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Words of the Day 2

1. Debonair = urbane = someone who is confident and fashionable


2. Futile efforts = ineffectual / pointless efforts
3. Facile answer = glib answer= not a serious one (=easily said without thinking) ‫ سطحي‬- ‫هين‬
4. Quack = charlatan = sb pretending to be a doctor or to be sb skilled
char‧la‧tan / ˈʃɑːlət ə n $ ˈʃɑːr- / noun [ countable ] literary
someone who pretends to have special skills or knowledge – used to show disapproval
5. Stratagem = scheme
strat‧a‧gem / ˈstrætədʒəm / noun [ countable ]
formal a trick or plan to deceive an enemy or gain an advantage SYN ploy‫حيلة‬

He looked charming & debonair, but he was a quack full of stratagems. I asked him a serious
question that he answered, but I was not convinced by his glib answers/explanations. So, it
was futile to continue the negotiations.

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