#2 Flashcards
Make one’s way quickly or awkwardly up a steep slope or over rough ground by using one’s hands as well as one’s feet.
scramble - карабкаться
Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.
speculate - спекулировать, делать предположения
Repeat aloud or declaim a poem or passage from memory before an audience.
recite - декламировать, выразительно читать, произносить
Assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission.
kneel - преклонять колени
Represent something as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.
exaggerate - преувеличивать
Give out or reflect small flashes of light.
glint - сверкать
Waste something, especially money or time, in a reckless and foolish manner.
squander - разбазаривать
To be in a short, light sleep.
doze off - задремать
- Lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.
2. Suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.
languish
- томиться
- чахнуть
Damage the reputation of someone or something in the opinion of others.
besmirch - порочить, пачкать
Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.
cajole - задобрить
Move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.
roam - бродить, скитаться
Spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey.
pounce - внезапно атаковать, набрасываться
Pass the hands over someone in a search for hidden weapons, drugs, or other items.
frisk - обыскивать
Make an emotional appeal.
plead - умолять
Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.
scoff - издеваться, насмехаться
Enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.
revel - упиваться, наслаждаться
Fall slowly in drops or a thin stream.
dribble - капать
Feel a powerful desire for something.
crave - жаждать
Speak or act in a joking manner.
jest - балагурить, шутить
Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.
reek - неприятно пахнуть
Gather or discard items in a haphazard, indiscriminate heap or group.
lump - сваливать
Rain lightly.
drizzle - моросить
Disturb or disconcert someone.
faze - беспокоить, досаждать
