Unit 8- vocabulary

Question 1

oddity

Answer 1

Особняк, странност

Question 2

shun

Answer 2

•avoid, dodge ( She has shunned publicity since she retired from acting.

Избягвам

Question 3

look upon

Answer 3

гледам на някого като
• My friends look upon me as a technological oddity.

Question 4

congenital

Answer 4

•inborn, hereditary ( of disease or physical abnormality present from the birth)

вроден, по рождение

Question 5

bulky

Answer 5

Обемист, неудобен
•voluminous, large

Question 6

undercutting

Answer 6

•to offer goods or services at a lower price than a competitor

подрязвам, подкопавам

Question 7

devolved

Answer 7

прехвърлен

Question 8

state-of-the-art

Answer 8

modern; the latest most recent stage in the development of a product, incorporating the newest technology

Question 9

Obsolete

Answer 9

остарял, отживелица
•out of style, out-of-date, outdated

Question 10

bombardment

Answer 10

•shelling, bombshell
бомбандировка

Question 11

anguish

Answer 11

•suffer, agonize, harass
измъчвам се

Question 12

Superficial

Answer 12

повърхноствен

Question 13

shun

Answer 13

•avoid
•Steer clear of sth
•keep clear
•stay away from

Question 14

innate

Answer 14

вроден
•inborn, natural ( Her innate capacity for organization.)

Question 15

downgrade

Answer 15

•reduce to a lower grade, rank or level of importance

понижаване

Question 16

downsize

Answer 16

•make (company or organization) smaller by eliminating staff positions

съкращавам

Question 17

downplay

Answer 17

make sth appear less important than it really is

омаловажавам

Question 18

downplay

Answer 18

make sth appear less important than it really is

омаловажавам

Question 19

overhear

Answer 19

•eavesdrop ( to hear something that other people are saying without intending to and without their knowledge

дочувам

Question 20

overrule

Answer 20

отменям
•to make a decision that opposes and changes another decision

Question 21

overthrow

Answer 21

бутане, сваляне ( на правителство)

Question 22

overthrow

Answer 22

бутане, сваляне ( на правителство)

Question 23

undergo

Answer 23

претърпявам, подлагам се на
•to experience sth that is unpleasant or sth that involves a change

Question 24

upstage

Answer 24

to take people’s attention away from someone and make them listen or look at you instead of

засенчвам

Question 25

uproot

Answer 25

eradicate

изкоренявам