Jan 23 Flashcards
(32 cards)
imparted
Make (information) known
During one of these lectures, our teacher imparted a morsel of clinical wisdom.
Передать
Lucid
Expressed clearly, easy to understand
The patient can lucidly describe how his therapists misunderstood him,
Premise
A previous statement or preposition from which another is inferred or follows as a conclusion
Предпосылка
The premise of this book is that it is easier to recognize other people’s mistakes than our own. Useful
Dilated
Make or become wider, larger or more open
E: the pupils of the eyes appear dilated in the attractive picture and constricted in the other.
E: Her eyes dilated with fear
Constrict
Make narrower, especially with encircling pressure
Sheer bliss
Complete happiness
Compelling
evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way
Compelling expert
«Неотразимый»
Buoy
- Noun - буй (an anchored float serving as navigation mark, to show reefs or other hazards, or for mooring
- Verb keep something afloat
E: I let the water buoy up my weight.
The growth buoyed by the robust growth of the banking sector.
to weather the something
TRANSITIVE VERB
to deal successfully with a difficult situation or a problem
E: Companies that have weathered previous economic cycles
E: As a small new company they did well to weather the recession
Adjective
Прилагательное
singular noun beginning with a consonant sound
a
nouns starting with silent “h”
an
nouns starting with a pronounced “h”
a
a/an MSDS
an
articles are used to indicate membership in a group
a
E: I am a teacher.
names of most countries/territories except two names or plural
No article
names of cities, towns, or states
No article
names of streets
No article
names of lakes and bays singular and plurals
No article, The
names of mountain singular and plural
No article, The
names of continents
No article
names of islands singular and plural
No article, The
names of rivers, oceans and seas
The
Points on the globe
The
