READING Flashcards
(23 cards)
WINDSHIELD (B1)
[ /ˈwɪnd.ʃiːld/]
the window at the front of a car, truck, etc.
COMPENDIUM
[ /kəmˈpen.di.əm/]
a short but complete account of a particular subject, especially in the form of a book
UNPRECEDENTED (C2)
[/ʌnˈpres.ə.den.t̬ɪd/]
never having happened or existed in the past
TO SUSPECT (B2) [/səˈspekt/]
to think or believe something to be true or probable
BLEMISH
[/ˈblem.ɪʃ/]
a mark on something that spoils its appearance
TO BLEMISH
[ /ˈblem.ɪʃ/]
to spoil something
TO POSIT
[/ˈpɑː.zɪt/]
to suggest something as a basic fact or principle from which a further idea is formed or developed
PROPEL
[/prəˈpel/]
to push or move something somewhere, often with a lot of force
DENT
[/dent/]
a small hollow mark in the surface of something, caused by pressure of being hit
FALLOUT
[ /ˈfɑːl.aʊt/]
1) The radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion; 2) The unpleasant results or effects of an action or event
AGGREGATE
[/ˈæɡ.rə.ɡət/]
something formed by adding together several amounts or things (совокупность)
GUILLOTINE
[/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/]
a device, invented in France, consisting of a sharp blade in a tall frame, used in the past for killing criminals by cutting off their heads
GUILLOTINE (POLITICS)
[/ˈɡɪl.ə.tiːn/]
a limit on the amount of discussion allowed about a particular law in Parliament, made by setting a fixed time before a final vote must be taken
HEINOUS
[/ˈheɪ.nəs/]
really bad and shocking
CONTAGION
[ /kənˈteɪ.dʒən/]
1) the situation in which a disease is spread by touching someone or something; 2) the situation in which feelings, ideas, or problems spread from one place to another
TO CONTRACT (C2) [ /kənˈtrækt/]
1) to make or become shorter or narrower or generally smaller in size;
2) To catch or become ill with a disease
ATTRIBUTE (C2)
[/ˈæt.rɪ.bjuːt/]
a quality or characteristic that someone or something has
TO ATTRIBUTE (C2) [ /æt'.rɪ.bjuːt/]
1) to say or think that something is the result of a particular thing; (связывать что-либо с чем-то) 2) to say that a particular person was the first person to say something, do something, invent something, etc. (приписывать что-либо кому-либо)
DEBRIS
[ /dəˈbriː/]
broken or torn pieces of something larger (осколки, обломки)
PIT (C2)
[ /pɪt/]
a large hole in the ground, or a slightly low area in any surface
DING
[ /dɪŋ/]
a small damaged area on a surface where something has hit it
INFERIOR (C1) adj
[/ɪnˈfɪr.i.ɚ/]
not good, or not as good as someone or something else
INFERIOR (C2) noun
[ /ɪnˈfɪr.i.ɚ/]
someone who is considered to be less important than other people
