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to criticize and not show much respect for someone or something
чернить

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denigrate

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уменьшать(ся), ослабевать

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diminish

Your pain should diminish gradually after taking these tablets.

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to say that someone or something is not very important or not very good
преуменьшать

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belittle

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to feel or express strong disapproval of something

считать предосудительным

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deplore

We deeply deplore the loss of life.

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безнравственность, порочность

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deprivaty

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порицать

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deprecate

We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes.

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reason with argue

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expostulate

Walter expostulated with the waiter about the size of the bill.

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отговаривать

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  • dissuade /dɪˈsweɪd/
  • talk out of
    [ + from + doing sth ] We tried to dissuade him from leaving.
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срывать планы

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thwart

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вопить

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That baby’s been bawling for hours.

That baby’s been bawling for hours.

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вопить

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brawl

That baby’s been bawling for hours.

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кастрировать ослабить

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emasculate

They were accused of trying to emasculate the report’s recommendations.

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заброшенный

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derelict

a derelict house

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мешать, быть помехой

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hinder

[ often passive ] His performance at the Olympics was hindered by a knee injury.

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высмеивать

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deride

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высушивать

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desiccate
Intensive farming has desiccated the land.
Some plants wither quickly and lose their power of recovery if allowed to desiccate.

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сковывать

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fetter

He felt fettered by a nine-to-five office existence.

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18
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унылый

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despondent

She was feeling a bit despondent after losing the match.

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хмурый

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glum

Why are you looking so glum today?

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неуверенный в себе, застенчивый

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diffident

a diffident young man

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sad and serious

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lugubrious

a lugubrious face

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very sad

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mournful

sorrowful
gloomy
pensive

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задумчивый печальный

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pensive

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diffuse

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распространять(ся)

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медлительный откладывающий

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dilatory

dilatory behaviour/tactics
British institutions have been dilatory in cutting credit card charges.

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развлекаться waste time

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dally

to waste time or do something slowly

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крохотный

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diminutive

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карлик

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midget

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карлик, гном

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dwarf

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very small

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teensy /ˈtiːn.zi/

Hong Kong’s budget guesthouses consist of teensy rooms in converted apartments.
To be honest, the book was a teensy bit (= a little) dull.

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31
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отрицать отвергать

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disavow /ˌdɪs.əˈvaʊ/

They were quick to disavow the rumor.
She tried to disavow her past.

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недовольный, возмущенный

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disgruntled

Disgruntled workers have decided to go on strike.

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капризный, вздорный

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petulant

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расхождение, несоответствие

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discrepancy

There is a slight discrepancy between the two statements.

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осторожность, осмотрительность

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discretion
/dɪˈskreʃən/
You can rely on my discretion

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36
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благоразумный

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prudent

[ + to do sth ] I think it would be prudent to leave now before it starts raining.

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wisdom

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sagacity
sagacious
They showed their usual practical sagacity.
His air of kindness and sagacity tempts people to confide in him.

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презрение

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disdain

His disdain for politicians is obvious

39
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унылый

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disheartened

She was very disheartened by the results of the test.

40
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в ужасе

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aghast

She looked at him aghast.

41
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преисполненный благоговейного страха

охваченный благоговением

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awestruck
[ aw-struhk ]
Developing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, seem awestruck by this possibility.

42
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nonsense

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begile

Don’t talk such bilge!

43
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лепетать, бормотать

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babble

44
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to speak or say something quickly in a way that is difficult to understand

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jabber
The train was full of people jabbering (away) into their mobile phones.
He jabbered (out) something about an accident further down the road.
45
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talk a lot

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gabble

46
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нарушение

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violation

47
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агония

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throe

48
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представить себе

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envision

49
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(не)обузданый

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(un)bridled

50
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напугать

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rattle

51
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закрепить укрепить

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entrench

52
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греметь, грохотать

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clatter

53
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выкрикивать напевать

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chant

54
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целитель

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healer

55
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тыкать

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prod

56
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подталкивать

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nudge

She nudged me towards the door.

57
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сетчатка (глаза)

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retina

58
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повязка на глазах

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blindfold

59
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беруши

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earplug

60
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дразнить, насмехаться

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taunt
He was taunted by his classmates because of his size.
/tɔːnt/

61
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высмеивание

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derision

The novel was greeted with derision.

62
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ревностный, пылкий

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fervent

a fervent supporter of animal rights

63
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using words in a way that is clever and confident, but not sincere
бойкий (о речи)

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glib
No one has a glib answer to this situation
When he becomes more experienced and by his glib tongue and polite manner

64
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пояснять, разъяснять

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elucidate

65
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famous, respected, or important

выдающийся, видный

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eminent

an eminent historian

66
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смягчающий

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emollient

making people calm and avoiding argument:
an emollient mood/tone
an emollient cream

67
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проявлять емоции

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emote
From actors’ facial expressions and the way they emote, we can draw conclusions about their characters’ states of mind.
You can emote with your voice

68
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подражать, повторять

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emulate

They hope to emulate the success of other software companies

69
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оочаровывать

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enamor /ɪˈnæm.ɚ/

The tail fins and rocket details of 1950s cars were an impression of the technology that enamored that decade.
Persephone was the Greek goddess who enamored Hades, the king of the underworld.

70
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бис

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encore
на бис (for encore)
She could hear the crowd screaming for an encore.

71
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обессиливать

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enervate

The shock of the king’s death had enervated the royalist cause.

72
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to destroy or damage something искажать

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vitiate

He said that American military power should never again be vitiated by political concerns.

73
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вызывать, пробуждать (чувство)

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engender

We want to engender loyalty to our products.

74
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сливаться обьеденяться

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coalesce
/ˌkoʊ·əˈles/
The theory is that galaxies coalesced from smaller groupings of stars.

75
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горение

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combustion
(The unexpected combustion of the
prosecution’s evidence forced the judge to dismiss the case against Ramirez.

76
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Compliant people are willing to do what other people want them to.
податливый

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compliant

The control makes the manipulator compliant in the null space and stiff in the task space.

77
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a slight guilty feeling about something you have done or might do
раскаяние угрызения совести

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compunction

I wouldn’t have any compunction about telling him to leave.

78
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кондитерские изделия

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confection

79
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дебош разврат

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debauch

80
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приличный

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decorous

decent

81
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опровергнуть

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debunk
He debunked her claim to be the
world’s greatest chess player by defeating her in 18 consecutive matche

82
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панехида

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dirge

83
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extreme tiredness

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fatigue

She was suffering from fatigue.

84
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желобок, канавка

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groove

85
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to say that you are disappointed about a situation
сокрушаться сожалеть
оплакивать

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lament

He was lamenting the fact that so few people read fiction nowadays.

86
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увидеть, разглядеть

видимый, различимый

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discernible
discern
There was no discernible difference between them

87
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to make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally

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discomfit

This was the source of the stock owners’ obligation to avoid discomfiting passengers.

88
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строгий

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dour stern
The children feared their dour neighbor because the old man
would take their toys if he believed they were being too loud.

89
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a strong feeling of hate

вражда

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enmity

This drama did not go so far as to engender enmity between the two women

90
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невозмутимость, хладнокровие

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equanimity

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