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abbreviation
n. [اختصار] shortening something by omitting parts of it
abnormal
a. [الشاذ] unusual; not typical; not normal
abort
v. [إفشال] stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
abrasive
a. [جلخ] rubbing away; tending to grind down
absence
n. [غياب] state of being absent; state of being away
absolutely
ad. [تماما] utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors  
abstract
a. [الملخص] theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
accidental
a. [عرضي] unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally  
accompany
v. [تصاحب] travel with; be associated with
accomplished
a. [إنجاز] skilled; experienced; having many social graces; polished or refined
accounting
n. [المحاسبة] a system that provides quantitative information about finances
acid
n. [حمض] sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
acidic
a. [الحمضية] tasting sour like acid; being or containing an acid
actual
a. [الفعلي] true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
acupuncture
n. [الوخز بالابر] treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
adequate
a. [كاف] sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
adhere
v. [تمسكا] stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
adhesive
a. [لاصق] sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
adjunct
n. [مساعد] something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
admit
v. [أعترف] permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
adventure
n. [المغامرة] something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
adventurous
a. [المغامرة] valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures
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
aerodynamics
n. [الديناميكا الهوائية] study of how objects move through the air or water
affected
a. [المتضررة] speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
affective
a. [العاطفي] sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged
aggravate
v. [تفاقم] worsen; make worse or more troublesome
aggregation
n. [تجميع] several things grouped together or considered as a whole
ailment
n. [مرض] sickness;a slight but often persistent illness 
aircraft
n. [طائرات] a vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon
alert
n. [تنبيه] the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
alike
a. [على حد سواء] similar; in the same manner or to the same degree
allegation
n. [ادعاء] suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
alliteration
n. [الجناس] repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
alone
a. [وحده] solitary; by oneself, not with any other people  
alteration
n. [تغيير] a passage from one form or state to another; change
alternation
n. [البديل التناوب] successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
aluminum
n. [الومنيوم] silvery ductile metallic element
amazement
n. [ذهول] wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment
ambivalence
n. [التناقض] state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
amenable
a. [قابلة] responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
analogy
n. [القياس] the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
analysis
n. [تحليل] study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
anecdote
n. [حكاية] a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
anesthetic
n. [مخدر] a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
angular
a. [الزاوي] sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
annually
ad. [سنويا] yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
anthem
n. [النشيد الوطني] song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
anthropology
n. [انثروبولوجي] social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
anticipation
n. [التوقع] something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
antiquated
a. [العتيقة] too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
antiquity
n. [العصور القديمة] ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
antiseptic
n. [مطهر] a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
appointment
n. [تعيين] act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
apprentice
n. [المبتدئ] works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
approval
n. [الموافقة] official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
approve
v. [التقريبية] ratify; consider right or good; think or speak favorably of
aquamarine
a. [زبرجد] of bluish-green color; of pale blue to light greenish-blue
aquarium
n. [تقارب الحوض] tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
arboreal
a. [الأثرية] tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
archaeology
n. [علم الآثار] study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
architect
n. [مركز البحوث الزراعية معماري] one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
arithmetic
n. [حسابي] theory of numerical calculations
armor
n. [الدروع] shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
arms
n. [الأسلحة] weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family
array
v. [مجموعة] set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
arsenal
n. [ارسنال] storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
artery
n. [الشريان] one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
articulate
v. [التعبير] speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
ascent
n. [الصعود] upward slope or grade; movement upward
assignment
n. [مهمة] a task that was given to students; job; distribution; appointment
association
n. [جمعية] connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
assorted
a. [متنوعة] varied;  consisting of various types mixed together  
assortment
n. [متنوعة] variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things
assume
v. [أتقلد] suppose; presume; take on; bear
assumption
n. [افتراض] something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
assure
v. [ضمان] tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
astonish
v. [يدهش] surprise someone very much; shock
astute
a. [المخضرمين] wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
asymmetrical
a. [متناظرة] unbalanced; uneven;  having parts on either side or half that do not match  
athlete
n. [رياضي] a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
atomization
n. [ذرة الانحلال] act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles
atrophy
n. [ضمور] wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
attempt
n. [محاولة] the action of trying at something
audience
n. [المقابلة] a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
aurora
n. [أورورا] a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
autonomous
a. [تشريح] self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
avenue
n. [شارع] way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
average
a. [متوسط] typical; mean; achieve or reach on average
averse
a. [نوره ولو كره الكافرون] reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
aviator
n. [طيار] someone who operates an aircraft
avoid
v. [تجنب] shield away from; prevent
axis
n. [محور] the center around which something rotates; pivot
bachelor
n. [بكالوريوس] unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
backbone
n. [البابون] support; mainstay; vertebrate spine or spinal column
balloonist
n. [متوازنة] someone who flies a balloon
bankruptcy
n. [المصرفي] state of being unable to pay your debts
bar
n. [بار] a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
barb
n. [عنة] sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark
bark
n. [اللحاء] a sound made by a dog; harsh sound uttered by a dog
barrel
n. [برميل] vessel; large cylindrical container
barrenness
n. [البارجة] property of not supporting life, no children, or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency
barter
v. [مقايضة] trade goods or services without the exchange of money
bean
n. [الفول] various edible seeds; small oval or roundish seed, berry, nut, or lump
bear
v. [الدب] support; sustain; carry; have; yield; give birth; hold up or support
beat
v. [تهزم] whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
behalf
n. [باسم] represent;  advantage, benefit, the interest of someone
below
ad. [أدناه] under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; inferior to in rank; unworthy of
besiege
v. [محاصرة] surround with armed forces; harass with requests
bilateral
a. [ثنائي اللغة] two-sided; mutual;  involving two groups or countries  
billion
n. [بيل مليار] the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
biologist
n. [الاحياء] a scientist who studies living organisms
bitterness
n. [مرارة] sharp and bitter manner
blink
v. [طرفة] shut eyes briefly; wink
blizzard
n. [عاصفة ثلجية] a severe snowstorm with strong winds  
blossom
n. [الزهرة] reproductive organ of plants, especially one having showy or colorful parts
boast
v. [طمس تباهى] show off oneself;  speak of with excessive pride
bolster
v. [دعم] support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion
boredom
n. [الضجر] tedium; dullness; state of being a bore, or the tendency to become tiresome and uninteresting
boring
a. [مملة] uninteresting and tiresome; dull
boulder
n. [بولدر] a rounded rock lying on the surface of ground or embedded in soil
bound
n. [ملزمة] tied; held; committed; limit; constraint; leap; jump
bowl
v. [عاء] throw or roll a ball; move quickly and smoothly, especially by rolling
braid
v. [جديلة] weave; interweave three or more strands
breathe
v. [التنفس] respire; inhale and exhale air
breathtaking
a. [لالتقاط الأنفاس] very surprising or shocking
briny
a. [المالحة] salty; any huge body of saltwater
broaden
v. [توسيع] widen; grow broad or broader
bud
n. [مهدها] one that is not yet fully developed; sprout
buggy
n. [عربات التي تجرها الدواب] small, lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
bulb
n. [لمبة] the rounded part of a cylindrical structure; electric lamp consisting of a glass ball
bundle
v. [حزمة] tie, wrap, or gather together; hurry; hasten; dress oneself warmly
burrow
n. [بورو] tunnel; hole in the ground made by an animal for shelter; moving through by or as by digging
cab
n. [سيارة أجرة] taxi; a one-horse vehicle for public hire
cabal
n. [عصابة] a small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
cabin
n. [مقصورة] a small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
cadence
n. [إيقاع] rhythmic rise and fall of words or sounds; beat
calculator
n. [الحاسبة] a small machine that is used for mathematical calculations
cancel
v. [إلغاء] revoke; call off; omit or delete
candid
a. [صريح] straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial
carat
n. [قيراط] unit of weight for precious stones; a measure of fineness of gold
career
n. [وظائف] profession or occupation; individual's work and life roles over their lifespan
cargo
n. [النقل] freight carried by ship, an aircraft, or another vehicle
caricature
n. [الكاريكاتير] a representation that is deliberately exaggerated to produce a comic effect
cater
v. [التعليم تلبية] supply what is needed or desired; provide food professionally for a special occasion
cause
n. [قضية] something produces a result; the basis for an action or response; a reason
cease
v. [وقف ل] stop; terminate; put an end to; discontinue
ceremonial
n. [الاحتفالية] ritual; ceremony or rite
chafe
v. [يستاءون] wear away or irritate by rubbing; make sore by rubbing; annoy; vex
chalk
n. [الاحتفالية الطباشير] soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or yellowish-white color, used as a drawing implement
championship
n. [بطولة] status of being a champion; position or title of a winner
characteristic
n. [مميزة] a feature that helps to identify, tell apart, or describe recognizably; a distinguishing mark or trait
chat
n. [الدردشة] talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
check
v. [تحقق] stop motion; curb or restrain
checkup
n. [فحص] thorough physical examination
chili
n. [الفلفل الحار] very hot and finely tapering pepper of special pungency
choppy
a. [متقطع] having many small waves; rough with small waves
chronology
n. [التسلسل الزمني] time sequence; an arrangement of events in time
cipher
n. [الشفرات] secret code; an Arabic numeral or figure; a number
circle
n. [دائرة] round; something shaped like such a ring; a group of people sharing an interest, activity, or achievement
circular
a. [دائرية] round; shaped like or nearly like a circle
circulation
n. [تداول] spread or transmission of something to a wider group or area
circumstance
n. [ظرف] situation; condition; detail accompanying or surrounding an event
citizenship
n. [المواطنة] status of a citizen with rights and duties
clam
n. [البطلينوس] soft edible body of such as mollusk
clause
n. [فقرة] sentence; phrase; distinct article, stipulation, or provision in a document
clay
n. [الطين] very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
climate
n. [المناخ] weather condition; atmosphere; environment
cling
v. [التشبث] hold fast or adhere to something; stick together and resist separation; remain emotionally
clip
n. [كليب] a small section of filmed or filed material
coach
n. [المدرب] tutor; teacher; a vehicle carrying many passengers
coalescence
n. [التحام] union of diverse things into one body or form or group; growing together of parts
coarse
a. [الخشنة] rough; harsh; of low, common, or inferior quality
coffeepot
n. [الدلة] tall pot in which coffee is brewed
cohesion
n. [التماسك] a tendency to keep together
coin
n. [العملة] small piece of metal, usually flat and circular, authorized by a government for use as money
coincidence
n. [صدفة] two or more things occurring at the same time by chance
collaborate
v. [التعاون] work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort
collaboration
n. [نواعتلا] act of working together; act of cooperating with an enemy, especially it occupying one's own country
collusion
n. [التواطؤ] a secret agreement for any illegal purpose; conspiracy
colonize
v. [استعمار] migrate to and settle in; plant
combine
v. [الجمع بين] blend; fuse; merge
commerce
n. [تجارة] trade; business; intellectual exchange or social interaction
committee
n. [لجنة] special group delegated to consider some matter
community
n. [المجتمع] society; a group of people living in the same locality and under the same government
commuter
n. [ركاب] someone who regularly travels from home in a suburb to work in a city
compact
n. [المضغوط] small and economical car; small cosmetics case
comparable
a. [مقارنة] similar or equivalent; being of equal regard; worthy of being ranked with
comparative
a. [نسبية] relative; based on, or involving comparison
compensation
n. [تعويضات] something given or received as payment as for a service or loss or injury
compensatory
a. [التعويضية] serving to compensate or as compensation; making amends; repaying
competition
n. [مسابقات] struggle; rivalry; an act of competing as for a profit prize
complement
n. [تكمل] something that completes or makes up a whole or brings to perfection
complementary
a. [المكملة] serving to fill out or to complete; supplying mutual needs or offsetting mutual lacks
complicated
a. [معقدة] difficult to analyze or understand
comply
v. [الامتثال] yield assent; accord; agree, or acquiesce; adapt one's self; fulfill; accomplish
compose
v. [للكتابة] write; create; make or create by putting together parts or elements
comprehend
v. [فهمه] take in the meaning, nature, or importance of; grasp
comprehensible
a. [مفهومة] understandable; readily comprehended or understood; intelligible
comprehensive
a. [رباطة] thorough; including all or everything; broad in scope
concept
n. [التصور] something formed in mind; thought or notion
concurrent
a. [المتزامنة] simultaneous; coincident; occurring or operating at the same time
condiment
n. [بهار] seasoning; something used to give relish to food; something used to enhance the flavor of food, like salt or pepper
condition
n. [الأحكام] mode or state of being; fitness; existing circumstances
conductivity
n. [التوصيل] transmission of heat or electricity or sound
confinement
n. [الحبس] state of being confined; restraint within limits; any restraint of liberty by force
confining
a. [قصر] restricting scope or freedom of action; crowded
confirm
v. [يؤكدون] support or establish the certainty or validity of; verify
conformity
n. [مطابقة] similarity in form or character; agreement
congratulation
n. [تهنئة] act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration
congruity
n. [التوافق] relation or agreement between things; fitness; harmony; correspondence; consistency.
connoisseur
n. [متذوق] specialist; a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
consecutive
a. [التوالى] following one after another without interruption; sequential
consequence
n. [نتيجة] result; relation of a result to its cause; logical conclusion or inference
consequent
a. [ونتيجة] resulting; following as a logical conclusion
conservative
a. [المحافظين] favoring traditional views and values; tending to oppose change
conserve
v. [حفظ] retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
considerably
ad. [كبير] substantially; significantly; to a degree worth considering
considerate
a. [مراعاة] thoughtful; marked by consideration or reflection; deliberate
consistent
a. [تتفق] agreeing with itself; coherent; regular
constrain
v. [تقييد] restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
constraint
n. [القيد] something that restricts or confines within prescribed bounds
consult
v. [استشارة] seek advice or information of; take into account; consider
container
n. [الحاويات] any object that can be used to hold things
contaminate
v. [تلوث] make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
content
n. [المحتوى] volume; something contained; material, including text and images
contented
a. [قانع] satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
contiguous
a. [متجاورة] sharing an edge or boundary; touching; neighboring
continuum
n. [التواصل] sequence; succession; continuous extent, succession, or whole
contrast
v. [النقيض] set in opposition to show or emphasize differences; show differences when compared
convenience
n. [التسهيل] state of being suitable
convention
n. [اتفاقية] social or moral custom; formal meeting of members, representatives, or delegates; agreement between states
convert
n. [تحويل] change something into another form; transform
cooperate
v. [تعاون] work or act together toward a common end or purpose
corn
n. [الذرة] plants, such as wheat, maize, oats, and barley, that can be used to produce flour
cosmopolitan
a. [عالمية] sophisticated; of worldwide scope
counseling
n. [الاستشارات] something that provides direction or advice as to a decision or course of action
couple
n. [الزوجين] a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
craft
n. [الحرفية] something made by people; vessel
crash
n. [سقوط] smash; collision; falling down or in pieces with a loud noise of breaking parts
crayon
n. [الالزام القلم للتلوين] stick of colored wax or chalk, used for drawing
creek
n. [كريك] a small stream, often a shallow tributary to a river; brook
crippling
a. [تشل] causing someone to be physically disabled, especially unable to walk; causing severe damage or problems
critical
a. [الحرجة] urgently needed; absolutely necessary; essential; acute; crucial; decisive
critique
n. [نقد] critical review or commentary, especially one dealing with works of art or literature
crossbones
n. [عظمتان] two crossed bones used as a symbol of danger or death
crossbreeding
n. [التهجين] reproduction by parents of different races
crossing
n. [معبر] traveling across; place at which roads, lines, or tracks intersect; intersection
crumple
v. [جعدة] fall apart; fold or collapse; crush together or press into wrinkles
crush
v. [سحق] press between opposing bodies so as to break or injure; extract or obtain by pressing or squeezing
cube
n. [قشرة مكعبات] three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides; cubicle, used for work or study
curiosity
n. [الفضول] desire to know or learn
current
n. [الحالية] stream; flow; up-to-date; present
cushion
n. [سادة] soft pillow or pad usually used for sitting, reclining, or kneeling
custom
n. [العرف] tradition; practice followed by people of a particular group or region
customarily
ad. [عادة] usually; under normal circumstances, normally
cyclone
n. [الإعصار] violent rotating windstorm
dart
v. [دارت] move suddenly and rapidly
dawn
n. [الفجر] time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
dawning
n. [بزوغ فجر] first light of day; first advent or appearance
dearth
n. [ندرة] scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
debris
n. [الحطام] remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
decadent
a. [منحلة] self-indulgent; moral decay
decent
a. [اللائق] suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
declare
v. [نعلن] state clearly; make known formally or officially
decline
n. [انخفاض] change toward something smaller or lower; gradual falling off from a better state
defend
v. [الدفاع] make or keep safe from danger, attack, or harm
deference
n. [احتراما] willingness to carry out the wishes of others; great respect
deferential
a. [احتراما] showing deference; being respectful and considerate
deficiency
n. [نقص] scarcity; lack or shortage, especially of something essential to health
definitely
ad. [بالتأكيد] clearly; without question and beyond doubt
dehydrate
v. [تأله] remove water from; dry out; lose water or bodily fluids
dehydrated
a. [المجففة] suffering from excessive loss of water
deign
v. [يذوى تفضل] condescend to give or grant; esteem worthy; consider worth notice
delegate
n. [مندوب] a person authorized to act as a representative for another; deputy
demobilize
v. [تسريح] retire from military service
demonstrate
v. [يتظاهرون] show clearly and deliberately; manifest; confirm; prove
denote
v. [تحديد دلالة] indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
dense
a. [طائفة التجميع] thick; crowded closely together; compact
density
n. [الكثافة] thickness; the quantity of something per unit measure, especially per unit length, area, or volume
depart
v. [يسافر] take off; leave; set out
dependable
a. [الاعتماد] reliable; worthy of being depended on; trustworthy
dependence
n. [الاعتماد] reliance; lack of independence or self-sufficiency
dependent
a. [تعتمد] relying on or requiring the aid of another for support
depict
v. [تصوير] represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
deposit
n. [مستودعات] money given as a guarantee or security
depressed
a. [الاكتئاب] sad; gloomy; low in spirits; dejected
derivative
a. [المشتقات] unoriginal; derived from another source
desalination
n. [تحلية المياه] removal of salt; a process of removing salt from seawater to make drinking water
deserted
a. [مهجورة] remote from civilization; left desolate or empty; abandoned
desirable
a. [المرغوب فيه] worthwhile; worth doing or achieving; advisable
desolate
a. [مهجورة] unpopulated; providing no shelter or sustenance; devoid of inhabitants
desperately
ad. [ماسة] with great urgency; seriously; severely
despoiler
n. [يفتك] someone who takes spoils or plunder; one who despoils or strips by force; a plunderer
destination
n. [المقصد] ultimate goal; the place to which one is going or directed
deterrent
n. [رادع] something that discourages; tending to deter
devastate
v. [مدمرة] ruin; lay waste; destroy; make desolate
device
n. [الجهاز] technique or means; instrument; machine used to perform one or more relatively simple tasks
diagonal
n. [قطري] a straight line connecting any two vertices of a polygon that are not adjacent