a word a day

embark
עמבאַרק

:meaning
אויפשטייגן אויף א שיף
it is used to begin something new, especially a big thing in life or journey

:example of use in a sentence
When he was about to embark on his expedition to France

Religion, for example, seems altogether too vast a theme for him to embark on, and he usually prefers to deal with some single element or aspect

i embarked in my new career out of necessity

When William took the presidential oath, he announced his plans to embark upon a passage of change for our country

We embarked on these car projects with grandiose visions, many as unrealistic as they were ingenious

Tomorrow Grant will start college and embark upon a new phase in his life

Jan would be a fool if she decides to embark on a five-mile race with an injured ankle

daunting
דאַונטינג

:meaning
שוועהר\שרעקעדיג

:example of use in a sentence
Don't be daunted by the amount of work still to be done

As I looked up the mountain, I knew it would be a daunting feat to reach the peak

To an inexperienced chef, making a multi-layer wedding cake may seem like a daunting task

Since Alan did not study for the test, he found the exam to be quite daunting

The daunting trip is going to take thirty-eight hours by car

It can be daunting to think of keeping our young drivers safe on the road

reluctant
רילאָקטענט

:meaning
אומוויליג\אומגעהרן\צעגערן

:example of use in a sentence
He was reluctant to commit to the additional expense

They were reluctant to admit they can't manage

I am reluctant to tell him the truth because I know he'll get angry

In the past, many companies were reluctant to hire women professionals because they feared the women would quit when they got married

The child reluctantly gave the toys back to his friend when it was time to go home

Having just met her, the man was reluctant to trust that she would keep his secret

The doctor was reluctant to release his patient from the care of the hospital

The thief reluctantly admitted his guilt

I don't get what this אשכול is about?
is it just non familiar words
if yes I came acroos this word
Envy
קנאה אדער חומד/גליסטן

noun
1. a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else's possessions, qualities, or luck.
"she felt a twinge of envy for the people on board"
synonyms: jealousy, covetousness; resentment, bitterness, discontent; the green-eyed monster
"a pang of envy"
verb
1. desire to have a quality, possession, or other desirable attribute belonging to (someone else).
"he envied people who did not have to work on weekends"
synonyms: be envious of, be jealous of; begrudge, be resentful of
"I admired and envied her"

ידען כתב:I don't get what this אשכול is about?
is it just non familiar words

there is no rule on what words should be defined here
...just not more than one word a day
it's just about sharing and participating in the learning of the english language

thanks for taking part in it
...i usually try to post every day, but sometimes i just don't feel like it

Envy איז נישט חומד/גליסטן, נאר קנאה, והא ראיה מען קען נישט ענוויען קיין זאך, נאר א מענטש/ן

waive
וו'עיוו

:meaning
מוותר זיין\נאכגעהבן\אויפגעהבן

:example of use in a sentence
Napoleon offered to make Joseph king of Lombardy if he would waive all claim of succession to the French throne, but met with a firm refusal

But while they freely waive a ceremonial like this, they do by no means renounce their claim to more solid tribute

Since the woman exceeded the speed limit only because she needed medical aid, the police officer chose to waive her speeding ticket

Since Ted does not want to be responsible for anyone, he is going to waive his rights to his son

מבטל זיין איז לכאורה די נענסטע אפטייטש

ob·sta·cle
אבסטעיקל
noun
noun: obstacle; plural noun: obstacles
a thing that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress.
"the major obstacle to achieving that goal is money"

Ill leave it up to נייגעריגער to translate in yiddish.

obstacle
אַבסטיקל

:meaning
שטרויכלונג\מניעה\צוריקהאַלט

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LOVE כתב:מבטל זיין איז לכאורה די נענסטע אפטייטש

you might be right, i dont think i know english better than you
but i will quote here
:from harduf's dictionary, 1985
waive - מוותר זיין אויף; אָפּלייגן
waiver - (אין געזעץ) וויתּור

the Yiddish Dictionary Online has a different translations
m http://www.yiddishdictionaryonline.com/ m

Derision = לצנות

inert
אינערט

:meaning
אומאַקטיוו\נישט באריהרט

It comes from inertia – the idea that something tends to remain in its state until acted upon

m https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inert m

:example of use in a sentence
As a medicinal agent the bamboo is entirely inert, and it has never been received into the European materia medica

This is just an inert map with some starting positions

The lightning scared the little boy so much he stood inert and afraid to move

As a joke, Amy gave her military husband an inert hand grenade

dwell
דװ'על

:meaning
װאוינען בקביעות\רוהען\זײן צוזאַמען\פאַרהאַלטן\זיצט אײנגעװאָרצלט

:example of use in a sentence
Surely you dwell here or in one of these surrounding towns

Slaughter and justice cannot dwell together

There wasn't time to dwell over her profanity

The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country

Don't dwell on the past

She could see without looking; and when her eyes were wide they had not to dwell to be detective

cushy
קאָשי

:meaning
באַקװעהם\גרינג\אַהנגענעים

:example of use in a sentence
its a cushy chair

Scorse went with me into the impressive, very cushy conference room

Yes we know trust you to get a cushy job away from all the fatigues and proper work

A souvenir am I, for your minds to have near by, so find a place or palace and if not there have I at spare: there is cushy cocker band for the authentic man and for a mad Mrs Roof, her claw and ball hoof

For decades a palace of well-paid vice presidents in cushy offices presided over the manufacture of Budweiser, America's beer, in that most American of cities, St. Louis

We had had a cushy time while at this school

It wasn't cushy like ours, no timber or concrete reinforcements, just walls and roof of sandbags

making bombs could not be called a cushy or safe job

mayhem
מעיהעם

:meaning
מהומה\כאַאָס\אַ מצב װאס איז ארױס פון קאנטראל\[אין געזעץ] - מאכן עמיצן פאר א בעל מום במזיד


:example of use in a sentence
Each passing year brought the mayhem further northward, causing the old timers and the local newspaper to fret for the good old days when violence was no worse than a dog fight

There was no sign of mayhem in the vehicle although a restraint was bolted to the rear floor

Betsy was beside herself with frustration when she heard what mayhem our nemesis had wrought

Current mayhem in the financial sector opens up an opportunity for Nigeria to rid itself of the political and economic cancer it has endured for decades

gloat
גלאָוט

:meaning
אן אקט פון זיך פרייען מיט יענעמס דורכפאל\שאָהדן-פרײד

:example of use in a sentence
if you are the winner of a contest, you should not gloat and make your competitors feel inferior

He gloated over every abhorrent adjective in the description, and identified himself with every witness at the Inquest

She finished with a gloating smile

lofty
לאַפטי

: meaning
הויעך\געהויבן\שטאָלץ

: example of use in a sentence
The surrounding mountains are lofty and rugged

He was too lofty to be questioned, even by his favorites

He was guided by his lofty ideals

A lofty ambition, I know, but I think I'm up to it

Is this the way the lofty French redress the wrongs of England

Miriam has a lofty dream of turning her one cupcake store into a thriving franchise

Although Helen has a lofty position as the vice-president of a billion dollar company, she still drives an economy car

Neigeriger, very nice, mega like

קודם א יישר כח פאר דעם אפטיילונג, און פארן עס אפדעיטן.

און וואס מיינט באפד אפ, Buffed up?

Buffed up
באָפד אָפּ

:meaningn
צו מאכן עמיצן שטערקער, מיט מעהר מוסקלען

:example of use in a sentence
She is buffing up for her role as a female boxer

He buffed himself up by going to the gym every day

scoff
סקאָף

:meaningn
חוזק מאַכן\שפּעטן\אויסלאַכן\מאכן צו נאַר

:example of use in a sentence

The rude little rich girl thought it was fun to scoff at the poor children at her school

The tone of the writer is that of a person who can but scoff at current fashion

They scoffed at our efforts

A hint of a scoff erupted from the judge’s lips

seldom
סעלדעם

:meaningn
זעלטן\לעתים רחוקות\לפּרקים

:example of use in a sentence
He seldom offered an opinion, much less began a conversation

Tom seldom wins arguments

Tom seldom makes mistakes when writing in French

the bathroom was in a seldom-used corridor

swamp
סוואַמפּ

:meaningn
זימפּ\א מאַסע פין טיעפע בלאָטע - געדעכטע פליהסיגקייט

:example of use in a sentence
The site of the town, formerly a swamp, has been thoroughly drained

You can't build buildings on swampy land

The jacket looks like the flesh of a swamp creature and includes a monster mask

When you are knee deep in the swamp with alligators nipping at you from all directions

DRAIN THE SWAMP
#מאגא

זייער א גיטער אשכול, וויאזוי וואלט איר אפגעטייטש די ווארט savvy אויף קאנטעמפארערי אידיש? א מומחה? א מבין?.

savvy
סעווי

:meaning
מבין\פאַרשטייער\עקספּערט אין א געוויסע נושא

:example of use in a sentence
When the savvy investor sold his stock before its value dropped, he made a very profitable transaction

He's book smart and business savvy, but he's still a boy in some ways

We're looking for some computer-savvy people to work for us

vivid
וויוויד

:meaning
לעבעדיג\קלאָהר\בולט

:example of use in a sentence
It was a very vivid dream

As soon as she heard his voice, a vivid glow kindled in her face, lighting up both her sorrow and her joy

I remember the event as vividly as if it were just yesterday

The many vivid colors of the different rooms in their house create moods which change from room to room

Although my parents are dead, they live on with me through vivid memories

After smoking marijuana, the colors and sounds around him seemed more vivid and beautiful

vile
ווייל

:meaning
געמיין\נידערטרעכטיג\פּאַרשיווע\שפל

:example of use in a sentence
I know it was then he wrote this vile, infamous paper, but I thought the thing was invalid

The vile banker seemed to take great pleasure in foreclosing on the homes of elderly people

Slavery was a vile practice used to obtain free labor

And this person is so vile, so scumbag faced of the earth that they should be thrown off into space?

cluster
קלאָסטער

:meaning
גרוּפּע\הייפל\געזעמל\קנויל\אשכּול\געהעהנגל

:example of use in a sentence
The scene was defined by a cluster of police cars and fire engines bathed in rotating lights

She studied the berry-like seeds that grew in a cluster at the top of the bush

Small clusters of people were gathered at every vantage point

The two men continued walking past clusters of bikers

The children all clustered around the teacher as she began to read the story

Clusters of galaxies can be sorted into rich clusters and poor clusters, depending on the number of galaxies included within

All the stars in a given cluster are formed at about the same time

versatile
וועהרסעטל

:meaning
קאָליהרפול\פילזײַטיק\בייגעוודיק\צוגעפּאַסט\צייכנט זיך אויס אין פילע זאכן

:example of use in a sentence
His genius was unusually rich and versatile; his artistic conscience always alert and sober

The same year was one of special importance in the prodigiously versatile activities of Leonardo da Vinci

Because I want to make a toy that is tough yet bendable, I am looking for a versatile construction material

A versatile actor, Robert can excel in both dramas and comedies

This versatile tool has a number of different uses in the home

Kevlar is a versatile new material which is used for everything from airplane wings, to bullet-proof vests, to hockey sticks

experts who domesticated this versatile plant

One of the most versatile things that you find in life is how a tragedy can be turned into a comedy for various people

This recipe is so versatile, you can add almost anything to it

Currently, there is a lot of demand for versatile employees in any stream and profession, and jobs are normally cut out for such people