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Monday, April 15, 2002                                                     First Year of English Department

Synonyms

Lucky              fortunate, successful, fortune

Live                 dwell, reside

Certain           specific, sure, definite, particular

Public             general, multitude, community = people living in the same area, group of people that live together

Check             investigate, examination, braking

Distance         way, space between two points

Couple            two people that belong together, two things that belong together

Yard                unit of measure equal to .91 meters

Common Abbreviation

OAU               Organization of African Unity

OPEC            Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

MF                  International Monetary Fund

Synonyms

Passenger     traveler, rider, one who travel by some form of conveyance ^transmission (means of transport)

District            area, region

Fare                transportation fee, charge

St                    Saint ^stanza, street

Fixed              constant ^{number with a fixed value (math),} steady, firmly in place

Inserted          put in, entered

Further            more distant

Bridge            raised passage or road      

Common Abbreviation

NATO             North Atlantic Treaty Organization

UN                  United Nation

UNESCO       United Nation Educational Scientific and Cultured Organization

UNO               United Nation Organization

UNICEF         United Nation International Children's Emergency Fund

Synonyms

Carry               hold ^include, transport, continue

Indicating        show, referring

Meter              unit of measurement, one hundred centimeters

Duration         period, time that something continues

Hold up           delay, stop

Get a move on = hurry up, start moving, make a progress

Common Abbreviation

BA                  Bachelor of Arts = first- level university degree

MA                  Master of Arts, post-graduate degree

PHD               Doctor of Philosophy, graduate with a doctorate, graduate of a doctoral program

The Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

Abdulhadi Nassr