sorting-methods

Question 1

not fulfilling or not expected to achieve the intended purpose or desired outcome.

Answer 1

useless
бесполезный
a piece of useless knowledge

Question 2

a narrow section of road or a junction that impedes traffic flow
the neck or mouth of a bottle

Answer 2

bottleneck
горлышко бутылки
узкое место
narrow streets and a lack of parking space combine to make the town a bottleneck

Question 3

predict or estimate (a future event or trend).

Answer 3

forecast
прогноз
rain is forecast for eastern Ohio

Question 4

a set of instructions designed to perform a frequently used operation within a program.

Answer 4

subroutine
подпрограмма

Question 5

relate to; be about
worry (someone); make anxious

Answer 5

concern
the story concerns a friend of mine
the roof of the barn concerns me because eventually it will fall in

Question 6

выход цикла

Answer 6

loop yield

Question 7

give all or a large part of one’s time or resources to (a person, activity, or cause).

Answer 7

devote
I wanted to devote more time to my family
посвящать

Question 8

the base of a system of numeration

Answer 8

radix
система счисления

Question 9

a way, especially one of several possible variations, in which a set or number of things can be ordered or arranged.

Answer 9

permutation
his thoughts raced ahead to fifty different permutations of what he must do
перестановка

Question 10

next to or adjoining something else.

Answer 10

adjacent
adjacent rooms
соседний

Question 11

last but one in a series of things; second last.

Answer 11

penultimate
предпоследний
the penultimate chapter of the book

Question 12

characterized by or given to adaptation.

Answer 12

adaptive
приспосабливающийся
mutation is ultimately essential for adaptive evolution in all populations

Question 13

used to express uncertainty or possibility.

Answer 13

perhaps
возможно
perhaps I should have been frank with him

Question 14

move (something) into a more acceptable position or state.

Answer 14

rearrange
she rearranged her skirt as she sat back in her chair
переставить

Question 16

recognizably different in nature from something else of a similar type.

readily distinguishable by the senses.

Answer 16

distinct
the patterns of spoken language are distinct from those of writing
отчетливый
a distinct smell of nicotine

Question 17

the amount or number of a material or immaterial thing not usually estimated by spatial measurement.

Answer 17

quantity
the quantity and quality of the fruit can be controlled
количество