Unnamed

Question 1

Ephemerous
[ɪˈfɛmərəs]

Answer 1

Short-lived

Question 2

Dubious
[ˈdʒuː.bi.əs]

Answer 2

Сумнівний, неоднозначний
These claims are dubious and not scientifically proven.
He has been associated with some dubious characters.

Question 3

Irritated
[ˈɪr.ɪ.teɪ.tɪd]

Answer 3

Роздратований
I began to get increasingly irritated by/at her questions.

Question 4

Serenity
[səˈren.ə.ti]

Answer 4

Спокій, тихість, безтурботність

Question 5

Jarring

Answer 5

дратівливий

Question 6

to poke into sth

Answer 6

сунутися кудись, сунути щось кудись (можливо гостре), засунути носа кудись (образно)
Two kids were poking a stick into the drain.

Question 7

Jagged
[ˈdʒæɡ.ɪd]

Answer 7

зубчастий
a jagged cut/tear
jagged rocks
a jagged line/edge

Question 8

Tangled
[ˈtæŋ.ɡəld]

Answer 8

Заплутаний, складний

Question 9

Grand
[ɡrænd]

Answer 9

Важливий, великий, вагомий
His job has a grand title, but he’s little more than a clerk.

Question 10

Midst

Answer 10

middle point
Long Beach is in the midst of a revival.

Question 11

to smolder
[ˈsməʊl.dər]

Answer 11

тліти
The fire was still smoldering the next morning.

Question 12

reckless

Answer 12

безрозсудний
He was found guilty of reckless driving.

Question 13

farrago
[fəˈrɑː.ɡəʊ]

Answer 13

a confused mixture
He told us a farrago of lies.

Question 14

to trump sth up

Answer 14

(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.

Question 15

to inflict sth on smb

Answer 15

заподіяти щось комусь
Why would anyone inflict harm on a helpless animal?

Question 16

to utter
[ˈʌt.ər]

Answer 16

вимовляти
She sat through the whole meeting without uttering a word.

Question 17

to evict
[ɪˈvɪkt]

Answer 17

вигнати
He was evicted from the bar for drunken and disorderly behaviour.

Question 18

to suborn
[səˈbɔːn]

Answer 18

підкуповувати
Such agreements could undermine the justice system by providing an incentive to suppress evidence, or even to suborn witnesses.

Question 19

ot undermine
[ˌʌn.dəˈmaɪn]

Answer 19

підривати (нефізично)
The president has accused two cabinet members of working secretly to undermine his position/him.
Criticism just undermines their confidence.

Question 20

to provide an incentive to
[ɪnˈsen.tɪv]

Answer 20

надавати стимул до
Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder.

Question 21

Overtly
[əʊˈvɜːt.li]

Answer 21

відкрито, відверто
He never overtly expressed his feelings about the issue.