words Flashcards

1
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abdicate

A

zrezygnowac

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2
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aberrant

A

dziwny, zbok

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3
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blasphemy

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богохульство

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4
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blatant

A

jawny

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5
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conspicuously

A

rzuca sie w oczy

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6
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cajole

A

zmusic kogos cos robic

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7
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wheedle

A

persuade

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8
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revoke

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retract, cancel. The driver’s licence has been revoked

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9
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revulsion

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wstręt, відраза

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10
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to rig

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маніпулювати fix or manupulate

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11
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commensurate (adj)

A

equal in extent/ відповідний(your reward will be commensurate)

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12
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commodious (adj)

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spacious and comfortable(hotel room was commodious)

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13
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vernacular

A

the form of a language that a particular group of speakers use naturally, especially in informal situations:

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14
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verve

A

жваво

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15
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unaccountable

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незрозумілий/not able to be explained or understood

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16
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surmise

A

припускати, висловлювати здогадку

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17
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swerve

A

відхилятися, огинатися

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18
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requisite

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необхідне, потрібне

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19
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quagmire

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болото, скрутне становище

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20
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obdurate

A

впертий

21
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nepotism

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кумівство (The pope was naturally proud of his family and had practiced nepotism from the outset)

22
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serenity

A

безтурботність

23
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mishap

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лихо, невдача

24
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libel

A

скарга, наклеп defamatory statement

25
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jocular

A

дотепний, жартівливий

26
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to jest

A

глузувати, жартувати, фіглювати

27
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laborious

A

demanding much work or care

28
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intractable

A

впертий

29
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Insinuate

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натякати

30
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hiatus

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пробіл, пропуск

31
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ignoble

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ганебний, неблагородний, підлий

32
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gravity

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поважність, серйозність

33
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germinate

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породжувати, проростати

34
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forsake

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покинути, відмовлятися, залишати

35
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terse

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небагатослівний, пригладжений, стислий

36
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eminent

A

видатний

37
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voracious

A

ненажерливий, нехланний, пожадливий

38
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abound

A

бути багатим на щось, мати багато чогось, кишіти, рясніти

39
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to eat humble pie

A

to admit your error and apologize

40
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a pig in a poke

A

an item you purchase without having seen;

a disappointment

41
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realm

A

галузь, королівство, сфера, царство

42
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annals

A

літописи, історичні хроніки, щорічник

43
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compound (v)

A

з’єднувати, приходити до компромісної згоди, змішувати, сполучати

44
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tinge

A

домішка, присмак, тон

45
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a flash in the pan

A

promising at the start but then

disappointing

46
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implore

A

благати

47
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drudgery

A

нудна робота

48
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interminable

A

нескінченний

49
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to pour oil on troubled waters

A

to make peace, to calm

someone down