Apocalypse for beginners 03

Question 1

UNADULTERATED [ˌʌnə’dʌlt(ə)reɪtɪd]

Answer 1

настоящий, подлинный, неподдельный

I’ve never heard such unadulterated nonsense in my life!

Question 2

SWARM [swɔː(r)m]

Answer 2

рой, стая, толпа, куча, масса
толпиться,(swarm with) кишеть

a swarm of bees
Swarms of journalists followed the film star’s car.

Question 3

CHOMP [ʧɔmp]

Answer 3

чавкать; хрупать, громко жевать

There she sat, happily chomping her breakfast.

Question 4

INQUISITIVE

Answer 4

любознательный, пытливый

an inquisitive mind
She could see inquisitive faces looking out from the windows next door.

Question 5

FAMISHED [‘fæmɪʃt]

Answer 5

голодный, изголодавшийся

Have some dinner with us - you must be famished!

Question 6

SHAMBLE

Answer 6

волочить ноги, тащиться; шаркать

Sick patients shambled along the hospital corridors.

Question 7

FULL SWING

Answer 7

ПОЛНЫМ ХОДОМ

The party was in full swing by the time we arrived.

Question 8

AMBIENT

Answer 8

окружающий, внешний

ambient conditions/lighting/noise/temperature

Question 9

FEND OFF

Answer 9

отражать, отгонять, не допускать

Somehow she managed to fend off the awkward questions.

Question 10

GLOOM

Answer 10

мрак; темнота
депрессия, мрачность

Bergman’s films are often full of gloom and despair.