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abandon
n. [التخلي عن] lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
abduction
n. [اختطاف] the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
abject
a. [مدقع] being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
abrasive
a. [جلخ] rubbing away; tending to grind down
absolute
a. [المطلقة] perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
absolve
v. [يعفي] pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit
absorb
v. [استيعاب] assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
abstinence
n. [العفة] restraint from eating or drinking;  refraining from indulging appetite or desire
abstract
a. [الملخص] theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
abusive
a. [المسيئة] coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
abyss
n. [هاوية] enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
academic
a. [الأكاديمية] related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
accelerate
v. [تسريع] move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
accessible
a. [الوصول] easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
accessory
n. [الكماليات] additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
accommodate
v. [استيعاب] do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
accomplice
n. [النفاذة] partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
accord
n. [اتفاق] settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
acknowledge
v. [محمض] declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
acme
n. [تمسكا] the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
acquire
v. [الصوتيات] gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
acquittal
n. [السكوت] state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
acute
a. [حاد] quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
adage
n. [القول المأثور] wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
adamant
a. [يصر] extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
adapt
v. [التكيف] make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
addiction
n. [إدمان] the compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
address
v. [العنوان] make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
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
administration
n. [الإدارة] management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
adolescence
n. [المراهقة] state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
adversary
n. [عدو] the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
adverse
a. [السلبية] in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
adversity
n. [المحن] state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
advocate
v. [الدعوة] speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
aesthetic
a. [الجمالية] elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
affected
a. [المتضررة] speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
affidavit
n. [شهادة] written statement made under oath
affiliation
n. [الانتماء] partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
affliction
n. [فتنة] cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
aftermath
n. [أعقاب] outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
agenda
n. [جدول الأعمال] items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
agent
n. [الوكيل] one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
aggressor
n. [المعتدي] one that engages in aggression; a person who first attacks
alias
n. [الاسم المستعار] assumed name; another name; a name that has been assumed temporarily
alien
a. [الغريبة] dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
alienate
v. [ينفر] cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
alimony
n. [النفقة] payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
allegiance
n. [الولاء] loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
alleviate
v. [تخفيف] provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
alloy
n. [سبائك] mixture; a combination of diverse things
allure
v. [جاذبية] attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
aloof
a. [بمعزل] apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
altercation
n. [مشادة] a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
amend
v. [تعديل] change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
amiss
a. [انيس خاطئا] out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
ammunition
n. [ذخيرة] military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
amnesia
n. [فقدان الذاكرة] partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
amnesty
n. [منظمة العفو] the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
amoral
a. [أخلاقي] lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
ample
a. [افرة] more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
amulet
n. [تميمة] object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
analogy
n. [القياس] the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
anarchy
n. [الفوضى] absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
anchor
v. [مرساة] secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
anecdote
n. [حكاية] a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
anemia
n. [فقر الدم] condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
anesthetic
n. [مخدر] a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
anguish
n. [الكروب] agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
animated
a. [متحرك] having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon
animosity
n. [العداء] bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
annex
v. [مرفق] append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
anomaly
n. [شذوذ] irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
anonymity
n. [عدم الكشف عن هويته الشاذة] state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
anonymous
a. [المجهولين] having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
anthem
n. [النشيد الوطني] song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
anthropologist
n. [المركزية البشرية الانثروبولوجيا] one who studies history and science of mankind
antidote
n. [ترياق] medicine to counteract a poison or disease; an agent that relieves or counteracts
antiquated
a. [العتيقة] too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
antiseptic
n. [مطهر] a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
ape
v. [قرد] imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
apocalyptic
a. [ملفق] prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
apparatus
n. [جهاز] a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
appease
v. [استرضاء] bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
application
n. [تط��يق] close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
appreciate
v. [نقدر] be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
apprehend
v. [اعتقال] take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
appropriate
v. [المناسبة] acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
aptitude
n. [الموهبه] inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
arbitrary
a. [التعسفي] randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
arbitrator
n. [المحكم] someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
arcade
n. [ممر] covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
archives
n. [أرشيف] public records; place where public records are kept
aria
n. [المتحمسين الأغنية] operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
array
v. [مجموعة] set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
arrest
v. [اعتقال] stop or slow down; catch someone's attention; take into custody
arrogance
n. [غطرسة] overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
arrogant
a. [تنتحل] arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
arsenal
n. [ارسنال] storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
articulate
a. [التعبير] expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
artifact
n. [قطعة أثرية] the object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result
ascertain
v. [التأكد] find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
asinine
a. [أبله] utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
aspire
v. [يطمح] seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
assert
v. [تأكيد] declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
assessment
n. [التقييم] act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
assumption
n. [افتراض] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
assurance
n. [ضمان] promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
asteroid
n. [كويكب] small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
astral
a. [عقولة] relating to stars; star-shaped
astronomical
a. [نجمي الفلكية] enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
astute
a. [المخضرمين] wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
asylum
n. [اللجوء] place of refuge or shelter; protection
atlas
n. [تأسلي أطلس] a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
atone
v. [تكفير] make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
attain
v. [منتبهة] achieve or accomplish; gain
attentive
a. [الإلحادية] alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
attest
v. [تشهد] testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
attribute
n. [سمة] essential quality; reputation; honor
audit
v. [التدقيق] examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of
auditorium
n. [القاعة] area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
august
a. [أغسطس] impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
authoritative
a. [حجية] weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
autopsy
n. [تشريح] examination of dead body; post-mortem
auxiliary
a. [الحكم الذاتي مساعدة] helper, additional or subsidiary
avail
v. [جدوى] turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
avalanche
n. [الانهيار] a great mass of falling snow and ice
avenge
v. [انتقاما] take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
aversion
n. [كره] firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
avert
v. [القفص] prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
avid
a. [تجنب متعطشا] greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
awe
n. [الرعب] mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
babble
v. [تشريح] talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
badger
v. [الغرير] pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
bait
v. [القفص] harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
balm
n. [ترفض] something that relieves pain
balmy
a. [الصابورة] mild and pleasant; fragrant
bane
n. [عاديا] something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
barb
n. [عنة] sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
barren
a. [جرداء] desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
beam
n. [شعاع دمية للأطفال] ray of light; a long piece of metal or wood; long piece fixed or movable in structure, machine, or tool
begrudge
v. [نحسد] resent; give or expend with reluctance; be envious of
belittle
v. [التقليل] disparage or depreciate; put down
benefactor
n. [متبرع] gift giver; a person who gives people or institutions financial help
beneficial
a. [مفيدة] helpful; tending to promote physical well-being
beneficiary
n. [المستفيد] a person entitled to benefits or proceeds of an insurance policy or will
benevolent
a. [الخيرية] generous in providing aid to others; charitable
benign
a. [حميدة] kindly; favorable; not malignant
bent
a. [عازمة] determined to do or have
berserk
a. [هائج] mentally or emotionally upset; deranged; excessively agitated
beseech
v. [نتوسل] beg; plead with; ask for or request earnestly
bestow
v. [منح] give as a gift; present
betray
v. [خيانة] be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
biased
a. [منحازة] favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
bizarre
a. [غريبة] fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
bland
a. [طيف] lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
blasphemy
n. [شقاء] act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God
blatant
a. [السافر] flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive
bleak
a. [التجديف] cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
bloated
a. [المتضخمة] swollen or puffed as with water or air
bluff
n. [خدعة] the pretense of strength; mislead or deceive
blunt
a. [حادة] having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
blurt
v. [أفشى من غير تفكير] utter suddenly and impulsively
bode
v. [يبشر] foreshadow; indicate by signs; be an omen of; predict
bogus
a. [همية] counterfeit or fake; not authentic; not genuine
bolt
v. [الترباس] dash or dart off; move or jump suddenly
booming
a. [ازدهار] deep and resonant; flourishing; thriving
boundless
a. [بلا حدود] being without boundaries or limits; infinite; vast
bourgeois
a. [البرجوازية] middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional
boycott
v. [مقاطعة] refrain from buying or using
bravado
n. [تبجح] defiant or swaggering behavior; the pretense of courage; false show of bravery
brazen
a. [وقح] having loud, usually harsh, resonant sound; shameless
breach
n. [خرق] breaking of contract or duty; breaking of waves or surf; fissure or gap
brittle
a. [رجل يعذب هش] easily broken; having little elasticity
brochure
n. [كتيب] pamphlet; small book usually having a paper cover
brooch
n. [بروش] ornamental clasp;  decorative pin worn by women
browse
v. [تصفح] graze; skim or glance at casually
buffet
n. [بوفيه] table with food set out for people to serve themselves; meal at which people help themselves to food that's been set out
bureaucracy
n. [بيروقراطية] over-regulated administrative system
burly
a. [خشنة قوي البنية] husky; muscular and heavily built
cache
n. [مخبأ] hiding place; secret store of valuables or money
cadaver
n. [جيفة] corpse; dead body, especially one intended for dissection
calculated
a. [حساب] deliberately planned; carefully thought out in advance
caliber
n. [عيار] ability; degree or grade of excellence or worth; diameter of a tube or gun barrel
callous
a. [كالو] emotionally hardened; unfeeling; toughened
camouflage
v. [تمويه] exploit natural surroundings to disguise something; conceal
candor
n. [الصراحة] frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech
canine
a. [الكلاب] related to dogs; dog-like; affecting or derived from dogs
cant
n. [قادر] inclination or slope; slanted or oblique surface; jargon, especially of thieves; dialect
capacity
n. [القدرات] mental or physical ability; ability to accommodate
caprice
n. [كابريس] sudden, unexpected fancy; impulsive change of mind
caption
n. [شرح] title; chapter heading; text under illustration
carat
n. [قيراط] unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
cardinal
a. [الكاردينال] chief; serving as an essential component
cardiologist
n. [القلب] the doctor who specializes in medical problems related to heart
carnage
n. [مهموم] destruction of life; the savage and excessive killing of many people
carnal
a. [الكاريكاتير] fleshly; of or relating to body or flesh; bodily
cascade
n. [جسدي عائب] small waterfall; sudden downpour
casualty
n. [الضحايا] serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
catalyst
n. [حافزا] an agent which brings about chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
catastrophe
n. [كارثة] calamity; disaster; state of extreme ruin and misfortune
catholic
a. [الكاثوليكية] broadly sympathetic; universal; related to Roman Catholic Church
caucus
n. [تجمع] a private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
cavalier
a. [فارس] offhand or casual; given to haughty disregard of others
celebrated
a. [احتفل] famous; well-known; having illustrious past
censor
n. [الرقيب] overseer of morals; official responsible for removal of objectionable or sensitive content
cerebral
a. [الدماغي] relating to the brain or cerebrum;  intellectual rather than emotional
champion
v. [بطل] protect or fight for the first place
chaotic
a. [الفوضى] in utter disorder; lacking visible order or organization
charisma
n. [كاريزما] divine gift; great popular charm or appeal of a political leader
charlatan
n. [دجال] quack; one who pretends to knowledge, skill, or importance
chaste
a. [عفيف] morally pure in thought or conduct; decent and modest
check
v. [تحقق] stop motion; curb or restrain
checkered
a. [متقلب] divided into squares; diversified in color; marked by great changes or shifts in fortune
chisel
n. [إزميل] a metal tool with a sharp edge used to cut and shape stone, wood, or metal
chivalrous
a. [شهم] having qualities of ideal knight; faithful; brave
choreography
n. [الكوريغرافيا] art of representing dances in written symbols; the arrangement of dances
chronic
a. [المزمن] lasting for a long period;  marked by frequent recurrence, as certain diseases
chronicle
v. [وقائع] report or record in chronological order
cite
v. [يستشهد] quote; adduce as an instance
civil
a. [المدني] having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
clairvoyant
n. [مستبصر] having foresight; fortuneteller
clandestine
a. [السرية] secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
clasp
n. [قفل] fastening device; firm grip
clemency
n. [الرأفة] mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act
clientele
n. [الزبائن] clients of professional person; the body of customers or patrons
clip
n. [كليب] a small section of filmed or filed material
clout
n. [نفوذ] blow, especially with the fist; great influence, especially political or social
coalition
n. [التحالف] partnership; league; state of being combined into one body
coercion
n. [الإكراه] use of force to get someone to obey
coin
v. [عملة] make pieces of money from metal; invent or fabricate
coincidence
n. [صدفة] two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
collage
n. [ملصقة] work of art put together from fragments
collateral
n. [الضمانات] security pledged for repayment of loan
colossal
a. [هائلة] of extraordinary size; huge; gigantic
comatose
a. [غيبوبة] in coma; extremely sleepy; unconscious
commemorate
v. [ذكرى] serve as a memorial to; honor the memory of with a ceremony
communal
a. [الطائفية] held in common; of a group of people
commute
v. [سافر] obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; regularly travel from a place of residence to another place
compact
n. [المضغوط] small and economical car; small cosmetics case
compatible
a. [متوافق] harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
compelling
a. [مقنعة] overpowering; drivingly forceful; urgently requiring attention
complement
v. [تكمل] complete; consummate; make perfect
compliance
n. [الالتزام] readiness to yield; happy friendly agreement
component
n. [مكون] element; ingredient; abstract part of something
compound
n. [مجمع] combination of two or more elements or parts
comprehensive
a. [رباطة] thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
compress
v. [مجمع] close; squeeze or press together; contract
compromise
v. [ضغط] adjust or settle by making mutual concessions; endanger the interests or reputation of
compute
v. [التسوية] reckon; make a mathematical calculation
concede
v. [حساب] admit; yield; give up physical control of another
conception
n. [مركزية] beginning; forming of an idea; an act of conceiving
concession
n. [الغرور الحمل] act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
concord
n. [موجزة] agreement of opinions; harmonious state of things
conundrum
n. [لغز] riddle; difficult problem; dilemma
convene
v. [عقد] cause to come together formally
convention
n. [اتفاقية] social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
conventional
a. [التقليدية] based upon traditional rules; formed by agreement or compact
converse
v. [التحدث] chat; talk informally; engage in a spoken exchange of thoughts
convert
n. [تحويل] change something into another form; transform
conviction
n. [اقتناع] the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
cordial
a. [ودية] gracious; showing warmth and friendliness
coronation
n. [تتويج] ceremony of crowning queen or king
corroborate
v. [تثبت] establish or strengthen as with new evidence or facts; support with evidence
cosmic
a. [الكونية] of the universe; vast
cosmopolitan
a. [عالمية] sophisticated; of worldwide scope
covert
a. [السرية] secretive, not openly shown
curator
n. [القيم] one who manages museum or library; superintendent; manager
curt
a. [كيرت] having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
cynical
a. [ساخرة] skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
dabble
v. [اشتغل] splash liquid gently and playfully; undertake something without serious intent
dank
a. [الرطب] disagreeably damp or humid; cold moisture; unpleasant humidity
deadlock
n. [الجمود] standstill resulting from the opposition of two forces or factions; stalemate
debacle
n. [الهزيمة] sudden downfall; complete disaster
debris
n. [الحطام] remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
debutante
n. [المبتدأ] young woman making formal entrance into society
decipher
v. [نفضي فك] convert code into ordinary language; read with difficulty
decorum
n. [اللياقة] propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior
decoy
n. [شرك] lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger
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
definitive
a. [نهائي] final; complete; precisely defined or explicit
deflect
v. [صرف] turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something
defuse
v. [نزع فتيل] remove the fuse of the bomb; reduce or eliminate the threat
degenerate
v. [تتحول] become worse; decline; fall
degradation
n. [تدهور] humiliation; debasement; decline to a lower condition, quality, or level
delectable
a. [لذيذ] delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
delete
v. [حذف] erase; strike out; remove or make invisible
deliberate
v. [المتعمد] consider; think about carefully; weigh
delusion
n. [الوهم] false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion
demeanor
n. [سلوك] conduct; management; way in which a person behaves
demented
a. [مجنون] insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill
demise
n. [زوال] end of existence or activity; termination
demolition
n. [هدم] act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying
deploy
v. [نشر] position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action
deposition
n. [ترسب] testimony under oath; the act of depositing, especially laying down of matter by natural process
deranged
a. [مختل] disordered; especially in mind; crazy; insane