Deck 2 Flashcards

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ample

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more than enough, sufficient

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arduous

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very difficult or challenging, requiring hard work

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arid

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dry

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avert

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prevent, to stop from occurring

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defy

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resist, challenge

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diligent

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done with persistence and hard work, with attention to details
having or showing care and conscientiousness in one’s work or duties
старательный

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conscientious

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diligent, добросовестный

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enact

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to pass a law, legislate

вводить в действие

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feign

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simulate, pretend

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freshly

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newly, recently

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indiscriminate

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done at random or without careful judgment

arbitrary

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spacious

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having a lot of room, expansive

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withstand

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to fight without surrender, to persist

survive

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14
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allude

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намекать, ссылаться

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peculiar

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odd or strange

specific

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coarse

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rough

not fine or smooth, not delicate

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17
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pliable

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flexible

easily influenced

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18
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discrepancy

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inconsistency

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19
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amenity

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convenience, facility

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20
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abode

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dwelling, housing

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conspicuous

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attracting attention, noticeable

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susceptible

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to be subject to influence, capable of being affected by a person or thing
vulnerable

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elusive

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difficult to find, catch, or achieve

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stiff

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rigid

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mortify
embarrass, suppress | humiliate
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oblivious
not aware of or not concerned about what is happening around one forgetful
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burgeon
begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish | thrive
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erode
քայքայել, մաշել
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drab
lacking colour, uninteresting, boring | colorless
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acute
having severe effect | intense, sharp
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resilient
tenacious, strong enough to recover from difficulty or disease
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vibrant
lively, powerful | brilliant
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waive
отказываться, временно откладывать
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deflect
շեղել, բեկվել
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shove
n. a strong push | v. push (someone or something) roughly, խոթել
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lure
n. something that tempts or is used to tempt a person or animal to do something v. tempt (a person or an animal) to do something or to go somewhere, especially by offering some form of reward
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weariness
extreme tiredness; fatigue
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wage
lead, conduct, fight
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casualty
несчастный случай | жертва
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chancellor
a senior state or legal official
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pardon
n. the action of forgiving or being forgiven for an error or offense v. forgive or excuse (a person, error, or offense)
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amnesty
an official pardon for people who have been convicted of political offenses амнистия
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sabotage
deliberately destroy, damage, or obstruct (something), especially for political or military advantage
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incite
հրահրել, ստիպել
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coercive
relating to or using force or threats | հարկադիր
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stimulate
foster
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adhere
to stick to or follow precisely | comply
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durable
something that lasts a long time | sturdy
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sturdy
(of a person or their body) strongly and solidly built
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halt
stop
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harbor
n. гавань, նավահանգիստ, shelter | v. keep (a thought or feeling, typically a negative one) in one's mind, especially secretly
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vegetation
plants considered collectively, especially those found in a particular area or habitat բուսականություն
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lush
adj. (of vegetation) growing luxuriantly n. a heavy drinker, especially a habitual one v. make (someone) drunk.
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fiery
consisting of fire or burning strongly and brightly
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dwindle
diminish gradually in size, amount, or strength
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sewage
կեղտաջրեր
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arbitrator
an independent person or body officially appointed to settle a dispute
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plea
a request made in an urgent and emotional manner
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meticulous
showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise | conscientious
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convey
communicate, transmit
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encompass
surround and have or hold within, include
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inadvertently
without intention; accidentally
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infantile
of or occurring among babies or very young children | in the beginning stages of development
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paramount
more important than anything else; supreme, foremost
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retrieve
extract, recover
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unwarranted
without good reason or cause, unjustified
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zenith
the highest point, apex
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agitate
make (someone) troubled or nervous, disturb
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acquiesce
accept something reluctantly but without protest, comply
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reluctant
unwilling and hesitant; disinclined
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elate
make (someone) ecstatically happy
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confide
tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others trust
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confidant
a person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others
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discreet
in a careful, polite manner | cautiously
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evoke
to call up or produce memories or feelings, to cause to remember remind
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impartial
fair and just, objective
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inordinate
a large amount or quantity; more than reasonable | excessive
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inundate
to flood, overwhelm
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nominal
(of a price or amount of money) very small; far below the real value or cost moderate
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diminutive
extremely or unusually small
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obfuscate
render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible
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subsidize
support (an organization or activity) financially
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compassion
сострадание, сочувствие
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perplex
(of something complicated or unaccountable) cause (someone) to feel completely baffled
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soak
make or allow (something) to become thoroughly wet by immersing it in liquid