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REVELATION [ˌrev(ə)’leɪʃ(ə)n]

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открытие; откровение

It was a strange and unexpected revelation.

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AUSTERE [ɔː’stɪə]

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строгий, аскетический, суровый

the austere beauty of the desert

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INIMICAL [ɪ’nɪmɪk(ə)l]

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враждебный, недружелюбный, неприязненный

Excessive managerial control is inimical to creative expression.

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SUGGESTIVE

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намекающий на что-л. непристойное

Some of his lyrics are rather suggestive.

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BESET [bɪ’set]

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осаждать прям. и перен.

to beset with questions

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ARIDITY [æ’rɪdətɪ]

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сухость, засушливость

arid land; an arid climate

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UNOBSTRUCTED [ˌʌnəb’strʌktɪd]

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беспрепятственный, свободный

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CONCAVE [‘kɔŋ’keɪv]

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вогнутый; впалый

a concave lens

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ANGULARITY

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угловатость, неловкость

Her features were too angular, her face a little too long for beauty.

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IMPART [ɪm’pɑːt]

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давать, придавать (какое-л. качество) , наделять

Preservatives can impart colour and flavour to a product.

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HUDDLE [‘hʌdl]

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куча, нагромождение
толпиться, собираться (вместе), жаться (друг к другу)
Everyone huddled round the fire to keep warm.

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UNADORNED [ˌʌnə’dɔːnd]

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неприкрашенный

unadorned plant

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SCARCE [skeəs]

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недостаточный, дефицитный
Food and clean water were becoming scarce.
scarce resources

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GYPSUM [‘ʤɪpsəm]

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гипс

gypsum soil

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THICKET [‘θɪkɪt]

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чаща; заросли

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CONCEALED [kən’siːld]

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скрытый; секретный, тайный
Is there something you’re concealing from me?
I tried to conceal my surprise when she told me her age.

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FREEBIE [‘friːbiː]

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что-либо, полученное бесплатно, задаром, “на халяву”
The company’s marketing rep was giving out pens and mugs - the usual freebies.
The journalists were all given a freebie lunch.

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INTERDICTION [ˌɪntə’dɪkʃ(ə)n]

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запрещение, отлучение (от церкви)

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GIDDY

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=DIZZY

испытывающий головокружение; страдающий головокружениями

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SCURRY [‘skʌrɪ]

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бежать стремглав; нестись

The mouse scurried across the floor.

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BASK [bɑːsk]

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(bask in) наслаждаться (покоем, счастьем); греться (чьим-л. одобрением, расположением)
We could see seals on the rocks, basking in the sun.
He basked in his newfound freedom.

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CONVECTION [kən’vekʃ(ə)n]

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конвекция (теплообмен в жидкостях и газах)

Warm air rises by the process of convection.

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CURRENT [‘kʌr(ə)nt]

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струя; поток, течение

turbulent convection current

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ANVIL [‘ænvɪl]

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наковальня

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CUMULONIMBUS [ˌkjuːmjələu'nɪmbəs]
кучево-дождевые облака
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EGRESS
выход; выезд; | egress window — эвакуационное окно
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ENDEAVOR [ɪn'devə]
старание, усилие, попытка | Engineers are endeavouring to locate the source of the problem.
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FLOUT [flaut]
презирать; попирать; не подчиняться | Many motorcyclists flout the law by not wearing helmets
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STILTED ['stɪltɪd]
неестественный, натянутый stilted style — высокопарный стиль He writes in a formal and rather stilted style. The dialogue sounded stilted and unnatural
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VEER [vɪər]
менять направление, поворачивать | All of a sudden, the car veered off the road.
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TRAMP
бродяга, бродяжничать | He tramped around the West for the next two months
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INTERMITTENT [ˌɪntə'mɪt(ə)nt]
скачкообразный, прерывистый | intermittent rain
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TUMBELDOWN ['tʌmbldaun]
обветшалый, полуразрушенный, развалившийся | a tumbledown cottage
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MOUND [maund]
насыпь; холм | mound of garbage
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DITCH
канава, ров выбрасывать, сбрасывать (в канаву) He ditched the bike in a mall parking lot.
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WILFUL
упрямый; своевольный | He was young and wiful
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BRACKISH ['brækɪʃ]
солоноватый, противный, неприятный | brackish water
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UNBRIDLED [ʌn'braɪdld]
разнузданный, распущенный | unbridled ambition/lust
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TORRENT ['tɔr(ə)nt]
стремительный поток, масса , натиск | Heavy storms turned the river into a raging torrent.
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BURBLE ['bɜːbl]
бормотать, издавать звук подобный потоку воды
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INDOLENTLY ['ɪnD(ə)ləntlɪ]
надменно, высокомерно | an indolent reply
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SALINE ['seɪlɪn]
соляной раствор
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TRIBUTARY ['trɪbjət(ə)rɪ]
подчинённый, второстепенный, приток
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REPLENISH [rɪ'plenɪʃ]
снова наполнять, пополнять | I need to replenish my provision.
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FORAGE ['fɔrɪʤ]
корм (для животных), добывать продовольствие | The pigs foraged in the woods for acorns.
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JUBILANT ['ʤuːbɪlənt]
ликующий; торжествующий The fans were jubilant at/about/over England's victory over Germany. His jubilance, however, was short-lived.
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DUMBFOUND [dʌm'faund]
He was dumbfounded by the allegations.
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PORTAGE ['pɔːtɪʤ]
транспортировка, переноска, переправа волоком
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CONFOUNDED [kən'faundɪd]
смущённый, сбитый с толку
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PERFUNCTORY [pə'fʌŋkt(ə)rɪ]
небрежный, невнимательный, поверхностный | The journal enties become short and perfunctory.
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PRECIPITOUS [prɪ'sɪpɪtəs]
крутой; обрывистый стремительный, безудержный a precipitous mountain path
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BLUFF [blʌf]
береговой обрыв, утес
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CONSPIRE [kən'spaɪə]
тайно замышлять; сговариваться | to conspire with smb. against smb. — сговариваться с кем-л. против кого-л.
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JETTY
дамба, пристань
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STUBBY ['stʌbɪ]
коренастый, приземистый | He had rather unattractive, stubby fingers.
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MEAGER ['miːgə]
скудный, тощий a meager salary/diet He could survive on meager rations in the Alaska bush.
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IMPOUND [ɪm'paund]
конфисковать | The police impounded cars and other personal property belonging to the drug dealers.

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