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Wisp

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Прядь (волос)

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Perpetrate

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  • perpetrate atrocities

совершать

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matrimonial

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related to marriage or people who are married

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cohabit (cohabitation)

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If two people cohabit, they live together and are sexual partners but are not married.
сожительствовать

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fidget

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  • to keep making small movements with your hands or feet because you are nervous or bored
  • ерзать
  • She fidgeted all the way through the job interview.
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pathetic ( /pəˈθetɪk/)

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  • жалкий
  • He made a rather pathetic attempt to apologize.
    You’re too frightened to speak to her? Come on, that’s pathetic!
    It was a pathetic performance.
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chastise

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to criticize or punish someone

критиковать, наказывать

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circuit

/ˈsɜːkɪt/

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a path, route, or sports track that is shaped like a circle

круговая дорожка, круг

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clemency

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a decision by a judge, king, etc not to punish someone severely although they have committed a crime
милосердие
- There is therefore some element of intelligent clemency.

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cloying

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– tasting or smelling too sweet and therefore unpleasant:
— надоедлевый избыточный
This is a wonderful wine - honeyed and rich without being remotely cloying.
The room was filled with the cloying scent of lilies.
The pie filling is rich and dark without the cloying qualities of mincemeat.
Although the perfume is intense, it is far from cloying.

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coagulate

/kəʊˈæɡ.jə.leɪt/

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– to change from liquid to a more solid-state, or to cause something to do this:
– сворачиваться
The sauce coagulated as it cooled down.
The venom of this snake coagulates the blood.

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virgin

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  • someone who has never had sex:
  • She remained a virgin until she was over thirty.
    Do you think he’s still a virgin?
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indomitable

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  • used to say that someone is strong, brave, determined, and difficult to defeat or frighten:
  • неукротимый
    The indomitable Mrs Furlong said she would continue to fight for justice.
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trim

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  • to cut a small amount from something to make it tidy or to remove parts that you do not need
  • подравнивать, подстригать, подрезать
    I’ve had my hair trimmed.
    Trim the fat off the meat.
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ailment

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  • an illness
  • недомогание
    Treat minor ailments yourself.
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conduce

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  • to help make a particular situation happen or help produce a particular result:
  • способствовать
    the belief that technological progress conduces to human happiness
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(un) congenial

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  • friendly and pleasant:

- congenial company/surroundings

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tumult

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  • a loud noise, especially that produced by an excited crowd, or a state of confusion, change, or uncertainty:
  • You couldn’t hear her speak over the tumult from the screaming fans.
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adobe

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house

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roving eyes

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бегающие глаза

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bleach = whiten

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отбеливать

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susceptible ( /səˈseptəbl/)

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  • easily influenced or harmed by something
  • восприимчивый, впечатлительный
  • )Older people are more susceptible to the virus.
    a susceptible young teenager
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exhort

exhortation

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to strongly encourage someone to do something

призывать

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supercilious

/ˌsuː.pəˈsɪl.i.əs/

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  • behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important:
  • He spoke in a haughty, supercilious voice.
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dowdy

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plain and not fashionable
немодный
She looks a bit dowdy in that old dress.

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estrange

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  • to cause someone to no longer have a friendly relationship with another person or other people:
  • отстроняться
    Her lifestyle estranged her from her parents.
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chequered

/ˈtʃek.əd/

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chequered adjective (GOOD AND BAD)

having had both successful and unsuccessful periods in your past:
He’s had a chequered business career.

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blade

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лезвие

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emend

/iˈmend/

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to correct or improve a text:

The text is currently being emended and will be published shortly.

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superfluous

/suːˈpɜːfluəs/

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not needed, or more than is needed
излишний, чрезмерный
superfluous details/information

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coerce

/kəʊˈɜːs/

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to make someone do something that they do not want to do

принуждать

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embezzle

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to steal money that belongs to the company or organization that you work for
растрачивать (чужие деньги)

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extort

/ɪkˈstɔːt/

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to get money from someone by saying that you will harm them

вымогать

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swindle = defraud

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обманывать

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amble

stroll / promenade

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walk

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badmouth

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  • to say bad things about someone to other people:
  • Her co-workers bad-mouthed her to her boss.
    You’ll never hear him badmouthing an opponent.
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dawdle

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to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary:
- плестись . бездельничать
Stop dawdling! You’ll be late for school!

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hover

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  • to stay in one place in the air, usually by moving the wings quickly:
    A hawk hovered in the sky, waiting to swoop down on its prey.
    I heard the noise of a helicopter hovering overhead.
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linger

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  • to take a long time to leave or disappear:
    After the play had finished, we lingered for a while in the bar hoping to catch sight of the actors.
    The smell from the fire still lingered days later.
    It’s impossible to forget such horrific events - they linger (on) in the memory forever.
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strut

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  • to walk in a proud way trying to look important:

The boys strutted around trying to get the attention of a group of girls who were nearby.

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shriek

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a short, loud, high cry, especially one produced suddenly as an expression of a powerful emotion:
shrieks of delight
He suddenly let out a piercing shriek.

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indolence

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лень

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gravity

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  • the quality of being very serious
    серьезность, тяжесть
    You don’t seem to realize the gravity of the situation.
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fidelity

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loyalty, especially to a sexual partner

верность

45
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equivocal

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  • not clear and seems to have two opposing meanings, or confusing and able to be understood in two different ways:
  • His words to the press were deliberately equivocal - he didn’t deny the reports but neither did he confirm them.
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crude

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  • made or done in a simple way and without much skill
    грубо сделанный
    a crude device/weapon
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commodity

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  • a product that you can buy or sell

товар

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wreath

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венок

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cocky

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overconfident

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malice

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the feeling of wanting to harm or upset someone
злоба, злость
There was no malice in her comments.

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thug

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gang

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trifling

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unimportant

it is no trifling matter

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riveting

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interesting

54
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quaint

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колоритный, причудливый

A quaint village

55
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baffle

baffling

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If something baffles you, you cannot understand it at all.
озадачивать
[ often passive ] The police were baffled by his disappearance.
I found his explanation baffling
confusing

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sizeable

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quite large
значительных размеров
a sizeable crowd

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paltry

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A paltry amount of something, especially money, is very small.
ничтожный, незначительный
a paltry sum of money

58
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balk

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to not want to do something that is unpleasant or difficult
упираться
Most people balk at paying these kinds of prices for clothes

59
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launder

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отмывать (деньги)

to launder drug money

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beseech

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beg

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coax

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to persuade someone in a gentle way
уговаривать, улещивать
[ + into + doing sth ] She coaxed me into joining the group.

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reluctant

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not wanting to do something
делающий что-либо неохотно
[ + to do sth ] Many victims of crime are reluctant to go to the police

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proclivity

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inclination
the sexual proclivities of celebrities
his proclivity for shapely blondes

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marauding

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мородерство

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ineffable

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too wonderfull

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cleavage

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щели

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compatible

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совместимый

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ordeal

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суровое испытан

Her parents went through the ordeal

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circumscribe

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to limit something:
Their movements have been severely circumscribed since the laws came into effect.
There followed a series of tightly circumscribed visits to military installations

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lax

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without much care, attention, or control

He took a gun through baggage control to highlight the lax security.

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nemesis

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заклятый враг

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deployment

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размещение

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prophetically

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пророческий

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beguile

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обманывать
[ often passive ] I can see how people are beguiled by his charm.
a beguiling smile

75
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to compensate monetarily for trouble or work done

вознаграждать

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remunerate
(rih-mew-nuh-rehyt)
Although they finally had to throw the computer out, Linda remunerated her friend for trying to fix it anyway.

76
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to take forcibly, result in, or cause to become

v. to do something for someone else (оказывать предаставлять)

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render
(ren-der)
His harsh words rendered her speechless.

77
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n. peacefulness, rest
v. to be lying or stationary
отдых покой

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repose
(rih-poze)
In the summer, she would often lie under the willow trees in complete repose.

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v. to renounce ownership or disown
v. to refuse to recognize
v. to reject as true
отказываться от отвергать

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repudiate
(rih-pew-dee-ehyt)
The scientists who discovered the fossil were shocked when it was repudiated as a fake.

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сдержанный неразговорчивый

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reticent

rett-ih-sunt

80
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to admire greatly; to honor

почитать поклонятся

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revere
(rih-veer)
The mayor was so revered by the village that every single man, woman, and child attended his funeral.

81
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банальность избитая фраза

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platitude
(plat-ih-tewd)
My father’s favorite platitude was, “Winners never quit, quitters never win”.

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adj. easy to change or bend
adj. easy to convince

гибкий сговорчивый

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pliant
(ply-unt)
The professor needed a particularly pliant mind for his brainwashing experiments.

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adj. difficult to handle due to heaviness
adj. requiring a lot of work
тяжелый нудный

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ponderous
(pon-dur-us)
The ponderous task was completed in no time, thanks to the large number of volunteers we had.

84
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to assume as fact

постулировать устанавливать

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posit
(poz-it)
Some physicists posit that the universe will expand forever.

85
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to support

укреплять поддерживать

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bolster
(bole-stur)
The candidate’s campaign was bolstered by endorsements by several former military leaders.

86
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почка бутон

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burgeon

burr-djun

87
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(especially of sound) sweet and soothing (often used ironically).
приятный

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dulcet
(duhl-sit)
“record the dulcet tones of your family and friends”

88
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подхалим льстить

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toady
(toh-dee)
adulator

89
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damage the purity or integrity of.

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sully

“they were outraged that anyone should sully their good name”

90
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содержательный сжатый

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pithy
(pith-ee)
“his characteristically pithy comments”

91
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сжтый локаничный

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succinct
/səkˈsɪŋ(k)t/
use short, succinct sentences

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(especially of a person or their appearance) untidy and dirty.

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slovenly
(sluhv-uhn-lee)
“a fat, slovenly ex-rock star”

93
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стащить

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scourge

skurdj

94
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candor- откровенный

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onerous - обременять

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хам грубеян

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boor

boor

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умирающий загневающий

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moribund
(mawr-uh-buhnd)
“on examination she was moribund and dehydrated”
“the moribund commercial property market

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give a lot of public attention and approval to (someone); treat as a celebrity.
нахваливать

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lionize
(lahy-uh-nahyz)
“modern sportsmen are lionized and feted”

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the quality of being pleasing to the ear.

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euphony
/ˈjuːf(ə)ni/
“the poet put euphony before mere factuality”

99
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банальный шаблонный

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trite
(trahyt)
trite advice

100
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злоумишленник

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malefactor

mal-uh-fak-ter

101
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having lost a large amount of water from the body.

обезвожен

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dehydrated
/diːˈhʌɪdreɪtɪd/
“his body temperature was high and he had become dehydrated”
(of food) having had the water removed as a means of preservation.
“dehydrated mashed potatoes”

102
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фальшивій

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phony
All salespeople seem to have the same phony smile.
He gave the police a phony address.

103
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pretending to be real

фальшивый

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bogus
a bogus doctor
bogus documents

104
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false and not based on the truth

ложный, кажущийся

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spurious

A spurious poetic-musical addition, indicated here in rounded brackets, is omitted in the simplified structure.

105
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подделывать

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forge

a forged passport

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