Words Part 1 Flashcards
(52 cards)
Relish (v.) [C2]
To like or enjoy something
“I always relish a challenge”
“I don’t relish telling her that her son has been arrested”
Advocate (v.) [C2]
To publicly support or suggest an idea, development, or way of doing something; отстаивать, поддерживать
“She advocates taking a more long-term view”
“We will continue to advocate for a cooperative approach to the construction project”
Concur (v.)
To agree with someone or something; соглашаться
“The new report concurs with previous findings”
“The board members concurred that the offer should be accepted”
Plausible (adj.) [C2]
Seeming likely to be true, or able to be believed; правдоподобный, вероятный
“A plausible explanation/excuse”
Loathe (v.) [C2]
To hate someone or something
“I loathe doing homework”
Resilience (adj.) [C2]
The ability to be happy, successful again after something difficult or bad has happened; устойчивость
“Trauma researchers emphasize the resilience of the human psyche”
Ruthless (adj.) [C2]
Not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel; беспощадный, жестокий
“A ruthless dictator”
Tangible (adj.) [C2]
Real and not imaginary’ able to be shown, touched or experienced; заметный, ощутимый
“We need tangible evidence if we’re going to take legal action”
“Other tangible benefits include an increase in salary and shorter working hours”
Prevail (v.) [C2]
To get control or influence; преобладать
“I am sure that common sense will prevail in the end”
Cogent (adj.)
Persuasive and well expressed; убедительный, обоснованный
“He makes a cogent argument for improving early childhood education”
Equanimity (n.)
Calm mental state, especially after a shock or disappointment or in a difficult situation; невозмутимость, хладнокровие
“In spite of her financial troubles, she faced the future with equanimity”
Meticulous (adj.) [C2]
(approving) Very careful and with great attention to every detail; тщательный, скрупулезный
“Many hours of meticulous preparation have gone into writing the book”
Nebulous (adj.)
(esp. of idea) not clear or having no form; vague; неясный, расплывчатый
“She has a few nebulous ideas about what she might want to do in the future, but nothing definite”
Quandary (n.)
A state of not being able to decide what to do about a situation in which you are involved; dilemma
“I’ve had two job offers, and I’m in a real quandary about/over which one to accept”
Ubiquitous (adj.)
Found or existing everywhere; вездесущий
“The Swedes are not alone in finding their language under pressure from the ubiquitous spread of English”
Peeve (v.)
To annoy someone; раздражать
“It peeves me that she didn’t bother to phone”
Conundrum (n.)
A problem that is difficult to deal with; загадка, головоломка
“The best shows pose moral conundrums that are hard to solve”
Ephemeral (adj.)
Lasting for only a short time; недолговечный
“Fame is largely ephemeral”
Plethora (n.) [C2]
A very large amount of something, esp. a larger amount that you need, want or can deal with; изобилие
“There’s a plethora of books about the royal family”
Salient (adj.)
Most noticeable or important; заметный, выдающийся, яркий
“The salient fact about the case is that it involves an American.”
Limpid (adj.)
Clearly express and easily understood; прозрачный, ясный
Core (n.) [C2]
The basic and most important part of something; сущность
“The lack of government funding is at the core of the problem”
Curb (v.) [C2]
To control or limit something that is not wanted; сдерживать
“The government should act to curb tax evasion”
Cloud (v.) [C2]
To make someone confused or make something more difficult to understand; затемнять
“He found that drink had clouded his memory”
