. [تسريع] move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
acclaim:
v. [اشادة] applaud; announce with great approval
accommodation:
n. [الإقامة] living quarters provided for public convenience; something that meets a need; convenience
accord:
n. [اتفاق] settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
accumulate:
v. [معدومة] pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
accuser:
n. [المتهم] one who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault
acquaint:
v. [تعريف] inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
adept:
a. [بارعون] expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
adhere:
v. [تمسكا] stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
adjacent:
a. [التقيد المجاورة] adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
adjoin:
v. [تجاور] be next to; be contiguous to; border on
administrate:
v. [تول] administer; supply; supervise or be in charge of
adolescence:
n. [المراهقة] state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
advent:
n. [مجيء] coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
adverse:
a. [السلبية] in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
aerial:
a. [الجوي] of the air or atmosphere; produced by or found in the air; performed in the air
aesthetic:
a. [الجمالية] elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
affiliate:
v. [انضم] associate; cause a group to become part of or form a close relationship with another
affirm:
v. [يؤكدان] state something as true; assert; confirm
affix:
v. [يضعوا] fasten; append; add on; secure to something
afflict:
v. [تصيب] cause pain, suffering, or distress
aggregate:
v. [مجموع] gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
agitation:
n. [التحريض] anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
agreeable:
a. [مقبول] ready to consent or submit; acceptable
airing:
a. [بث] exposure to air for freshening or drying; exposure to public attention; radio or television broadcast
albeit:
ad. [ولو] even though; although; notwithstanding
allege:
v. [يزعم] state without proof; assert to be true
alleviate:
v. [تخفيف] provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
allocate:
v. [تخصيص] assign; distribute according to plan
allot:
v. [تخصيص] parcel out in parts or portions; distribute to each individual concerned; assign as a share or lot
alloy:
v. [سبائك] combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
alphabetical:
a. [هجائي] arranged in customary order of the letters of a language
ambiguity:
n. [الغموض] state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty
ambiguous:
a. [غامضة] unclear or doubtful in meaning
amend:
v. [تعديل] change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
amid:
ad. [والاضطراب] in the middle of; among; surrounded by
amidst:
ad. [وسط] amid; in the middle of; among
amplify:
v. [تضخيم] broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase
analyse:
v. [تحليل] resolve anything complex into its elements; separate into parts for examination of each separately
analytical:
a. [تحليلية] of analysis; resolving into elements or parts
ancestor:
n. [سلف] forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
anecdote:
n. [حكاية] a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
annihilate:
v. [إبادة] destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
annuity:
n. [الأقساط] annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
antagonism:
n. [العداء] active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
antarctic:
a. [يؤذون القطب الجنوبي] opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the southern pole or the region near it
anthology:
n. [مختارات] book of literary selections by various authors
apologetic:
a. [ولي] offering or expressing an apology or excuse; serving as or containing a formal justification or defense
apparatus:
n. [جهاز] a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
append:
v. [إلحاق] attach; add as supplement or appendix
appliance:
n. [الأجهزة] durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
applicant:
n. [مقدم الطلب] candidate; a person who formally requests something, especially a job
appraisal:
n. [التقييم الشاملان] assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
appreciable:
a. [ملموس] large enough to be noticed or to affect; perceptible
apprentice:
n. [المبتدئ] works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
approximate:
v. [الرابطة] come near or nearer to something or someone in space, time, quality, or amount
apt:
a. [الرابطة] likely; precisely suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
aquatic:
a. [معقوف] consisting of, relating to, or being in the water
arbitrary:
a. [التعسفي] randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
archaic:
a. [قديمة] no longer current or applicable; antiquated
ardent:
a. [شاقة] displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
arduous:
a. [شاقة] demanding great effort or labor; difficult
armour:
n. [الدروع] defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
arouse:
v. [إثارة] excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
array:
v. [مجموعة] set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
ascend:
v. [يصعد] move up or climb something; mount
ascent:
n. [الصعود] upward slope or grade; movement upward
ascertain:
v. [التأكد] find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
ascribe:
v. [صقه] inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
aspiration:
n. [طموح] ambition; something that you hope to achieve
aspire:
v. [يطمح] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
assert:
v. [تأكيد] declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
assorted:
a. [متنوعة] varied;  consisting of various types mixed together  
astound:
v. [أذهل] affect with wonder; surprise; shock
attain:
v. [منتبهة] achieve or accomplish; gain
attribute:
n. [سمة] essential quality; reputation; honor
audible:
a. [حجية] perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
augment:
v. [زيادة] make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
authoritative:
a. [حجية] weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
automate:
v. [أتمتة] replace or enhance human labor with machines
automation:
n. [ميكنة] the use of machines and computers that can operate without needing human control
autonomy:
n. [الإستقلالية] independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
auxiliary:
a. [الحكم الذاتي مساعدة] helper, additional or subsidiary
avail:
v. [جدوى] turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
avert:
v. [القفص] prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
aviation:
n. [طيران] art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
axis:
n. [محور] the center around which something rotates; pivot
badminton:
n. [الريشة] game played on a court with light long-handled rackets
baffle:
v. [إرباك] frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
bamboo:
n. [الخيزران] plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries
barometer:
n. [البارومتر] an instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the atmosphere
barricade:
n. [حاجز] hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
barter:
v. [مقايضة] trade goods or services without the exchange of money
bead:
n. [حبة] small piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood that is pierced for stringing
beautician:
n. [التجميل] one skilled in giving cosmetic treatments; one who does hair styling, manicures, and other beauty treatments
beneficial:
a. [مفيدة] helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
berth:
n. [الرصيف] space for the ship to dock or anchor; allotted place; the place to sleep or stay; appointment or job
beset:
v. [تعاني] attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
bewilder:
v. [يذهل] lead into perplexity or confusion; perplex with mazes
bibliography:
n. [فهرس] list of works of a specific author or publisher; list of writings relating to a given subject
bilateral:
a. [ثنائي اللغة] two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries  
bilingual:
n. [ثنائي اللغة] using or able to use two languages, especially with equal or nearly equal fluency
bitumen:
n. [القار] mineral pitch; black, tarry substance, burning with a bright flame
bloc:
n. [تكتل] a group of nations, parties, or persons united for common action
blot:
n. [لطخة] spot or stain, as of ink on paper; blur; a weak point or failing
blunder:
n. [خطأ] serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
boast:
v. [طمس تباهى] show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
bookcase:
n. [خزانة] case with shelves for holding books, especially one with glazed doors
bookkeeper:
n. [محاسب] one who keeps accounts; one who has charge of keeping books and accounts in an office
bookstall:
n. [الكشك] stall where books are sold, as on the street; table with enclosed sides, for displaying books for sale
boundary:
n. [خط الحدود] dividing line; border; frontier
boycott:
v. [مقاطعة] refrain from buying or using
brashness:
n. [الجرأة] characteristic of being brash; the trait of being rash and hasty; tasteless showiness
brisk:
a. [انتعش] marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
browse:
v. [تصفح] graze; skim or glance at casually
bulge:
v. [نتوء] cause to curve outward; swell up; stick out; protrude
bungalow:
n. [طابق واحد] small house or cottage usually having a single story and attic
buoyant:
a. [ازدهار] able to float; cheerful and optimistic
bureaucracy:
n. [بيروقراطية] over-regulated administrative system
burrow:
n. [بورو] tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
bustle:
v. [صخب] move or cause to move energetically and busily; teem
calamity:
n. [مصيبة] the event that brings terrible loss, lasting distress, or severe affliction; disaster; misery
calcium:
n. [الكالسيوم] silvery, moderately hard metallic element
calorie:
n. [السعرات الحرارية] unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 degree
canteen:
n. [مطعم] a vessel used by soldiers for carrying water or other drinks; snack bar or small cafeteria
caption:
n. [شرح] title; chapter heading; text under illustration
carcass:
n. [الجثة] the dead body of an animal, especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
catalyst:
n. [حافزا] an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
caustic:
a. [الكاوية] capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action
censor:
n. [الرقيب] overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
centenary:
a. [المئويه] relating to a 100-year period; occurring once every 100 years
certify:
v. [التصديق] give certain information to; assure; make certain
characterize:
v. [تميز] distinguish; be characteristic of; be a distinctive trait or mark of
chasm:
n. [الهوة] deep opening in the earth surface
chaste:
a. [عفيف] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
chore:
n. [الريفية عبئا] a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
chronological:
a. [الزمني] arranged in order of time of occurrence
circulate:
v. [إرساله] move through space, circuit, or system, returning to the starting point
circumference:
n. [محيط] the boundary line of a circle,  figure, area, or object
cite:
v. [يستشهد] quote; adduce as an instance
clasp:
n. [قفل] fastening device; firm grip
classify:
v. [صنف] declare unavailable, as for security reasons; arrange or order by classes or categories
clockwise:
ad. [عقارب الساعة] in the direction that the hands of a clock move
cluster:
n. [الفئة] group; bunch; group of the same or similar elements gathered or occurring closely
coarse:
a. [الخشنة] rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
coeducation:
n. [اختلاط] system of education in which both men and women attend the same institution or classes
cognitive:
a. [المعرفي] knowing or perceiving; part of mental functions that deals with logic
coherent:
a. [متماسكة] adhesive; sticking together; capable of thinking and expressing yourself in a clear and consistent manner
coil:
n. [لفائف] a series of connected spirals or concentric rings formed by gathering or winding; spiral pipe or series of spiral pipes
coincide:
v. [تتزامن] occur at the same time as; correspond
collaboration:
n. [نواعتلا] act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
collide:
v. [تصطدم] bump; hit something violently
combustible:
a. [احتراق] capable of igniting and burning; easily aroused or excited
commemorate:
v. [ذكرى] serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
commend:
v. [نشيد] commit, entrust, or give in charge for care or preservation; recommend as worthy of confidence or regard
commodity:
n. [السلع] goods; article of trade; advantage; benefit
commonplace:
a. [لجنة شائعة] ordinary; having no remarkable features
commute:
v. [سافر] obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
commuter:
n. [ركاب] someone who regularly travels from home in a suburb to work in a city
comparable:
a. [مقارنة] similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
compel:
v. [إلزام] force; coerce; necessitate or pressure by force
compile:
v. [ترجمة] put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
complement:
v. [تكمل] complete; consummate; make perfect
compliance:
n. [الالتزام] readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
compose:
v. [للكتابة] write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
composite:
a. [المركبة] made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded
compress:
v. [مجمع] close; squeeze or press together; contract
comprise:
v. [شاملة] include; consist of; be composed of
compulsory:
a. [الإجباري] mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
compute:
v. [التسوية] reckon; make a mathematical calculation
concerted:
a. [الأقارب] planned or accomplished together; combined
concise:
a. [تنازل] brief and compact; expressing much in few words
concoct:
v. [أسمنت مسلح] digest; convert into nourishment by the organs of nutrition
concurrent:
a. [المتزامنة] simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
condense:
v. [تكثيف] change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops; compress or concentrate
condolence:
n. [التعازي] expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.
confer:
v. [منح] bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
configuration:
n. [التكوين] arrangement of parts or elements; outline
confine:
v. [حصر] restrict in movement; circumscribe
conform:
v. [مطابقة] comply with; follow; fit; meet
congestion:
n. [الازدحام] act of gathering or heaping together or forming a mass
congruent:
a. [المنسجمة] possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding
conscientious:
a. [الضميري] diligent; responsible; reliable
consecutive:
a. [التوالى] following one after another without interruption; sequential
consequent:
a. [ونتيجة] resulting; following as a logical conclusion
conservation:
n. [حفظ] preservation or restoration from loss, damage, or neglect
conservatory:
n. [كونسرفتوار] greenhouse; school of music or dramatic art
conserve:
v. [حفظ] retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
consign:
v. [ودع] give, transfer, or deliver formally, as if by signing over into the possession of another
consist:
v. [تتألف] be made up or composed; be comprised or contained in
consolidate:
v. [توطيد] make solid; unite or press together into a compact mass; harden or make dense and firm
conspicuous:
a. [واضح] noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
constituent:
n. [التأسيسية] component or part; citizen, voter
constitute:
v. [تشكل] make up; form something
constrain:
v. [تقييد] restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
constrict:
v. [انقباض] restrict; shrink; make smaller or narrower by binding or squeezing
construct:
v. [للإنشاء] form by assembling or combining parts; build; create
contaminate:
v. [تلوث] make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
contemplate:
v. [التأمل] look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
contend:
v. [يؤكدون] strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
contention:
n. [خلاف] competing as for any profit or prize
continuity:
n. [الاستمرارية] property of a continuous and connected period of time
contradict:
v. [يتنافى مع] confront; state the opposite of what someone has said
contradiction:
n. [تباين] the assertion of contrary; denial of the truth of a statement; opposition, whether by argument or conduct
contrive:
v. [دبر] form by an exercise of ingenuity; invent or design
convene:
v. [عقد] cause to come together formally
converge:
v. [تلتقي] approach; tend to meet; come together
converse:
v. [التحدث] chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
conversely:
ad. [العكس] in a converse manner; with change of order or relation; reciprocally.
correlate:
v. [ربط بين] relate; associate; bring into a mutual relation
correspond:
v. [تتوافق] be compatible, similar or consistent; exchange messages
correspondence:
n. [المراسلات] similarity or analogy; communication by the exchange of letters
correspondent:
a. [المراسلة] one who communicates information, especially, by letter or telegram to newspaper or periodical
corresponding:
a. [المناظرة] accompanying; analogous or equivalent in character, form, or function; comparable
cosmopolitan:
a. [عالمية] sophisticated; of worldwide scope
cosy:
n. [مريحة] padded or knitted covering placed especially over a teapot to keep the tea hot; cozy
counterbalance:
v. [موازنة] act as force or influence that balances, checks, or limits an opposite one
counterpart:
n. [المناظرة] duplicate copy; one that closely resembles another
crater:
n. [الحفرة] a bowl-shaped opening at the top of a volcano
crease:
n. [تجعد] a line or long thin mark made by folding or doubling
criterion:
n. [معيار] standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
crouch:
v. [كراوتش] bend down; stoop low; lie close to the ground with the legs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey or in fear
culminate:
v. [تتوج] reach the highest or most decisive point;  rise to the summit
cultivate:
v. [زراعة] improve and prepare, as by plowing or fertilizing, for raising crops; promote the growth of
cumbersome:
a. [مرهقة] heavy; difficult to handle because of weight or bulk
cumulative:
a. [التراكمي] increasing by successive addition
curriculum:
n. [المنهاج] the subjects comprising a course of study in a school or college; course or program
curtail:
v. [لحد] cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part
custodian:
n. [العرف] a person who has responsibility for or looks after something; guardian
deadlock:
n. [الجمود] standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
dearth:
n. [ندرة] scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
decompose:
v. [تتحلل] decay, or to cause something to decay
decrease:
v. [انخفاض] lessen; reduce; make a quantity smaller
decrepit:
a. [البالية] weakened, worn out, or broken down by old age, illness, or hard use
deduce:
v. [نستنتج] lead forth; conclude by reasoning; trace the origin or derivation of
deduct:
v. [خصم] lead forth or out; take away, separate, or remove, in numbering, estimating, or calculating; subtract
deem:
v. [تراه] decide; judge; sentence; condemn
default:
n. [الافتراضي] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically
defer:
v. [إرجاء] delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time
defiance:
n. [تحد] refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist
defile:
v. [تنجس] pollute; make dirty or spotty
deflate:
v. [انكماش] reduce from an inflated condition; release contained air or gas from
deflect:
v. [صرف] turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
defraud:
v. [الاحتيال] deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a deceitful device
deft:
a. [ماهر] quick and skillful; neat in action or performance
degrade:
v. [الإضعاف] reduce level; lower grade of something
delectable:
a. [لذيذ] delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
delegate:
n. [مندوب] a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
delirium:
n. [هذيان] a mental disorder marked by confusion
delude:
v. [نخدع] deceive mind or judgment of; lead from truth or into error; frustrate or disappoint
deluge:
n. [طوفان] great flood; heavy downpour; any overflowing of water
demolish:
v. [هدم] raze; destroy; do away with completely; put an end to
denomination:
n. [دلالة] class, society, or collection of individuals called by the same name; specifically, a religious sect
denote:
v. [تحديد دلالة] indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
depict:
v. [تصوير] represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
deplete:
v. [المستنفدة] decrease fullness of; use up or empty out
depletion:
n. [استنزاف] act of emptying, reducing, or exhausting
deplore:
v. [نشجب] feel or express strong disapproval of; condemn; express sorrow or grief over; regret
depress:
v. [خفض] lower in spirits; press down
derelict:
a. [مهجورة] left and abandoned; negligent in performing a duty
derive:
v. [تنزل] obtain or receive from a source; trace the origin or development of
descend:
v. [تنزل] move downward and lower; come from; be connected by a relationship of blood
designate:
v. [المرغوب فيه] indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
desolate:
a. [مهجورة] unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
destine:
v. [خصص] intend or choose someone or something for a particular purpose or end  
detach:
v. [فصل] part; separate or disunite; disengage
detain:
v. [اعتقال] keep back or from; withhold; restrain from proceeding; stay or stop; delay
deter:
v. [ردع] keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting
detriment:
n. [حساب] harm; damage; injury; something that causes damage, harm, or loss
detrimental:
a. [الخروج] causing damage or harm; injurious
devastate:
v. [مدمرة] ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
deviate:
v. [تحيد] turn away from a principle, norm; depart; diverge
devise:
v. [ابتكار] form, plan, or arrange in mind; transmit or give by will
devour:
v. [يلتهم] consume; eat greedily; destroy completely
diagnose:
v. [تشخيص] analyze; examine; identify the cause of something
diagram:
n. [رسم بياني] graph; chart; figure or drawing made to illustrate a statement; plan
dialect:
n. [اللهجة] vocabulary that is for a specific group of people
diameter:
n. [قطرها] length of a straight line passing through the center of a circle and connecting two points on the circumference
differentiate:
v. [تميز] set apart; distinguish; perceive or show the difference in or between
diffuse:
v. [نشر] spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
dilapidated:
a. [المتداعية] in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition
dilate:
v. [تمدد] make wider or larger; cause to expand; enlarge; widen
diligent:
a. [الدؤوب] assiduous; industrious; hard-working
dilute:
v. [تمييع] weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
diminish:
v. [يقلل] dwindle; reduce; make smaller or less or to cause to appear so
din:
n. [الدين] loud, confused, harsh noise; loud, continuous, rattling, or clanging sound
dingy:
a. [حقيرا] darkened with smoke and grime; dirty or discolored
diplomat:
n. [دبلوماسي] one who is in charge to deal with others, like an ambassador, who is appointed to represent a government
disarray:
v. [الفوضى] throw into disorder; break the array of.
discard:
v. [تجاهل] throw out something from one's hand; get rid of
discern:
v. [تمييز] detect; perceive, recognize, or understand something that is not clear
disclose:
v. [الكشف] unclose; open; remove a cover or envelope from; lay open or expose to view
discord:
n. [الخلاف] conflict; lack of agreement among persons, groups, or things