Others form March 2022

Question 1

to deign

[deɪn]

Answer 1

to agree to do something although you consider yourself too important to have to do it:
Mr. Clinton did not deign to reply.

Question 2

to deign to do sth

[deɪn]

Answer 2

to do something unwillingly and in a way that shows that you think you are too important to do it:
If she deigns to reply to my letter, I’ll be extremely surprised.

Question 3

Synopsis (with pronunciation)

Answer 3

[sɪˈnɑːp.sɪs]

a short description of the contents of something such as a movie or book

Question 4

to pertain to

[pɝːˈteɪn]

Answer 4

to be connected with a particular subject, event, or situation:
We are only interested in the parts of the proposals that pertain to local issues.

Question 5

Justification

[ˌdʒʌs.tə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən]

Answer 5

a good reason or explanation for something:
There is no justification for treating people so badly.
It can be said, with some justification, that she is one of the greatest actresses on the English stage today.

Question 6

Inference

[ˈɪn.fɚ.əns]

Answer 6

Висновок
They were warned to expect a heavy air attack and by inference many casualties.
His change of mind was recent and sudden, the inference being that someone had persuaded him.

Question 7

Casualty

[ˈkæʒ.ju.əl.ti]

Answer 7

a person injured or killed in a serious accident or war:
The train was derailed but there were no casualties, police said.
The rebels suffered heavy casualties.

Question 8

Convergent/divergent

[kənˈvɝː.dʒənt] [dɪˈvɝː.dʒənt]

Answer 8

збіжний/незбіжний