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- 1delusionillusion, belief in smh that is not true
the act of tricking or deceiving someone - 2dismissto decide that something or someone is not important and not worth considering
- 3stigmatizeКлеймить, позорить
to treat someone or something unfairly by disapproving of him, her, or it - 4ruminate over/on/of/aboutto think carefully and for a long period about something
e.g ruminate over various possibilities - 5availto produce or result in as a benefit or advantage, gain
e.g His efforts availed him nothing - 6averto say that something is certainly true
syn: assert, allege - 7contortionискривление, искажение
- 8lenientснисходительный
not as severe or strong in punishment or judgment as would be expected - 9probitycomplete honesty
Her probity and integrity are beyond question. - 10swindleto obtain money or property by fraud or deceit
They swindled local businesses out of thousands of dollars. - 11disabuseвыводить из заблуждения
e.g was quickly disabused of the idea that anything had changed - 12delugeзатоплять, наводнять
to send a very large volume of something to someone.
e.g The senator’s office was deluged with calls asking for clarification. - 13unconscionablemorally unacceptable
- 14siderealof or calculated by the stars
- 15tangential(of a subject or activity) different than the one you are talking about or doing:tangential issue
divergent, digressive - 16preternaturalmore than is usual or natural:
Anger gave me preternatural strength, and I managed to force the door open. - 17preordainпредопределять
to decree or ordain in advance - 18preposterousabsurd
- 19pithyсодержательный
(of speech or writing) expressing an idea cleverly in a few words
a pithy remark - 20insidiousхитрый, коварный
(of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm
insidious disease - 21addleсбивать с толку
to make someone feel confused and unable to think clearly
I think my brain's been addled by the heat! - 22slanderousклеветнический
- 23lackadaisicallacking enthusiasm and effort:
The food wasn’t bad but the service was lackadaisical. - 24serendipityинтуитивная прозорливость
- 25vicissitudethe quality or state of being changeable: mutability
превратность(судьбы) - 26keep abreast ofto make sure you know all the most recent facts about a subject or situation:
- 27akimbohands are bent at the elbows with the hands on the hips
- 28obtusedifficult to comprehend :
- 29askanceс подозрением
to look at or think about someone or something with doubt, disapproval, or no trust:
They looked askance at our scruffy clothes. - 30apologista person who supports a particular belief or political system, especially an unpopular one, and speaks or writes in defence of it
- 31mercenaryнаемный солдат, корыстолюбец
- 32lackeya servant or someone who behaves like one by obeying someone else's orders or by doing unpleasant work for them
- 33whitewashcover up (such as vices or crimes) refused to whitewash the scandal
b :to exonerate by means of a perfunctory investigation or through biased presentation of data - 34dissoluteimmoral, (of a person) living in a way that other people strongly disapprove of
- 35improvidentнепредусмотрительный
- 36dumbfoundedso shocked that you cannot speak:
He was dumbfounded by the allegations. - 37addlepatedbeing mixed up :confused
:eccentric - 38enervatedlacking physical, mental, or moral vigor, weakened
- 39turbidмутный( о жидкости)
- 40turgidexcessively embellished in style or language :bombastic, pompous
turgid prose
2)опухший - 41mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow a mellifluous voice
2 :filled with something (such as honey) that sweetens mellifluous confections - 42cajoleto persuade someone to do something they might not want to do, by pleasant talk and (sometimes false) promises:
He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants. - 43mendacityлживость
- 44roundlyin a complete or thorough manner thoroughly
- 45warilywith caution
- 46panharsh criticism
- 47inscrutableнепостижимый
mysterious
an inscrutable smile inscrutable motives - 48bemusedошеломленный, озадаченный
- 49resignedпокорный, безропотный, смирившийся
- 50portentous1)зловещий, предсказывающий дурное
2) eliciting amazement or wonder :prodigious
3)being a grave or serious matter portentous decisions - 51complacent1) самодовольный
2)услужливый; complaisant
3)unconcerned - 52bigotedслепо преданный, fanatic
- 53purblindpartially blind
недальновидный - 54astigmaticвидящий все в искаженном виде
- 55mordantколкий, язвительный, саркастический
- 56superciliousвысокомерный
- 57primчопорный
- 58meretricious1)of or relating to a prostitute
2) pretentious
3) показной, мишурный - 59lasciviousсладострастный, похотливый, блудливый
- 60vanquishпобеждать, покорять, подавлять(чувства)
- 61inundateзатоплять, наводнять
- 62berateto scold or condemn vehemently and at length being berated by her parents when she came home late
- 63catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
- 64codaa concluding part of a literary or dramatic work
- 65homilya lecture or discourse on or of a moral theme
- 66rampageбуйствовать, быть вне себя от ярости
- 67ominousbeing or exhibiting an omen : portentous;
- 68prescienceforeknowledge of events:
a : divine omniscience
b : human anticipation of the course of events : foresight - 69shrewdпроницательный, умный, хитрый
- 70simpaticoagreeable, likable
- 71inured toto accustom to accept something undesirable children inured to violence
- 72effusiveчрезмерный
marked by the expression of great or excessive emotion or enthusiasm effusive praise - 73maudlin1) drunk enough to be emotionally silly
2) weakly and effusively sentimental maudlin expressions of regret - 74syncopateto shorten or produce by syncope(синкопа)
- 75gemдрагоценный камень
- 76quagmireболото, затруднительное положение
- 77depredateопустошать, грабить
- 78autodidacta self-taught person
- 79libertinea person who is unrestrained by convention or morality
- 80myrmidona loyal follower; especially : a subordinate who executes orders unquestioningly or unscrupulously
- 81deftlyискусно, умело, проворно
- 82unbeknownstневедомый, без ведома
- 83abhorrentcausing or deserving strong dislike or hatred, not agreeable
- 84coltishжеребячий, игривый
- 85cumbersomeгромоздкий
unwieldy because of heaviness and bulk - 86chary ofпредусмотрительный, разборчивый
- 87sentriesguard
- 88sagesмудрый, глубокомысленный
- 89sycophantльстец, подхалим
- 90fecund1) fruitful in offspring or vegetation : prolific
2) intellectually productive or inventive to a marked degree a fecund imagination a fecund source of information - 91efficacioushaving the power to produce a desired effect an efficacious remedy
- 92imperiousвластный, могущественный
- 93forebearancestor, forefather
- 94harbinger1)предвестник,
2)one that initiates a major change : a person or thing that originates or helps open up a new activity, method, or technology : pioneer - 95omnipotentвсемогущий
- 96recantотрекаться
to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
2 : revoke - 97heraldвозвещать, предвещать
- 98desuetudediscontinuance from use or exercise : disuse
- 99restivestubbornly resisting control
- 100hallowedsacred, revered
- 101blitheвеселый, беспечный, жизнерадостный
- 102virescentgreenish, beginning to be green
- 103high-handedсвоенравный, своевольный
having or showing no regard for the rights, concerns, or feelings of others : arbitrary, overbearing - 104odiousгнусный, ненавистный
- 105potableгодный для питья
- 106risibleсмешной, смехотворный
- 107cursoryповерхностный, беглый, курсорный
- 108archарочный, проказливый, игривый
- 109sagaciousпроницательный, дальновидный
- 110verdant1)зеленый
2)неопытный - 111enamoredin love, delighted, charmed
- 112deposedсмещенный, снятый(с должности), низложенный, свергнутый
- 113sanguinary1) bloodthirsty, murderous sanguinary hatred
2 : attended by bloodshed : bloody - 114jejuneскудный, тощий, ограниченный
- 115modishfashionable, stylish
- 116motleyразноцветный, пестрый
- 117disingenuousлицемерный, хитрый
- 118nostrumпанацея,
medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness - 119adjuvantвспомогательное средство
- 120nuisanceharm, injury
- 121miserскряга; скупец
- 122excoriationсуровая критика
- 123calumnyклевета; клеветническое обвинение
- 124garlandвенок, коллекция
- 125obloquyзлословие, оскорбление
- 126artificeловоксть, хитрость
clever or artful skill : ingenuity - 127parsimonyбережливость
- 128pulchritudeexternal beauty, glory
- 129minutiaeмелочи, детали
- 130loftya: elevated in character and spirit : noble lofty ideals
b : elevated in status : superior the less lofty customers of the bar
2) supercilious - 131lispшепелявить
- 132enthrallпорабощать, охватывать, зачаровывать
- 133quiescentнеподвижный, пассивный, молчаливый
- 134unstrungрасшатанный
1 : to loosen or remove the strings of
2 : to remove from a string
3 : to make weak, disordered, or unstable was unstrung by the news - 135aghastошеломленный, объятый страхом и ужасом
- 136lull1) to cause to sleep or rest : soothe He was lulled to sleep by her soothing voice.
2 : to cause to relax vigilance were lulled into a false sense of security - 137caneбить палкой
- 138indolenceinclination to laziness : sloth
- 139dissipationрассеяние, разгульный образ жизни
- 140antediluvianдопотопный, архаичный
- 141anodyneserving to alleviate pain
innocuous - 142inoffensivecausing no harm or injury
- 143gadflyкритикан
- 144chumpfool, dupe
- 145pastimeвремяпровождение
- 146detractпринижать, умалять
- 147venerabilityhonorableness
- 148arcaneтайный, скрытный, мистический
- 149extantсохранившийся до наших дней
- 150investitureвведение в должность,награждение
- 151speciousпоказной; обманчивый
- 152squalid, sordid(filth)убогий, нищенский, опустившийся
- 153stoicone apparently or professedly indifferent to pleasure or pain
- 154disingenuousлицемерный; хитрый
- 155flagitiousгнусный, позорный
marked by scandalous crime or vice : villainous - 156heinousгнусный, отвратительный
hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable - 157perspicaciousпроницательный
of acute mental vision or discernment : keen - 158callowlacking adult sophistication : immature
- 159torpidапатичный
- 160solemnсерьезный, важный, торжественный
- 161tepidбезразличный
- 162saturnineмрачный, угрюмый, свинцовый
- 163sedulous, perseverantприлежный, усердный
- 164solicitudeзаботливость, озабоченность
- 165shrewdпроницательный, хитрый, жестокий
- 166inchoate, incipentначальный, зарождающийся
- 167sinuousизвилистый, сложный, запутанный
- 168high-handedlyin a manner that disregards the rights, opinions, or feelings of other people
- 169vindicateоправдывать, реабилитировать
- 170contrite, penitentialкающийся
feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming - 171flagto signal with or as if with a flag, penalize, ослабевать
- 172ebbослабевать, угасать
- 173irascibleвспыльчивый, раздражительный
- 174jaundicedзавистливый
- 175leeryподозрительный
- 176ingenuea naive girl or young woman
- 177saccharineyielding or containing sugar
ingratiatingly or affectedly agreeable or friendly
ingratiatingly or affectedly agreeable or friendly - 178glibmarked by ease and informality : nonchalant
lacking depth and substance : superficial - 179fadпричуда
a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal : craze - 180scurvyцинга
подлый, низкий, презренный - 181scintillatingотсроумный, искрометный
- 182infamyпозор, бесчестие
- 183sap, dupesuckers, who have been tricked
- 184quackfraudulent doctor
- 185shysterтемный делец
- 186tarryмедлить, замешкаться
- 187dallyразвлекаться
- 188skulkкрасться, пробираться
- 189lurkскрываться, прятаться
- 190sobriqueta descriptive name or epithet : nickname
- 191aliaseвымышленное имя, псевдоним
- 192misnomerнеправильное употребление имени
- 193ecumenicalof, relating to, or representing the whole of a body of churches
worldwide or general in extent, influence, or application - 194blandsihmentуговаривание; лесть
- 195stasisзастой
- 196conjureзаниматься магией
- 197inundateзатоплять, наводнять
- 198effacementстирание, вычеркивание, уничтожение
- 199overtureпопытка применения, прелюдия
- 200insipidtasteless,
dull, flat
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