500 toefl Flashcards
accolade
award of merit* expression of approval* praise * акколада * похвала * хороший отзыв * одобрение * одобрительный или похвальный отзыв
adamant
extremely hard* inflexible* stubbornly unyielding * непреклонный
admonition
gentle or friendly reproof* counseling against fault or oversight* warning * увещевание
affable
easily approachable* warmly friendly * приветливый
affinity
natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship* relationship by marriage * сродство
aftermath
outcome* consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune * последствия
ailing
somewhat ill or prone to illness * больной
aisles
spaces for walking between row of seats * проходы
amenable
responsive to advice or suggestion* responsible to higher authority* willing to comply with* agreeable * поддающийся
amidst
amid* in the middle of* among * среди
among
in, into, or through the midst of more than two points,objects, etc. * среди
apocryphal
untrue* of questionable authorship or authenticity* erroneous* fictitious * недостоверный
appall
depress or discourage with fear* grow faint or become weak * потрясать
arousal
act of awaking from sleep* arousing from what is like sleep * пробуждение
assuage
ease or lessen pain* satisfy or appease * успокаивать
awash
covered with water * затопленный
bared
uncovered* exposed* revealed * обнаженная
barely
just* only* hardly* scarcely * едва
bear
support* sustain* carry* have* yield* give birth* hold up or support * нести
beef
meat from an adult domestic bovine * говядина
beg
call upon in supplication * прошу
bend
strain or move out of a straight line* curve* turn toward some certain point * изгиб
beneath
lower in place, with something directly over or on* under* underneath* below * под
bequest
inheritance* legacy* act of giving, leaving by will, or passing on to another * завещанию
besiege
surround with armed forces* harass with requests * умолять
bet
stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue* amount or object risked in a wager * ставка
bind
tie, or confine with a cord, band, or chain* make fast* contract* cohere or stick together * связывать
binge
short period of excessive consumption* rapid and excessive consumption of food, especially of excessive alcohol consumption * выпивка
blade
flat part of the leaf, of any plant, especially of gramineous plants* cutting part of an instrument * лезвие
blasphemy
act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God* utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity * богохульство
blast
explode* burst* gale* very strong gust of wind or air * взрыв
blazing
light up by or as by fire or flame* of tremendous intensity or fervor * полыхающий
blister
(pathology) an elevation of the skin filled with serous fluid * волдырь
blow
forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth * дуть
blunt
having a dull edge or end* not sharp* lacking in feeling* insensitive * тупой
boast
show off oneself* speak of with excessive pride * хвастовство
bobbing
moving up and down * приседание
bolster
support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion * поддерживать
bout
contest between antagonists* contest or fight* a period of time spent in a particular way, as in illness * встреча
brag
an instance of boastful talk * хвастаться
brash
presumptuously daring * дерзкий
breed
raise* produce offspring* give birth to or hatch* mate * разводить
brevity
quality or state of being brief in duration* concise expression * краткость
bribe
something serving to influence or persuade* reward or gift with a view to prevent judgment * взятка
brusque
abrupt and curt in manner or speech* rudely abrupt, unfriendly * бесцеремонный
burden
problem, trouble, an onerous or difficult concern * бремя
burglary
breaking and entering for the purpose of committing a crime * кража со взломом
burst
the act of exploding or bursting something * взрыв
cacophony
loud confusing disagreeable sounds * какофония
calf
young of domestic cattle * теленок
callus
thickened layer of skin * мозоль
captivity
prison* confinement* state of being a prisoner * плен
cartons
a box made of cardboard * коробки
catering
providing food and services * общественное питание
cattle
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age * крупный рогатый скот
cease
stop* terminate* put an end to* discontinue * прекращение
censure
expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism* blame * порицание