The Danger Of Early Pride

Question 1

Having won a battle or contest; victorious

Answer 1

Triumphant [trʌɪˈʌmfnt]

He couldn’t supress a triumphant smile.

Question 2

Advise or urge smo earnestly

Answer 2

Admonish

She admonished him to drink no more than one glass of wine.

Question 3

Bend one’s head and body forwards and downwards

Answer 3

Stoop

He stooped down and reached towards the coin.

Linda stooped to pick up the bottles.

The man stoops his head (сутулиться).

Question 4

Not having a sharp edge or point

Answer 4

Blunt

A blunt knife

To blunt

Wood can blunt your axe.

There determination had been blunted.

Question 5

Excessive pride in oneself

Answer 5

Conceit

He was puffed up with conceit.

Question 6

Separate

Answer 6

Drive a wedge between

The general aimed to drive a wedge between the city and its northern defences.

Wedge - a piece of wood having one thick end and tapering to a thin edge, that is driven btw. two objects to secure or separate them.

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The door was secured by a wedge.

Question 7

1. Use deception to deprive smo of money or possessions

2. Obtain money fraudulantly

Answer 7

Swindle

1. A businessman swindled investors out of millions of pounds.
2. He was said to have swindled $ 62 million from the state-owned cement industry.

Swindler - мошенник

Question 8

An achievement that requires great courage, skill vor strength

Answer 8

Feat

Smartphones were considerable feats in modern technology.

Question 9

Keep under control

Answer 9

Rein in

Rockefeller knew he needed to rein himself in and to privately manage his ego

Question 10

Plot ( a course) on a chart

Answer 10

Chart a course

Charting a proper course in life is crucially important for success.