Words of the day...

17/6/2016, 12 Ramadan 1437

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Bigotry
Malay: Ketaksuban
Arabic: تعصب أعمى (taesab 'aemaa)

noun

bigoted attitudes; intolerance toward those who hold different opinions from oneself.

the report reveals racism and right-wing bigotry

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Concealed
Malay: Disembunyikan

Arabic: أخفى ('akhfaa)

adjective

kept secret; hidden.

a concealed weapon

verb

keep from sight; hide.

a line of sand dunes concealed the distant sea

synonyms: hidden, not visible, out of sight, invisible, covered, disguis

Cult 
Malay: Ikutan, Kultus
Arabic: عبادة (eibada)

noun

a system of religious veneration and devotion directed toward a particular figure or object.

the cult of St. Olaf

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Denigrating

Malay: Tuduhan mengecam

Arabic: من الإساءة (min al'iisa'a)

verb

criticize unfairly; disparage.

there is a tendency to denigrate the poor

synonyms: disparage, belittle, deprecate, decry, cast aspersions on

Disclaimer

Malay: Penafian

Arabic: تنصل (tansul)

noun

a statement that denies something, especially responsibility.

the novel carries the usual disclaimer about the characters bearing no relation to living persons

synonyms: denial, refusal, rejection

Disdain

Malay: Penghinaan

Arabic: ازدراء (azdira')

noun

the feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one's consideration or respect; contempt.

her upper lip curled in disdain

synonyms: contempt, scorn, scornfulness, contemptuousness, derision, disrespect, disparagement, condescension, superciliousness, hauteur, haughtiness, arrogance, snobbishness, indifference, distaste, dislike, disgust

verb

consider to be unworthy of one's consideration.

gamblers disdain four-horse races

synonyms: scorn, deride, pour scorn on, regard with contempt, sneer at,

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Enumerate

Malay: Menghitung

Arabic: سرد (sarad)

verb

mention (a number of things) one by one.

there is not space to enumerate all his works

synonyms: list, itemize, set out, give, cite, name, specify, identify

Epiglottis

Malay: Injap nafas

Arabic: لهاة (laha)

noun

a flap of cartilage at the root of the tongue, which is depressed during swallowing to cover the opening of the windpipe.

It is particularly important to understand the relationship of the following structures: the epiglottis , arytenoid cartilage, aryepiglottic folds, and cricoid cartilage.

Exaggrate
Malay: Membesar-besarkan, Menokok tambah

Arabic: مبالغة (mubalagha)

verb

represent (something) as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.

they were apt to exaggerate any aches and pains

synonyms: overstate, overemphasize, overestimate, magnify, amplify,

Excruciatingly
Malay: Luar biasa
Arabic: لايطاق (liayitaq)

adverb

agonizingly

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Inherently
Malay: Memang
Arabic: متأصل (muta'assil)

Insular
Malay: Sempit

Arabic: جزيري (jaziri)

adjective

ignorant of or uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience.

a stubbornly insular farming people

synonyms: narrow-minded, small-minded, inward-looking, parochial, provincial, small-town, shortsighted, hidebound, blinkered, set in one's ways, inflexible, rigid, entrenched, illiberal, intolerant, prejudiced, bigoted, biased, partisan, xenophobic, redneck

of, relating to, or from an island.

the movement of goods of insular origin

of or relating to the insula of the brain.

What this told us was that he had damage to two areas of the brain: the insular cortex and parts of the basal ganglia.

Isolate
Malay: Mengasingkan
Arabic: عزل (eazal)

verb

cause (a person or place) to be or remain alone or apart from others.

a country that is isolated from the rest of the world

noun

a person or thing that has been or become isolated.

social isolates often become careless of their own welfare

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Mitigate
Malay: Mengurangkan
Arabic: تخفيف (takhfif)
verb

make less severe, serious, or painful.

he wanted to mitigate misery in the world

synonyms: alleviate, reduce, diminish, lessen, weaken, lighten, attenuation

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Resemblance
Malay: Persamaan
Arabic: تشابه (tashabah)

noun

the state of resembling or being alike.

they bear some resemblance to Italian figurines

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Steadfast
Malay: Teguh
Arabic: ثابت (thabt)

adjective

resolutely or dutifully firm and unwavering.

steadfast loyalty

synonyms: loyal, faithful, committed, devoted, dedicated, dependable, reliable

Subside
Malay: Reda
Arabic: هدأت (hada'at)

verb

become less intense, violent, or severe.

I'll wait a few minutes until the storm subsides

synonyms: abate, let up, quiet down, calm, slacken (off), ease (up), relent, die down, recede, lessen, soften, diminish, decline, dwindle, weaken, fade, wane, ebb

(of water) go down to a lower or the normal level.

the floods subside almost as quickly as they arise

synonyms: recede, ebb, fall, go down, get lower, abate

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