The Growth Mindset Flashcards
Reading Passage 2, Cam 18, Test 4
innate
an innate quality or ability is something you are born with:
- Children have an innate ability to learn language.
- innate beliefs
врожденный
supplant
replace:
- Barker was soon supplanted as party leader.
- supplunted by the idea
revolt
rebellion
- a revolt against authority
- a revolt against the central government
- revolt against the notion that…
- the revolt of the slaves
revolt- revolution
notion
an idea, belief, or opinion
She had only a vague notion of what she wanted to do.
She had no notion what he meant.
inherent
formal
a quality that is inherent in something is a natural part of it and cannot be separated from it
inherent in
* I’m afraid the problems you mention are inherent in the system.
* Every business has its own inherent risks.
* ingerent ability
destiny
fate
It was her destiny to live in England and marry Melvyn
судьба
coax
to persuade
- Please, Vic, come with us,’ Nancy coaxed.
coax somebody into/out of (doing) something - We had to coax Alan into going to school.
instill
to teach someone to think, behave, or feel in a particular way over a period of time
instil confidence/fear/discipline etc into somebody
* A manager’s job is to instil determination into his players.
* instil a sense of duty.
внушать, вселять
put effort into
Frank put a lot of effort into the party.
effort
make the effort to do sth
it takes effort to do sth
put effort into sth
make an effort
make no effort
made a concerted effort (==tried hard over a long time)
harsh
severe
receive harsh criticism
harsh conditions
harsh realities of life
harsh winter/weather/climate
harsh criticism/treatment/punishment etc
harsh voice/laugh/tone etc (=unpleasantly loud and rough)
null
invalid
replicate
if you replicate someone’s work, a scientific study etc, you do it again, or try to get the same result again:
There is a need for further research to replicate these findings.
conflate
formal
to combine two or more things to form a single new thing:
▪ He conflates two images from Kipling’s short stories in the film.
объединять
subtle
not easy to notice or understand unless you pay careful attention opposite obvious
subtle differences
subtle taste/flavour/smell etc
perceive
formal
she had been perceived as a future chief executive
The government was widely perceived as corrupt.
perceive that
Biologists finally perceived that DNA played a crucial role in the process.
Cats are not able to perceive colour.
perception
воспринимать
correlation
connection
strong/high/close/significant etc correlation
strong correlation between sth and sth
vague
unclear
- vague notion, shape
- have a vague idea/feeling/recollection
viable
a viable idea, plan, or method can work successfully
viable alternative/proposition/option etc
- The committee came forward with one viable solution.
- economically/commercially/financially viable
- Will a hotel here be financially viable?
жизнеспособный
intervention
the act of becoming involved in a difficult situation in order to deal with a problem and improve the situation:
- government intervention to regulate prices
- Early intervention can save the lives of many women who get breast cancer.
- divine intervention
вмешательство
aspiration
ambition
a high level of political aspiration
the aspirations of the working classes
▪ their hopes and aspirations for the future
deluded
deceive
I was angry with him for trying to delude me.
delude somebody/yourself into doing something
▪ It is easy to delude yourself into believing you’re in love.
▪ Don’t be deluded into thinking your house is burglarproof.
a deluded notion that …
a deluded notion that …
ошибочное представление о том , что …
