Into the Wild 03

Question 1

MIRTHLESS [‘mɜːθləs]

Answer 1

невесёлый, безрадостный
not showing real enjoyment or happiness:
a mirthless laugh/smile

Question 2

INFALLIBLE

Answer 2

не допускающий ошибок, безошибочный, непогрешимый

Even the experts are not infallible.

Question 3

SAVAGE

Answer 3

extremely violent, wild, or frightening:
a savage dog/beast
a brutal and savage attack
very serious or cruel:
savage criticism

Question 4

BLAZE

Answer 4

яркость; яркий цвет
блеск, великолепие
to burn brightly and strongly:
The sun was blazing down that afternoon.
 to be brightly lit or full of colour:
Isaac's eyes suddenly blazed with anger.

Question 5

SKID

Answer 5

заносить (об автомобиле)

The bus skidded on some ice and hit a tree.

Question 6

CATERPILLAR

Answer 6

гусеница, гусеничный трактор

Question 7

THAW [θɔː]

Answer 7

таяние, размораживаться
Allow the meat to thaw properly before cooking it.
It’s beginning to thaw (= the weather is warm enough for snow and ice to melt).

Question 8

PERMAFROST [‘pɜːməfrɔst]

Answer 8

вечная мерзлота

Question 9

OBLITERATE

Answer 9

вычёркивать, стирать; удалять; (полностью) уничтожать

Perhaps she gets drunk to obliterate painful memories.

Question 10

DERELICT

Answer 10

покинутый, брошенный; бесхозный

derelict vehicle

Question 11

INCONGRUOUS

Answer 11

несочетаемый, несовместимый

The new computer looked incongruous in the dark book-filled library.

Question 12

OXIDIZE

Answer 12

окисляться

Iron oxidizes to form rust.

Question 13

CARIBOU

Answer 13

северный олень

Question 14

CONTUMACIOUS [ˌkɔntju’meɪʃəs]

Answer 14

упрямый, неуступчивый

He’s showing you his contumacious side, meaning he’s stubbornly resisting authority.

Question 15

IMPLICATION

Answer 15

подтекст; смысл
From what she said, the implication was that they were splitting up.
последствия, результаты
What are the implications of the new law?

Question 16

TERSE

Answer 16

сжатый, краткий (о стиле)

clear, terse summary

Question 17

WITHER [‘wɪðə]

Answer 17

блёкнуть, высыхать, увядать

Grass had withered in the fields.