S-SC - animals

Question 1

pounce - v
[паунц]
The cat sat in the tree ready to pounce on the ducks below.

Answer 1

to jump or move quickly in order to catch or take hold of something

Question 2

bounce - v
[баунц]
The children had broken the bed by bouncing (= jumping up and down) on it.

Answer 2

to (cause to) move up or away after hitting a surface

Question 3

cram - v
[крэм]
Eight children were crammed into the back of the car.

Answer 3

to force a lot of things into a small space (втискиваться)

Question 4

stalk - v
[стак]
The police had been stalking the woman for a week before they arrested her.

Answer 4

to follow an animal or person as closely as possible without being seen or heard, usually in order to catch or kill them

Question 5

chatter - v
He could hear the chatter of birds in the trees overhead.

Answer 5

make a series of short quick noises (урчать)

Question 6

feline - adj
[филайн]
She had pretty, almost feline features.

Answer 6

belonging or relating to the cat family / appearing or behaving like a cat

Question 7

baffling - adj
[бафлинг]
I found what he was saying completely baffling.

Answer 7

impossible for someone to understand or explain

Question 8

crucial - adj
Her work has been crucial to the project’s success.

Answer 8

extremely important or necessary

Question 9

instinctual - adj
He says his decisions that day were instinctual.

Answer 9

happening naturally, as a result of instinct, rather than being thought about, planned, or developed by training

Question 10

perplexing - adj
The novel is annoying, unconvincing, and deeply perplexing.

Answer 10

confusing, often because you do not know how to solve something

Question 11

keen - adj
They were very keen to start work as soon as possible.

Answer 11

very interested, eager, or wanting (to do) something very much

Question 12

vantage - n

Answer 12

a place or position affording a good view of something (место, дающее хороший обзор)

Question 13

opportunistic - adj
He made an opportunistic grab for power, which resulted in a civil war.

Answer 13

using a situation to get power or an advantage

Question 14

propensity - adj
He’s well-known for his natural propensity for indiscretion.

Answer 14

a natural tendency to behave in a particular way (склонность)

Question 15

compel - v
As a schoolboy he was compelled to wear shorts even in winter.

Answer 15

to force someone to do something