Words Flashcards
(20 cards)
Convince
Persuade someone to do something
He convinced her to do something
(Убеждать,уговаривать)
Cruel
I am very cruel man towards life
(Жестокий,бессердечный)
Currency
Money used for buying and selling goods
For instance:The currency of Japan is the yen
(Валюта,деньги)
Define
Describe the essential nature or qualities of something
We can define the social status of everybody.
(Определить)
Constipation
(Насморк)
The most common and earliest symptom is constipation
Accomplished
Successfully completed or achieved
The project was accomplished on time.
(Завершенный,успешный)
Outrageous
Extremely shocking or unacceptable
His outrageous behaviour shocked everyone at the party
(Шокирующий,возмутительный)
Quirks
Peculiar behavioural habit
His quirk of eating dessert before dinner was well-known
(Причуда,странная привычка)
Oddities
Strange or unusual thing
The museum displayed an oddity from the 18th century
(Странность,диковинка)
Display
Show or make visible
The museum will display the ancient artefacts
(Показывать,демонстрировать)
Accustomed
Used to something through experience or habit
She was accustomed to waking up early for her job
(Привыкший,приученный)
Refund
Money returned to a payer
She received a full refund for the returned item
(Возврат,возмещение)
Audited
The company’s financial statements were audited by an external firm.
(Проверенный)
Taxes
Money paid to the government
Citizens must pay taxes annually.
(Налоги)
Convict
Declare someone guilty in a court of law
The jury convicted him of theft
(Признать,осудить)
Phone booth
Small enclosed space with a public telephone
She made a call from the phone booth
(Телефонная будка)
Misdirected
Given to the wrong person or place
My misdirected package ended up at my neighbour’s house.
(Неправильно доставленный,ошибочный)
Inappropriately
In a manner not suitable for the situation
He laughed inappropriately during the solemn ceremony
(Неуместно,неподобающе)
Doubt
State of being unsure
There is doubt about the project’s success
(Сомнение,вопрос)
Theft
Act of stealing
The theft was reported to the police.
(Кража,воровство,хищение)