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- 1peevisheasily irritated or annoyed
- 2derogativeexpressed as worthless or in negative terms
- 3toutadvertise in strongly positive terms; show off
- 4prolificadj: intellectually productive
Shubert was the most prolific composer - 5ostraciseverb: exclude from a community or group
Later in his life, Leo Tolstoy was ostracised from the Russian Orthodox Church for his writings that contradicted church doctrine - 6temperedadj: moderated in effect
The wide-eyed optimism of her youth was now tempered after she had worked many years in the criminal justice system - 7myriadnoun: a large indefinite number
There are myriad of internet sites hawking pills that claim to boost energy for hours to end - 8resurgentadj: rising again as to new life and vigorous
The team sank to fourth place in June, but is now is resurgent and about to win a decision - 9vigorсила
энергия
действительность
законность - 10circumscribeverb: restrict or confine
Their tour of South America was circumscribed so that they saw only popular destinations and avoided the dangerous parts to cities - 11triteadj. repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
Many style guides recommend not using idioms because these trite expressions are uninteresting and show a lack of imagination on the part of the writer - 12vacillateverb: be undecided about smth; waving between conflicting positions or courses of action
Some students vacillate between schools when deciding which to attend, while other focus only on one school - 13inscrutableadj: not easily understood; unfathomable
His speech was so dense and confusing that many in the audience found it inscrutable - 14dense and confusing speechбыстрая и путаная речь
- 15unfathomableнепостижимый
необъяснимый - 16brazenadj: unrestrained by convention or propriety
Their large "donations" to the local police department gave the drug cartel brazen confidence to do their business out in the open - 17scrupulousadj: 1 - characterised by extreme care and great effort
Because of his scrupulous nature, Mary put him in charge of numbering and cataloging the entire collection of rare stamps
2 - having a sense of right and wrong; principled
Everyone trusted what he said and followed his example because he was scrupulous and honest - 18austereadj: 1 - practicing self-denial
His lifestyle of revelry and luxurious excess could hardly be called austere
2 - unadorned in style or appearance
Late Soviet architecture, although remaining largely austere, moved into experimental territory that employed previously unused shapes and structures.
3 - harsh in manner of temperament
The principal of my elementary school was a cold, austere woman; I could never understand why she chose to work with children. - 19principalдиректор школы
главный
основной - 20harsh manner of temperamentсуровый характер
- 21poignantadj. emotionally touching
After the Montagues and Capulets discover the dead bodies of Romeo and Juliet, in the play's most poignant moment, the 2 griefstricken families agree to end their feud once and for all - 22antitheticaladj: sharply contrasted in character or purpose
His deep emotional involvement with these ideas is, in fact, antithetical to the detachment Buddhism preaches
противоположный - 23... to the detachment Buddhism preaches... непредубеждённость (обособленность) Буддистских наставлений
поучений
проповедей - 24taciturnadj: habitually reserved and uncommunicative
While the CEO enthusiastically shares his plans and agenda with all who will listen, the CFO is far more taciturn, rarely revealing his perspective. - 25CEO CFOисполнительный директор
финансовый директор - 26garrulousadj: full of trivial conversation
Jane was garrulous: once, she had a fifteen minute conversation with a stranger before she realised the woman didn't speak English - 27inimicaladj: hostile ( usually describes conditions or environments)
Venus, with a surface temperature that would turn rubber to liquid, is inimical to any form of life. - 28disseminateраспространять
- 29retract1) draw or be drawn back or back in:
-she retracted her hand as if she'd been burnt
2) withdraw (a statement or accusation) as untrue or unjustified:
-he retracted his allegations - 30irkirritate; annoy:
-It irks her to think of the runaround she received - 31runarounddeceitful or evasive treatment
увиливать, бегать, обманывать - 32presumption1) an idea that is taken to be true on the basis of probability:
-underlying (основные) presumptions about human nature
-the presumption of innocence
2) behaviour perceived as arrogant disrespectful, and transgressing the limits of what is permitted or appropriate:
-he lifted her off the ground, and she was enraged at his presumption - 33transgressing the limitsпреступать границы
- 34arrogantнадменный
высокомерный
кичливый
заносчивый - 35perceiveвоспринимать
- 36foible1) a minor weakness or eccentricity in someone's character:
-they have to tolerate each other's little foibles - 37credulitythe tendency to be too ready to believe that smth is real or true:
-moneylenders prey upon their credulity and inexperience - 38placidnot easily upset or excited:
-a placid, contented man. - 39contentedумиротворенный
feeling or expressing happiness or satisfaction - 40brusquelyбесцеремонно, грубо
abrupt or offhand in speech or manner - 41abrupt1) sudden and unexpected:
-I was surprised with abrupt change of subject
2) brief to the point of rudeness; curt:
you were rather abrupt with that young man. - 42offhandadj. ungraciously or offensively nonchalant or cool in manner:
- you were a bit offhand with her this afternoon - 43nonchalantравнодушный или небрежный, беспечный
- 44discorddisagreement between people:
- a prosperous family who showed no signs of discord - 45tactskill and sensitivity with dealing with others or with difficult issues:
- the inspector broke news to me with tact and consideration - 46impendingbe about to happen:
- my impending departure - 47destituteextremely poor & lacking the means to provide oneself:
the charity cares for destitute children - 48tarnish(v) lose or cause to lose lustre, especially as a result of exposure to air or moisture:
-silver tarnishes too easily.
make or become less valuable or respected:
-his regime had not been tarnished by human rights abuses - 49complacentshowing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one's achievements: you can't afford to be complacent about security
- 50connivesecretly allow (smth. immoral, illegal or harmful) to occur)
-the government officials were prepared to connive in impeding the course of justice. - 51impedeзатруднять
мешать - 52course of justiceотправление правосудия
- 53smug and curtсамодовольный и грубый
- 54justifyоправдывать
подтверждать
обосновывать - 55sensitivityчувствительность
чуткость - 56evasiveуклончивый
- 57aphoristicАфористический
- 58embellishУкрашать
приукрашать - 59LeeryХитрый
- 60derogativeУничижительный
унизительный - 61goadподстрекать
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