Sep 3 Flashcards

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Coercive

A

relating to or using force or threats.
Принудительные

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2
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Suffocated

A

Задохнуться
Person has suffocated due to lack of oxygen.

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3
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Taunted

A

Надсмехаться

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4
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Vocation

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Призвание

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5
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Inclinations

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Склонности

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6
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Dismay

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Смятение

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7
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Contentious

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Спорный

causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial.

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8
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Profess

A

claim that one has (a quality or feeling), especially when this is not the case.
Притворяться

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9
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Vehemently

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Яростно, страстно

in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling.

Dr. Peterson has vehemently declined to submit to any such outrage

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10
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Bolster

A

N. a long, thick pillow that is placed under other pillows for support.

V. Поддерживать

support or strengthen; prop up.
“the fall in interest rates is starting to bolster confidence”

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Cynical

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believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
“he was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the sun”

concerned only with one’s own interests and typically disregarding accepted or appropriate standards in order to achieve them.
“a cynical manipulation of public opinion”

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12
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Nuckle

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Костяшка

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13
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Seldom

A

Редко

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14
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Underpin

A

Подкреплять, поддерживать

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15
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put up with

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Tolerate or endure

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16
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Deliverance

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In a right hands it is deliverance
Избавление

17
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Conversant

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Знакомый
Conversant to ordinal analysis

18
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Promiscuous

A

Распутный

19
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Preposterous

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Нелепые

contrary to reason or common sense; utterly absurd or ridiculous.
“a preposterous suggestion”