Words Flashcards
to criticize and not show much respect for someone or something
чернить
denigrate
уменьшать(ся), ослабевать
diminish
Your pain should diminish gradually after taking these tablets.
to say that someone or something is not very important or not very good
преуменьшать
belittle
to feel or express strong disapproval of something
считать предосудительным
deplore
We deeply deplore the loss of life.
безнравственность, порочность
deprivaty
порицать
deprecate
We deprecate this use of company funds for political purposes.
reason with argue
expostulate
Walter expostulated with the waiter about the size of the bill.
отговаривать
- dissuade /dɪˈsweɪd/
- talk out of
[ + from + doing sth ] We tried to dissuade him from leaving.
срывать планы
thwart
вопить
That baby’s been bawling for hours.
That baby’s been bawling for hours.
вопить
brawl
That baby’s been bawling for hours.
кастрировать ослабить
emasculate
They were accused of trying to emasculate the report’s recommendations.
заброшенный
derelict
a derelict house
мешать, быть помехой
hinder
[ often passive ] His performance at the Olympics was hindered by a knee injury.
высмеивать
deride
высушивать
desiccate
Intensive farming has desiccated the land.
Some plants wither quickly and lose their power of recovery if allowed to desiccate.
сковывать
fetter
He felt fettered by a nine-to-five office existence.
унылый
despondent
She was feeling a bit despondent after losing the match.
хмурый
glum
Why are you looking so glum today?
неуверенный в себе, застенчивый
diffident
a diffident young man
sad and serious
lugubrious
a lugubrious face
very sad
mournful
sorrowful
gloomy
pensive
задумчивый печальный
pensive
diffuse
распространять(ся)
медлительный откладывающий
dilatory
dilatory behaviour/tactics
British institutions have been dilatory in cutting credit card charges.
развлекаться waste time
dally
to waste time or do something slowly
крохотный
diminutive
карлик
midget
карлик, гном
dwarf
very small
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.
отрицать отвергать
disavow /ˌdɪs.əˈvaʊ/
They were quick to disavow the rumor.
She tried to disavow her past.
недовольный, возмущенный
disgruntled
Disgruntled workers have decided to go on strike.
капризный, вздорный
petulant
расхождение, несоответствие
discrepancy
There is a slight discrepancy between the two statements.
осторожность, осмотрительность
discretion
/dɪˈskreʃən/
You can rely on my discretion
благоразумный
prudent
[ + to do sth ] I think it would be prudent to leave now before it starts raining.
wisdom
sagacity
sagacious
They showed their usual practical sagacity.
His air of kindness and sagacity tempts people to confide in him.
презрение
disdain
His disdain for politicians is obvious
унылый
disheartened
She was very disheartened by the results of the test.
в ужасе
aghast
She looked at him aghast.
преисполненный благоговейного страха
охваченный благоговением
awestruck
[ aw-struhk ]
Developing countries, particularly in Southeast Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa, seem awestruck by this possibility.
nonsense
begile
Don’t talk such bilge!
лепетать, бормотать
babble
to speak or say something quickly in a way that is difficult to understand
jabber The train was full of people jabbering (away) into their mobile phones. He jabbered (out) something about an accident further down the road.
talk a lot
gabble
нарушение
violation
агония
throe
представить себе
envision
(не)обузданый
(un)bridled
напугать
rattle
закрепить укрепить
entrench
греметь, грохотать
clatter
выкрикивать напевать
chant
целитель
healer
тыкать
prod
подталкивать
nudge
She nudged me towards the door.
сетчатка (глаза)
retina
повязка на глазах
blindfold
беруши
earplug
дразнить, насмехаться
taunt
He was taunted by his classmates because of his size.
/tɔːnt/
высмеивание
derision
The novel was greeted with derision.
ревностный, пылкий
fervent
a fervent supporter of animal rights
using words in a way that is clever and confident, but not sincere
бойкий (о речи)
glib
No one has a glib answer to this situation
When he becomes more experienced and by his glib tongue and polite manner
пояснять, разъяснять
elucidate
famous, respected, or important
выдающийся, видный
eminent
an eminent historian
смягчающий
emollient
making people calm and avoiding argument:
an emollient mood/tone
an emollient cream
проявлять емоции
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
подражать, повторять
emulate
They hope to emulate the success of other software companies
оочаровывать
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.
бис
encore
на бис (for encore)
She could hear the crowd screaming for an encore.
обессиливать
enervate
The shock of the king’s death had enervated the royalist cause.
to destroy or damage something искажать
vitiate
He said that American military power should never again be vitiated by political concerns.
вызывать, пробуждать (чувство)
engender
We want to engender loyalty to our products.
сливаться обьеденяться
coalesce
/ˌkoʊ·əˈles/
The theory is that galaxies coalesced from smaller groupings of stars.
горение
combustion
(The unexpected combustion of the
prosecution’s evidence forced the judge to dismiss the case against Ramirez.
Compliant people are willing to do what other people want them to.
податливый
compliant
The control makes the manipulator compliant in the null space and stiff in the task space.
a slight guilty feeling about something you have done or might do
раскаяние угрызения совести
compunction
I wouldn’t have any compunction about telling him to leave.
кондитерские изделия
confection
дебош разврат
debauch
приличный
decorous
decent
опровергнуть
debunk
He debunked her claim to be the
world’s greatest chess player by defeating her in 18 consecutive matche
панехида
dirge
extreme tiredness
fatigue
She was suffering from fatigue.
желобок, канавка
groove
to say that you are disappointed about a situation
сокрушаться сожалеть
оплакивать
lament
He was lamenting the fact that so few people read fiction nowadays.
увидеть, разглядеть
видимый, различимый
discernible
discern
There was no discernible difference between them
to make someone feel uncomfortable, especially mentally
discomfit
This was the source of the stock owners’ obligation to avoid discomfiting passengers.
строгий
dour stern
The children feared their dour neighbor because the old man
would take their toys if he believed they were being too loud.
a strong feeling of hate
вражда
enmity
This drama did not go so far as to engender enmity between the two women
невозмутимость, хладнокровие
equanimity
