Apocalypse for beginners 07

Question 1

TUTU [‘tuːtuː]

Answer 1

пачка (балерины)

Question 2

DOCILE [ˈdɑː.səl]

DOCILITY [dɑːˈsɪl.ə.t̬i]

Answer 2

послушный

a docile child

Question 3

NUDGE [nʌʤ]

Answer 3

слегка подталкивать локтем

He nudged the cat off the sofa so that he could sit down.

Question 4

NEBULOUS [‘nebjələs]

Answer 4

неопределённый, неотчётливый, неясный

…but nebulous feeling nudged me in the direction of the office.
She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might like to do in the future, but nothing definite.

Question 5

KILN

Answer 5

печь для обжига и сушки

обжигать, сушить в печи (кирпич, керамику)

Question 6

PERPETUATION

Answer 6

сохранение навсегда,to cause something to continue

The aim of the association is to perpetuate the skills of traditional furniture design.

Question 7

PROCREATE

Answer 7

порождать

Sex of course has a procreative function.

Question 8

ENGULF

Answer 8

поглощать, заглатывать, to surround and cover something or someone completely:

Their business was finally engulfed by the global economy.

Question 9

UNFETTERED [ʌn’fetəd]

Answer 9

освобождённый, нестеснённый

In writing poetry, one is unfettered by the normal rules of sentence structure.

Question 10

PERISHABLE

NONPERISHABLE

Answer 10

скоропортящийся,непрочный

It’s important to store perishable food in a cool place.