Cambridge (17) vocabulary

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Listening Test (1)

Word Meaning Word in sentence
Part 1
He had thought long and hard before getting
Getting involved ‫ٌتدخل او ٌشترن‬
involved with the project.
mixture ‫خلٌط‬ This drink is a mixture of three different sorts.

awful ‫ فظٌع‬- ‫مــرٌع‬ We had an awful earthquake last week.

He was banned from driving for six months after
Banned from ‫تم منعه‬
failing a breath test.
cliffs ‫منحدر صخري‬ Thousands of seabirds are nesting on the cliffs.
nature reserve In only six years it has become a significant nature
‫محمٌة طبٌعٌة‬
reserve.
path ‫طرٌك‬ Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one.

condition ‫ ظرف‬- ‫حالة‬ The house is in a good condition.

The many different habitats support a wide variety
habitats ‫بٌــئــات‬
of birds.
Nesting boxes can be a good conservation
nesting boxes ‫صنادٌك التعشٌش للطٌور‬ measure if they are mounted in habitats with
access to quality food.
Governments should Promote efforts in
biodiversity ً‫التنوع البٌولوج‬ biodiversity and other positive environmental
impacts.
These two species share a common set of
species ‫ نوع‬- ‫صنف‬
characteristics.
‫نوع ٌشبه الفراشة‬
moth Some types of moth eat holes in clothes.

woodshed ‫مكان ٌتم تخزٌن الخشب فٌه‬ The woodshed burned down in half an hour.
‫بالحدائك‬
 Seals and whales are marine animals
Seals

I presume that an agreement will eventually be

presume ‫ٌفترض‬
reached.
tide ‫المـد و الـجـزر‬ Miles of sand are exposed at low tide.
The government has announced an ambitious
ambitious ‫طموح‬
programme to modernize the railway network.

Part 2
ham ‫لحم خنزٌر‬ Ham is forbidden for Muslims.

bin ‫سلة مهمالت‬ He emptied several bags of rice into a bin.

litter ‫لمامة‬ Any person found leaving litter will be prosecuted.

The ancient temple ruined in the war will be
ancient ‫لدٌمة‬
reconstructed soon.
isolated ‫منعزل‬ Many elderly are left isolated.
He liked polishing the furniture and making
polishing ‫تلمٌع‬
everything just so.
brass ‫نحاس‬ The instrument is beautifully made in brass.

chop ‫ٌمطع‬ Chop the meat into cubes before frying it.

convict ‫ٌُحكم علٌه بالسجن‬ The robbers were convicted of the robbery
‫كائنات‬ Human beings are the only creatures capable of
creatures
thought.
penguin ‫البطرٌك‬ The penguin is a flightless bird.

eagle ‫نسر‬ The eagle flies very high.

inquisitive ً‫فضول‬ Children are naturally inquisitive.

In court, he was accused of being a predator who
predator ‫حٌوان مفترس‬
had tricked his grandmother.

Part 3
livestock ‫الماشٌة‬ Farmers refuse to leave their homes and livestock.

lamb ‫ الخروف‬- ‫لحم ضانى‬ A lamb was offered in sacrifice.

stagger ‫ٌترنح‬ The company might stagger from crisis to crisis.

Breed . n ‫ساللة من الكائنات‬ The new breed is under observation

Breed . v ً‫ٌُــرب‬ Some animals will not breed in cages.

wool ‫صوف‬ The sheep of mine have very thick wool.

These blankets are hardwearing but not warm as
hardwearing ‫شدٌد التحمل‬
wool.
They had to get a job to supplement the family
supplement ‫إضافة او تكملة‬
income.
human
ً‫االستهالن األدم‬ The food was unfit for human consumption.
consumption
pour ‫ٌسكب‬ Don't pour too much;it might spill over.
He reckons his new mobile phone is the best thing
reckons ‫ٌحسب‬
since his childhood.
‫بوضوح‬
apparently He apparently lacked the desire to learn.

terminology ‫مصطلح‬ Nurses have to take medical terminology classes.

My heart sank when I saw how much work there
my heart sank ‫حزنت بشدة‬
was left.
contaminated ‫ملوث‬ The river was contaminated with waste.
domesticated Dogs are domesticated animal and are
‫الحٌوانات االلٌفة‬
animal carnivorous.
eradicate ‫ٌمضً على‬ We can eradicate this disease from the world.

oil spills ‫تسرب النفط‬ Oil spills pose a serious threat to marine life.
‫رسالة علمٌة (ماجستٌر او‬
dissertation He wrote his Master's dissertation on rats.
)‫دكتوراة‬
Part 4
He found himself in enormous buildings with a
Labyrinth ‫متاهة‬
labyrinth of rooms.
Maze ‫متاهة‬ The building is a maze of corridors.
The farmers use an intricate system of drainage
Intricate ‫معمد‬
canals.
Hedge ‫طوق‬ Buying a house is the best hedge against inflation.
The author uses disease as a metaphor for the
Metaphor ‫استعارة – كناٌة على‬
corruption in society.
Spiral ‫حلزونى‬ Her hair was styled into a cascade of spiral curls.
The spiritual life is more important than material
Spiritual ‫روحانى‬
possessions.
meditation ‫التؤمل‬ Learning meditation changed her life.
Her paintings depict the lives of ordinary people in
depict ‫ٌوصف‬
the last century.
Modern cosmology believes the Universe to have
cosmology ‫علم الكونٌات‬
come into existence about fifteen billion years ago.
tombs ‫الممابر‬ Jewels and precious metals decorated the tombs.
‫حلبة من الحشٌش محاطة‬
turf He feels more confident on home turf.
‫لغرض ما‬
Most traditional societies have transition rites at
rites ‫طموس‬
the wedding.
The fertility of the soil has been greatly improved
fertility ‫الخصوبة‬
by the use of pesticides (‫)المبٌدات الحشرٌة‬.
Recently, there has been some revival of ancient
revival ‫إحٌاء‬
music.
healing ‫الشفاء‬ She seems to have a vocation for healing
Bring mindfulness to each activity throughout your
mindfulness ‫الٌمظة و االنتباه‬
day.
Not all the healing springs and spas were under
spas ‫المنتجعات الصحٌة‬
governmental supervision.
The college has established a wellness program
wellness ‫الصحة‬
for its students.
midst ‫ خالل‬- ‫وسط‬ The house is set in the midst of large gardens.
sketchy ‫سطحى‬ I have only a sketchy knowledge of geography.

relief ‫الراحة‬ Some medicines give some relief.

anxiety ‫الملك‬ My mother usually relieves me from anxiety.

appeal ‫ الطلب‬- ‫الدعوة‬ His appeal for forgiveness went unanswered.

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Listening Test (2)
Word Meaning Word in sentence

Part 1
When Jim's uncle retired from the railway company,
Retired ‫متماعد على المعاش‬
he was given a gold watch.
Voluntary work can provide a framework for job-
voluntary work ً‫عمل تطوع‬
seeking.
Finding a volunteer to write the computer program is a
volunteer ‫متطوع‬
challenge.
The appeal for people to donate blood was very
donate ‫ٌتبرع‬
successful.
‫ٌصمم عن طرٌك‬ Recently, most companies have tried to create their
computerized
‫الكمبٌوتر‬ own computerized database.
It's raining, which presumably means that your football
presumably ‫ المحتمل‬- ‫المفترض‬
match will be cancelled.
‫وجبات طعام او شراب‬ After two hours of the meeting we stopped for liquid
refreshment
‫خفٌفة‬ refreshment.
We stopped for refreshment halfway through the
halfway through ‫خالل منتصف الطرٌك‬
journey.
The advantage of booking tickets in advance is that
in advance ‫ممدمآ‬
you get better seats.
‫اختناق بسبب تجمع عدد‬
To prevent a bottleneck, we begin to assemble more
bottleneck ‫كبٌر من االشخاص‬
boxes.
)‫(تكدث‬
right up my street ‫مناسب جدا لمهاراتى‬ The job was right up my street.

Part 2
brief ‫مختصر‬ A brief summary is given on a separate sheet.

dates back to ‫ٌعود تارٌخها الى‬ The town dates back to Roman times.

ballroom ‫لاعة رلص‬ The ballroom can accommodate 400 people.

The conservatory will get very hot in summer unless
conservatory ‫ملحق من الزجاج‬
shading is used.
 A storm moved directly over the island, demolishing
demolish ‫ٌهدم‬
buildings and flooding streets.
flower bed ‫مشتل ازهار‬ The window looked out on a flower bed.

estate ‫ منطمة‬- ‫مماطعة‬ The estate is surrounded by high stone walls.

They have already declared their intention to fight on
intention ‫نــٌــة‬
rather than settle for half-measures.
The museum has several life-sized sculptures of
sculptures ‫تماثٌل‬
people and animals.
allies ‫حلفاء‬ France and England were allies in the war.
dress up The children thought it great sport to dress up as
‫ارتداء المالبس‬
pirates.
tractors ‫جرارات‬ Angry farmers blocked the road with their tractors.

dominate ‫ٌهٌمن على‬ He never let his work dominate his life.

barn ‫إسطبل‬ The children are playing hide-and-seek in the barn.

plough ‫ٌحرث األرض‬ We're going to plough the top field next week.

Sow ‫ٌزرع البذور‬ Sow the seeds outdoors in spring.

‫ٌنظف الحصان او‬
groom Help me to groom the horses for the show tonight.
‫الحمار‬
pickles ‫مخلالت‬ Most people eat pickles at breakfast.
horse-drawn
‫عربة تجرها الخٌول‬ The King arrived in a horse-drawn carriage.
carriage
cattle ‫الماشٌة‬ Thousands of cattle are starving.

Part 3
impression ‫إنطباع‬ She gives the impression of being very busy.
The court has many cases to handle.
handle ‫ٌتعامل معها‬
The programme contains some creative and visually
visually ‫بصرٌآ‬
stimulating material.
stunning ‫مذهآل‬ She was 55 and still a stunning woman.
memorable ً‫جدٌر بالذكر – ال ٌنس‬ This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.
A nightlight glowed dimly in the corner of the children's
dimly ‫خافت‬
bedroom.
The museum contains 6,000 contemporary and
contemporary ‫ معاصر‬- ‫حدٌث‬
modern artworks.
Internet connections through conventional phone lines
conventional ‫ عادي‬- ‫تملٌدي‬
are fairly slow.
tension ‫التوتر‬ Massage helps relieve the tension in one's muscles.
Markets intensify economic inequality and add to the
intensify ‫ ٌزٌد‬- ‫ٌكثف‬
numbers of the poor.

Part 4
millennium ‫األلفٌة‬ As the new millennium opened, money talked.

predominantly ‫فً الغالب‬ The workforce is predominantly male.

He was comparatively calm and concentrated in
comparatively ‫نسبٌآ‬
judging how to defeat his opponent.
Many parents encourage bilingual education in
bilingual ‫ثنائً اللغة‬
schools.
As the world gets smaller, bilingual skills are becoming
bilingual skills ‫مهارات ثنائٌة اللغة‬
ever more important.
There are plans to extend the no-smoking area.
extend ‫تمدٌد‬
This decision could have serious consequences for
consequences ‫عوالب‬
the future of the industry.
The husband cannot ju‫ر‬stify neglecting his wife and
justify ‫ٌبرر‬
children.
American English is significantly different from British
significantly ‫بشكل كبٌر‬
English.
The company is now one of the giants of the computer
giants ‫عمالمة‬
industry.
tackle ‫ٌعالج مشكلة‬ The government is determined to tackle inflation.
It had been an uphill struggle to achieve what she had
uphill struggle ‫صراع شاق‬
wanted.
inevitable ‫ال مفر منه‬ It was an inevitable consequence of the decision.
Listening Test (3)
Word Meaning Word in sentence

Part 1
The campsite is in a beautiful location next to the
campsite ‫المخٌم‬
beach
‫لارب لابل للطىء‬

kayak I bought a kayak for my family.

wetsuit It is bette to wear a T-shirt under your wetsuit.

They go surfing every weekend.

surfing

Part 2
Make sure you insure your camera against loss or
insure ً‫ٌؤمن عل‬
damage.
ً‫ اساس‬- ‫جوهري‬ There are substantial differences between the two
substantial
groups.
Allergies ‫الحساسٌة‬ Allergies to milk are quite common in childhood.
The hotel has a varied programme of nightly
varied ‫متنوع‬
entertainment.
well worth ‫جدٌرة و تستحك‬ This idea is well worth considering.
So we must warn that percussion can easily be
percussion ً‫اإلٌماع الموسٌم‬
overworked and become annoying.
delighted ‫مسرورو و مبتهج‬ I was delighted to be invited to her party.

mess ً‫فوض‬ This illness makes a mess of my holiday plans.

restrict ‫ٌمٌد‬ Having small children tends to restrict your freedom.

Part 3
attract ‫ٌجذب‬ The museum is trying to attract a wider audience.

boundary ‫الحدود‬ The river is the boundary between the two countries.

inspect ‫ٌفحص‬ I got out of the car to inspect the damage .

priority ‫األولوٌة‬ Education is a top priority in developed countries.

spectators ‫المشاهدٌن‬ Many spectators watched the baseball game.

‫ٌصور‬
film They've been filming for six months.
The hotel is an ideal venue for conferences and
venue ‫مكان‬
business meetings.
persuade ‫ٌمنع‬ I failed in my attempt to persuade her.

ultimate ‫النهائى‬ The ultimate decision lies with the parents.

impress ‫ٌعجب‬ The results failed to impress us.

Part 4

migrate ‫ٌهاجر‬ These animals migrate annually in search of food.

relatively ‫نسبٌآ‬ The job is relatively poorly paid.

seasonally ‫موسمٌآ‬ The price of vegetables fluctuates seasonally.

observation ‫المالحظة‬ In hospital she'll be under observation all the time.

He always exaggerates to make his stories more
amusing ‫مسلٌآ‬
amusing.
hibernation ‫البٌات الشتوي‬ Bears go into hibernation in the autumn.

abundant ‫وفــٌــر‬ The river is abundant in fish.

Why do you persist in blaming yourself for what
persist ‫ٌستمر‬
happened?
instinct ‫غرٌزة‬ Animals have a natural instinct for survival.
This transmutation of the old into new life is seen
transmutation ‫التحول‬
everywhere in China.
assumption ‫إفتراض‬ His actions were based on a false assumption.
I like your interpretation better than the one I was
interpretation ‫التفسٌر‬
taught.
The competition is open to both amateur and
amateur ‫الهواة‬
professional photographers.
spear
‫الرمــح‬ The spear curved through the air.

tribe ‫لبٌلة‬ A council of elders governs the tribe.

She often got telephone harassment at night these
harassment ‫التحرش‬
days.

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Listening Test (4)
Word Meaning Word in sentence
Part 1

domestic ً‫منزل‬ Modern devices facilitate domestic work.

Wipe ‫ٌمسح‬ Wipe out the bath before you use it.

grubby ‫لذرة‬ Don't wipe your grubby hands on my clean towel!

The school pays for heating and the maintenance of
maintenance ‫الصٌانة‬
the buildings.
The plumber is coming tomorrow to install the new
plumber ‫السبان‬
washing machine.
He has a well-deserved reputation as a reliable
reliable ‫موثوق فٌه‬
worker.
electrician ً‫كهربائ‬ An electrician repaired the cooker.

bear it in mind ‫ٌضعها بعٌن اإلعتبار‬ That's sound advice - I'll definitely bear it in mind.
You may have to undergo disappointment and failure
undergo ً‫الخضوع إل‬
before experiencing success.
thorough ‫شامل‬ The doctor gave him a thorough check-up.

Part 2
turnover ‫معدل دوران‬ The factory has a high turnover of staff.
Civilization does not remian static, but changes
constantly ‫بإستمرار‬
constantly.
frequently ‫فً كثٌر من االحٌان‬ He frequently donates large sums to charity.
The police are trying to recruit more black and Asian
recruit ‫توظٌف‬
officers.
immediate ‫فوري‬ She felt an immediate attraction for him.

colleagues ‫زمالء‬ Many women earn less than their male colleagues.
At first I felt very resentful and angry about losing my
resentful ‫إستٌاء‬
job.
preferential ‫تفضٌلة‬ Bank employees usually get { rates of interest.
We cannot accept his findings without tangible
tangible ‫ملموس‬
evidence.
‫اإلحتفاظ‬
retention I have a real problem with retention of information.
The brewery had 25 heavy horses delivering beer in
brewery ‫مصنع البٌرا‬
London.
prospect ‫إحتمالٌة‬ The prospect of war really frightens me.

Part 3
athlete ً‫العب رٌاض‬ The athlete broke an arm while climbing a cliff.

fortunate ‫محظوظ‬ She is fortunate in having such a kind husband.

compete ‫ٌنافس‬ The company has to be able to compete globally.

shock ‫صدمة‬ I got a shock when I saw the bill.

bat ‫مضرب‬ I have left my bat at home.

The report notes a rapid decline in manufactured
manufactured ‫مصنعة‬
goods.
stitch ‫ٌغرز‬ Fold the fabric and stitch the two layers together.

Part 4
‫شراب مركز‬ The high concentration of sugars forms a syrup when
syrup
the sap evaporates.
fluid ‫ سائل‬- ‫ رشٌك‬- ‫سلس‬ The weather is fluid in summer.

sap ‫عصارة‬ The tree has a milky sap.

pastries ‫المعجنات‬ Avoid rich foods like pastries.

Nitrates are used as preservatives in food
preservatives ‫مواد حافظة‬
manufacture.
refined sugar ‫السكر المكرر‬ Most importantly, avoid refined sugar.

Fertilizer ‫سماد‬ Fertilizer helps to enrich the soil.

moisture ‫الرطوبة‬ The sun dries the moisture on the ground.
Academic ability is not the sole criterion for admission
criterion ‫المعٌار‬
to the college.
partial ً‫جزئ‬ The research project was only a partial success.

indigenous ً‫أصل‬ Each country has its own indigenous cultural tradition.
bark
‫لحاء الشجر‬ You cannot judge a tree by its bark.

scorch ‫ٌحترق‬ The meat will scorch if you don't lower the gas.

absorb ‫ٌمتص‬ Plants absorb nutrients from the soil.

drilling ‫الحفر‬ After drilling for several weeks they finally struck oil.

evaporates ‫ٌبخر‬ The sun evaporates moisture on the leaves.

boils ً‫ٌغل‬ When water boils, bubbles rise to the surface.

Some paintings have a gritty realism which can be
gritty ‫جرٌئة‬
almost upsetting.

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