#7 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Precipitous
(Adj) dangerously high or steep
Крутий
Steep
(Adj) rising or falling sharply; nearly perpendicular
Крутий
Erode
(Verb) (of wind, water, or other natural agents) gradually wear away (soil, rock, or land)
Розʼїдати
Fallacy
(Noun) Омана, неправдивість
Myriad
(Noun) A countless or extremely great number
Безліч, численний
Casualty
(Noun) a person killed or injured in a war or accident
Поранений, загиблий
Revival
(Noun) an improvement in the condition or strength of something
Відродження, відновлення сил
Manifesto
(Noun) a public declaration of policy and aims, especially one issued before an election by a political party or candidate.
Маніфест
Commitment
(Noun) the state or quality of being dedicated to a cause, activity, etc.
Зобов’язання
Underpinning
Підкріплення, підґрунтя
World-weary
Втомлений світом, розчарований
Cynicism
(Noun) Цинізм
Defeatism
(Noun) an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat
Пораженство
to discern
(Verb) perceive or recognize something
Розрізняти, бачити
Mouthpiece
(Noun) a thing that designed to be put in or against the mouth
Мундштук для труби
Eccentric
(Adj) (of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange
Ексцентричний
Sect
(Noun) a group of people with somewhat different religious beliefs from those of a larger group to which they belong
Секта
Autocratic
(Adj) relating to a ruler who has absolute power
Деспотичний, диктаторський
disenchantment
(Noun) a feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired
Розчарування
Peddle
(Verb) try to sell (something, especially small goods) by going from house to house or place to place
Торгувати
