THE ARTICLE: Tolstoy or Dostoevsky? Flashcards
to get or produce something, especially information or a reaction: That line {…} more of a reaction from readers than anything else.
elicit /iˈlɪs.ɪt/
the act of agreeing that something is true, especially unwillingly. This past winter I wrote a pair of essays about The Brothers Karamazov that included the {…} that I preferred “Tolstoy’s ability to see the angles of everyday life to Dostoevsky’s taste for the manic edges of experience.”
admission/confession/admitting
to show respect. While America’s First Ladies have tended to {…} {…} {…} to Dostoevsky: both Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush cite The Brothers Karamazov as their favorite novel.
to give the nod to
to mention something as proof for a theory or as a reason why something has happened: both Hillary Clinton and Laura Bush {…} The Brothers Karamazov as their favourite novel.
cite
most important or best; leading: I reached out to the {…} scholars of Russian literature as well as avid lay readers
foremost
no longer having a position, especially in a college or university, but keeping the title of the position: She became {…} Professor of Linguistics when she retired.
emeritus
extremely eager or interested: I reached out to the foremost scholars of Russian literature as well as {…} lay readers
avid
basic man. not trained in or not having a detailed knowledge of a particular subject:
layman
something that you say before you give the most important fact of a situation: at {…} {…} of {…} {…} we acknowledge that they’re all irreducibly great.
at the end of the day
a small amount of food on a hook (= curved piece of wire) or in a special device used to attract and catch a fish or animal: We put down some poisoned {…} to kill the rats.
bait
used to describe someone you do not like because they are weak and unpleasant (complaining or crying)
sniveling
wanting to annoy, upset, or hurt another person, especially in a small way, because you feel angry towards them (malicious or nasty): That was a {…} thing to say!
spiteful
unpleasantly thin, often with bones showing: тощее отродье
scrawny spawn
to speak or say something quickly in a way that is difficult to understand: The train was full of people {…}ing (away) into their mobile phones.
jabber
to give something as an honour or present: Both Dostoevsky and Tolstoy make me think about what is important in life. Both urge the reader to appreciate those things that money or competition cannot {…} – love, and life itself…
bestow
