#3 Flashcards

1
Q

To move around restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey.

A

prowl - рыскать

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2
Q

Hit or crush with a sharp blow from a flat object.

A

swat - шлепнуть

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3
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Say something in a low or barely audible voice, especially in dissatisfaction or irritation.

A

mutter - бормотать

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4
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Look or gaze in an unpleasant, malicious, or lascivious way.

A

leer - смотреть искоса, с неприязнью или вожделением

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5
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Reach inside a receptacle and search for something.

A

delve - копаться

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6
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Avoid or neglect a duty or responsibility.

A

shirk - увиливать

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7
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Damage the purity or integrity of; defile.

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sully - пятнать

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8
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Move away aimlessly from a group or from the right course or place.

A

stray - заблудиться, плутать

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9
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Move or cause to move slowly or rhythmically backward and forward or from side to side.

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sway - качаться, раскачиваться

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10
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To talk rapidly and continuously in a foolish, excited, or incomprehensible way.

A

babble - лепетать, болтать

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11
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Eat something hurriedly and noisily.

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gobble - пожирать, быстро есть

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12
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Tread on and crush.

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trample - топтать, попирать

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13
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Eat or drink something with a loud sloppy sucking noise.

A

slurp - чавкать, хлебать

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14
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Be dejected and apathetic.

A

mope - киснуть, хандрить

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15
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Make someone feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self-respect, especially publicly.

A

humiliate - унижать

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16
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Light or set on fire.

A

kindle - зажигать

17
Q

Put through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles.

A

sift - просеивать

18
Q

Succeed in material terms; be financially successful.

A

prosper - процветать

19
Q

Pull or knock down (a building).

A

demolish - сносить

20
Q

Walk or move unsteadily, as if about to fall.

A

stagger, lurch - шататься, крениться

21
Q

Remonstrate with or rebuke someone angrily.

A

scold - ругать

22
Q

Ward off (a weapon or attack), especially with a countermove.

A

parry - парировать

23
Q

Put down and set in position for use.

A

lay - стелить, укладывать

24
Q

To remove something, typically along a perforated line.

A

tear off - срывать

25
Q

Be a sign of; indicate.

A

denote - обозначать