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n. انحدار downward slope, as of a hill


Spelling Word: declivity
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a. المشتقات unoriginal; derived from another source


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a. القنوط in low spirits from loss of hope or courage


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n. انتقاصا slandering; act of discrediting from someone's reputation


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v. تشخيص analyze; examine; identify the cause of something


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a. المتداعية in disrepair, run-down; of very poor quality or condition


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v. يمزق cut into small parts; withdraw or exclude from membership, as of a society or body


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a. تبدد unrestrained by convention or morality; wasteful of health or possessions in pursuit of pleasure


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n. حل breaking of union; decomposition into fragments or parts; extinction of life; decay


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v. تقطير give off  liquid; purify; refine; increase the concentration of


Spelling Word: distill