vocabulary

Question 1

SLY

[ /slaɪ/]

Answer 1

deceiving people in a clever way in order to get what you want

Question 2

PRISTINE

[/prɪˈstiːn/]

Answer 2

1) new or almost new, and in very good condition; 2) original and pure; not spoiled or worn from use

Question 3

ENAMORED

[ /ɪˈnæm.əd/]

Answer 3

liking something a lot

Question 4

REGAL

[ /ˈriː.ɡəl/]

Answer 4

very special and suitable for a king or queen

Question 5

JUXTAPOSITION

[/ˌdʒʌk.stə.pəˈzɪʃ.ən/]

Answer 5

the fact of putting things that are not similar next to each other

Question 6

EMANATE

[ /ˈem.ə.neɪt/]

Answer 6

to express a quality or feeling through the way that you look and behave

Question 7

TO ENTICE

[ /ɪnˈtaɪs/]

Answer 7

to persuade someone to do something by offering them something pleasant

Question 8

PAUPER

[/ˈpɑː.pɚ/]

Answer 8

a very poor person

Question 9

SUPERINTENDENT

[/ˌsuː.pə.pɚ.ɪnˈten.dənt/]

Answer 9

a person who is in charge of work done in a particular department, office, etc., or who is responsible for keeping a building or place in good condition (Заведующий, управляющий, главный)

Question 10

TO DWELL

[ /dwel/]

Answer 10

to live in a place or in a particular way

Question 11

TO ENTRUST

[ /ɪnˈtrʌst/]

Answer 11

to give someone a thing or a duty for which they are responsible

Question 12

INMATE

[ /ˈɪn.meɪt/]

Answer 12

a person who is kept in a prison or a hospital for people who are mentally ill

Question 13

SUPERVISION (C1)

[ /ˌsuː.pɚˈvɪʒ.ən/]

Answer 13

the act of watching a person or activity and making certain that everything is done correctly, safely, etc. (надзор, наблюдение, контроль)

Question 14

SUPERIOR (C1)

[ /səˈpɪr.i.ɚ/]

Answer 14

better than average or better than other people or things of the same type

Question 15

SUPERIOR (C2)

[ /səˈpɪr.i.ɚ/]

Answer 15

A superior person believes that or acts as if they are better than other people

Question 16

BOLDLY

[/ˈboʊld.li/]

Answer 16

in a brave and confident way, without showing any fear

Question 17

PARISH

[/ˈper.ɪʃ/]

Answer 17

in some Christian denominations, an area cared for by one priest with its own church, or (in England) the smallest unit of local government (приход, приходской, округа в Луиззиане)

Question 18

SOLE (C1)

[ /soʊl/]

Answer 18

1)being one only; single; 2)not shared with anyone else

Question 19

WARD (B2)

[/wɔːrd/]

Answer 19

one of the parts or large rooms into which a hospital is divided, usually with beds for patients

Question 20

MATRON

[/ˈmeɪ.trən/]

Answer 20

a woman who is in charge of women or children at a hospital, police station, prison, or school

Question 21

TO BESTOW

[ /bɪˈstoʊ/]

Answer 21

to give something as an honour or present

Question 22

PROBATIONER

[/proʊˈbeɪ.ʃən.ɚ/]

Answer 22

1)a person such as a police officer or teacher who has recently passed his or her final exams and who is doing the first year of work (человек на испытательном - probation- сроке); 2) a criminal who is allowed to stay out of prison if they do not commit another crime and follow particular rules (человек на условном сроке)

Question 23

TO INDUCE

[/ɪnˈduːs/]

Answer 23

to make something happen or to persuade someone to do something

Question 24

TO ENDEAVOR

[ /enˈdev.ər/]

Answer 24

to try to do something

Question 25

INFERENCE

[ /ˈɪn.fɚ.əns/]

Answer 25

a guess that you make or an opinion that you form based on the information that you have (предположение, заключение)

Question 26

ABSENCE (B2)

[/ˈæb.səns/]

Answer 26

the fact of not being where you are usually expected to be

Question 27

MERE (B2)

[ /mɪr/]

Answer 27

used to emphasize that something is not large or important

Question 28

TO INVALIDATE

[ /ɪnˈvæl.ə.deɪt/]

Answer 28

1)to officially stop a document, ticket, law, etc. being legally or officially acceptable; 2)to prove that an opinion, argument, etc. is wrong

Question 29

DEDUCTION (C2)

[ /dɪˈdʌk.ʃən/]

Answer 29

the process of reaching a decision or answer by thinking about the known facts, or the decision that is reached

Question 30

TO PREVAIL (C2)
[ /prɪˈveɪl/]

Answer 30

1) to get control or influence; 2) to be common among a group of people or area at a particular time

Question 31

TESTIMONY

[ /ˈtes.tə.moʊ.ni/]

Answer 31

(an example of) spoken or written statements that something is true, especially those given in a law court (свидетельство, доказание)

Question 32

MERIT (С1)

[ /ˈmer.ɪt/]

Answer 32

the quality of being good and deserving praise (заслуга, достоинство)

Question 33

DEVOTION

[/dɪˈvoʊ.ʃən/]

Answer 33

loyalty and love or care for someone or something