Unnamed Flashcards
Ephemerous
[ɪˈfɛmərəs]
Short-lived
Dubious
[ˈdʒuː.bi.əs]
Сумнівний, неоднозначний
These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.
He has been associated with some dubious characters.
Irritated
[ˈɪr.ɪ.teɪ.tɪd]
Роздратований
I began to get increasingly irritated by/at her questions.
Serenity
[səˈren.ə.ti]
Спокій, тихість, безтурботність
Jarring
дратівливий
to poke into sth
сунутися кудись, сунути щось кудись (можливо гостре), засунути носа кудись (образно)
Two kids were poking a stick into the drain.
Jagged
[ˈdʒæɡ.ɪd]
зубчастий
a jagged cut/tear
jagged rocks
a jagged line/edge
Tangled
[ˈtæŋ.ɡəld]
Заплутаний, складний
Grand
[ɡrænd]
Важливий, великий, вагомий
His job has a grand title, but he’s little more than a clerk.
Midst
middle point
Long Beach is in the midst of a revival.
to smolder
[ˈsməʊl.dər]
тліти
The fire was still smoldering the next morning.
reckless
безрозсудний
He was found guilty of reckless driving.
farrago
[fəˈrɑː.ɡəʊ]
a confused mixture
He told us a farrago of lies.
to trump sth up
(сфабриковувати) to give or use false information so that someone will be accused of doing something wrong and punished:
The accusation, she said, was trumped up in order to get rid of her.
to inflict sth on smb
заподіяти щось комусь
Why would anyone inflict harm on a helpless animal?
to utter
[ˈʌt.ər]
вимовляти
She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.
to evict
[ɪˈvɪkt]
вигнати
He was evicted from the bar for drunken and disorderly behaviour.
to suborn
[səˈbɔːn]
підкуповувати
Such agreements could undermine the justice system by providing an incentive to suppress evidence, or even to suborn witnesses.
ot undermine
[ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn]
підривати (нефізично)
The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him.
Criticism just undermines their confidence.
to provide an incentive to
[ɪnˈsen.tɪv]
надавати стимул до
Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder.
Overtly
[əʊˈvɜːt.li]
відкрито, відверто
He never overtly expressed his feelings about the issue.
