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Ebb my enthusiasm was ebbing away strength ebbs (away) He could feel his strength ebbing (away). |
Gradually decrease If a physical or emotional feeling ebbs, it becomes less strong or disappears |
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Autodidact аутодАйдакт |
a person who teaches himself or herself, rather than being taught by a teacher |
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Emaciated имЭйсиэйтэд There were pictures of emaciated children on the cover of the magazine. |
thin and weak, usually because of illness or extreme hunger |
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Engrossing Video streaming apps are so engrossing, but it can distract juveniles from familiar life |
Absorbing all one's attention or interest |
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Endow People think Jefferson was endowed with great wisdom. Now it's not difficult to endow one or another photo with a certain filter or effect. |
If someone or something is endowed with a particular quality or feature, the person or thing naturally has that quality or feature |
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Landfill 90 percent of American rubbish is dumped in landfill sites. |
the process of getting rid of large amounts of rubbish by burying it, or a place where rubbish is buried: |
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Resounding The evening was a resounding success. The remake of the movie was a resounding success. |
Unmistakable very great; complete: |
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Slovenly slovenly work. a slovenly housekeeper |
messy, dirty, or not careful: |
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Intemperance I regret the intemperance of what I said. Lack of resources leads to additional stress and can lead to intemperance. |
the action or quality of showing anger or violence that is too extreme and not well controlled. |
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Depreciate Our car depreciated (by) $1,500 in the first year we owned it. In the last year our house has depreciated in value. |
to (cause something to) lose value, especially over time. |
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Conducive Overeating of foods not conducive to health. It's hardly conducive to indulge in frustration and procrastination. Such a noisy environment was not conducive to a good night's sleep. A quiet room is a more conducive atmosphere for studying. |
Contributory , favorable providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist. making a certain situation or outcome likely or possible |
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Subsequent Sometimes the connection you feel with someone is very strong when you first meet, but over the subsequent years and decades, you change, and they change, so that your lifestyles, outlooks, and personalities end up more and more disparate |
coming after something in time; following. |
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Aversive In a bad, aversive relationship, the negative significantly outweighs the positive. emotionally aversive images |
making someone feel a strong dislike for something, or making them not want to do it |
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Disparate The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other. |
different in every way. things so unlike that there is no basis for comparison. |
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Bosom buddy These kinds of bosom buddies are surely one of life’s greatest treasures, but they are a rarity, rather than the norm |
A friend that you are very close to Закадычный друг |
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winsome She opened her eyes and gave her mother a winsome smile. Maria brought along her eldest daughter - a winsome girl with brown eyes and a ready smile. |
charming and attractive in a simple way. attractive and pleasing, with simple qualities, sometimes like those a child has |
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Deferential She is always extremely deferential towards anyone in authority. Many in the working class, in particular, tended to be deferential towards authority figures and those in superior class positions. |
polite and showing respect Почтительный |
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Feasibility feasibility of We're looking at the feasibility of building a shopping centre there. |
the possibility that something can be made, done, or achieved, or is reasonable:
Doability |
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Litigation The company has consistently denied responsibility, but it agreed to the settlement to avoid the expense of lengthy litigation. |
the process of taking a case to a court of law so that a judgment can be made: |
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Irreparable Smoking is doing irreparable harm to your heart and lungs. Huge numbers of people make mistakes in marriage, stand by the bargain,and go through life miserable and unhappy, because they fear criticism which may follow if they correct the mistake. (Anyone who has submitted to this form of fear knows the irreparable damage it does, by destroying ambition, self-reliance, and the desire to achieve). |
Impossible to amend or rectify or fix. |
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Rally Supporters/Opponents of the new shopping development are trying to rally local people in favour of/against it. The president has called on the people to rally to/behind the government. [ + obj + to infinitive ] The general rallied his forces to defend the town. "Workers of the world unite!" was their rallying cry/call (= a phrase said to encourage support). |
to (cause to) come together in order to provide support or make a shared effort. |
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DerOgatory He made some derogatory comment/remark about her appearance. She was upset by derogatory comments made about her clothes. |
showing strong disapproval and not showing respect: Уничижительный |
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Faculty have all your faculties Even at the age of 100, she still had all her faculties. Is he in command/possession of all his faculties (= can he still hear, speak, see, and think clearly)? |
natural ability to hear, see, think, move, etc.: |
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Flagrant a flagrant misuse of funds/privilege. a flagrant breach of trust. a flagrant disregard for the law. |
conspicuously or obviously offensive. (of a bad action, situation, person, etc.) shocking because of being so obvious. |
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Respectively In the 200 metres, Lizzy and Sarah came first and third respectively (= Lizzy won the race and Sarah was third). Steven and James are aged 10 and 13 respectively. |
in a way that relates or belongs to each of the separate people or things you have just mentioned |
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Kindle Her imagination was kindled by the exciting stories her grandmother told her. We set up our tents and kindled a fire. |
to cause strong feelings or ideas in someone to cause a fire to start burning |
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haphazardly/ˌhapˈhazədli/adverb"a hodgepodge of family photos haphazardly arranged on a table". The new plan was introduced haphazardly. Shelters are scattered haphazardly about the desert. |
in a manner lacking any obvious principle of organization, order or plan. Carelessly, aimlessly |
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******** That little ******** has screwed things up again. |
a stupid, unpleasant, and unpopular person |
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Slack off Workers tend to slack off on Mondays and Fridays. Companies just want to make sure their employees aren't slacking off. He urged Washington not to slack off in its development of new energy sources. |
to work less hard or to be less than is usual or necessary |
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Read up on / about It's a good idea to read up on a company before going for an interview. I feel that i need to read up on this issue before the meeting |
to spend time reading in order to find out information about something: |
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Knock off I don't knock off until six. What time do you knock off work? The manager knocked $5 off because it was damaged. |
to stop working, usually at the end of the day. to take a particular amount away from a price |
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Splash out They splashed out £3,000 on a holiday. |
to spend a lot of money on buying things, especially things that are pleasant to have but that you do not need:
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Eminently He is eminently qualified for the job. an eminently readable book. The story is eminently worth reading. |
very and obviously Very well |
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Piece smt together The ancient skull has been pieced together from fragments. Kevin has done a great job of piecing together a tremendous team. The police are collecting clues in order to piece together the details of the day she died. |
to create something by joining the separate parts of it together or by joining different things together |
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decrepit Most of the buildings were old and decrepit. A decrepit old man sat on a park bench. |
in very bad condition because of being old, or not having been cared for, or having been used a lot: Shabby |
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Cohesiveness cohesion social/national cohesion. The lack of cohesion within the party lost them votes in the election. |
the situation when the members of a group or society are united |
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Sluggish A heavy lunch makes me sluggish in the afternoon. Something is wrong with the car - the engine feels sluggish. The housing market has been very sluggish these past few years. |
moving or operating more slowly than usual and with less energy or power Вялый |
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Shilly-shally Stop shilly-shallying and make a decision now! They do not want to shilly-shally and hang around |
to spend too much time doing something or making a decision because you do not know what is the right thing to do |
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converge Six fire trucks converged on the burning factory. the convergence of digital and broadcast media |
to move toward the same point and come closer together or meet Intersect |
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Ravenous We were ravenous after hiking all day. a ravenous appetite for cash. a stage star who was ravenous for attention |
Extremely hungry, starving wanting something very much or wanting a lot of something. |
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Unanimously All four proposals to the committee were unanimously approved. The Board voted unanimously to terminate his three-year contract. |
in a way that is agreed or supported by everyone in a group. |
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Reticent рЭтисэнт He is very reticent about his past.Most of the students were reticent about answering questions. |
unwilling to speak about your thoughts or feelings:
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Infinitesimal Even in infinitesimal amounts, this poison can kill you |
extremely small Tiny |
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Seniority The older person may favor basing pay on seniority. In future, promotion will be based on merit not seniority. |
the advantage that you get by working for a company for a long time: |
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Despicable despicable behaviour. He's a despicable human being! It was despicable of her to lie about her friend. |
very unpleasant or bad, causing strong feelings of dislike. About behavior, character Abominable |
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Scornful a scornful look/remark/laugh/tone. They are openly scornful of the new plans. |
showing or feeling disdain for someone or something Derogatory Contemptuous |
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Weinen |
Cry / weep |
