Intermediate Vocabulary Unit 2

2.1
1. accomplish (v.) ‫أنجز‬ to finish something successfully or to achieve something
2. actually (adv.) ‫فعليا‬ in fact or really
3. ambassador (n.) ‫سفير‬ an important official who lives in a foreign country to represent his or her own
country there, and who is officially accepted in this position by that country
4. annual (adj.) ‫سنوي‬ happening once every year, or relating to a period of one year
5. attend (v.) ‫يحضر‬ to go to an event, place, etc.
6. bake (v.) ‫يخبز‬ to cook inside a cooker, without using added liquid or fat
7. banking (n.) ‫مصرفي‬ the business of operating a bank
8. bargain (n.) ‫يتفاوض‬ sth on sale at a lower price than its true value
9. be in touch ‫يكون على إتصال‬ to communicate or continue to communicate with sb by using a telephone or
writing
10. boarding school (n.) a school where students live and study
‫مدرسة داخلية‬
11. boil (v.) ‫يغلي‬ to heat a container until the liquid in it starts to turn into a gas
12. broadcaster (n.) ‫مذيع‬ someone whose job is to speak on radio or television programmes
13. budget (n.) ‫ميزانية‬ a plan of how to spend some amount of money
14. butler (n.) ‫كبير الخدم‬ the most important male servant in a house usually responsible for organizing the
others
15. buzz (n.) ‫ ضجة‬/‫طنين‬ a feeling of excitement, energy and pleasure
16. cash flow (n.) ‫سيولة مالية‬ the amount of money moving into and out of a business
17. cashier (n.) ‫أمين الصندوق‬ sb whose job is to receive or pay out money in a shop, bank, hotel etc
18. casserole (n.) ‫طبق خزفي‬ a dish made by cooking meat, vegetables or other foods in liquid inside a heavy
container at low heat
19. catch up on (phrv.)‫يعوض‬ to do something you did not have time to do earlier
20. challenging (adj.) ‫تحدي‬ difficult, in a way that tests your ability or determination
21. charity (n.) ‫صدقة‬ an organization that collects money to help people who are in need
22. charming (adj.)‫ فاتن‬/‫ساحر‬ pleasant and attractive
23. cheque (n.) ‫شيك‬ a piece of paper printed by a bank that you sign and use to pay for things
24. chop (v.) ‫يقطع إلى شرائح‬ to cut something such as food or wood into smaller pieces
25. concentrate (v.) ‫يركز‬ to direct your attention or your efforts towards a particular activity, subject or
problem
26. concerned (adj.) ‫مهتم‬ worried
27. conservative (adj.) ‫محافظ‬ often not liking or trusting change, especially sudden change
28. convenient (adj.) ‫مالئم‬ suitable for your purposes and needs and causing the least difficulty
29. cope (v.)‫يتعامل مع‬ to deal successfully with a difficult situation

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 2.2
1. day off (n.) ‫يوم عطلة‬ a day not at work; at home or on holiday
2. decent (adj.) ‫الئق‬ socially acceptable or good
3. deputy (n.) ‫نائب‬ a person who is given the power to do something instead of another person
4. documentary (n.) ‫وثائقي‬ a film, television or radio programme that gives facts and information about
a subject
5. drill (n.) ‫حفر‬ a tool or machine which makes holes
6. dutiful (adj.) ‫مطيع‬ doing everything that you should do
7. duty (n.) ‫واجب‬ sth that you have to do because it is part of your job, or sth that you feel is
the right thing to do
8. earn a living ‫كسب لقمة العيش‬ to receive money as payment for work that you do
9. earner (n.) ‫كاسب‬ someone or something that earns money
10. eccentric (adj.) ‫غريب األطوار‬ strange or unusual, sometimes in a humorous way
11. employee (n.) ‫موظف‬ someone who is paid to work for someone else
12. engagement (n.) ‫خطوبة‬ an agreement to marry someone
13. enormous (adj.) ‫هائل‬ extremely large
14. expand (v.) ‫يتوسع‬ become larger in size, number, or amount
15. extensively (adv.) ‫على نطاق واسع‬ covering a large area; having a great range
16. extravagantly (adv.) ‫بإسراف‬ spending too much money, or using too much of something
17. ferry (n.) ‫عبارة‬ a boat or ship for taking passengers and often vehicles across an area of
water
18. fly by (v.) ‫يطير‬ to move or go quickly
19. food processor (n.) ‫معالج طعام‬ an electric machine that cuts, slices and mixes food quickly
20. frustration (n.) ‫إحباط‬ the feeling of being annoyed, upset, because you cannot control or change a
situation
21. fry (v.) ‫يقلي‬ to cook food in hot oil or fat
22. get away from (v.) ‫يبتعد عن‬ to go somewhere to have a holiday, often because you need to rest
23. goods (pl n.) ‫بضائع‬ things for sale, or the things that you own
24. handyman (n.) ‫عامل صيانة‬ a man who is skilled at repairing and making things inside or outside the
house and who does this in his own home or as a job
25. hardware (n.) ‫األجزاء المرئية من‬ the physical and electronic parts of a computer, rather than the instructions it
‫الحاسوب‬ follows

26. hard-working (adj.) ‫مجتهد‬ always doing a lot of work

27. head of state (n.)‫رئيس الدولة‬ the official leader of a country, often someone who has few or no real
political powers
28. heir (n.) ‫وريث‬ a person who will legally get money, property from another person
29. helmet (n.) ‫خوذة‬ a strong hard hat that covers and protects the head

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 2.3
1. herb (n.) ‫عشب‬ a type of plant whose leaves are used in cooking to give flavour to particular dishes
2. honey (n.) ‫ حبيبتي‬/‫حبيبي‬ a name that you call someone you love or like very much
3. host (v.) ‫مضيف‬ to provide the space and other things necessary for a special event
4. housekeeper (n.)‫مدبرة منزل‬ a person, whose job is to organize another person's house and deal with housework
5. huge (adj.) ‫ضخم‬ extremely large in size or amount
6. human resources (n.) the department of an organization that deals with finding new employees, keeping
‫الموارد البشرية‬ records about all the organization's employees

7. hunting (n.) ‫صيد‬ chasing and killing an animal or bird for food, sport or profit
8. in charge ‫مسؤول‬ being the person who has control of or is responsible for sb or sth
9. include (v.) ‫ يضم‬/‫يشمل‬ to contain sth as a part of something else, or to make something part of something
else
10. inconvenience (adj.) ‫ ازعاج‬trouble or difficulty that causes discomfort
11. invoice (n.) ‫فاتورة‬ a list of things provided or work done together with their cost, for payment at a
later time
12. involve (v.) ‫يتضمن‬ to include sb/sth in something, or to make them take part in or feel part of it
13. keep fit (v.) ‫ يحافظ على اللياقة‬to do sports to stay healthy and strong
14. land (v.) ‫ يهبط‬/‫يرسو‬ arrive at a place after moving down through the air
15. laptop (n.) ‫كمبيوتر محمول‬ a computer which is small enough to be carried around easily
16. lavish (adj.) ‫باذخ‬ more than enough, especially if expensive; very generous
17. lifeguard (n.) ‫منقذ‬ a person on a beach or at a swimming pool whose job is to save swimmers if in
danger
18. lifetime (n.) ‫مدى الحياة‬ the period of time during which someone lives or something exists
19. lively (adj.) ‫بحيوية‬ having/showing a lot of energy and enthusiasm, or showing interesting and exciting
thought
20. madly (adv.) ‫بجنون‬ with a lot of energy and enthusiasm
21. maid (n.) ‫خادمة‬ a woman who works as a servant in a hotel or in someone's home
22. managing director (n.) the person in charge of the way a company operates
‫مدير عام‬
23. manufacture (v.) ‫تصنيع‬ to produce goods in large numbers, usually in a factory using machines
24. meditate (v.) ‫يتأمل‬ to think calm thoughts in order to relax or as a religious activity
25. memo (n.) ‫مذكرة‬ a message or other information in writing sent by one person or department to
another in the same business organization
26. mild (adj.) ‫معتدل المذاق‬ describes food or a food flavour that is not very strong
27. minced meat (n.) ‫لحم‬ meat cut up or ground into very small pieces
‫مفروم‬
28. mix (v.) ‫يخلط‬ to combine, so that the result cannot easily be separated into its parts
29. modernize (v.) ‫يحدث‬ to make something more modern

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 2.4
1. monarch (n.) ‫ُملك‬ a king or queen
2. negotiate (v.) ‫يفاوض‬ to have formal discussions with someone in order to reach an agreement with them
3. occupy (v.) ‫يحتل‬ to fill, exist in, or use a place or period of time
4. organic (adj.) ‫عضوي‬ not using artificial chemicals in the growing of plants and animals for food/other
products
5. payment (n.) ‫دفع‬ an amount of money paid
6. peel (v.) ‫يقشر‬ to remove the skin of fruit and vegetables
7. personnel (n.) ‫موظفين‬ the people who are employed in a company, organization or one of the armed forces

8. plant (v.) ‫يزرع‬ to put a plant into the ground or into a container of earth so that it will grow
9. porter (n.) ‫حمال‬ a person whose job is to carry things, especially traveller's bags at stations, airports,
etc
10. portray (v.) ‫يصور‬ to represent or describe someone or something in a painting, film, book or other
artistic work
11. praise (v.) ‫يمدح‬ to express admiration/approval about the achievements or characteristics of a
person/thing
12. product (n.) ‫منتج‬ sth that is made to be sold
13. promote (v.) ‫يروج‬ to encourage the popularity, sale, development or existence of sth
14. qualification (n.) ‫كفاءة‬ skill or experience that makes you suitable for a particular job or position
15. racket (n.) ‫مضرب‬ a net fixed tightly to an oval frame with a long handle, used in various sports for
hitting a ball
16. reception (n.) ‫استقبال‬ the place in a hotel or office building where people go when they first arrive
17. reckon (v.) ‫يعتقد‬ to think or believe
18. recruit (v.) ‫يكتتب‬ to persuade sb to work for a company or become a new member of an organization
19. redecorate (v.) ‫يزخرف‬ to paint the inside of a house or put paper on the inside walls again
‫مجددا‬
20. response (n.) ‫إجابة‬ an answer or reaction
21. ridiculous (adj.) ‫سخيف‬ stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at
22. riverside (n.) ‫ضفة النهر‬ the land along the edges of a river
23. roast (v.) ‫يحمص‬ to cook food in an oven or over a fire
24. sale (n.) ‫بيع‬ an occasion when goods are sold at a lower price than usual
25. screwdriver (n.) ‫مفك‬ a tool for turning screws
26. serve an ace (v.) to hit the first ball in a tennis game
27. service (v.) ‫يفحص‬ to examine a machine and repair any damaged parts
‫إلكتشاف العيوب‬

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 2.5
1. shift (n.) ‫نوبة‬ a group of workers who do a job for a period of time during the day or night
2. shooting (n.) ‫إطالق نار‬ when bullets are shot from guns or other weapons
3. situate (v.) ‫تحديد الموقع‬ to put in a particular position
4. sketch (v.)‫ي َْرسُم َرس ًما تَ ْخطيطيًا‬
to make a sketch of something
5. small talk (n.)‫محادذة ضعيرة‬ conversation about things which are not important, often between strangers
6. squeeze (v.) ‫ يعصر‬/‫يضغط‬ to press sth firmly, especially from all sides in order to reduce its size or
remove liquid from it
7. state (n.) ‫ حكومة‬/‫دولة‬ a country or its government
8. stiff (adj.) ‫ صلب‬/‫جامد‬ firm or hard
9. support (n.) ‫دعم‬ agreement with and encouragement for an idea, group or person
10. surfboard (n.) ‫لوح التزلج‬ a long narrow board made of wood or plastic which is used for riding on waves
11. sweat (v.) ‫يتعرق‬ to pass a salty colourless liquid through the skin because you are hot, ill or
frightened
12. sweetheart (n.) ‫حبيبة‬ a kind and generous person
13. tackle (v.) ‫ يعالج‬/‫يتطرق إلى‬ to try to deal with something or someone
14. tantrum (n.) ‫نوبة غضب‬ a sudden period of uncontrolled anger like a young child's
15. tax (n.) ‫ضريبة‬ money paid to the government, which is based on your income or the cost of
goods or services you have bought
16. tell off (v.) ‫يوبخ‬ to speak angrily to someone because they have done something wrong
17. term-time (n.)‫ وقت الفصل الدراسي‬one of the periods into which a year is divided at school, college or university
18. throne (n.) ‫عرش‬ the special chair used by a rulei*Tespecially a king or queen
19. torch (n.) ‫ شمعة‬/‫شعلة‬ a small light which is held in the hand and usually gets its power from batteries
20. trade (n.) ‫تجارة‬ the activity of buying and selling, or exchanging, goods/services between
countries/people
21. training (n.) ‫تدريب‬ the process of learning the skills you need to do a particular job or activity
22. understanding (n.) ‫فهم‬ a positive, honest, sympathetic relationship between two people or groups
23. valet (n.) ‫خادم‬ someone in a hotel who cleans clothes
24. VIP (n.) ‫شخص مهم جدا‬ a person who is treated better than ordinary people because they are
famous/influential
25. weed (v.) ‫ينزع العشب الضار‬ to remove wild plants from a place where they are not wanted
26. weigh (v.) ‫سظم‬ to have a heaviness of a stated amount, or to measure the heaviness of an object
27. well intentioned (adj.) ‫حسن‬ wanting to have good effects, but sometimes having bad effects which were not
‫النية‬ expected
28. workforce (n.) ‫قوة عاملة‬ the group of people who work in a company, industry, country, etc
29. zoom (n.) ‫تكبير‬ a device in a camera that can make the thing being photographed appear nearer

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