Ex1a Flashcards
(120 cards)
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prey on
A
to hunt
охотится
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carnivore
A
meat-eater плотоядное
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accelerate
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to speed up
ускорять
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camouflage
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to hide using color schema
маскироваться
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astounding
A
amazing
unbelievable
поразительный
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resolute
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determined
решительный
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diurnal
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active during the day
дневной
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species
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type of animal
вид
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attain
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to rich
достигать
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eschew
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to avoid
избегать
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agrarian
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having deal with land
земельный
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fertile
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good for growing
плодородный
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enervating
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Making nervous
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reliable
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to rely on
надежный
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prosper
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thrive
процветать
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assiduous
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Work hard
усердный
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undergo
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incur
подвергаться
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transformation
A
converting
преобразование
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chaotic
A
хаотический
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emancipated
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Free
освобожденный
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envisage
A
предусмотреть
to visualize
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merge
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unite
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trailblazer
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leader
pioneer
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versatile
A
diversified
разносторонний
универсальный
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inasmuch as
because
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vulnerable
easy to be attacked
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germinate
to start to grow
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Innovate
To develop or create something new
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Wary
watchful
careful
осторожный
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Fundamental
Basic
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a myriad of
lots
abundant
great number
обильный
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a plethora of
excessive
множество
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allude to
to refer to casually
Hint
намекать
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analogous
comparable to
аналогичный
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abundance
more than enough
plenty
full of
изобилие
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connote
to give meaning beyond the literal definition
означать иметь дополнительное значение
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domestic
referring to life around the house
домашний
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dissimilar
not similar
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indeed
without a doubt
in fact
certainly
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quite
exactly
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harbinger
sign
предвестник
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perch
взгромоздиться
усесться
вскарабкаться
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offspring
children
отпрыск потомок
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precarious
doubtful
сомнительный
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quest
to seek
to look for
to search
поиск
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profuse
great abundance
богатый
изобильный
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infer
to conclude from facts
делать вывод
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thaw
to warm up
потепление
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keen
sharp
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brood
young children of one family
стая
выводок
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impecunious
always poor
безденежный
нуждающийся
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benevolent
generous
kind
good
доброжелательный
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inveterate
established habit
заядлый
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reimburse
to pay back
возмещать
возвращать деньги
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subsist on
to live on
существовать
содержать
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quite the contrary
the exact opposite
наоборот
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all in all
в целом
в итоге
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judicious
demonstrating good judgment
рассудительный
благоразумный
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insinuate
to suggest
намекать
постепенно вводить
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suffice it to say
it is enough to say
достаточно сказать
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posthumously
after death
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hue
color
shade
оттенок
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masterpiece
great work
шедевр
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saturated
drenched
soaked
full of
насыщенный
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towering
best of the best
возвышающийся
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snub
to ignore
to avoid
to shun
оскорбление
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mercurial
changing unpredictably
подвижный
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palette
artist’s paint mixing board
палитра
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shimmer
to flicker like sunlight
to shine like sunlight
to move like sunlight
мерцание
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unerring
never making a mistake
безошибочный
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ology
meaning the study of
наука
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geology
the study of rocks
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sociology
the study of society
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archeology
the study of historic or prehistoric cultures
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criminology
the study of crime and criminals
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psychology
study of the mind and behavior
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climatology
the study of climates
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anthropology
the study of humans
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meteorology
the study of the weather
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discombobulated
confused
uncertain
not clear
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dwelling
home
place to live
abode
жилище
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inhabit
to live in
населять
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opulent
demonstrating great wealth
богатый
состоятельный
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spartan
simple
выносливый, простой в повседневной жизни индивид.
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renounce
to give up
отказываться
отречение
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per capita
per person
на душу населения
на человека
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void of
empty of
пустота
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contrivances
mechanical things
fundamental domestic things
electrical things
приспособления
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novel
new
новый
роман
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environs
environment
place
area
окрестности
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rain
snow
hail
осадки
precipitation
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long period of no precipitation
засуха
drought
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starvation
extreme lack of food
голод
famine
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sign
знак
предзнаменование
omen
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to change
to transform
to alter
render
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good for farming
arable
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lacking moisture
no water
dry засушливый
arid
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to give up and leave
отказываться от
оставлять
бросать
abandon
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sudden loss of wealth and power
падение
downfall
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lacking everything
лишенный
destitute
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famous for bad behavior
пресловутый
пользующийся дурной славой
notorious
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evil
very bad
wicked
гнусный
nefarious
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penetrate
to enter all parts
проникать
pervade
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no mercy
безжалостный
беспощадный
ruthless
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to rule like a queen or king
царствовать
reign
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always thirsty
unable to satisfy
always desiring more
неутолимый
unquenchable
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to rescind officially
отмена
repeal
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chaotic
бурный
turbulent
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happening over a wide area
широко распространенный
widespread
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process of decay
immoral behavior
gain by breaking the law
коррупция
гниение
разложение
corruption
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event that results in human loss
event that results in financial loss
event that results in the loss of part the environment
disaster
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snow and ice racing down a mountain
лавина
avalanche
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ocean wave caused by an earthquake
tsunami
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violent ocean storm
tropical cyclonic storm
storm with high winds
ураган
hurricane
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violent storm
cyclonic land storm
storm with high winds
tornado
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calm and gentle
спокойный
безмятежный
placid
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the shape of the land
the land in front of the viewer
the natural surroundings
пейзаж
landscape
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most deadly
смертельный
deadliest
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подметать через
sweep through
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to break in many pieces разрушать
shatter
