IELTS Flashcards
competitive
Конкурентноспособный
Forshadow
Предзнаменовать
Martyr
Мученик
A Catholic martyr
Vast
Обширный
Vast forest areas
Varied
Разнообразный
A long and varied career
Shrewed
проницательный
A shrewd businessman
Sheer
Абсолютный, настоящий
A look of sheer delight
Shrill
Пронзительный, визгливый
A shrill voice
Magnify
Увеличивать
The cells are first magnified under a microscope
Maintain
Поддерживать, сохранять
The army has been brought in to maintain order in the region
Mend
Чинить, латать
I’ve mended that hole in your skirt for you
Facilitate
Облегчать, способствовать
I’ll do everything in my power to facilitate the process
Fasten
Застегивать, завязывать
Fasten your seat belt
Fascinate
Увлекать
Science has always fascinated me
Indefinitely
На неопределенное время
His visit has been postponed indefinitely
Incidentally
Кстати, между прочим
Incidentally, talking of Stephen, have you met his girlfriend?
Initially
Первоначально
The situation was worse than they initially thought
Largely
Большей частью
Their complaints have been largely ignored
Literally
Буквально
They were responsible for literally millions of death
Normally
Normally, I start work around 5 o’clock
Namely
А именно, то есть
She learned an important lesson from failing that exam, namely that nothing is ever certain
acquisition
Получение, приобретение
VTP is the key to accent acquisition
And the hat- is that the recent acquisition
Acquaintance
Знакомый
He’s just a business acquaintance
Amendment
Поправка
To make an amendment to the human rights law
Manual
Руководство