Chapter Nine Flashcards
(10 cards)
definite
adjective, [ˈdefɪnɪt]
definitely, definiteness, definitive
определенный, конкретный, точный, четкий, однозначный, явный, ясный, несомненный, безусловный
circumscribed, determinate, fixed, limited, narrow, precise, restricted
Definite evidence or information is true, rather than being someone’s opinion or guesses.
We didn’t have any definite proof.
assumption
noun, [əˈsʌmpʃn]
assume, assumed, assumptions
предположение, допущение, гипотеза, постулат
presumption, presupposition
If you make an assumption that something is true, or will happen, you accept that it is true or will happen, often without any real proof.
Dr. Subroto questioned the scientific assumption on which the global warming theory is based.
mediate
verb, [ˈmiːdɪɪt]
mediates, mediating, mediated, mediator
посредничать, выступать посредником, выступить посредником, быть посредником
interpose, intercede, interfere, intermediate, intervene, step in
If someone mediates between two groups of people, or mediates an agreement between them, he/she tries to settle an agreement between them by talking to both groups and trying to find things to which they can both agree.
United Nations officials have mediated a series of peace meetings between the two sides.
settle
verb
settles, settling, settled, settlement
урегулировать, улаживать, уладить, решать, разобраться, решить, договориться
calm, allay, becalm, compose, lull, quiet, soothe,
still, tranquilize
If people settle an argument or problem, or if someone settles it, they solve it, for example by making a
decision about who is right or about what to do.
They agreed to try to settle their dispute by negotiation.
dispute
noun
disputes
спор, диспут, дискуссия, полемика, разногласия, конфликт, спорный вопрос
argue, bicker, hassle, quibble, squabble, wrangle
A dispute is an agreement or disagreement between people or groups.
Negotiators failed to resolve the bitter dispute between the European Community and the United States.
capital
adjective
capitalize, capitalism
- главный, основной, превосходный, важнейший, капитальный
- уголовный, караемый смертью
chief, principal, predominant, dominant, main, major, number one, outstanding, preeminent
A capital offense is one that is so serious that the person who commits it can be punished by death.
His assassinating the Senator of New York was a capital crime, which, if found guilty, will qualify him
for the death penalty.
offense
noun
offenses
преступление, правонарушение, проступок, нападение, наступление, оскорбление
attack, aggression, assailment, assault, offensive, onfall, onset, onslaught
An offense is a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment.
A criminal offense is an act committed by someone which is in direct violation of the laws of a particular
country.
instill
verb
instills, instilling, instilled
внушать, прививать, вселять, внушить, вселить
implant, inculcate
If you instill an idea or feeling into someone, especially over a period of time, you make them think it or feel it.
They hope that their work will instill a sense of responsibility in children.
execute
verb
executes, executing, executed, execution, executively
казнить, расстрелять, расстреливать
assassinate, bump off, cool, do in, dust off, finish, knock off, liquidate, put away
To execute someone means to kill him as a punishment for a serious crime.
This boy’s father had been executed for conspiring against the throne.
conspire
verb, [kənˈspaɪə]
conspires, conspiring, conspired
сговариваться, сговориться
collude, plot, intrigue, cogitate, contrive, devise, machinate, scheme (out)
If two or more people or groups conspire to do something illegal or harmful, they make a secret
agreement to do it.
They’d conspired to overthrow the government.
