Upper-Intermediate Vocabulary

Question 1

to abhor

Answer 1

to hate a way of behaving or thinking, often because you think it’s no moral

Question 2

Терпеть не могу таких разговоров!

Answer 2

I abhor such talk!

Question 3

Терпеть не могу дискриминацию в любом проявлении.

Answer 3

I abhor discrimination of any kind.

Question 4

To abrogate

Answer 4

to end a law, agreement, or custom formally.

Question 5

Договор был рассторгнут в 1929 г.

Answer 5

The treaty was abrogated in 1929.

Question 6

Аннулировать закон.

Answer 6

To abrogate/to repeal the legislation.

Question 7

Я не могу отречься от своих принципов.

Answer 7

I cannot abrogate my principles.

Question 8

to abstain

Answer 8

to not do smth, especially smth enjoable that you think might bad.

Question 9

воздержаться от голосования

Answer 9

to abstain from voting.

Question 10

to straighten

Answer 10

to become straight or to make smth become straight

Question 11

укрепить узы дружбы

Answer 11

to straighten a bond of friendship

Question 12

поддерживать кого-либо

Answer 12

to straighten the hand of smb

Question 13

Ожидается усиление ветра

Answer 13

The winds are expected to straighten.

Question 14

to yield (1st definition)

Answer 14

to give up the control of or responsibility for smth, often because you have been forced to.

Question 15

уступить чьим-либо требованиям

Answer 15

to yield to smb’s demand

Question 16

уступить, сдаться в каком-либо вопросе

Answer 16

to yield a point

Question 17

to yield (2nd definition)

Answer 17

to supply or produce smth positive such a profit, an amount of food or information

Question 18

не давать никаких результатов

Answer 18

to yield no results.

Question 19

давать доход

Answer 19

to yield a profit