Roadmap-1 Flashcards
(188 cards)
1
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accomplished
[ə’kɔmplɪʃt]
This is most easily accomplished by doing problems yourself.
A
прил.** завершённый**
2
Q
accountable
[ə’kauntəbl]
Even a friend who is not studying for the GMAT can help you by quizzing you with flash cards and keeping you accountable to your study schedule.
A
*прил. *ответственный
3
Q
**acknowledged **
[ək’nɔlɪʤd]
It is universally acknowledged to be the only way to get these questions right.
A
прил. признанный
4
Q
all-nighter
[ˌɔːl’naɪtə]
*This does not mean that you will be pulling all-nighters or living in the library. *
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*сущ. ; разг. *подготовка к занятиям на протяжении всей ночи
4
Q
adjust
[ə’ʤʌst]
It’s not that hard to adjust your lifestyle to produce the opposite effect.
A
гл. приводить в порядок
5
Q
alleviate
[ə’liːvɪeɪt]
Be sure to schedule in at least one stress-_alleviating_ activity each week, whether it’s a long run or dinner with friends.
A
гл. облегчать
6
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**allot **
[ə’lɔt]
In order to complete the GMAT in the allotted time.
A
гл. предоставлять
7
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amplify
[‘æmplɪfaɪ]
*We don’t want to explain the information, amplify the points that have been made, or “back the author up.” *
A
*гл. *развивать (мысль)
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applicable
[‘æplɪkəbl], [ə’plɪ-]
Make decisions that is very applicable to the GMAT.
A
прил. подходящий
9
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appointment
[ə’pɔɪntmənt]
If you have set “appointments” to study, do homework, and take practice tests, you’ll be less likely to procrastinate and fall behind.
A
сущ. предписание
10
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assignment
[ə’saɪnmənt]
*Look at the assignment you have earmarked for
the following week. *
A
- назначение
- задание
- командировка
10
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assign
[ə’saɪn]
Assign only “makeup work” to your last study session of the week—trust us: there’ll be plenty of it to do.
A
- гл.
1) устанавливать
2) поручать (задание, работу)
3) назначать на должность
- сущ. ; юр.
правопреемник
11
Q
associative
[ə’səusɪətɪv], [-ʃɪətɪv]
Intuition is associative thinking, which is fast and relies on shortcuts like pattern matching.
A
прил. сочетательный
12
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**assume **
[ə’s(j)uːm]
Even that last one is a stretch, because we are assuming that Lothar has a biggest fan.
A
гл. допускать
13
Q
at a clip
- In fact, your study sessions should never exceed two hours at a clip.*
A
** за один раз**
14
Q
attest
[ə’test]
Teaching someone else is a very effective method of deeply mastering material— as every Manhattan GMAT instructor will attest.
A
гл. заверять
15
Q
ballpark
[‘bɔːlpɑːk]
*You can quickly ballpark what an answer has to be and catch any silly mistakes. *
A
разг. примерная или грубая оценка
16
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blessed
[‘blesɪd]
I feel so blessed!
A
*прил. *благословенный
16
Q
blow
[bləu]
Needless to say, after the test I had $100 to blow at the bar, celebrating!
A
гл. транжирить
17
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bribe
[braɪb]
The bribe: a day at a nearby amusement park when the test was over.
A
сущ. взятка
18
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bunch
[bʌnʧ]
I had never even heard of Manhattan GMAT but most reviews pointed them out as the best of the bunch.
A
- *сущ. *связка
- гл. = bunch up сбиваться в кучу
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Q
carpool
[‘kɑːpuːl]
My carpool group was great.
A
сущ. договорённость между автовладельцами (друзьями или соседями) о том, чтобы по очерёди использовать свои автомобили для общих нужд
21
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carve out
[kɑːv’ aut]
The first thing to think about is carving out time.
A
фраз. гл. урывать
22
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catchy
[‘kæʧɪ]
Anything distracting or catchy is counterproductive and will cause you to be less efficient.
A
прил. броский
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**chore**
[ʧɔː]
*Most students work long hours during the week, and fill their evenings with friend time or _chores_ around the house.*
*сущ.*** рутинная работа**
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**chore**
[ʧɔː]
*It worked—my kids even did extra _chores_! *
*сущ.*** неприятная работа**
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**chunk**
[ʧʌŋk]
*And whattypes of study fit best into small _chunks_ of time?*
*сущ.. разг.* **кусок**
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**clue**
## Footnote
[kluː]
*Rather, it is very much a test of analyzing _clues_ in problems.*
*сущ.* **нить**
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**coerce**
[kəu'ɜːs]
*I would make dinner dates with friends and then _coerce_ them into helping me study.*
*гл.* **принуждать**
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**commit**
[kə'mɪt]
*Remember to _commit_ to good study habits, study at your own pace, and most of all remember that it's only a foolish test.*
*гл. ***вверять**
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**commitment**
[kə'mɪtmənt]
*Make a _commitment_ to get eight hours of sleep per night if that’s what you need.*
*сущ.*** обязанность**
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**commonsensical**
[ˌkɔmən'sen(t)sɪk(ə)l]
*Modern psychologists have concluded something rather _commonsensical_ and practical, though: the best problem solvers use both of these styles of thinking.*
*прил. ***соответствующий здравому смыслу**
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**commute **
[kə'mjuːt]
*WHEN: During the _Commute_*
* сущ. ; разг.*
* *расстояние, преодолеваемое во время ежедневных поездок из пригорода в город** (обычно на работу)
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**competent**
['kɔmpɪt(ə)nt]
*Spend too much time group studying and you may end up extremely _competent_ in some areas.*
*прил. ***осведомлённый**
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**compromise**
['kɔmprəmaɪz]
*Various studies list serious consequences of sleep deprivation such as: poor digestion, a _compromised_ immune system.*
* сущ*. **компрометация**
* гл.* **компрометировать**
**подвергать риску**
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**consequence**
['kɔn(t)sɪkwən(t)s]
*Various studies list serious _consequences_ of sleep deprivation such as: increased stress hormones, poor digestion, a compromised immune system.*
*сущ.* **(по)следствие**
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**constitute**
['kɔn(t)stɪtjuːt]
*Taken alone, Critical Reasoning inference problems don’t _constitute_ a big part of your GMAT experience.*
*гл.* **составлять**
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**conventional**
[kən'ven(t)ʃ(ə)n(ə)l]
*I was not going to get into a top program, and I have a somewhat _nonconventional_ opinion on the MBA degree that just forced me to forget about it.*
*прил*. **общепринятый**
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**convoluted**
['kɔnvəluːtɪd]
*And while the questions may look simple at first glance, the answer choices tend to be _convoluted_, obscure, and seemingly different from anything mentioned in the passage.*
* прил.*
1) свёрнутый спиралью
2) **запутанный**
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**counterproductive**
* [ˌkauntəprə'dʌktɪv]*
* Anything distracting or catchy is _counterproductive_ and will cause you to be less efficient.*
*прил. ***приводящий к обратным результатам**
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**cram**
[kræm]
*I also like that I dont have to _cram_ all of my study _into_ long blocks at night or on the weekend.*
*гл. *(**cram into**) впихивать,
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**cramming**
['kræmɪŋ]
*That type of _cramming_ is not particularly efficient or even effective for the GMAT.*
*сущ. ; разг.* **зубрёжка**
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**critical**
['krɪtɪk(ə)l]
*Studying, like exercising, needs to be done regularly, so it’s _critical_ to set specific study times and stick to them.*
*прил.* **решающий**
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**cross out**
*We have to _cross_ this one _out_. *
*фраз. гл.* **вычёркивать** (слова, строчки в тексте)
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**cruelly**
['kruːəlɪ], ['kruəlɪ]
*Missing less of the free time the GMAT has _cruelly_ entrenched upon.*
*нареч.*** безжалостно**
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**crutch**
[krʌʧ]
*I’ve seen too many students use note-taking as a _crutch_.*
*сущ.* **костыль**
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**curfew**
['kɜːfjuː]
*At first she thought it was a joke, but once I offered her a 30-minute extension on her weekend-night _curfew_ as payment, she was all in! *
*сущ.* **время, после которого ребёнку не разрешается быть вне дома **
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**cull **
[kʌl]
*Imagine you read this paragraph, _culled_ from Wikipedia.*
*гл.* **отбирать**
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**dare**
[deə]
*I _dare_ you to write notes for that paragraph that capture all of the relevant details you might be asked on the test.*
**держу пари, ты не** пишешь
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**darn**
[dɑːn]
*All of this may make RC sound pretty _darn_ easy.*
* нареч.; преим. амер.; разг.; эвф. для damn; = darned*
* *чертовски**
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**debrief**
[ˌdɪ'briːf]
*Below is my _debrief:_*
...
1. *гл.* **выслушивать доклад** или отчёт
2. сущ. **разбор** (ситуации)
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**decompress**
[ˌdiːkəm'pres]
*You should have only two types of modes: high-focus or _decompressing_. *
*гл. амер.; разг.* **расслабляться**
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**delegate**
## Footnote
['delɪgət], ['delɪgeɪt]
* If you’ve spent the past few years _delegating _your arithmetic to Excel, you should practice doing arithmetic by hand.*
**1.** ['delɪgət] *сущ. ***делегат**
**2.** ['delɪgeɪt] *гл.* **делегировать**
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**deliberately**
[dɪ'lɪb(ə)rɪtlɪ]
*He made much more progress afterwards, studying in two 4-hour sessions and _deliberately_ planning something fun in between.*
*нареч.*** преднамеренно**
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**depletion**
[dɪ'pliːʃ(ə)n]
*Imagine the passage is about chlorofluorocarbons, the organic compounds that were once responsible for ozone _depletion_.*
*сущ.* **истощение**
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**deprivation **
[ˌdeprɪ'veɪʃ(ə)n]
*Various studies list serious conse quences of sleep _deprivation_ such as: increased stress hormones, poor digestion, a compromised immune system.*
*сущ.*** лишение**
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**detrimental**
[ˌdetrɪ'ment(ə)l]
*Low-carbohydrate diets are especially _detrimental_ to brain function.*
*прил. ; книжн.* **пагубный**
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**diminishing **
[dɪ'mɪnɪŋ]
*Excessively long study periods overload your brain and have _diminishing_ margins of return.*
*прил*. **уменьшающийся**
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**discern**
## Footnote
[dɪ'sɜːn]
*Lothar has some ability to _discern_ his boss’s opinions.*
*гл.* **разгадать**
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**disguised**
[dɪs'gaɪzd]
*A true expert will recognize even _disguised_ versions of the “difference of squares” pattern and make the connections necessary to solve problems that do not, on the surface at least, even look like the algebra problems where he or she first learned the pattern.*
*прил.* **замаскированный**
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**distinction**
## Footnote
[dɪ'stɪŋkʃ(ə)n]
*RC again revolves around the _distinction_ between reading and comprehension*.
*сущ.* **различие**
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**distinct**
[dɪ'stɪŋkt]
*Thereby tying the two _distinct_ types of reasoning together.*
*прил.* **отдельный**
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**distract**
[dɪ'strækt]
*There should be no texting or TV _distracting_ you while you study.*
*гл*. **отвлекать**
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**down time**
*You should also be sure to separate your study time from your _down time_.*
*сущ*. **простой**
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**dumb**
## Footnote
[dʌm]
*So, being young, _dumb_, and in over my head with these guys, I followed the crowd.*
1. *прил*.
1) **беззвучный**
2) **заглушённый**
3) *разг.; преим. амер.* **глупый**
2. *гл*.
**заставить замолчать**
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**drill **
[drɪl]
*I carry my Foundations of Math book with me everywhere and do _drills_ whenever I had downtime at work. *
*сущ.* **подготовка**,
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**earmark**
['ɪəmɑːk]
* Look at the assignment you have _earmarked for _the following week. *
1. *сущ*.
**отличительная черта**
2. *гл*.
1) **выделять** каким-либо знаком
2) (earmark for) **предназначать** (для какой-либо цели, особенно деньги)
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**either**
['aɪðə]
*RC passages generally have _either_ an opinionated point to make (a thesis) _or_ else a simple topic. *
*союз ***или** (часть союза either … or ...)
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**embarrassed**
## Footnote
[ɪm'bærəst], [em-]
* I was completely crushed, _embarrassed_, and just gave up on the MBA idea.*
прил. **сконфуженный**
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**engage**
## Footnote
[ɪn'geɪʤ], [en-]
*Although babies recognize patterns, most people do not develop the ability to _engage_ in rule-based, step-by-step reasoning until they are somewhere between 7 and 11 years old.*
*гл.* **привлекать**
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**enlist**
[ɪn'lɪst], [en-]
*Many of my students _enlist_ their friends, spouses/significant others, and even children to help.*
*гл. ***вербовать на военную службу**
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**entrenched**
[ɪn'trenʧt], [en-]
*Missing less of the free time the GMAT has cruelly _entrenched_ upon.*
*прил. ; = intrenched*** укреплённый траншеями**
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**evaluate**
[ɪ'væljueɪt]
*He was _evaluated_ as unfit for military service.*
*гл.* **оценивать**
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**excessive**
[ɪk'sesɪv], [ek-]
*_Excessively_ long study periods overload your brain and have diminishing margins of return.*
*прил*. **чрезмерный**
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**execute**
['eksɪkjuːt], [-sək-]
*Figure out how to deal with weird little problem quirks, and _execute_ solving processes accurately.*
*гл.* **реализовывать**
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**expertise**
[ˌekspɜː'tiːz], [-spə-]
*It is important to pick a study buddy who has some _expertise_ to share with you so that the relationship is a two-way street.*
*сущ. ***мастерство**
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**explicit**
[ɪk'splɪsɪt], [ek-]
*He or she typically knows and uses _explicit_ rules and follows an organized solving process.*
*прил.* **ясный**
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**explicitly**
[ɪk'splɪsɪtlɪ], [ek-]
*You should be writing down things that are never _explicitly_ stated in the actual passage.*
*прил.* **ясно**
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**exponent**
[ɪk'spəunənt]
*Rather than check my RSS feed, I was able to get a million times better at _exponents_!*
*сущ. мат.* **показатель степени**
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**extension**
[ɪk'sten(t)ʃ(ə)n], [ek-]
*At first she thought it was a joke, but once I offered her a 30-minute _extension_ on her weekend-night curfew as payment, she was all in! *
*сущ.* **расширение**
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**fall behind**
['fɔːlbɪ'haɪnd]
*If you have set “appointments” to study, do homework, and take practice tests, you’ll be less likely to procrastinate and _fall behind_.*
*фраз. гл.* **отставать**
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**falter **
['fɔːltə]
*In a nutshell, do you tend to thrive or _falter_ when you are in
high-pressure testing situations?*
1) **спотыкаться**
2) **заикаться**
3) **действовать нерешительно**
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**fascinated**
['fæsɪneɪtɪd]
*I became _fascinated_ by this sort of research.*
*прил.* **очарованный**
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**fast-forward**
[ˌfɑːst'fɔːwəd]
*_Fast forward_ 7 years later... I'm in Boston now, unemployed, and thinking a lot
about my future.*
1. *сущ*. ; = **fast forward**
ускоренная перемотка вперёд магнитной ленты
2. гл.
* разг*. **стремительно двигаться вперёд**
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**fondly**
['fɔndlɪ]
*Get the balance right, and you'll not only excel when test-taking time comes, but you may even look back _fondly_ on the time you spent prepping.*
*нареч. ***нежно**
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**fraction**
['frækʃ(ə)n]
*If you can’t remember definition of _fractions_, then it’s unrealistic to expect to get a 700.*
* сущ.*
1) *мат*. **дробь**
2) **доля**
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**gibberish**
['ʤɪb(ə)rɪʃ]
*To someone who reads only rarely, the words on the page might look more or less like _gibberish_.*
*сущ.*** бессвязная речь**
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**gifted**
['gɪftɪd]
* It may take 1 month for the _gifted_ ones out there, 3 months for others.*
*прил. ***одарённый**
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**gorgeous**
['gɔːʤəs]
*I was able to get over 2 hours of studying in on _gorgeous_ Saturday afternoons.*
*прил. ***прекрасный** (о вещах, явлениях, интерьере)
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**grain**
[greɪn]
*Swap out “white” carbohydrates for whole _grain_ versions, eaten in small but regular portions.*
*сущ. ***зерно**
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**grasp**
[grɑːsp]
*The more interesting conclusions tend to be extreme, to _grasp_ at weak connections, or to make reasonable but unsupported assumptions.*
*гл.* **постичь**
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**hang out**
*Three years later and long after our GMAT, I still _hang out_ with some members of my study group.*
*фраз. гл. разг.* **тусоваться** (где-л.)
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**half-assed**
*FOCUS. Don't waste your time _half-assing_ it.*
*прил. ***сработанный наспех**
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**impairment**
[ɪm'peəmənt]
*Various studies list serious consequences of sleep deprivation such as: poor digestion, _impairment_ of ability, and serious attention deficits.*
*сущ. ***ухудшение**
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**imperative**
[ɪm'perətɪv]
*However, the GMAT is a numbers game, and it's _imperative_ that, in preparing for the exam, you get through as many types of problems as possible.*
1. *сущ*. **обязательное для выполнения**
2. *прил*. **обязательный**
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**impromptu**
[ɪm'prɔmptjuː]
*When did you last write an _impromptu_ essay?*
1. *сущ. ***экспромт; импровизация**
2. *прил*. **импровизированный**
3. *нареч*. **экспромтом**
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**immerse**
[ɪ'mɜːs]
*If you have been _immersed_ in a busy professional life for a few years, you may have completely forgotten the academic game.*
*гл*. **погружать**
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**in a nutshell**
In a _nutshell_, do you tend to thrive or falter when you are in
high-pressure testing situations?
**кратко, в двух словах**
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**in-depth**
[ˌɪn'depθ]
* If you underperformed on standardized or other high-
pressure tests in the past, you may require more _in-depth_ prep than those who did very
well.*
*прил.* **тщательный**
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**inevitably**
[ɪ'nevɪtəblɪ]
*No matter how efficient your group is, you will _inevitably_ be slowed by making sure every last person of your group understands each explanation.*
*нареч. ***неминуемо**
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**infer**
## Footnote
[ɪn'fɜː]
*We might reasonably _infer_ that he was cut, since the text above makes a point of saying that he was featured in an “early draft,” but that’s as far as we can go.*
*гл.* **делать вывод**
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**inference**
['ɪnf(ə)r(ə)n(t)s]
*Logical _Inference_.*
*сущ.* **вывод**
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**ingenious**
[ɪn'ʤiːnɪəs]
*But here are some examples of the _ingenious_ ways they made time—maybe they can inspire you, too!*
*прил*. **находчивый**
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**inspire**
[ɪn'spaɪə]
*But here are some examples of the ingenious ways they made time—maybe they can _inspire_ you, too!*
*гл. ***побуждать**
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**inspiring**
[ɪn'spaɪərɪŋ]
*Not exactly _inspiring_ stuff here, but that’s what makes these inferences correct.*
*прил.* **вдохновляющий**
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**intense**
[ɪn'ten(t)s]
*Studying effectively requires _intense_ concentration.*
*прил*. **интенсивный**
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**intervening**
[ˌɪntə'viːnɪŋ]
*A more experienced student might recognize this as a factored difference of squares and rewrite it immediately as without the _intervening_ steps.*
*прил.* **промежуточный**
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**intimidate **
[ɪn'tɪmɪdeɪt]
*This may not seem very _intimidating_—after all, we come to conclusions all day long. *
*гл.* **устрашать**
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**inventive**
[ɪn'ventɪv]
*Never fear though—you can find the time you need if you’re willing to get _inventive_.*
*прил. ***находчивый**
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**jot**
[ʤɔt]
*At the end of each study session, _jot down_ what you did that day.*
1. *сущ*.
**йота**; ничтожное количество, маленькая часть
2. *гл*. ; = jot down
**кратко записать**
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**long-haul**
[ˌlɔŋ'hɔːl]
*Through the _long-haul_ marathon known as GMAT prep. *
*прил. ***длинный** (о расстояниях)
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**mnemonics**
[nɪ'mɔnɪks]
*There are many techniques, such as flash cards, writing down notes, and making up _mnemonics_ that can be helpful.*
*сущ.*** мнемотехника** (совокупность приёмов, облегчающих запоминание)
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**nap**
[næp]
*If you don't feel yourself 100% there, go smoke a cigarette, take a _nap_, take a shower.*
*сущ.* **короткий сон**
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**narrator**
## Footnote
[nə'reɪtə]
*In fact, an early draft of A Tale of Two Citiesuses Yoda as a _narrator_, beginning with “The best of times, the worst of times it was.. .. ”*
*сущ.* **рассказчик**
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**neatly**
['niːtlɪ]
*Work _neatly_, and give yourself enough clean space on the page to properly solve.*
*нареч.* **опрятно**
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**nexus **
['neksəs]
*The Secret _Nexus._*
*сущ.* **узы**
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**no-brainer**
[ˌnəu'breɪnə]
*So ... it was a _no-brainer_ to check out a free class*
* сущ. ; амер. ; разг.*
1) **не бином Ньютона** (что-л., не требующее большого ума, простое, очевидное)
2) **вздор**
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**obscure**
[əb'skjuə]
*And while the questions may look simple at first glance, the answer choices tend to be convoluted, _obscure_, and seemingly different from anything mentioned in the passage. *
*прил. ***непонятный**
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**novice**
['nɔvɪs]
*The difference between a solid _novice_ problem solver and an expert problem solver is often just that the expert recognizes bigger problem pieces and more subtle instances of patterns than the _novice_ does.*
*сущ.* **новичек**
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**pace**
[peɪs]
*What’s my _pace_?*
1. *сущ*. **длина шага**
**темп**
2. *гл*. **шагать; расхаживать**
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**oftentimes **
['ɔf(t)əntaɪmz]
*But _oftentimes_, you won’t.*
*амер. ; =* often **часто**
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**parallelism**
['pærəlelɪz(ə)m]
*If you are trying to learn _parallelism_, you might make up your own _parallel_ sentences.*
*сущ.*** параллельность**
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**passage**
['pæsɪʤ]
*You should be writing down things that are never explicitly stated in the actual _passage_.*
*сущ. ***отрывок**
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**pattern**
['pæt(ə)n]
*Intuition is associative thinking, which is fast and relies on shortcuts like _pattern_ matching.*
*сущ*. **образец**
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**perceive**
[pə'siːv]
*Your brain needs to make sense of the input stimulus at whatever level you _perceive_ it in order to know how to respond.*
*гл.* **воспринимать**
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**permutation**
[ˌpɜːmjuː'teɪʃ(ə)n]
*It's hard to focus all your attention on your 20th _permutation_ while you know your friends are finding much more fun in a different combination of things.*
*сущ.*** перестановка**
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**porpoise**
['pɔːpəs]
*While on summer vacation in Hawaii, Carla goes for an ocean ride on a mystic _porpoise_ named Noelani.*
*сущ. ; зоол. ***морская свинья**
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**precise**
[prɪ'saɪs]
*It is unlikely that you would need to be that _precise_ on an actual GMAT computation problem. *
*сущ.* **точный**
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**prime factor decomposition**
## Footnote
*How long has it been since you studied grammar, found the _prime factors_ of a number or critically analyzed a reading passage?*
*матем. ***разложение на простые множители**
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**procrastinate**
[prə'kræstɪneɪt]
*If you have set “appointments” to study, do homework, and take practice tests, you’ll be less likely to _procrastinate_ and fall behind.*
*гл. ***откладывать**
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**prop**
## Footnote
[prɔp]
*When completing practice questions out of a book, _prop_ the book up vertically on your desk. *
*гл*. **подпирать**
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**propeller-head**
[prə'peləˌhed]
*I am no _propeller head_, so this can be accomplished with time and good study habits.*
* сущ. ; амер. ; разг. ; пренебр.*
* *тот, кто помешан на технике** (обычно компьютерах)
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**pursue**
[pə'sjuː]
*These people were certainly a part of the decision to _pursue_ b-school in the first place, so get them involved in the preparation as well*
*гл.*
**1) преследовать
2 рассматривать**
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**quadratic equation**
*If you can solve _quadratic equations_ in a cafe and in the park as well as in the library, you can definitely solve them in a Pearson Vue test center.*
*мат*. **квадратное уравнение**
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**quirk **
[kwɜːk]
*Figure out how to deal with weird little problem _quirks_, and execute solving processes accurately.*
*сущ.*** индивидуальная особенность**
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**reasoning**
['riːz(ə)nɪŋ]
*Thereby tying the two distinct types of _reasoning_ together.*
*сущ.* **рассуждение**
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**regurgitate**
[rɪ'gɜːʤɪteɪt]
*The GMAT is not a straightforward test that requires you to _regurgitate_ memorized facts.*
*гл.* **механически повторять что-л., не понимая смысла**
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**rep**
[rep]
*My friends started to call me a MGMAT _rep_ because I always had a Strategy Guide or the Verbal Supplement Guide with me.*
*торг. сокр.* от **customer service representative**
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**resentful**
[rɪ'zentf(ə)l], [-ful]
*You don’t want to burn out and become _resentful_ of your prep time, so it’s important to make room to relax.*
*прил*. **обиженный**
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**retention**
[rɪ'ten(t)ʃ(ə)n]
*It also improves _retention_ if you study the same material using multiple methods.*
*сущ. ***сохранение в памяти**
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**revolve**
[rɪ'vɔlv]
*RC again _revolves_ around the distinction between reading and comprehension.*
*гл.* **вращаться**
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**rust**
[rʌst]
*You just need to brush the _rust_ off of your computation skills. *
*сущ.* **ржавчина**
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**sacrifice**
['sækrɪfaɪs]
*A study buddy also serves as a reminder that you really aren’t the
only one making _sacrifices_ to achieve your goal.*
1. *сущ.*
**жертва**
2. *гл.*
(sacrifice to) **жертвовать чем-л. во имя чего-л.**
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**saint**
[seɪnt]
*A close friend/coworker was a saint while I studied. *
*сущ.* **святой**
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**sanity**
['sænətɪ]
*Group study can play a vital role in keeping your _sanity_ and studying interesting through the long-haul marathon known as GMAT prep.*
*сущ*. **рассудок**
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**scrap **
## Footnote
[skræp]
*Note that _scrap_ paper processes are very important for all aspects of math mechanics.*
*сущ.* **клочок**
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**shift**
[ʃɪft]
*As students become more expert at doing something, they _shift_ some of their thinking from effortful, step-by-step thinking to faster pattern recognition.*
*гл.* **перемещать**
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**solidify**
[sə'lɪdɪfaɪ]
*My instructor told me that trying to teach the problem was a good way to _solidify_ understanding and she was right. *
*гл. ***делать твёрдым**
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**somewhat**
['sʌmwɔt]
*I was not going to get into a top program, and I have a _somewhat_ nonconventional opinion on the MBA degree that just forced me to forget about it.*
1. *мест*. **кое-что**
2. *нареч*. **отчасти**
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**sparking**
*Many of the ideas for when should already be _sparking_ some ideas regarding who can help you study. *
*прил. **искрящийся***
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**spot**
[spɔt]
*If you are trying to learn parallelism, you might try _spotting_ it in some practice sentences.*
1. *сущ*. **пятнышко**
2. *гл*. **заметить**
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**squiggly**
['skwɪglɪ]
*People learn to almost instantly recognize groups of _squiggly_ lines as letters, groups of letters as words, and then groups of words as algebra word problems. *
*прил.* **волнистый**
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**steady**
['stedɪ]
*The basics: your brain likes for your body to be fed a _steady_ diet that includes “good fats,” antioxidants, and small quality carbohydrates.*
*прил*. **устойчивый**
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**stick**
## Footnote
[stɪk]
*At the end of each week I had a chance to “win” $10 of my money back by _sticking_ to my study plan.*
*гл.* **придерживаться**
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**stretch**
[streʧ]
*Even that last one is a _stretch_, because we are assuming that Lothar has a biggest fan.*
*гл.* **натягивать**
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**strict**
[strɪkt]
*It also kept me accountable— my kids would check the schedule and be very _strict_ with me if I wasnt studying.*
*прил.* **строгий**
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**struggle**
## Footnote
['strʌgl]
*Do you _struggle_ to memorize formulas and need to review content often to keep it fresh or do you have a photographic memory? *
1. с*ущ*. **борьба**
2. **бороться**
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**stuck**
## Footnote
[stʌk]
*You will frequently avoid getting tricked, or getting _stuck_ between answer choices.*
*гл.* **завязнуть**
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**subtle**
['sʌtl]
*The difference between a solid novice problem solver and an expert problem solver is often just that the expert recognizes bigger problem pieces and more _subtle_ instances of patterns than the novice does. *
*прил****.* едва различимый**
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**suffering**
['sʌf(ə)rɪŋ]
*There’s no prize for _suffering_.*
*сущ. ***страдание**
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**swap-out**
*_Swap out_ “white” carbohydrates for whole grain versions, eaten in small but regular portions.*
*гл*. **откачивать**
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**swing**
[swɪŋ]
*At work, the boss is always _swinging_ by your desk.*
*гл.** *****ходить туда-сюда**
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**syllabus**
['sɪləbəs]
*Look over your study timeline, it may be the _syllabus_ for
your Manhattan GMAT class.*
1. **конспект**
2. **учебный план**
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**tackle**
['tækl]
*You may be extremely competent in some areas but unable to _tackle_ the diversity of problems the GMAT throws at you. *
*гл.* **биться** (над какой-л. задачей)
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**tempting**
['tem(p)tɪŋ]
*While it may seem _tempting_ to sacrifice these things for your studies, it’s more productive to maintain some balance.*
*прил.*** заманчивый**
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**tend**
[tend]
*The more interesting conclusions _tend_ to be extreme, to grasp at weak connections, or to make reasonable but unsupported assumptions.*
*гл.* **иметь склонность**
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**thorough**
['θʌrə]
*The MGMAT explanations to the CATs, Question Banks, and Challenge Questions were _thorough_ and very helpful.*
*прил*. **исчерпывающий**
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**thereby**
## Footnote
[ˌðeə'baɪ]
*Students shift effortful, step-by-step thinking to faster pattern recognition and association, _thereby_ tying the two distinct types of reasoning together.*
*нареч.**** ****книжн***. таким образом**
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**thrill**
[θrɪl]
*Getting up at 5:15 sucked (and eating alone wasn’t a _thrill_ either), but my reward was rarely having to do any homework at night.*
*сущ. ***захватывающее**
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**thrive**
[θraɪv]
In a nutshell, do you tend to _thrive_ or falter when you are in
high-pressure testing situations?
1) **преуспевать**
2) **пышно расти**
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**tie**
[taɪ]
*Thereby tying the two distinct types of reasoning together.*
*гл.* **связывать**
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**time slot**
*List tasks you intend to accomplish during that _time slot_. *
**отрезок времени**
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**toast **
## Footnote
[təust]
*If you jump to wild conclusions, you are _toast_.*
*сущ. амер. разг.* **конченный человек**
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**tough**
[tʌf]
*Many times over, I've seen groups spin their wheels for hours on a single math problem trying to solve an extremely _tough _ question. *
*прил.* **трудный**
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**trap**
[træp]
*Group problems that have similar techniques or _traps_ and be able to visualize 3-5 common “variations” of each.*
*сущ. ***ловушка**
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**trapezoid**
## Footnote
*What’s the formula for the area of
a _trapezoid_?*
**ТРАПЕЦОИД**
## Footnote
*- мат. геометрическая фигура, похожая на трапецию, но не имеющая параллельных сторон*
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**treat**
[triːt]
*I doubt that diet can make you “smarter” on a permanent basis, but it is absolutely true that how you _treat_ your body will affect how your brain performs.*
*гл.* **вести себя** (по отношению к кому-л.)
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**tremendous**
[trɪ'mendəs]
*Mastery of this skill will have a _tremendous_ impact on your GMAT performance. *
*прил. разг.* **громадный**
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**trivial**
['trɪvɪəl]
*We just want to find something, however _trivial_, that seems to be true based on the information.*
*прил.* **банальный**
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**tunable**
## Footnote
['tjuːnəbl]
*The physical properties o f the CFCs and HCFCs are _tunable_ by changes in the number and identity of the halogen atoms.*
*прил. тех. ***легко настраиваемый**
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**ultimately **
['ʌltɪmətlɪ]
* Spend too much time studying by yourself and you'll end up less happy and _ultimately_ less focused.*
*нареч. ***в конечном счёте**
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**uncanny **
[ʌn'kænɪ]
*The novelist Charles Dickens was an enthusiastic follower of the Star Wars films, and liked to entertain dinner guests by doing _uncannily_ accurate impressions of the characters. *
*прил.* **сверхъестественный**
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**visualize**
['vɪʒuəlaɪz], [-zjuə-]
*Group problems that have similar techniques or traps and be able to _visualize_ 3-5 common “variations” of each.*
*гл. ***отчётливо представлять себе**
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**wary**
['weərɪ]
*You may find yourself getting a little wary. *
*прил.* **подозрительный**
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**weird**
[wɪəd]
*Figure out how to deal with _weird_ little problem quirks, and execute solving processes accurately.*
*прил.* **таинственный**
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**wind down**
*Figure out a bedtime, and start _winding down_ an hour or two before that.*
*фраз. гл.* **"сворачивать"** (какой-л. процесс, какую-л. деятельность)
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**yield**
[jiːld]
*A quick internet search will _yield_ suggestions for specific foods that are consistent with these guidelines: fish, oysters, avocado, nuts, eggs (especially the yolks).*
*гл. ***давать результат**
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**yolk**
* [jəuk]*
* A quick internet search will yield suggestions for specific foods that are consistent with these guidelines: fish, oysters, avocado, nuts, eggs (especially the _yolks_).*
*сущ. ***желток** (яйца)
