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103 Cards in this Set
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Microbiome |
The collection of microorganism found in a specific part of a body . |
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Suppress |
Inhibit , hinder , hamper . |
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Tastebuds... n. |
Flavour receptors found on the tongue. |
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Trait ... N . |
Characteristic that can be inherited It can be physical or behavioural . Synonym: feature , characteristic . |
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Mainstream |
Something that the majority of people would use it . |
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Gut ... N . |
Digestive organs in the abdominal cavity like stomach or intestine. |
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Barley... N. |
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Savoury flavour. |
Means salty . |
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Broth |
Soup containing meat or vegetables sometimes thickend with with cereal . |
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Boogie on down . start yr stuff ,throw shapes hit the dance floor. |
( Modern idioms ) to dance . |
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Like nobody's business |
Idiom means very quickly or very well . |
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At all cost |
Idiom means whatever happens |
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Sit on the fence |
Idiom means delay making a dicision . محلك سر |
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Twitch n. |
Sudden jerky movement like spasm in a part of yr body . |
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Spasm n. |
contaction in muscles that cause a quick and uncontrolled movement like it is like when yr leg twitches or yr eyes spasms . |
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Jerk ... N. |
Synonym: twitch , spasm . |
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Tickling |
Sensation that causes laughter or discomfort and occurs by external stimuli . |
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Tingling |
Sensation is described as pins or needles it can be caused by pressre on nerves , reduced blood flow or nerve damage . It s passive n occure without external stimuli. |
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Numbness |
تنميل ، خدر |
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Cramp ... N . |
Painful contractions in muscles caused by various reasons like fatigue or dehydration. |
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Muscles soreness |
Pain Typically after workout .. |
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Divergent thinking |
The ability to generate multiple solutions or ideas from a single problem or scenario . |
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Promote |
Synonyms: enhance , boost , support, encourage. |
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Convulsion.. n |
Sudden , violent contractions in muscles , uncontrolled shaking or jerking of the body Caused by neurological conditions like epilepsy. |
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Whst do u reckon ? |
Whats yr opinion? But in an informal way . |
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Crave ... V. |
Have a strong desire Synonym: long for , wish , hunger for , thirst for .... |
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Erratically ... Adv. |
عشوائيا |
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Malfunction .. n . |
عطل |
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Binge |
When u do something to excess like eating, drinking or spending money . |
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Indulgence |
Tolerance... تساهل |
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Catonine tails |
Now means by which someone criticises themselves as a form of self punishment because they feel guilty. |
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Whip |
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Sardines |
سردين سمك |
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Trimester |
The first third of the year . |
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Perceive |
Realize , understand.. to be aware of something. |
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Open up |
Speak more easily than usual especially about worries n problems |
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To take something with a pinch of salt means... ( Idiom) |
Don't believe everything u r told , Dont mind of this Dont care of that . |
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Mixed bag |
It can be good or bad . |
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Culture shock |
An uncertain feeling when in a new environment. |
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Ritual ... N. Or adj . |
Synonym: Rite شعيرة |
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U r assigned a role . |
تم تعيينك او تخصيصك لتؤدي دور معين . |
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Demarcation.... N. |
The act of the boundary of something. فصل بين حاجتين Ex: my children havent been raised with the line of demarcation between the adult's table and kid's table . |
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Mind- boggling |
Difficult to understand. |
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Chapping ... N |
I often use my lip balm to prevent chapping. |
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Lush. .... Adj |
Prolific, productive |
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Fortnight |
15 days |
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Ease.. v or n . |
To Facilitate. |
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Frantic .... Adj |
Distraught مضطرب with fear , anxiety n worries Synonym: hectic Antynom: calm |
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Troll |
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Grind .. n. |
Hard n dull working |
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Stroll .... N. |
Picnic |
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Sizzling... Adj informal |
Very hot The sizzling summer temperature |
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Nocturnal |
Active in night |
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Soothing... Adj . |
Synonym: calming , sedative مسكن. |
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Cramming ... N. |
Completely fill |
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Confine... V. |
Restrict ... |
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Seize ..v. |
يعتقل |
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Dissonance |
Repulsion |
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Implement .. v. |
Synonym: Execute |
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Consolidate .. v. |
يوطد Revise the vocabularies to consolidate them in yr mind . |
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Grasp... V. |
Understand or hold firmly. |
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Knitting |
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Dull adj |
Boring , tedious مضجر |
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Cabinet |
Wordrope or closet |
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Dining... N |
تناول الطعام |
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Tranquility |
طمأنينة |
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Serenity |
راحة نفسية Antynom: panic |
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Snoring |
Ex: you keep me awake all the night with your snoring . |
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Nudge ... V. |
Synonym: prod , poke . |
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Manky ... Adj |
Dirty, filthy ,unattractive, used up |
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Advantageous.. adj |
Useful , beneficial , helpful. |
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Colonial ... Adj |
استعماري |
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Paternalistic ... Adj |
أبوية . |
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Paternalism... N. |
Making decisions for other people n limiting their freedom. |
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Infantilize ...v. |
To treat someone as a child Ex: Seeing yourself as a victim infantilizes you . |
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Autonomy... N . |
To be independent . تعني استقلال الفرد او الحكومات نفسيا وماديا . The ability to make your own decisions rather than being influenced by someone else . Antynom: dependance |
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Impulsively |
Antynom: deliberately |
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Subtle .... Adj |
Using Cleverness and indirect ways to achieve something. |
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Shopper |
The one who is shopping. |
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Executive... Adj. |
تنفيذية |
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For the public good |
للصالح العام . |
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Sludge |
Clay , mud |
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Undermine |
Weaken . |
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Nudging |
Ways of gentle persuading or encouraging someone to take decisions. |
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It is in yr best interests |
Means it is the most advantageous for u to do . |
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Engineer ( something) out |
Design is such a way that something is not required. |
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Geared around |
Organised n prepared towards a certain activity . |
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Swim against the tide |
Do the opposite of most people. |
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Drive someone towards |
Push someone to accept a new situation. |
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Bum... N. |
( Ass , butt ).. informal American slang words . Buttocks is neutral ( formal n informal ) . Bum ... British word . |
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Underdog ... N. |
Person who seems least likely to win . |
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Look down yr nose at someone |
Think u r better than that one . |
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Choking ... N |
Failure of a sport player to perform their best due to psychological pressure or social expectations. |
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Top dog |
Informal.. most successful person in a gr . |
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In the filb side |
The opposite, less positive, less popular side . |
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Pitch ... N. |
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Spill the beans... Idiom |
Tell people secret info . |
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Nutmeg ... N. |
جوزة الطيب |
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Ginger |
جنزبيل |
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Mass - produce |
Produce alot of the same product cheaply in a factory . |
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Bespoke |
Made specifically forcone person in particular |
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Dyslexic |
Difficult to read n spell n write |
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Colour - coded |
Using different colours to represent different parts of something. |