Book " So Good They Can't Ignore You" Flashcards
(117 cards)
1
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Outline
A
The line of the edge
Контур
2
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Fulfillment
A
Execution, implementation, realization
Выполнение
3
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Nurture
A
Raise, bring up
4
Q
Secluded
A
Quiet, lonely
5
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Retreat
A
Isolation, departure from society
6
Q
Crumble
A
To destroy, break down
7
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To recount
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To tell smth to sb
8
Q
To wear off
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To fade, to wash, to moderate
9
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Conviction
A
Belief, assurance
10
Q
Quaint
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Bizzare, unusual, extraordinary
11
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Contrived
A
Invented, thought up
Придуманный, надуманный
12
Q
Struggle
A
Fight, battle
13
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Inscrutable
A
Incomprehensible
14
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Respite
A
A break, a delay
Передышка
15
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To defy
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To challenge, to ignore, to neglect
16
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Milestone
A
The stone which is set up beside the road to mark the distance in miles to a particular place
17
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Reluctant
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Forced, resistant
18
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Glimpse
A
Flash or spark which appears in your mind when you crack some riddle
19
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Insight
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The capacity to gain the accurate and deep intuitive understanding of smth
20
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Obtuse
A
Stupid
21
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Sophisticated
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Complex, complicated
22
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Musing
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Thought, reflection
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Courage
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Bravery
Мужество
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Recession
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Decline
25
Tough
Hard, difficult, brutal
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Drastically
Radically, cardinally
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Backdrop
Background
28
Flaw
Deficiency, mistake
29
Compelling
Evoking interest, attention or admiration in irresistible way
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Relenting
Pitless, cruel, brutal
31
Angst
Concern, anxiety, dread, worry, disturbance
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Tear down
Contradict, disprove, dismant (срывать)
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Supremacy
Domination, superiority, headship
34
Venture
A risky or daring action
35
Obscuring
Darken, blurred
36
Thread
Clue,
| Filament
37
Trait
Feature, peculiarity, characteristic
38
Give away
1. Reveal smth, betray an
2. To give smth free of charge
3. To deliver a woman to her husband at their wedding
39
Give back
1. To return
2. To surrender, yield (уступать)
3. To hand in (вручать)
40
Give off
To emit (выделять, испускать) smell, heat, fumes
41
Give out
1. To come to an end
2. To distribute, hand out (раздавать)
3. To announce
42
Give to
1. To present with
| 2. To supply, provide
43
Give up
1. To stop/abandon an attempt/habit
2. To surrender (сдаваться, капитулировать), offer oneself as a prisoner
3. To stop doing or having smth
44
Go down with
To become ill
45
Go along
1. To proceed
2. To advance, make progress
The same meaning as “go on”
46
Go back on
1. To break a promise or agreement
| 2. To let down( подвести, разочаровывать), to be disloyal
47
Go in for
1. To take part in competition
| 2. To be interested in smth
48
Go by
1. Pass
| 2. To let it pass without taking it
49
Go into
1. To investigate throughly
2. To join/enter smth
3. To crash
4. To start an activity
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Go off
1. To explode (bomb)
2. To ring (alarm)
3. To be switched off
4. To go bad (of food)
5. To stop
6. To succeed
51
Go on
1. To continue, CARRY ON
2. To happen
3. To make progress
4. To go ahead
5. To be turned on
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Go out
1. To stop burning, be extinguished
2. To cease to be fashionable ( opp: COME IN)
3. To mix socially
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Go for
1. Attack
2. To apply for (for a job)
3. To support
4. To aim at smth
54
Go down
1. To be reduced
2. To set ( about sun and moon)
3. To sink or drown
4. To be swallowed
55
Go through
1. To examine carefully, GO OVER
2. To discuss in detail
3. To use up (израсходовать) bout food and money
4. To be completed successfully (bout deal)
5. To pass through
6. To experience, endure( вынести, вытерпеть)
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Go round
1. To have enough for everybody to share
2. To visit, LOOK AROUND
3. To spread ( bout news or disease)
4. To circulate GO ABOUT
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Go up
1. To rise (in price)
| 2. To ascend ( восходить)
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Go with
1. To match ( совпадать, соответствовать)
| 2. To be part of
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Go away
1. to leave
| 2. To stop
60
Go by
1. To pass ( bout time)
| 2. To let it pass without taking it ( bout chance)
61
Go over
1. To examine details
2. To approach ( sb to speak to)
3. To repeat
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Hold down
To keep smth at a lower level
63
Hold back
1. To control (tears, laughter)
2. To hesitate
3. To delay
4. To keep a secret, KEEP BACK
5. To be reluctant (вынужденный) to act
64
Hold off
1. To keep a distance
| 2. To delay doing smth
65
Hold on
1. To wait (especially on the phone)
2. To continue despite difficulties
3. To last
4. To maintain in a place
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Hold to
Follow exactly rules and customs
67
Hold over
To postpone PUT OFF
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Hold in
To restrain, keep under control
69
Persist in
-
70
Pleasant
TO
71
Be pleased
WITH
72
Take pleasure
IN
73
Have pleasure
OF
74
Popular
WITH
75
Prevent sb
FROM verb
76
To be proud
OF
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To have quarrel
ABOUT SMTH WITH SB
78
Recover
FROM
79
Reason
FOR (as noun)
| WITH (as verb)
80
Relationship
BETWEEN (noun)
| WITH (sb)
81
Remnants
A small remaining quantity of smth
82
Abolish
To put the end to smth
83
Assessment
Оценка
84
Immensely
Чрезвычайно
85
Persist in
-
86
Pleasant
TO
87
Be pleased
WITH
88
Take pleasure
IN
89
Have pleasure
OF
90
Popular
WITH
91
Prevent sb
FROM verb
92
To be proud
OF
93
To have quarrel
ABOUT SMTH WITH SB
94
Recover
FROM
95
Reason
FOR (as noun)
| WITH (as verb)
96
Relationship
BETWEEN (noun)
| WITH (sb)
97
Remnants
A small remaining quantity of smth
98
Abolish
To put the end to smth
99
Assessment
Оценка
100
Immensely
Чрезвычайно
101
Persist in
-
102
Pleasant
TO
103
Be pleased
WITH
104
Take pleasure
IN
105
Have pleasure
OF
106
Popular
WITH
107
Prevent sb
FROM verb
108
To be proud
OF
109
To have quarrel
ABOUT SMTH WITH SB
110
Recover
FROM
111
Reason
FOR (as noun)
| WITH (as verb)
112
Relationship
BETWEEN (noun)
| WITH (sb)
113
Remnants
A small remaining quantity of smth
114
Abolish
To put the end to smth
115
Assessment
Оценка
116
Immensely
Чрезвычайно
117
Keep out
To exclude sb
