Important vocabulary for approaching the Edexcel iGCSE Poetry Anthology part of the exam. The words selected either appear in the poems themselves as trickier language or can be used in analysis. Arabic translations included for English Language Learners.
| Vocabulary | Translation | Definition | Synonym | |
| 1 | Congregation (n.) | مجمع | A group of people assembled for religious worship. | Parish |
| 2 | Appalling (adj.) | مروعة | Awful and not meeting expectations | Shocking |
| 3 | Engulf (v.) | يبتلع | To sweep, surround something, or to cover completely | Envelop |
| 4 | Sullen (adj.) | متجهم | Moody, Bad-tempered and sulky | Morose |
| 5 | Impediment (n.) | عائق | A hindrance or a block in achieving something | Obstruction |
| 6 | Vitality (n.) | حيوية | Physical or intellectual vigour. Energy. Sense of being alive | Exuberance |
| 7 | Euphoria (n.) | النشوة | Feelings of intense pleasure and excitement | Thrill |
| 8 | Relish (v.) | استمتع | To treat with affection or enjoy slowly in a sensual manner | Savour |
| 9 | Subdued (adj.) | مهزوم | To be passive or shy. Gentle or quiet, less vivid | Solemn |
| 10 | Claustrophobia (n.) | رهاب الإحتجاز | An Extreme or irrational fear of confined places | |
| 11 | Insidious (adj.) | أخبث- خبيث | Moving in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects | Stealthy |
| 12 | Inexorably (ad v.) | بشكل لا يرحم | Marching forward in a way that cannot be stopped | Inevitable |
| 13 | Vista (n.) | مشهد من خلال | A wide a beautiful view, usually pastoral | Panorama |
| 14 | Melancholy (adj.) | حزن | Thoughtful feelings of sadness for no particular reason | Mournful |
| 15 | Affectionate (adj.) | حنون | Feeling or exhibiting fondness, caring or tenderness | Doting |
| 16 | Aggrieved (adj.) | مضطهد | Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated | Bitter |
| 17 | Blaze (v.) | حريق | Burn fiercely or brightly | Inferno |
| 18 | Clamour (n.) | صخب | Loud and jarring noise, especially voices shouting | Din |
| 19 | Subconscious (adj.) | اللاوعي | Part of your mind; not fully aware but influences actions and feelings | Psyche |
| 20 | Surreal (adj.) | سريالية- عجيب | Weird, strange; bizarre and dreamlike | Unearthly |
| 21 | Exultant (adj.) | المتبرع | Proud and expectant as if somebody has been proved right | Jubilant |
| 22 | Console (v.) | وحدة التحكم | To comfort (someone) at a time of grief or disappointment | Solace |
| 23 | Officious (adj.) | فضولي | Assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with trivial matters | Self-important |
| 24 | Sinew (n.) | عصب | A piece of tough fibrous tissue uniting muscle to bone; a tendon | Ligament |
| 25 | Prowling (v.) | الطوف | To move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey | Stalk |
| 26 | Ethereal (adj.) | أثيري | Extremely delicate, light, not of this world | Celestial |
| 27 | Loitering (v.) | التسكع | Stand or wait around without apparent purpose | Linger |
| 28 | Oblivion (ab n.) | النسيان | State of being unaware what is around you | Void |
| 29 | Nefarious (adj.) | شرير | Being wicked or villainous | Despicable |
| 30 | Withered (adj.) | ذابل | Dry and shrivelled from age or disease | Wilt |
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