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печальный, жалобный

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plaintive

a plaintive cry

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томный вялый

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languorous

sluggish/flaccid

I felt warm and languorous.
His dark eyes were langorous and heavy-lidded.

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расход, трата

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expenditure

The government’s annual expenditure on arms has been reduced.

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(RELIGIOUSLY)

in a way that shows that you have strong religious beliefs

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piously /ˈpaɪ.əs.li/

I envision a church that is not just piously involved in worship on a Sunday morning.
The brothers are piously Roman Catholic.

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верховный, высший

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supreme

the supreme ruler

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временное пребывание

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sojourn

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безмерно

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immeasurably

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тупость пустота

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inanity

I was amazed at the inanity of her comments.
His speech was full of inanities that were meant to be funny.

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окончательный, бесповоротный

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irrevocable

irrevocable decisions

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отрезать, отрывать, перерезать

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sever

to sever an artery
[ often passive ] Two of her fingers were severed in the accident.

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подвергать гонению

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ostracize

He was ostracized by the other children at school.

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подрывной

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seditious

She was arrested after making a speech that the government considered to be seditious

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дворецкий

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butler

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широкий обширный

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ample

You’ll have ample opportunity to ask questions after the talk.
There’s ample evidence that the lawyer knew exactly what she was doing.
They had ample warning of the factory closure.

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вызывающий разногласия

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divisive

divisive issue

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отталкивать

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alienate
ˈeɪliəneɪt/

The government’s comments have alienated many teachers.

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колебаться

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dither
/ˈdɪðər/

Stop dithering and tell me which one you want!

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to make someone upset and confused, especially when they are trying to do something

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fluster / perturb

News of the arrest perturbed her greatly

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ерошить

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ruffle
He ruffled my hair and kissed me.

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to make something become creased (= not smooth) or untidy:

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rumple
You’ll rumple your jacket if you don’t hang it up properly.

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to make someone’s hair untidy, for example by rubbing it, or, of the wind, by blowing it

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tousle

She tousled her niece’s hair, and went out.
The wind tousled their hair.

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распространять

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disseminate
They are using their website to disseminate political propaganda.

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сеять

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sow

to sow seeds/crops

sowed | sown or sowed

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вспыхивать, разгораться (о гневе, насилии и т. д.)

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flare
Violence flared up between football fans yesterday.

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мерцать, блестеть

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shimmer

The trees shimmered in the moonlight.

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надуваться

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distend
During digestion, sugar may produce wind that distends the stomach.
The medication I take causes my lower belly to distend.

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увеличивать

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augment

Production systems can be augmented rather easily to carry out such a recognition.
The counts were natural log transformed, after being augmented by 1 to avoid 1n(0).

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усиливать

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amplify

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расширять(ся)

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dilate
The drug causes your pupils to dilate.

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рассеивать(ся)

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dissipate
The heat gradually dissipates into the atmosphere.

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разглашать

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divulge
He would not divulge how much the house cost.

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to secretly tell someone in authority, especially a teacher, that someone else has done something bad, often in order to cause trouble:

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tattle /ˈtæt.əl/
Did you tattle on us to the teacher?

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to talk stupidly, or about things that are not important, for a long time

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prate

Inevitably there’s some caller prating on about the decline in moral standards.

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угрюмый

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dour

a dour expression

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мрачный

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bleak
The future is looking bleak for small businesses struggling with debts.

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сомнительный

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dubious
dubious evidence
a man with a dubious reputation

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confused

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perplexed
bewildered
troubled (беспокойный, измученный проблемами
You look troubled)

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двуличность

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duplicity

The politician in me boggles at the duplicity of some of those who retail ideas and fantasies as if they were facts.

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под принуждением/давлением

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under duress
The confession was made under duress.

Characteristically, cultural change did not represent hispanisation, but rather a mixture of coexisting systems that often emerged without great disruption or duress.

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полный энтузиазма, кипучий

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ebullient /ɪˈbʊliənt/
an ebullient personality

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шипучий

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effervescent /ˌef.əˈves.ənt/
fizzy
vivacious and enthusiastic.
“effervescent young people”

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attractively lively and animated (typically used of a woman).

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vivacious
/vɪˈveɪʃəs,vʌɪˈveɪʃəs/
“her vivacious and elegant mother”

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жизнерадостный, энергичный

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exuberant
a warm and exuberant personality

44
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эдикт, указ

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edict идикт

How credible, though, is the edict’s view of religious rationalism as itself a form of proselytism?

45
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наглость

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effrontery

insolent or impertinent behavior.
“one juror had the effrontery to challenge the coroner’s decision”
impudence
impertinence
insolence
audacity

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shining brightly; radiant.
сверкающий

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effulgent
/ɪˈfʌldʒ(ə)nt/
(of a person or their expression) emanating joy or goodness.
“standing there was my father with the most effulgent smile on his face”

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outstandingly bad; shocking.

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egregious
/ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/
“egregious abuses of copyright”
flagrant

48
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пользующийся дурной славой, печально известный

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notorious
a notorious criminal
She was notorious for her bad temper.

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(typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal.
отвратительный гнусный

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nefarious
/nɪˈfɛːrɪəs/

“the nefarious activities of the organized-crime syndicates”

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сложный, замысловатый

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elaborate
an elaborate system/scheme
an elaborate design

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needing a lot of effort, often because someone is tired:

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laboured /ˈleɪ.bəd/
Her breathing was heavy and laboured.
a laboured joke

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допытываться, добиваться

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elicit
You have to ask the right questions to elicit the information you want.

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вызывать воспоминания, чувства

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evoke
The story evoked memories of my childhood.

54
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ускользать, не даваться в руки

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elude
The gold medal continues to elude her.

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истощенный

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emaciated /ɪˈmeɪsieɪtɪd/

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вичеркнуть

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expunge
obliterate

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корректировать

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expurgate

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принижать

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disparage

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существующий

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extant

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постаронний

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extraneous

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easy

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facile

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incorrect

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fallacious

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rejoice

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exult

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weaken

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enervate

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feed

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forage

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освящать

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hallow

67
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разглагольствовать

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harangue
rant

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