antics

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(n. pl.) ridiculous and unpredictable behavior or actions

The antics of the clown amused the crowds.

Synonyms: pranks, shenanigans

سلوك غريب

avowed

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(adj., part.) declared openly and without shame, acknowledged

The governer was an avowed supporter of the plan.

Synonyms: admitted, sworn

Antonyms: unacknowledged, undisclosed

معترف به ، مصرح به

banter

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(v.) to exchange playful remarks, tease;

(n.) talk that is playful and teasing

I love to banter with my friends.

The first thing you notice about him is his friendly banter.

Synonyms: (v) joke; (n) joking, raillery

Antonyms: (n) serious talk

يمزح ، مزاح ، مداعبة

bountiful

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(adj.) giving freely, generous; plentiful, given abundantly

We have a bountiful supply of water.

Synonyms: liberal, abundant, copious

Antonyms: scarce, scanty

وافر ، جواد ، منان

congested

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(adj., part.) overcrowded, filled or occupied to excess

The patient's lungs were congested with fuid.

Synonyms: jammed, packed, choked

Antonyms: uncluttered, unimpeded

محتقن ، مزدحم

detriment

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(n.) harm or loss; injury, damage; a disadvantage; a cause of harm, injury, loss, or damage

His refusal to study has worked to his detriment.

Synonyms: hindrance, liability

Antonyms: advantage, help, plus

ضرر

durable

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(adj.) sturdy, not easily worn out or destroyed; lasting for a long time; (n. pl.) consumer goods used repeatedly over a series of years

Denim is a durable kind of fabric.

Most people own household durables.

Synonyms: long-lasting, enduring

Antonyms: fragile, perishable, fleeting

متحمل  ، متين

enterprising

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(adj.) energetic, willing and able to start something new; showing boldness and imagination

An enterprising person can turn a hobby into a business.

Synonyms: vigorous, ambitious, aggressive

Antonyms: lazy, indolent, timid, diffident

مغامر  ، مبادر ، جرئ

frugal

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(adj.) economical, avoiding waste and luxury; scanty, poor, meager

We usually prepare frugal but delicious meals.

Synonyms: thrifty, skimpy

Antonyms: wasteful, lavish, extravagant

مقتصد  ، رخيص ، اقتصادي

gingerly

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(adj., adv.) with extreme care or caution

Customers should be handled in a gingerly manner.

Pedestrians should cross the street gingerly.

Synonyms: cautiously, warily

Antonyms: firmly, confidently, aggressively

بحذر شديد  ، رقيق

glut

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(v.) to provide more than is needed or wanted; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing; (n.) an oversupply

Hollywood studios glut theaters with action movies.

There is a glut of gasoline on the market.

Synonyms: (v) flood, inundate, (n) surplus, plethora

Antonyms: (n) shortage, scarcity, dearth, paucity

يشبع  ، يتخم ، تخمة ، وفرة

incognito

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(adj., adv.) in a disguised state, under an assumed name or identity; (n.) the state of being disguised; a person in disguise

Antonyms: (adj) undisguised

متنكر  ، تحت اسم مستعار

invalidate

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(v.) to make valueless, take away all force or effect

Synonyms: cancel, disapprove, discredit

Antonyms: (n) support, confirm, back up, legalize

يبطل  ، يفسخ ، يلغي صلاحية

legendary

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(adj.) described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life

Synonyms: mythical, fabuous, famous

أسطوري  ، خرافي

maim

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(v.) to cripple, disable, injure, mar, disfigure, mutilate

يقعد  ، يشوه ، يجرح

minimize

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(v.) to make as small as possible, make the least of; to make smaller than before

Synonyms: belittle, downplay, underrate

Antonyms: magnify, enlarge, exaggerate

يخفض  ، يقلل ، يقلص

oblique

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(adj.) slanting or sloping; not straightforward or direct

Synonyms: diagonal, indirect

Antonyms: direct, straight to the point

منحرف  ، مائل ، غير مباشر

veer

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(v.) to change direction or course suddenly, turn aside, shift, swerve

ينحرف  ، يغير الاتجاه فجأة

venerate

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(v.) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

Synonyms: worship, idolize

Antonyms: despise, detest, ridicule, deride

يبجل  ، يوقر ، يعظم

wanton

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(adj.) reckless; heartless, unjustifiable; loose in morals; (n.) a spoiled, pampered person; one with low morals

Synonyms: (adj) rash, malicious, spiteful

Antonyms: (adj) justified, responsible, morally strict

قاسي  ، مستهتر ، مدلل ، جائر ، فاجر