11th set

authentic

Genuine; real.

• Egyptian Arabic: أصلي

• Example: Is this signature authentic?

banal

Unoriginal from overuse; boring.

• Egyptian Arabic: مبتذل

• Example: The dialogue felt banal.

obligated

Required by duty.

• Egyptian Arabic: ملزم

• Example: He felt obligated to help.

obstructed

Blocked or hindered.

• Egyptian Arabic: اتعرقل

• Example: The road was obstructed by debris.

buttress

A support structure; to support.

• Egyptian Arabic: دعامة

• Example: Flying buttresses support the cathedral.

bypass

A route around an obstacle.

• Egyptian Arabic: طريق التفافي

• Example: They built a bypass to ease traffic.

occluded

Blocked or closed off.

• Egyptian Arabic: مسدود

• Example: An occluded artery limits blood flow.

coalesce

To come together into one.

• Egyptian Arabic: بيندمج

• Example: The groups coalesced into one movement.

coincided

Happened at the same time.

• Egyptian Arabic: تزامن مع

• Example: Her birthday coincided with the holiday.

complimented

Praised.

• Egyptian Arabic: اتمدح

• Example: She was complimented on her work.

compulsory

Required, not optional.

• Egyptian Arabic: إجباري

• Example: Attendance is compulsory.

concerns

Matters of interest or worry.

• Egyptian Arabic: مخاوف

• Example: Environmental concerns shaped the policy.

conflated

Mistakenly mixed together.

• Egyptian Arabic: اتخلط بالغلط

• Example: The two issues were wrongly conflated.

confounded

Confused or baffled.

• Egyptian Arabic: محتار

• Example: Scientists were confounded by the results.

consensus

General agreement.

• Egyptian Arabic: إجماع

• Example: The committee reached consensus.

contingent

Dependent on something else happening.

• Egyptian Arabic: مشروط بـ

• Example: Funding is contingent on approval.

contentious

Definition: Likely to cause disagreement.

• Egyptian Arabic: مثير للجدل

• Example: Immigration is a contentious topic.