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Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
cryptic 
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 | (ازدراء) view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion |
| (خفي) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| (مديح) expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death |
| (يسخرون) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
decorum
2
| (وسيلة) suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest |
| (مديح) expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death |
| (اللياقة) propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| (كناية) mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one |
deprecate
3
| (ردع) keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| (تفاقم) increase severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
| (الالتفاف) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| (الخفض) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle |
derogatory
4
| (حنين) apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon; unsuspecting; believed too readily |
| (اللياقة) propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| (تحط) expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
| (مأزق) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options |
despondent
5
| (اللياقة) propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| (لغز) puzzle; difficult problem |
| (الدؤوب) assiduous; industrious; hard-working |
| (القنوط) in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
detrimental
6
| (كناية) mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one |
| (الذواق) a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine |
| (الخروج) causing damage or harm; injurious |
| (استطرادا) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking |
engender
7
| (الحموي) capable of being accomplished or brought about |
| (تولد) cause; bring into existence; give rise to |
| (حماسة المتحمسين) intensity of feeling; warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion |
| (تحط) expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
epicure
8
| (خيالي) crazy; frenetic |
| (الالتفاف) surround an enemy; enclose or entrap; beat by cleverness and wit |
| (الذواق) a person with refined taste, especially in food and wine |
| (إطناب حذرا) carefully aware of all circumstances; cautious |
espouse
9
| (متقلب) not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind |
| (الخروج) causing damage or harm; injurious |
| (تبني) take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt |
| (السرية) secret; conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods |
eulogy
10
| (مديح) expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death |
| (اللياقة) propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| (تبني) take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt |
| (تدنيس) violate with violence, especially to sacred place |