Part 1

Question 1

Specimen

Answer 1

an animal, plant, etc used as an example of its type, especially for scientific study

Question 2

Bold

Answer 2

not frightened of taking risks
храбрый
It was a bold decision to go and live abroad.

Question 3

Conceive

Answer 3

to be able to imagine something
постигать
I cannot conceive of anything more horrible.

to think of an idea or plan
задумывать
The original idea for the novel was conceived in Rome.

Question 4

Contention

Answer 4

a belief or opinion
точка зрения
There’s a general contention that too much violence is shown on TV.

competition
состязание, соревнование
Johnson is back in contention for the championships.

Question 5

Enhance

Enhancement

Answer 5

to improve something
улучшать, усиливать
Winning that award greatly enhanced her reputation.

Question 6

Owe a debt of gratitude

Answer 6

to have a reason to thank or feel grateful to another person for something good that they have done:
There are no words that can express the debt of gratitude that future generations will owe them for their sacrifices.
Every guitar player owes a debt of gratitude to George Harrison.
I owe my family a great debt of thanks for their support and encouragement while I was writing the book.

Question 7

be/get hooked on sth

Answer 7

to like or start to like doing something very much and want to do it all the time
быть помешанным на чем-либо
He’s completely hooked on computer games.

Question 8

venture into/out/outside, etc

Answer 8

to leave a safe place and go somewhere that may involve risks
отважиться войти/выйти и т. д.
If the snow stops I might venture out.

Question 9

Spatial

Answer 9

relating to the position, area, and size of things

пространственный

Question 10

Hijack

Answer 10

o take control of an aircraft during a journey, especially using violence
захватывать, угонять самолет
[ often passive ] The plane was hijacked by terrorists.

Question 11

Luminary

Answer 11

a famous person who is respected for their skills or knowledge
светило, знаменитость

Question 12

Internalize

Answer 12

to accept or absorb an idea, opinion, belief, etc. so that it becomes part of your character:
He had not expected the people so readily to internalize the values of democracy.

If you internalize your emotions or feelings, you do not allow them to show although you think about them:
Many women tend to internalize their anxiety and distress.

Question 13

Premise

Answer 13

an idea that you use to support another theory

предпосылка

Question 14

Endeavor

Answer 14

to try very hard to do something
прилагать усилия, стараться
I endeavoured to help her, but she wouldn’t let me.

попытка, усилие
human/artistic endeavor

Question 15

Avocation

Answer 15

work you do in addition to your main job or profession, especially for enjoyment:
She’s a real-estate developer who describes her consultancy business as “a part-time avocation.”

Question 16

Sublime

Answer 16

extremely good, beautiful, or enjoyable
великолепный, возвышенный
sublime scenery

Question 17

Inhibition

Answer 17

a feeling of embarrassment or worry that prevents you from saying or doing what you want
застенчивость, скованность
The whole point about dancing is to lose all your inhibitions.

Question 18

Discern

Discernible

Answer 18

to see or recognize something
увидеть, разглядеть

видимый, различимый
There was no discernible difference between them

Question 19

Divergent

Diverge

Answer 19

different or becoming different from something else:
They hold widely divergent opinions on controversial issues like abortion.
In his book, he identifies 25 choices men and women make that put them on divergent career paths.
The two men outline their divergent views.
Given their divergent personalities and styles, the pairing may seem odd.

They walked along the road together until they reached the village, but then their paths diverged.

Question 20

Hallmark

Answer 20

a quality or method that is typical of a particular type of person or thing
отличительный признак
Simplicity is a hallmark of his design.

Question 21

Relinquish

Answer 21

to allow something to be taken away from you
отказываться от чего-либо, уступать
At 80 he still refuses to relinquish control of the company.

Question 22

Peril

Answer 22

extreme danger
опасность, риск
A shortage of firefighters is putting lives in peril.
His book describes the perils of war.

Question 23

Hostile

Hostility

Answer 23

unfriendly and not liking or agreeing with something
враждебный
Some politicians were very hostile to the idea.

Question 24

Discourage

Answer 24

discourage sb from doing sth

to try to persuade someone not to do something
отбивать охоту, отговаривать
a campaign to discourage people from smoking

to try to prevent something from happening
препятствовать, не поощрять
a campaign to discourage smoking

to make someone less confident or enthusiastic about something
обескураживать, приводить в уныние
I didn’t mean to discourage her.

Question 25

Endeavour

Answer 25

endeavour to do sth formal

to try very hard to do something
прилагать усилия, стараться
I endeavoured to help her, but she wouldn’t let me.

попытка, усилие
human/artistic endeavour

Question 26

Resentment

Answer 26

a feeling of anger about a situation that you think is unfair
возмущение, обида

Question 27

be predicated on sth

Answer 27

If an idea or argument is predicated on something, it depends on the existence or truth of this thing:
The sales forecast is predicated on the assumption that the economy will grow by four percent.