Deck #2 Flashcards
Meaning of “Provoke”
Deliberately make someone annoyed (يستفز)
Israel tries hard to provoke every country in the region aiming to initiate a regional war.
Meaning of “Take Over”
Control something
May I take over the screen sharing, please?
Nazis took over Germany’s government in 1933.
Longer form of “TIL”
Today I learned
til Engineering management is not easy and requires a lot of communication and negotiation skills.
Meaning of “Nag”
Consistently asking someone to do something
Good managers know the right way and time to nag their subordinates.
Meaning of “Temptation”
Desire to do something (usually wrong)
Each of us needs to resist the temptation to prioritize ourselves over others.
Meaning of “Convicted”
Declared to be criminal (مدان)
He is already a convicted murderer. Why are you insisting on helping him?
Preposition of “Insist”
Insist (On)
I insist on completing my education before thinking of marriage.
Lest
For fear that “لأحسن”
She tried to convince him in tears lest he become a friend to this group of criminals.
Scaffold
The wood or metal structure used in constructing buildings.
Workers started with the scaffolding phase to prepare for constructing the new museum.
Contradictory
In Opposite
His entire speech is contradictory.
Consoling
Serve the relief for someone in the time of grief (معزي)
The consoling truth is that God is with us and he sees and cares for us.
In layman’s terms
Simply
In layman’s terms, This is the worst company I have worked for.
Circumvent
Avoid / Workaround
People circumvent the government dollar restrictions by trading it outside the legal banks.
Janitor
The person who looks after a building
The janitor is the first layer of security for any building.
يكسر كلمته
Break his word
Nobody trusts people who break their word.
Come across
Find by chance
I just came across a website where you can use flashcards techniques to learn new vocab faster.
Mine (n)
A place where people can dig for precious minerals
Egypt has multiple gold mines and a lot more waiting to be discovered.
Minerals
معادن
Multiple minerals can be found in healthy food, which are super beneficial for the human body.
Come By
يأتي
Feel free to come by any time to my house to have a cup of tea.
بدون أدني شك
Without a shadow of a doubt
Without a shadow of a doubt, This is the most painful experience I have ever had.
Clutter (v/n)
throw or cover something with a lot of untidy things “يكركب”
Toxic people clutter your mind with non-productive thoughts.
Turn Into
Be changed to “يتحول”
After his mom’s death, he turned into a walking dead man with no emotions.
Punctuality
Being on time “دقة المواعيد”
His professionalism, specially his punctuality and hard-work is notable.
Specially (Adv)
Made in a special manner “خصيصا”
Apple makes some golden editions from their IPhone specially for the public figure.
