Words Flashcards
catkin
//сережки// birch/willow/hazel catkins
gild
to cover the surface of something with bright, gold-colored light:
Sunlight gilded the children’s faces.
falter
- to stop being confident, powerful, or successful
- ослабеть, пошатнуться
- In the late 1980s his career began to falter.
tremble
- to shake slightly, especially because you are nervous, frightened, or cold
- дрожать, трястись
- My hands were trembling so much I could hardly hold the pen.
Her voice trembled with emotion.
spiky
spike
- covered with spikes or having that appearance: (утыканный шипами, заостренный) - a spiky cactus spiky leaves spiky hair (зубец, шип)
dangle
- to hang loosely, or to hold something so that it hangs loosely
- свободно свисать
Electrical wires were dangling from the ceiling.
pollen
цветочная пыльца
compel sb to do sth
- to force someone to do something
- заставлять, вынуждать
[ often passive ] He felt compelled to resign from his job.
intimate
- частный, интимный
- intimate details of her family life
intimate conversations
contempt
- a strong feeling that you do not respect someone or something
- презрение
He has utter contempt for anyone with power.
pictorial
- relating to pictures or shown using pictures
- изобразительный, иллюстрированный
conceal
/kənˈsiːl/
прятать, скрывать
The listening device was concealed in a pen.
She could barely conceal her irritation.
clairvoyant
ясновидящий
conjurer
ˈkʌn.dʒər.ər
фокусник
divine
/dɪˈvaɪn/
божественный
Perhaps a flood of amusement at seeing me divining water might be permitted.
ecclesiastical
церковный
ecclesiastical law/history
fuse
предохранитель, пробка
The fuse has blown. You’ll have to change it.
a fuse box
collateral
залог
I used my car as collateral for a loan.
colloquial
/kəˈləʊkwiəl/
разговорный
colloquial speech
commensurate
соразмеримый
a salary that is commensurate with skills and experience
complacent
самодовольный
We must not become too complacent about our work
to admit that something is true, even though you do not want to
признавать
concede
Even the company chairman concedes that the results are disappointing.
If people behave in a conciliatory manner, they try to make people stop being angry with them.
примирительный
conciliatory /kənˈsɪliətəri/
a conciliatory approach
giving a lot of information clearly in a few words
краткий
concise /kənˈsaɪs/
a concise history of France
сопутствующий
concomitant
Loss of memory is a natural concomitant of old age.
agreement and peace between countries and people:
согласие
concord
nations living in concord
закрыть глаза на
потворствовать
condone
His comments appeared to condone drug abuse.
труба/ канал
conduit
They make pipes and tubes that are used in construction and as electrical conduits.
Cracks in the rocks can act as conduits, transporting polluted water upward.
confound
confuse
застывать
congeal
соответствие
congruity
We will assess the degree of congruity between the aims and methods of different agencies
very near, next to, or touching
adjacent
They work in adjacent buildings.
to work secretly to do something wrong or illegal, or to allow something wrong or illegal to happen
тайно сотрудничать, потворствовать
connive
They accused the government of conniving in drug smuggling.
освящать
dedicate
consecrate
Arvin consecrated his spare
bedroom as a shrine to Christina
обрекать кого-либо/что-либо на что-либо
consign sb/sth to sth
They were consigned to a life of poverty
утешение
consolation
If it’s any consolation, I failed my driving test too.
составляющая часть
constituent
/kənˈstɪtjuənt/
Methane is the main constituent of natural gas.
сдерживать, накладывать ограничения
constrain
regulations that constrain industry
[ often passive ] I’m constrained by decisions made in the past.
истолковывать
construe
превосходный
осуществлять брачные отношения
consummate
a consummate professional
consummate ease/skill
спорный
contentious
нарушать
contravene
противоречить
contradict
His account of the accident contradicts the official government report.
feeling very sorry and guilty for something bad that you have done:
кающийся
contrite
a contrite apology/expression
to bring together a group of people for a meeting, or to meet for a meeting
convene
The prime minister convened (a meeting of) his cabinet to discuss the matter.
The council will be convening on the morning of the 25th.
friendly and making you feel happy and welcome:
convivial
a convivial atmosphere/host
friendly, but formal and polite
cordial
a cordial smile/greeting/welcome/reception
Relations between the two leaders are said to be cordial.
the quality of being fat
corpulence
He was nicknamed “Hippo” because of his corpulence.
We know King Henry VIII for his wives, perhaps, or for his corpulence.
to say something or provide information that supports what someone says
подтверждать
corroborate
A witness corroborated his account of the accident.
государственный переворот
coup
ku
доверчивость
credulity
a gradual increase in loudness, or the moment when a noise or piece of music is at its loudest:
пик
crescendo
(кришендо)
The music reached a crescendo.
хитрый
cunning
алчность
cupidity
уничтожить
debauch
debunk
опровергнуть
decent
decorous
кливетнический
defamatory
вероятно, предположительно
presumably
like in a theatre and not very natural
stagy
stagy people
неразрывно
inextricably /ˌɪnɪkˈstrɪkəbli/
His story is inextricably linked with that of his brother.
the action of reading through something, especially to find the part you are interested in:
прочтение изучение
perusal
/pəˈruː.zəl/
He sent a copy of the report to the governors for their perusal.
a brief perusal
презирать
despise
осмеивать, насмехаться
mock
The older kids mocked him whenever he made a mistake.
растягивать слова
drawl
(dro^l)
His familiar, snide drawl registered so well with listeners that he quickly became a popular guest on network radio shows.
звонкий
making a noise like that of a tight string being quickly pulled and release
twangy /ˈtwæŋ.i/
The song was accompanied by a twangy Western guitar.
непочтительный
irreverent
to walk quickly or run because you are in a hurry
поспешно двигаться, бежать
.
scurry along/around/away
I saw Gina scurrying around, getting everything ready
гибкий
supple
бальзам
salve
накладывать (одно поверх другого)
superimpose
избегать, уклоняться
evade
осквернять, пятнать
defile
not working or existing now
прекративший свое существование
defunct
harmful:
deleterious
предубеждение, предрассудок
prejudice
racial prejudice
prejudice against women
разграничение
demarcation
The river serves as the line of demarcation (= the line showing the separation) between the two counties.
In some schools there is little demarcation between subjects (= subjects are not taught separately).
On this map, demarcations between regions are shown with dotted lines.
shy\ unconfident
humble
disappointment or anger, especially when caused by a failure or mistake
chagrin
взбешенный
livid
dark in colour
dusky
In autumn, the leaves turn a dusky red.
смуглый
swarthy
a swarthy face/complexion
a swarthy fisherman
very pale, in a way that looks unhealthy and not attractive
pallid
Next to his tanned face, hers seemed pallid and unhealthy.
without energy and effort
lackluster
The U.S. number-one tennis player gave a disappointingly lackluster performance
изображение, чучело
effigy
/ˈefɪdʒi
Protesters burned effigies of the president.
осколки
smithereens
/ˌsmɪð.ərˈiːnz/
The city was bombed to smithereens during the war.
So many films involve everyone and everything being blown to smithereens.
заслуга, достоинство
merit
His ideas have merit.
We debated the merits of using television in the classroom.
Every application has to be judged on its own merits (= judged by considering the qualities of each).
неповрежденный, целый
intact
Many of the old buildings are still intact.
насыщать, пропитывать
imbue sb/sth with sth
His poetry is imbued with deep religious feeling.
привтвати
inculcate
Our coach has worked hard to inculcate a team spirit in/into the players.
to fill someone or something with an emotion or quality
наполнять вдыхать
infuse
The pulling down of the Berlin Wall infused the world with optimism.
The arrival of a group of friends on Saturday infused new life into the weekend.
распространяться, наполнять
pervade
Cheap perfume and tobacco pervaded the room.
вычеркивать
“отрывать от”
expunge
His name has been expunged from the list of members.
истреблять, искоренять
eradicate (annihilate)
a city annihilated by an atomic bomb
выгонять
eject
[ often passive ] He was ejected from the courtroom for shouting.
узы, связь
bond
A love of opera created a bond between them.
энтузиазм, подъем
verve
/vɜːv/
доброжелательный
benevolent
проворный, ловкий
nimble
бдительный
vigilant
Police have asked people to be vigilant after yesterday’s bomb attack.
(especially of older people) active and able to move quickly and energetically
подвижный
spry
He was amazingly spry for a man of almost 80.
complete honesty
probity
Her probity and integrity are beyond question.
honesty and correct moral behaviour
rectitude
An austere man of unquestioned moral rectitude, Nava inspired deep devotion in those who worked for him.
plain, simple, and without unnecessary decorations or luxuries
простой
austere
an austere room
жесткий, строгий
rigid
I found the rules a little too rigid.
упрямый
obdurate
Union leaders remain obdurate that working conditions and pay improve.
Several obdurate facts/differences remain, preventing a compromise solution.
