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Question 1

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.

Answer 1

scramble - карабкаться

Question 2

Form a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.

Answer 2

speculate - спекулировать, делать предположения

Question 3

Repeat aloud or declaim a poem or passage from memory before an audience.

Answer 3

recite - декламировать, выразительно читать, произносить

Question 4

Assume a position in which the body is supported by a knee or the knees, as when praying or showing submission.

Answer 4

kneel - преклонять колени

Question 5

Represent something as being larger, greater, better, or worse than it really is.

Answer 5

exaggerate - преувеличивать

Question 6

Give out or reflect small flashes of light.

Answer 6

glint - сверкать

Question 7

Waste something, especially money or time, in a reckless and foolish manner.

Answer 7

squander - разбазаривать

Question 8

To be in a short, light sleep.

Answer 8

doze off - задремать

Question 9

1. Lose or lack vitality; grow weak or feeble.

2. Suffer from being forced to remain in an unpleasant place or situation.

Answer 9

languish

1. томиться
2. чахнуть

Question 10

Damage the reputation of someone or something in the opinion of others.

Answer 10

besmirch - порочить, пачкать

Question 11

Persuade someone to do something by sustained coaxing or flattery.

Answer 11

cajole - задобрить

Question 12

Move about or travel aimlessly or unsystematically, especially over a wide area.

Answer 12

roam - бродить, скитаться

Question 13

Spring or swoop suddenly so as to catch prey.

Answer 13

pounce - внезапно атаковать, набрасываться

Question 14

Pass the hands over someone in a search for hidden weapons, drugs, or other items.

Answer 14

frisk - обыскивать

Question 15

Make an emotional appeal.

Answer 15

plead - умолять

Question 16

Speak to someone or about something in a scornfully derisive or mocking way.

Answer 16

scoff - издеваться, насмехаться

Question 17

Enjoy oneself in a lively and noisy way, especially with drinking and dancing.

Answer 17

revel - упиваться, наслаждаться

Question 18

Fall slowly in drops or a thin stream.

Answer 18

dribble - капать

Question 19

Feel a powerful desire for something.

Answer 19

crave - жаждать

Question 20

Speak or act in a joking manner.

Answer 20

jest - балагурить, шутить

Question 21

Smell strongly and unpleasantly; stink.

Answer 21

reek - неприятно пахнуть

Question 22

Gather or discard items in a haphazard, indiscriminate heap or group.

Answer 22

lump - сваливать

Question 23

Rain lightly.

Answer 23

drizzle - моросить

Question 24

Disturb or disconcert someone.

Answer 24

faze - беспокоить, досаждать

Question 25

Live in or at a specified place.

Answer 25

dwell - обитать