Important vocabulary for approaching the Edexcel iGCSE Non-Fiction unit. Arabic translations included for English Language Learners
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| Vocabulary | Translation | Definition | |
| 1 | Climax | ذروة | The point where tension and drama is at its highest in an extract |
| 2 | Exposition | معرض | Detailed description (of a setting) at the beginning of a narrative |
| 3 | Memoir | مذكرات | A ‘snapshot’ of one’s life experiences, it helps frame milestones in a person’s life |
| 4 | Travelogue | فيلم عن رحلة | A film, book or blog about the places visited by or experiences of a traveller. |
| 5 | Tension | توتر | Mental or emotional strain |
| 6 | Perspective | انطباع | A particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view. |
| 7 | Disparity | تفاوت | A great difference between two things |
| 8 | Apathy | لامبالاة | Lack of interest or enthusiasm |
| 9 | Trauma | صدمة | A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. This can be physical or emotional |
| 10 | Plight | مأزق | Continued suffering during a difficult experience |
| 11 | Certainty | السياق | Confident that something is true or will happen with a determination |
| 12 | Abyss | هاوية | Deep or seemingly bottomless chasm, hole, pit |
| 13 | Ruptured | ممزق | Break or burst suddenly and intensely |
| 14 | Grotesque | تنافر | Repulsively ugly and distorted |
| 15 | Slackly | بإهمال | Not taught or firm. Hanging limply and with a lifelessness |
| 16 | Wake | استيقظ | Tracks left behind by something travelling through a space |
| 17 | Relished | استمتع | Enjoyed immensely, savouring |
| 18 | Eternity | خلود | Lasting seemingly forever, unending |
| 19 | Volatile | متطايرة | Unpredictable, violent and changeable |
| 20 | Crescendo | تراكم | A progressive increase, or build up, of intensity. |
| 21 | Sedate | رزين | Calm and unhurried, almost sleepy |
| 22 | Staked | راهن | Placed a money bet, laid claim to the winnings |
| 23 | Despair | يأس | Complete loss or absence of hope. Feeling despondent and demoralised |
| 24 | Dichotomy | تفرغ ثنائي | Division or contrast between two things that are opposite or entirely different. |
| 25 | Uncouth | غير مألوف | Lacking in sophistication |
| 26 | Stereotypes | الأفكار النمطية | A widely held, fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person |
| 27 | Descend | تنحدر | Moving downwards |
| 28 | Adversity | محنة | Extreme difficulty, challenge and trauma to overcome |
| 29 | Ricochet | شظية | (A bullet or other projectile) rebounding off a surface. |
| 30 | Milestone | معلمًا | A significant stage or event in a person’s life. |
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