Vocabulary

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attorney

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адвокат

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arbitrary . Our attorney felt that the judge’s decision was arbitrary.

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arbitrary means based entirely on personal will, feelings

произвольный

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discrete

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distinct / разъеденный, отличный

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to curb. The purpose of the program is to curb exactly the practice we have been discussing

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restrain (сдержать,

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patently = baldly

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explicitly, openly

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underpin, undergird

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sthrenthen or support (the argument) underpin=подкреплять,

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mores = customs

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нравы, обычаи

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stratum. While the rich get richer, the ranks of the poor are greatly expanding and the middle stratum is disappearing

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слой, пласт, syn=echelon

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ubiquitous

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existing everywhere

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check spending

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limit spending

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partial=biased

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пристрастный, необъективный

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residual=left-over

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остаточный,

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indeterminate. While analysts have collected a great deal of data, there are still many unknowns and thus our results are ….

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неопределенный,

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discretionary

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дискреционный - овершающийся или используемый по чьему-либо личному усмотрению; дающий кому-либо возможность поступать по своему личному усмотрению, основанный на такой возможности

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indigenous . Terrestrial snakes are indigenous to the region

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местный

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dubiously

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нерешительно

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fadingly (fade)

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увядающее

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baldly

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открыто

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laudable. The company president sees the initiative as laudable

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praiseworthy, хвалебный

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laudatory remarks

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хвалебные слова

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dubious

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doubtful, сомнительный

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aggravate

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усугубить

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exacerbate

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усугубить

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eclipse

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затмить

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fathom

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понять, постичь

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debunk

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развенчать, разоблачать

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zero-sum game

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system in which one person or group can only win at the expense of another

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impasse

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тупик

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gridlock

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тупик

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dovetail

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координировать, дополнять

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maxim

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изречение

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paragon

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образец

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slew=host

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сразить or large numbers

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dichotomy

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дихтономия, противоречащие

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ambiguous

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unclear, vague

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descriptive

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описательный, носить описательный характер

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outstrip

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опережать

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revamp

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реформировать

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offset

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компенсировать

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impartial

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беспристрастный

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inert

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инертный

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fledging

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хрупкий, лишь зарождающийся

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disinterested

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беспристрастный

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inadvertently = accidentally

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as a side effect

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adverse

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негативный

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adversary

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enemy, opponent

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alignment of hardware components

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согласование компонент

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delineate

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give a detailed outline - очертить, разграничить

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paltry

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ничтожный

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propensity

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склонность

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latent

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скрытый

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lateral

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боковой

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tempered = checked

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сдерживающий

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debilitated

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истощенный

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impinged

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препятствовать

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enumerate

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перечислять

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polarize

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расколоть

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delimit

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разграничит

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extrapolate

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ействие по значению гл. экстраполировать; распространение выводов, сделанных по результатам одной части исследования, на другие части