never lie Flashcards
Device (v)
to invent a plan/system/object/ etc. usually using your intelligence or imagination/ розробляти/придумувати
A psychological experiment was devised to estimate the prevalence of untruthful behavior
Prevalence(n)
the fact that something is very common or happens often/ поширений/ розповсюджений
A psychological experiment was devised to estimate the prevalence of untruthful behavior
Fidget (v)
to make continuous small movements especially if they do not have a particular purpose and you make them without meaning to
Liars fidjet
Atypical (adj)
not having all the characteristics that you would usually expect from a particular group of things/нетиповий/нестандартний
This is atypical behavior for Ethan.
Dutifully (adv)
in a way that shows that you want to obey and do everything that you are expected to do /слухняно/покірно/ шанобливо
Thomas dutifully tried to live up to his grandfather’s wishes.
Windshield (n)
лобове скло
Goggles (n)
широкі захисні окуляри зазвичай для катання на лижах
Upholstery(n)
the cloth used for covering a seat and/or the substance used for filling it/оббивка
Aglow (adj)
shining with light and colour/сяючий/яскравий/палаючий
I can see a single light aglow in one of the upstairs windows
Perplexed (adj)
confused because something is difficult to understand or solve/заплутаний/спантеличений/розгублений/приголомшений/здивований
He was perplexed by my chattering(цукотіти) teeth and lips that are slowly turning blue
Damp(adj)
slightly wet especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable/ water in the air
Giddy(adj)
feeling silly
Consummate (adj)
perfect
Coaster(n)
a small piece of wood/ plastic or other material that you put a glass or cup on to protect a surface from heat or liquid/ a ship that sails between ports along a coast/ підстаканник/каботажне судно
Obscure(adj)
not known to many people/ not clear and difficult to understand or see/затуманений/затемнений/незнайомий/маловідомий
Obscure(v)
to prevent something from being seen or heard
The sun was obscured by clouds
Deadbolt(n)
засувка на дверях
Infest(v)
(of animals or insects) to cause a problem by being present in large numbers spreading disease or causing damage or danger/ (of people or things) to cause a problem by being present in large numbers in a place/ кишіти/наповнювати/облягати
The room was infested with mold
Sneer(v)
to talk about or look at someone or something in an unkind way that shows you do not respect or approve of him/her/it /глумитися/насміхатися
You may sneer but a lot of people like this kind of music.
Sneer(n)
an unkind expression on your face that shows you do not respect or approve of someone or something/насмішка/язвива усмішка
Homicidal(adj)
likely to murder/убивчий/смертоносний
Nobody who was homicidal like Dr. Adreinne Hale`s boyfriend
Appease(v)
to prevent further disagreement or fighting by letting the opposing side have something that they want/ to get rid of unpleasant feelings or make them less strong/угамовувати/пом’якшувати/полегшувати
His resignation did little to appease public anger.
Reluctant (adj) /rɪˈlʌk.tənt/
not willing to do something and therefore slow to do it/неохочий/вимушений
She had trouble sleeping but was reluctant to take sleeping pills
Swivel(v)
to (cause to) turn around a central point in order to face in another direction/обертатися/повернутися
Our heads swivel simultaneously to look over
Skid (v/n)
заносити/ковзати
e.g. Tony’s car skidded on some ice and hit a tree/She was riding too fast on a wet road and the motorbike went into a skid.
Wedged (adj)
затиснутий/застряглий
Withering (adj)
принизливий
Treacherous (adj)
підступний/небезпечний If the ground or sea is treacherous it is extremely dangerous especially because of bad weather conditions
з’їхати на узбіччя та зупинитись
to pull over e.g. The policeman ordered the wild driver to pull over.
зупинитись/зробити зупинку
to pull up e.g. Let us pull up at the next village.
заїхати кудись/прибувати (про потяг тощо)
to pull into e.g. The train is just pulling into the station.
від’їжджати
to pull out e.g. The car pulled out from the curb.
(про)буркотіти
to grumble
ображатися
to grudge
дивитись
to look
дивитись/ спостерігати
to watch
бачити/помітити
to glance
дивитись пильно/ уставитись
to stare
вдивлятися/ уставитися
to gaze
вдивлятися/ зазирати/підглядати/ заглядати
to peep
кинути швидкий погляд/ поглянути на щось/ підглядати
to peek
помітити
побачити
бурмотіти
to mumble
хмикнути
to chuckle
посміхнутися
ухмильнутися
знизати плечима
to shrug
насупитися
to frown
