Vocabulary – Unit 4 (Page 108- Mind Matters)
an addict / a person who cannot stop doing or using something, especially something harmful: / מכורastonishing / very surprising: / מהמם
to attract / a- to pull or draw someone or something towards them, by the qualities they have, especially positive and admirable ones.
b- if you are attracted by or to someone, you like them, / למשוך (תשומת לב או משיכה בין אנשים/בע"ח )
back and forth / move backward and then return forward – can be done again and again / אחורה וקדימה
breathtaking / extremely exciting, beautiful or surprising: / עוצר נשימה, מהמם
to calm down / stop feeling upset, angry or excited / להירגע
column / a piece of writing in a newspaper or magazine which is always written by the same person and which appears regularly, usually on a particular subject / טור (בעיתון)
conscious / a- awake, thinking and aware of what is happening around you:
b- to be aware of something / ער למתרחש ,
מודע
craze / an activity, object or idea that is extremely popular, usually for a short time / שיגעון (או אופנה חולפת)
to develop / to (cause something to) grow or change into a more advanced, larger or stronger form / לפתח, להתפתח
dive / to jump into water, especially with your head and arms going in first, or to move down under the water / לצלול, צלילה
to be divided / to be separated into parts or groups / משהו שחולק לחלקים
to encounter / a-to experience, especially something unpleasant
b-to meet someone unexpectedly / לחוות / להיתקל במיקרה לא נעים..
לפגוש במיקרה ..
enormous / extremely (very) large / עצום בגודלו
female / belonging or relating to women, or the sex that can give birth to young or produce eggs / נשי,
נקבה
furious / extremely angry / זועם
grid / a pattern or structure made from horizontal and vertical lines crossing each other to form squares / טבלה –רשת
to be isolated / not near other things / מבודד
leash / piece of rope, chain, etc. tied to an animal, especially to a dog at its collar when taking it for a walk / רצועה
to be located / to be situated, to be in a particular place / ממוקם
logic / a particular way of thinking, especially one which is reasonable and based on good judgment / הגיון
magnificent / very good, beautiful or deserving to be admired / מפואר, מרהיב
male / describes men or boys, or the sex that fertilizes eggs, and does not produce babies or eggs itself / גברי,
גבר
national / relating to or typical of a whole country and its people, rather than to part of that country or to other countries / לאומי
nature reserve / an area of land which is protected in order to keep safe the animals and plants that live there, often because they are rare / שמורת טבע
obedient / doing, or willing to do, what you have been told to do by someone in authority / צייתן
observant / good or quick at noticing things / בעל אבחנה
parasite / an animal or plant that lives on or in another animal or plant of a different type and feeds from it: / פרזיט- טפיל
patience / the ability to wait, or to continue doing something despite difficulties, or to suffer without complaining or becoming annoyed / סבלנות
to pet / if you pet an animal, child, etc., you touch them gently and affectionately with your hands / ללטף
popularity / when something is liked, enjoyed or supported by many people / פופולריות,
to be pronounced / the way a word is said / נהגה
to react / to act in a particular way as a direct result of something else / להגיב
to realize / to understand a situation, sometimes suddenly / להגיע להבנה,
לממש,
skill / an ability to do an activity or job well, especially because you have practiced it / מיומנות
social / relating to activities in which you meet and spend time with other people and which happen during the time when you are not working / חברתי
sorrow / a feeling of great sadness or regret / צער
to spread / to (cause to) cover, reach or have an effect on a wider or increasing area: / לפזר,
למרוח,
to stretch / to (cause an elastic material to) become longer or wider than usual as a result of pulling at the edges / למתוח, להימתח
suitable / acceptable or right for someone or something / מתאים
symbol / something that is used to represent a quality or idea / סמל
to be taken seriously / accepted or treated with attention / להלקח ברצינות
tortoise / an animal with a thick, hard shell that it can move its head and legs into for protection. it eats plants, moves very slowly and sleeps during the winter / צב יבשה
tremendous / very great in amount or level, or extremely good / עצום, יוצא מן הכלל,
unforgettable / has such a strong effect or influence on you that you cannot forget it / בלתי נשכח
unique / very special; being the only existing one of its type or, more generally, unusual or special in some way / מיוחד מאד
to wonder / to ask yourself questions or express a desire to know about something / לתהות,