#3 Flashcards

1
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To hone

A

(Verb) sharpen

Відточувати

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2
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Wittily

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(Adverb) in a manner characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor

Дотепно

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3
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Quandary

A

(Noun)

Скрутне становище

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4
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Nascent

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(Adj) (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential

Зароджується

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5
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to envision

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(Verb) imagine as a future possibility; visualize

Передбачити

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6
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to preserve

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(Verb) maintain something in its original or existing state

Зберегти, вдержати

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7
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Affirm

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(Verb) to state as a fact

Стверджувати

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8
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Nurture

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(Noun) the process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something

Виховання

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9
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to exert

A

Докладати зусиль

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10
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uphold

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(Verb) confirm or support (something which has been questioned)

Підтримувати

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11
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Plow

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(Noun, verb)

Плуг, орати

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12
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Elaborate

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(Adj) involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning

Ретельний, складний

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13
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To posit

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(Verb) assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument

Вважати

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14
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Inane

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(Adj) silly; stupid

Безглуздий

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15
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Endeavor

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(Noun) an attempt to achieve a goal

Зусилля, старання

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16
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Arbitrariness

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Свавілля, деспотизм

17
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Obliterate

A

(Verb) destroy utterly; wipe out

Стерти, знищити

18
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Onus

A

(Noun) used to refer to something that is one’s duty or responsibility

Тягар, обов’язок

19
Q

Agitate

A

(Verb) make (someone) troubled or nervous

Збентежити, агітувати

20
Q

Exploitation

A

(Noun) the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work

Експлуатація