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Ebb
To get worse ينحسر - يسوء
waiting for the tide to ebb
Their fortunes had already begun to ebb.
Riveting
Thrilling
Agog
: full of interest or excitement because of something.
The news has chemists agog.
Her supporters were agog at the idea.
The town is agog over the plan.
Touchstone
محك
n. An excellent quality or example that is used to test the excellence or genuineness of others: “the qualities of courage and vision that are the touchstones of leadership”
He found in Tycho’s ample legacy of first-class data precisely what enabled him to try, by the touchstone of fact, the successive hypotheses that he imagined; and his untiring patience in comparing and calculating the observations at his disposal was rewarded by a series of unique discoveries.
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Pupil behaviour was seen as ‘the touchstone of quality’ of the school system.
Tremulous
مرتجف
She lowered her eyelids, and the deeper breathing of her bosom gave to her voice when she did speak a tremulous tone: –
Trepidation
a feeling of anxiety or fear about something that is going to happen:
While everyone else in the room was scared of spiders, Robin had no sense of trepidation when the eight-legged critter crawled up the wall.
truism
الحقيقة البديهية
a statement that is clearly true, so that there is no need to say it.
His speech was just a collection of clichés and truisms.
It is almost a truism that newspapers as we know them will cease to exist in a generation.
Abashed
embarrassed or ashamed because you have done something wrong or stupid.
Perhaps slightly abashed by his own (entirely justified) boldness, Goldhill occasionally muzzles his own point.
uncouth
behaving and speaking in a way that is rude or socially unacceptable.
فظ
While George comes from a very wealthy family, he often behaves in an uncouth manner and acts as though he has no social skills at all.
Unkempt
unkempt hair or plants have not been cut and kept neat.
unkempt appearance was the least of the homeless man’s worries.
Nobody wanted to spend the night in the unkempt hotel room that looked as though it had not been cleaned in months.
Unnerve
to upset or frighten someone so that they lose their confidence or their ability to think clearly.
يُفقِدهشجاعتهأورباطةجأشه؛يثيرأعصابه.
He was unnerved by the way Sylvia kept staring at him.
Abashed
embarrassed or ashamed because you have done something wrong or stupid.
Perhaps slightly abashed by his own (entirely justified) boldness, Goldhill occasionally muzzles his own point.
unbridled
not controlled and too extreme or violent:
It wasn’t unbridled ambition that put him at the head of the pack—he knew if he didn’t get a jump on the crowd he wouldn’t see the town of Alamosa before sunset.
unconscionable
much more than is reasonable or acceptable:
The war caused an unconscionable amount of suffering.
Unwieldy
An unwieldy object is big, heavy, and difficult to carry or use.
An unwieldy system, argument, or organization is difficult to control or manage because it is too complicated.
unwieldy bureaucracy
Because the office paperwork has become unwieldy, the company is hiring a couple of temporary workers to help sort through the large stacks of paper.
Since Frank is used to flying small jets, he found the commercial airliner a bit unwieldy under his control.
upend
verb table
to turn something over so that it is upside dow
utilitarian
intended to be useful and practical rather than attractive or comfortable.
ugly utilitarian buildings
While the restaurant’s kitchen is not overly attractive, its utilitarian layout allows the cooks to prepare meals quickly and competently.
vapid
lacking intelligence, interest, or imagination.
vapid conversation
Although the actress was nominated for several awards, she was still criticized for her vapid portrayal of the world leader.
venal
willing to use power and influence in a dishonest way in return for money.
venal police officer accepted the money the drug dealers gave him to look away from their illegal deals.
Wry
a wry expression or wry humour shows that you know a situation is bad, but you also think it is slightly amusing:
Every time we discuss politics, you always have to throw in wry remarks, making it impossible to have a serious debate with you.
Verged
to be very close to a harmful or extreme state:
Many of Lewis’s activities verged on the illegal.
Some of his ideas are verging on the dangerous.
His love of James Dean movies verged on fanaticism.
Vivacious
someone, especially a woman, who is vivacious has a lot of energy and a happy attractive manner – used to show approval
wane
if something such as power, influence, or a feeling wanes, it becomes gradually less strong or less important:
My enthusiasm for the project was waning.
The group’s influence had begun to wane by this time.
Ward something off
to do something to try to protect yourself from something bad, such as illness, danger, or attack:
Don’t forget insect repellent to ward off the mosquitoes.
a spell to ward off evil spirits
witticism
a clever amusing remark
abase
يذل to behave in a way that shows you accept that someone has complete power over you
accrue
if advantages accrue to you, you get those advantages over a period of time:
accrue to
benefits that accrue to students
accrue from
advantages accruing from the introduction of new technology
actuary
someone whose job is to advise insurance companies on how much to charge for insurance, after calculating the risks
Acculturation
cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture; also : a merging of cultures as a result of prolonged contact
the process by which a human being acquires the culture of a particular society from infancy
aggrieve
to give pain or trouble to : distress
to inflict injury on
akimbo
with your hands on your hips so that your elbows point away from your body
Albatross
An albatross (around your neck) something that causes problems for you and prevents you from succeeding:
The issue has become a political albatross for the government.
allegory
مجاز
anecdotal
consisting of short stories based on someone’s personal experience:
His findings are based on anecdotal evidence rather than serious research
amity
Friendship between countries
apologia
a statement in which you defend an idea or organization that you believe in:
apologia for
an apologia for the Christian church
someone who tries to explain and defend an idea, person, or political system:
apologist for an apologist for socialism
aquiline
aquiline nose
Imperative
But the fact that racist policies enacted during Wilson’s presidency are still felt in the country today makes it imperative that the university’s board of trustees not be bound by the forces of the status quo.
Attrition
The process of gradually destroying your enemy or making them weak by attacking them continuously:
The steady attrition of black white-collar workers like Davis from the federal work force went far deeper than the customary turnover when one party succeeds the other in government
Strident
Forceful and determined, especially in a way that is offensive or annoying:
strident criticism
Strident sound or voice is loud and unpleasant:
Black Americans were still viewed as nonpersons in the eyes of the state, and even the most strident bigots were held up to public adulation. This is certainly not the case today.
Blithe
seeming not to care or worry about the effects of what you do:
a blithe disregard for the facts
literaryhappy and having no worries
—blithely adv:
He seems blithely unaware of how much anger he’s caused.
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blatant
something bad that is blatant is very clear and easy to see, but the person responsible for it does not seem embarrassed or ashamed:
blatant discrimination
averse
to quite enjoy something, especially something that is slightly wrong or bad for you:
I was not averse to fighting with any boy who challenged me.
2formal unwilling to do something or not liking something:
be averse to (doing) something
Jim is averse to using chemicals in the garden.
Some banks are risk averse (=do not like taking a risk).
avant-garde
avant-garde music, literature etc is extremely modern and often seems strange or slightly shocking:
an avant-garde play
Autodidact
: a self-taught person
audit
تدقيقأوفحصللحساباتالتجارية§يدقّق(الحسابات).
an official examination of a company’s financial records in order to check that they are correct:
the annual audit
internal audit
(=an audit carried out by a company’s own staff)
formala detailed examination of something in order to check if it is good enough:
Start with an audit of existing services within the community.
Attest
to show or prove that something is true SYN testify: attest to Luxurious furnishings attested to the wealth of the owner. 2[transitive]
