#3 Flashcards
(20 cards)
To hone
(Verb) sharpen
Відточувати
Wittily
(Adverb) in a manner characterized by quick and inventive verbal humor
Дотепно
Quandary
(Noun)
Скрутне становище
Nascent
(Adj) (especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential
Зароджується
to envision
(Verb) imagine as a future possibility; visualize
Передбачити
to preserve
(Verb) maintain something in its original or existing state
Зберегти, вдержати
Affirm
(Verb) to state as a fact
Стверджувати
Nurture
(Noun) the process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something
Виховання
to exert
Докладати зусиль
uphold
(Verb) confirm or support (something which has been questioned)
Підтримувати
Plow
(Noun, verb)
Плуг, орати
Elaborate
(Adj) involving many carefully arranged parts or details; detailed and complicated in design and planning
Ретельний, складний
To posit
(Verb) assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument
Вважати
Inane
(Adj) silly; stupid
Безглуздий
Endeavor
(Noun) an attempt to achieve a goal
Зусилля, старання
Arbitrariness
Свавілля, деспотизм
Obliterate
(Verb) destroy utterly; wipe out
Стерти, знищити
Onus
(Noun) used to refer to something that is one’s duty or responsibility
Тягар, обов’язок
Agitate
(Verb) make (someone) troubled or nervous
Збентежити, агітувати
Exploitation
(Noun) the action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work
Експлуатація