Of Human Bondage Flashcards

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Gradually

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Little by little

Понемного

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Reproachfully

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In a reproving or reproachful manner • she spoke to him reproachfully
= reprovingly
Неодобрительно

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Thrifty

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Careful and diligent in the use of resources

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Inclination

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An attitude of mind especially one that favours one alternative over others • he had an inclination to give up too easily
= disposition, tendency

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Mingle

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To bring or combine together or with something else • resourcefully he mingled music and dance
= amalgamate, commix, mix, unify

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Envious

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Strongly wanting someone else’s position, advantages or possessions • envious of their art collection
= covetous, jealous

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Ostentatious

[ostenteiшес]

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Intended to attract notice and impress others • an ostentatious sable coat
= posey, pretentious
≈ flamboyant, flaunty, showy, splashy
◑ unostentatious

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Orphan

[o:fn]

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A child who has lost both parents

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Deplore

[diplo]

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Express strong disapproval of • We deplore the government’s treatment of political prisoners
Regret strongly • I deplore this hostile action
= bemoan, bewail, lament

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Ineptitude

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|in’ep‑tiˌtyood|
Unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
= awkwardness, cack-handedness, clumsiness, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness

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Vexing

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Extremely annoying or displeasing • his cavalier curtness of manner was vexing
= exasperating, infuriating, maddening
≈ displeasing

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Anticipate

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Ожидать, предвидеть

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Consume

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Истреблять

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Dissent

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A difference of opinion

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Iniquity

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Morally objectionable behaviour

= evil, immorality, wickedness

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Voluminous

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Плодовитый

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Reproachfully

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Укоризненно, осуждающе

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Substantial

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Fairly large • won by a substantial margin
= significant
≈ considerable

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Solitary

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Одинокий

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Perplexity

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Trouble or confusion resulting from complexity

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Befall

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Happen, occur, fall out

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Disconsately

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Неутешно, безутешно

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Bully

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Discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate
= browbeat, swagger

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Amicably

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In an amicable manner • they separated amicably

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Cubicle

[kjubikk]

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Shower cubicle

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Squeamish

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|skwee‑mish|
Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted • so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow
= dainty, nice, overnice, prissy
≈ fastidious

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Immense

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|i’men(t)s|
Unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope • at vast (or immense) expense • immense numbers of birds • the Los Angeles aqueduct winds like an immense snake along the base of the mountains
= Brobdingnagian, huge, vast
≈ big, large

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Unduly

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Чрезмерно

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Pamper

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Баловать

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Merriment

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A gay feeling

= gaiety

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Deformity

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|di’for‑mi‑tee|
An affliction in which some part of the body is misshapen or malformed
= malformation, misshapenness

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Dishevel

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Disarrange or rumple; dishevel

= tangle, tousle