1)Anecdote

Noun
Definition: a short amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person.
Anecdote/‫حكاية طريفة‬
Synonyms: story, tale, fable
Antonyms: truth, nonfiction, concealment
Neutral
The most recent news article was more a funny anecdote than it was a serious piece. /My favorite
anecdote tells the story of an adventurous dog making his way through the city.
Anecdotal

2)Notorious
Adjective
Definition: famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed.
Notorious/ ‫سيئة السمعة‬
Synonyms: ill-famed, infamous, scandalous
Antonyms: unknown, moral, prestigious
Negative
Unfortunately, one of the country’s most notorious criminals is being paroled today.
Notoriously, notoriety

3)Prodigious
Adjective
Definition: remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree/ unnatural or abnormal
Prodigious/‫معجزة‬
Synonyms: enormous, huge, abnormal, grotesque
Antonyms: small, unexceptional, normal
Both negative and positive
Since Stan’s car accident, he has been taking prodigious amounts of pain pills.
Prodigiously, prodigies

4)Arbitrate
Verb
Definition: of an independent person or body reach an authoritative judgement or settlement.
Arbitrate/ ‫يفصل في النزاع‬
Synonyms: judge, determine, mediate
Antonyms: ignore, confuse, agitate
Neutral, positive
The marriage counselor will more than likely have to arbitrate the heated discussion between the
couple. 
Arbitrator, arbitration
5)Inferential
Adjective
Definition: characterized by or involving conclusions reached on the basis of evidence and
reasoning.
Inferential/‫استنتاجي‬
Synonyms: probable, presumed, illative, deductive
Antonyms: illogical, irrational
Positive
If you use inferential thought, you imply things based on the facts you already know to be true. / If
we know that the vase was broken while Kim was the only one at home, we can use inferential
thinking to determine that she is the most likely culprit.
Inferentially, inference

6)Contiguous
Adjective
Definition: sharing a common border; touching.
Contiguous/‫متجاورة‬
Synonyms: adjacent, neighboring, next door
Antonyms: distant
Neutral
Although many individuals own several pieces of property in our town, few of them own contiguous
lots that are located right next to each other. /Having a balcony that is contiguous to my bedroom
allows me to view the sunrise from my bed. 
Contiguously, continuity

7) Iniquity
Noun
Definition: immoral or grossly unfair behavior
Iniquity/‫اثم‬
Synonyms: wickedness, immorality, evil
Antonyms: goodness, virtue
Negative
Those who are quick to criticize the bad deeds of others should first look at their own acts of
iniquity. /My grandmother, who grew up in a small town where people never locked their doors,
saw big cities as dens of iniquity because of their crime rates. 
Iniquitous

8)Partisan
Adjective
Definition: prejudiced in favor of a particular cause.
Partisan/‫حزبي‬
Synonyms/biased, prejudiced, one-sided
Antonyms/impartial, unbiased
Negative
Since the judge entered his fan vote before all the contestants had performed, everyone knew his
partisan vote was for the competitor from his home state. 
Partisanship