My vocab

garbled

(Adj) a garbled statement or report is very unclear and confusing. Ex: a garbled phone massage.

paltry

(adj) 1- a paltry amount of something is too small to be useful or important: ex: paltry sum of money 2-formal unimportant or worthless: ex: paltry issues scant, petty

flatulent

(adj) The condition of having too much gas in the stomach. gas in the stomach and bowels: ex: Eating beans can cause flatulence.

fringe

(adj) a decorative edge on a curtain, etc. or on clothes.

delinquent

(adj) a young person who commits crimes.

rife

(adj) abundant, plentiful, very common. Full of something bad or unpleasant. Ex: the crowded factories are rife with disease.

frightened of

(adj) afraid of

glamorous

(adj) attractive: she didn't look very glamorous with out her make-up.

etiolated

(adj) cause to appear pale or sickly. ex: a plant that is etiolated is weak and not very green because it has not received enough light.

invidious

(adj) causing envy and resentment.

soporific

(adj) causing sleep or drowsiness.

discreet

(adj) cautious, wary.

ineluctable

(adj) certain, inevitable, inescapable, impossible to avoid.

fulfilled

(adj) completely satisfied and happy. ex: I feel fulfilled with my job.

importunity

(adj) continuously asking for things in an annoying or unreasonable way.

frustrating

(adj) disappointing , annoying

dissonant

(adj) discordant, a combination of notes that sound strange because they are not in harmony [≠ consonance]

inordinate

(adj) excessive and large.

eminent

(adj) famous and important: The commission consisted of fifteen eminent political figures.

flimsy

(adj) frail, fragile, easly breakable. ex: the human skin is flimsy.

epicurean

(adj) gaining pleasure from the senses, especially through good food and drink

correlative

(adj) having a mutual relationship. two or more facts, ideas etc that are correlative are closely related or dependent on each other. › used to describe two or more things that are related to each other: Each party to the contract has correlative rights and duties.

schlub

(adj) idiot, worthless person.

jocose

(adj) jesting, tease, playfully, humorous, funny and enjoyable. Ex: the film has some mildly humorous moments. jocular.

superfluous

(adj) more than is needed or wanted [= unnecessary]

extraneous

(adj) not belonging to or directly related to a particular subject or problem [= irrelevant], superflous

turbid

(adj) not clean, a turbid water is dirty and muddy.

fuzzy

(adj) not clear. ex: can you adjest the TV, the picture's kind of fuzzy.

sonorous

(adj) of a sound, is loud and deep sound

antediluvian

(adj) old fashioned, outdated.

glossed or glossy

(adj) polish/shine to a high gloss. (n) 1- an attractive appearance on the surface of something that may hide something less pleasant: ex: Beneath the gloss of success was a tragic private life. 2- a bright shine on a surface: ex: This gel will add gloss to even the dullest hair. ex: Her bracelet is very glossy.

glacial

(adj) relating to ice. glacier: a large mass of ice which moves slowly down a mountain valley.

gratuitous

(adj) said or done without a good reason, in a way that offends someone [= unnecessary]. Ex: children's books which include gratuitous violence.

supple

(adj) someone who is supple bends and moves easily and gracefully [≠ stiff]: She exercises every day to keep herself supple

acrimonious

(adj) stinging, bitter in temper or tone. an acrimonious meeting or discussion is one in which people argue a lot and get very angry: The meeting ended in an acrimonious dispute

obtuse

(adj) stupid, slow in understanding. opposite to astute or clever

maladjusted

(adj) unable to cope

laconic

(adj) using only a few words to say something.

furious

(adj) very angry. ex: He was furious with her.

perilous

(adj) very dangerous: a perilous journey across the mountains

pugnacious

(adj) very eager to argue or fight with people: ex: The professor had been pugnacious and irritable. Ex: When I was a child, I was pugnacious.

generous

(adj) willing to give more money: it was very generous of your parents to lend us all that money.

nugatory

(adj) worthless, unimportant. ex: most of the girls talk about nugatory subjects.

furthermore

(adv) in addition, also

gang

(n) /1/ an organized group of criminals. /2/ a group of young friends: the whole gang is here tonight.

glitter

(n) 1- brightness consisting of many flashing points of light: ex: the glitter of his gold cigarette case. 2- a bright shining expression in someone's eyes that shows a particular emotion [= gleam]: ex: There was no mistaking the mocking glitter in his eyes

generation

(n) A group of people born at about the same time

fuss

(n) What's all the fuss about? 2-a time when people are angry 3-make, raise, etc. a fuss (about/over sth) to complain strongly 4- make a fuss over sb/sth to pay a lot of attention to someone or something

garrison

(n) a group of soldiers living in a town

procession

(n) a line of people or vehicles moving slowly as part of a ceremony [ parade]

gesture

(n) a movement of the hand, head that expresses sth.

geyser

(n) a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground.

fundraiser

(n) a person who collects money for a charity or an organization.

gala

(n) a public entertainment or performance to celebrate a special occasion

impasse

(n) a situation in which it is impossible to continue with a discussion or plan because the people involved cannot agree at an impasse ex: The political process is at an impasse. ex: The dispute had reached an impasse, as neither side would compromise.

hegemony

(n) a situation in which one state or country controls others.

enclave

(n) a small area that is within a larger area where people of a different kind or nationality live.

oligarchy

(n) a small group of people who run a country or organization. The Jewish people are minority and oligarchy in Israel.

gap

(n) a space between two objects or two parts of an object, especially because something is missing.

germ

(n) a very small living thing that can make you ill.

exasperation

(n) angry, fury, rage. when you feel annoyed because someone continues to do something that is upsetting you: ex: Carol sighed in exasperation.

comportment

(n) behavior

contentious

(n) causing contention argument and disagreement between people.

frontier

(n) country border

rupture

(n) fracture, break

fund

(n) funds = money / funding = the money that a project receive to help with its work. (v) to provide money for an activity, organization, event

phantasmagoria

(n) illusion. ex: during on the road under the sun creates a phantasmagoria of non-existent water.

artery

(n) one of the tubes that carries blood from your heart to the rest of your body.

expediency

(n) politically convenient and practical although morally wrong.

prerogative

(n) privilege or advantage that is exclusive to a particular person or class. ex: owning an automobile was still a prerogative of the rich in 18th century America.

ploy

(n) ruse, hoax, subterfuge, scheme

demarcation

(n) separation, division, distinction between different things.

stolidity

(n) someone who is stolid does not react to situations or seem excited by them when most people would react - used to show disapproval.

concession

(n) something that you allow someone to have in order to end an argument or a disagreement [concede]. something that is allowed or given up, often in order to end a disagreement, or the act of allowing or giving this. ex: Both sides involved in the conflict made some concessions in yesterday's talks. ex: He stated firmly that no concessions will be made to the strikers. امتياز، تنازل

globe

(n) the earth. ex: to travel all over the globe..

denouement

(n) the final part of a play.

geese

(n) the plural of Goose

function

(n) the purpose that something has, or the job that someone or something does

gerontology

(n) the scientific study of old age and its effects on the body.

fur

(n) the thick soft hair that covers the bodies of some animals, such as cats, dogs, and rabbits

psychometric

(n) to measure the aptitude. ex: aptitude: natural ability or skill, especially in learning.

give in to

(phr v) 1- to stop fighting against something. 2- to accept that you have been defeated.

give up

(phr v) quit

germinate

(v) 1- used about a seed of a plant to start growing. 2- if an idea, feeling etc germinates, it begins to develop

recast

(v) change, modify, reshape. ex: I tried to recast my schedule.

filibuster

(v) goes around, not speak directly about the subject.

stymie

(v) hinder and prevent. to prevent someone from doing what they have planned or want to do. › to prevent someone from achieving a goal or doing something that had been planned: Students were stymied by the test.

circumscribe

(v) restrict or limit through drawing lines. ex: The President's power is circumscribed by Congress and the Supreme Court. 2- › [T often passive] formal to limit something: Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect. There followed a series of tightly circumscribed visits to military installations.

discrete

(v) separate, distinct.

fulfill

(v) to achieve a goal, to make someone feel completely happy and satisfaied. ex: He finaly fulfilled his childhood dream of becoming an Engnieer./ I need a job that really fulfills me.

fume

(v) to be angry about something ex: She sat in the car, silently fuming about what he'd said 1-By the time they arrived, I was absolutely fuming. 2-"They're almost two hours late," she fumed.

fluster

(v) to make someone nervous and confused by making them hurry or interrupting them: Don't fluster me, or I'll never be ready on time

glance

(v) to quickly look at someone or something. ex: The man glanced nervously at his watch. ex: she glance up at my face.

ensconce

(v) to settle yourself in a place where you feel comfortable and safe. Example: my grandfather ensconced in Jeddah.

gloat

(v) to show in an annoying way that you are proud of your own success or happy about someone else's failure.

denude

(v) to strip sth of its covering, make sth bare.

whittle

(v) to trim, cut, or carve.

dilute

(v) to weaken. › to reduce the strength of a feeling, action, etc.: These measures are designed to dilute public fears about the product's safety.

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plangent

a plangent sound is loud and deep and sounds sad. ex: the plangent sound of the violin.