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Adulterate
make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted(contaminated) substances
Affected
deeply moved or hurt emotionally; changed in a bad or artificial way (Opp. Artless, Nonchalant)
Annihilate
destroy (Opp. fabricate)
Antithetical
contrast, direct opposite of or to (Opp. congruent, congruous)
Antithesis
антитеза; контраст; полная противоположность; резкое противопоставление противоположностей; противоположность; прямая противоположность
Assail
assault, attack with words
Assuage
make less severe; ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger) (Opp. unsatisfied)
Belie
contradict; give a false impression; disguise; Ex. The poor sales belied our high hopes; Ex. Her smile belies her true feeling of displeasure (Opp. show to be correct)
Belligerent
warlike
Bionics
application of biological principles to the study and design of engineering systems
Blarney
flattery, adulation, exaggeration
Blight
disease, destroy
Bristle
short stiff hair; V: (hair or fur) stand up stiffly (Opp. cower)
Browbeat
intimidate, bully (Opp. may be boost, coax, compliment, praise)
Bully
blustering, quarrelsome
запугивать; стращать; задирать; изводить; издеваться;
Byzantine
intricately involved , labyrinthine, characterized by a devious or surreptitious manner, convoluted (Opp: apparent, discerning, evident)
Cadaverous
like a corpse; pale
Canon
rule, edict, a body of the most important, influential or superior works in music, literature, or art (Opp. apocryphal)
Careen
lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
Cessation
stoppage (Opp. commencement, start, continuation)
compunction
(Opp. to have no feeling of misgivings )
Conscientious
добросовестный; честный; сознательный (об отношении к чему-либо); добросовестно относящийся (к делу); совестливый; ответственный (Maxxicum); добросовестно выполненный (ART Vancouver)
Conserve
ave, protect, preserve, safeguard, support (Opp. Exhaust)
Craggy
jadded, asperous, broken, cragged, harsh, precipitous (Opp. Smooth, flat)
Cursory
поверхностный; беглый; курсорный; небрежный, невнимательный
Dank
влажный; пронизывающе сырой; буйный
Dauntless
bold; fearless
Deadpan
wooden; impassive; with no show of feeling; with an expressionless face
Deceleration
slow down
Deference
courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect);
Deride
высмеивать; осмеивать; издеваться
Disaffected
discontented as toward authority, rebellious, malcontent (opp. contended, beloved, happy, pleased)
Discreet
осторожный; осмотрительный; рассудительный; благоразумный;
Discrete
separate; unconnected
Disengage
uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; (Opp. engage, bind, fasten)
Disgust = loathing
aversion, repulsion, dislike (Opp. admiration, appeal, desire, esteem, fondness, like, liking, loving, respect, reverence )
Din
continued loud noise; V: make a din; instill by wearying repetition (Opp. hush)
Doff
remove, cast off, disrobe, peel, shed, take off, undress (Opp. don)
Emanate
to come or issue forth, emit (Opp. take withdraw)
Empirical
based on experience (Opp. hypothetical, impractical, speculative, theoretical, unobserved)
Ensconce
settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)
Ephemeral
short lived, fleeting (Opp. Lasting, eternal)
Ergonomics
Human Engineering; The technology concerned with the design, manufacture, and arrangement of products and environments to be safe, healthy, and comfortable for human beings
Exculpate
clear from blame or guilt
Extol
praise very highly; glorify
Facile
easy, easily mastered (Opp. Profound)
Fecundity
fertility, fruitfulness (Opp. may be futility, infertility, aridity)
Flaccid
отвислый; вялый; слабый; слабохарактерный; нерешительный; пассивный; бессильный
Flannel
a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
Flint
A very hard, fine-grained quartz that sparks when struck with steel; stern; hard like rock (Opp. flexible, soft, supple)
Flunk
fail to reach a minimum required performance
Foment
stir up; incite; instigate; promote the growth of (something evil or unpleasant) (Opp. pacify)
Forbearance
refraining from something, patient endurance , self-control (Opp: indulgence, pursue)
Fraudulent
proceeding from fraud
Gainsay
deny (Opp. assert)
Gall
n. bitterness, nerve ; v. annoy, chafe(make worm by rubbing hands)
Gossamer
light, filmy, delicate, translucent fabric, any light, thin fabric (Opp: Ponderous, coarse, thick)
Gripe
complaint (Opp. compliment, flattery, praise); V. pain, annoy (Opp. soothe, please)
Grouse
omplain; fuss; grumble; grouch; N: plump chicken like game bird
Hangdog
shamefaced, browbeaten, defeated, guilty, intimidate,sad (Opp. Buoyant, Cheerful)
Hasten
speed something; hurry (Opp. go slow, lag, linger, loiter, procrastinate, rest, tarry)
Hebetudinous
lethargic, sluggish
Hem
surround tightly so that movement is impossible; Ex. hem in
edge of piece of cloth that has been folded over and sewn
Hermit
person who chose to live alone
Hustle
hurry; work hurriedly (Opp. stillness, tranquility, dally, delay, procrastinate, slow, wait)
Ictus
a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease, a stroke or seizure
Indolent
lazy
Innocuous
harmless
Intermittent
periodic; on and off; stopping and starting at intervals (Opp. Incessant)
Insulate
narrow mindedness, isolation
Irresistible
compelling; inescapable (Opp. avoidable, escapable, resistible)
Itinerary
plan of a trip; record of a trip
Jaded
dulled or satiated by overindulgence, worn out or wearied, dissipated
Jest
joking, for fun or to mock, sometimes inappropriately
Keel
founder, plunge, fall, blackout, capsize, collapse
key
essential, important (Opp. insignificant)
Kosher
legitimate, ritually proper, apropos, genuine
Lackluster
lacking luster(shine; gloss); dull
Lachrymose
producing tears; tearful (Opp. cheerful)
Lambaste
beat, thrash verbally
Lambent
softly bright or radiant
Lap
take in food or drink with one’s tongue, splash gently
Lassitude
languor; weariness; listlessness
Latent
hidden (Opp. manifest)
Lavish
( Opp. may be hoard, conserve or prohibit )
Lurk
скрываться (в засаде); скрываться в засаде; таиться; оставаться; тайно угрожать (чему-л., кому-л.); прятаться; оставаться незамеченным; скрывать в засаде; притаиться; красться; следить из-за укрытия
Macrocosm
universe, nature, totality, world, cosmos (Opp. microcosm)
Meet
proper, apposite, appropriate (Opp. Inappropriate)
Mendacious
false, untruthful (Opp. Candid, truthful, veracious)
Mercurial
ртутный; живой; подвижный; деятельный; непостоянный; переменчивый; сообразительный;
Monopoly
something held, owned exclusively (Opp. distribution, joint-ownership, scattering, sharing)
Nadir
(Opp. Celestial)
Nebulous
vague; hazy; cloudy; of a nebula; Ex. nebulous proposal (Opp. clear cut, pellucid, unambiguous, distinct, limpid)
Nestle
curl up, lie close, take shelter
Nether
located below or beneath something else (Opp. celestial, may be above, higher)
Nihilist (Nihilism)
one who considers traditional beliefs to be groundless and existence meaningless; absolute skeptic; revolutionary terrorist;
Notorious
known for a trait, often an
Obdurate
stubborn; refusing to change one's belief
Obfuscate
confuse; muddle; cause confusion; make needlessly complex; make so confused as to be difficult to understand
Obsequious
slavishly attentive; servile; full of servile compliance; sycophantic
Ominous
threatening; of an evil omen
Pallid
pale; wan; Ex. pallid complexion (Opp. colorful)
Parasite
animal or plant living on another; toady; sycophant; (Opp. host)
Parsimonious
stinginess, excessive frugality (Opp. Lavish)
Pervasive
spread everywhere
Placate
soothe, pacify, appease, assuage, conciliate, mollify, pacify (Opp. Rile, Roil, aggravate, provoke)
Pluck
courage
дёрганье; ливер; потроха; смелость; отвага; мужество; провал (на экзамене);
Polemic
attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy (Opp. compromising, conciliatory, congruent)
Pontifical (Ponctificial )
speak in a pompous way which indicates that you are superior (Opp. comment tentatively, speak differently)
Prelude
introduction; introductory performance or event; forerunner; (Opp. conclusion, ending, epilogue, postlude)
Prolific
abundantly fruitful (Opp. Unfruitful, barren)
Provident
(Opp. spendthrift)
Pulchritude
красота; миловидность
Quell
suppress (Opp. incite, arouse, stir up, foment)
Quagmire
A soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot, precarious, or entrapping position
Quizzical
Odd, comical, teasing, bantering, perplexed, questioning (Opp. believing, certain, understanding)
Raft
flat boat, large amount
Recuperate
recover; return to health; regain; Ex. recuperate losses
Reprobate
morally disapproved person; person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency;
Regression
moving backwards
Salvation
rescue, saving, emancipation (Opp. Perdition, endangerment, harm, hurt)
Sanitation
sanitary science, asepsis, cleanliness, hygiene (Opp. filth, dirtiness)
Sap
diminish; weaken; undermine the foundations of (a fortification); (Opp. build, help, increase, put in, strengthen)
Sequester
уединять; уединить; изолировать; конфисковать; налагать арест (на что-л.); завладевать (чем-л.); секвестровать; конфисковывать
Serene
calmness; placidity;
Shun
keep away from; avoid deliberately; Ex. She has been shunned by her neighbors. (Opp. seek out, haunt)
Slovenly
untidy; careless in work habits; slipshod; N. sloven: one who is habitually untidy or careless
Solitude
state of being alone; seclusion; ADJ. solitary: existing or living alone (esp. by choice); remote or secluded; single; sole;
Sophomoric
Half baked, Inexperienced, Callow
Spare
беречь; сберегать; жалеть; экономить; обходиться (без чего-либо); уделять (что-либо кому-либо); иметь в излишке; щадить; избавлять (от чего-либо); сэкономить; пожалеть; уделить; пощадить; сберечь; избавить;
Spartan
Simple, frugal, or austere (Opp. Sybarite)
Stasis
equilibrium (Opp. unequillibrium)
Stickler
ярый сторонник; защитник; приверженец (чего-либо); поборник (Anglophile); перфекционист (Екатерина Лебедева); загвоздка; упрямый спорщик
Stoic
stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief;
Strewn
Spread randomly
Stumble
walk unsteadily, slip, stagger, blunder, bumble( Opp. lose, overlook)
Sunder
Break apart or in two, using violence (Opp. can be reconcile, unite, join)
Suppress
(Opp. stimulate)
Taciturn
habitually silent; talking little
Tangible
able to be touched, real, palpable ( Opp. Incorporeal, Intangible, Unpalpable)
Tantrum
fit of bad temper; fit of petulance; caprice; Ex. The child went into tantrums.
Taut
tight; strained; tense; ready; (Opp. loose, slack)
Teem
move in large numbers, be in abundant, full (Opp. be lack, need, want, be short, be scarce)
Temerity
boldness; nerve; rashness; Ex. temerity to ask for a pay increase after only three day's work
Tender
offer, extend, affectionate, loving (Opp. may be Castigated, retract, withhold the consideration, hardy, insensitive, no consideration)
Tend
ухаживать (за больным, за растениями и т. п.); заботиться (о ком-либо); присматривать; ходить (за больными); стеречь; обслуживать; прислуживать (on, upon); иметь тенденцию (к чему-либо); клониться
Tractable
(Opp. intransigent)
Transparent
easily detected, permitting light to pass through freely (Opp. Deceitful)
Transmogrify
change completely the nature or appearance of, transfigure
Treasonist
someone who betrays his country by committing treason (Opp. may be loyalist)
Trite
common (Opp. Original)
Unaccountable
inexplicable, unreasonable, mysterious (Opp. may be accountable, comprehensible,
explainable, responsible)
Unbridled
violent; uncontrolled; Ex. unbridled rage/greed
Unimpeachable
that cannot be impeached; beyond doubt or question; blameless and exemplary
Unsubstantiated
недоказанный; неподтверждённый; необоснованный; надуманный (Tanya Gesse); голословный (Anglophile); бездоказательный
Vagrant
stray, random, slack, wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support (Opp. constant,fixed, taut)
Verdant
green, lush in vegetation (Opp. Barren)
Vile
despicable, unpleasant, disgusting
Vouchsafe
to allow or give as by graciousness, favor, or sometimes with condescension, to grant
(Opp. withhold)
Vociferous
clamorous; noisy; V. vociferate: cry out loudly (Opp. silent)
Abase
Lower, degrade, humiliate
Abut
border upon, adjoin
примыкать; граничить; упираться; опираться
Accolade
award of merit
Affirm
positive assertation
Agglomeration
collection
Agitate
волновать; возбуждать; агитировать; взбалтывать; перемешивать; трясти; взволновать; возбудить; взболтать;
Albino
a person with pale skin
Altruistic
concerned for others
Anodyne
drug that relieves pain
Antagonistic
active resistance
Appeal
sympathy, mercy
Ascend
go up, arise, escalate (Opp. decline, descend, go down, lower)
Assuage
lessen
Auspicious
favouring success
Avaricious
greediness for money
Awe
solemn wonder
Baneful
destructive
Barefaced
shamelessly open
Benign
favourable, Kindly
Blatant
extremely obvious, loudly offensive
Calumny
malicious representation
клевета; клеветническое утверждение; обвинение; клеветнический слух;
Clarion
trumpet like sound
призывный звук; призыв; звук рожка; клич
Cogent
(Opp. Unpersuasive)
Concord
harmony
Conserve
save, protect, preserve, safeguard, support (Opp. Exhaust)
Contempt
disdain
презрение (for ... - к ...); неуважение (к власти и т. п.); пренебрежение (MargeWebley); презрительное отношение
Contentment
ease of mind, satisfaction
Corruption
state of being corrupted
Counterfeit
not genuine, forged
Dandy
a person who is concerned about his clothes and appearance
Deceitful
intended to deceive
Deluge
rush, flood
Despicable
deserves to disdain
Dwindle
shrink, reduce
Ebullient
excitement
Egregious
notorious, conspicuously bad or shocking
Ephemeral
short lived, fleeting (Opp. Lasting)
Enliven
to make active, cheerful
Eschew
avoid (Opp. welcome)
Exhaust
to drain strength or energy
Ex-hortatory
urge
Exonerate
acquit
Extol
praise, glorify
Fail-safe
защищенный от ошибок
Flourishing
grow well; prosper; make sweteping gestures (Opp. wither, die)
Forfeit
fine, penalty
Forthright
straight forward, direct, frank
Garrulous
loquacious, talkative
Glaring
harshly bright, highly conspicuous
Gloomy
dark, dim, deeply shaded
Groveling
(Opp. Imperious)
Harass
annoy
Hedgerow
a row of bushes or trees forming hedge
Hoary
white with age
Hoax
trick, practical joke
Ignite
: kindle , light
Immaculate
spotless, flawless
Impeachable
charge for the crime in office
Impecunious
without money, penniless
Imperious
domineering
Impertinent
rude
наглый; дерзкий; нахальный; неуместный; нелепый; глупый
Impetuous
violent, harsh
стремительный; порывистый; бурный; импульсивный; пылкий; безудержный; буйный; запальчивый; необдуманный. поспешный
Inexorable
unyielding, relentless
Jeopardy
put at risk
Jest
joke
Lampoon
to ridicule with satire
Lapse
deviation from expected condition or state
Largess
(Opp. parsimony)
Leery
suspicious, cautious
Liberal
favourable to progress
Lionize
treat as celebrity
Loquacious
talkative (Opp. taciturn, laconic)
Manifest
evident, obvious, visible
Marvel
something that causes wonder, astonishment
Mean
to have in mind in one’s purpose
Mete
measure, distribute
выделять; распределять; отмерять; отмерить; распределить; назначать
Montage
the technique combining the single composition pictorial elements from various sources
Moratorium
legal delay in payment
Moribund
умирающий; отживающий (свой век); отживающий свой век; отживший; угасающий
(opp. Inception )
Mull
to think about carefully
Nefarious
very wicked
Offbeat
strange, very different, bizarre, bohemian, unorthodox (Opp. expected, normal, usual)
Offhand
casual, done without a prior thought
Ominous
threatening
Opulent
extreme wealth
Pastiche
imitation of another’s style in music composition or in writing
Patent
open for public to read (Opp. not evident)
Paucity
scarcity (Opp. Plethora, inundate, deluge)
Pejorative
negative in connotation
Periphery
edge
Perpetuate
make something last
Perturb
disturb greatly
Pervasive
spread throughout
Philanthropist
lover of mankind
Ponderous
weighty , unwieldy
Portend
foretell, presage
Portraiture
art of making portraits
Preen
чистить клювом перья; прихорашиваться; гордиться (собой); быть самодовольным; чистить клювом; чистить перья клювом; гордиться собой; охорашиваться
Prodigal
wasteful
Prosperous
good fortune
Provocative
arousing anger, annoying
Quench
douse, extinguish
Querulous
fretful, whining
Rapt
absorbed
восхищённый; восторженный; поглощённый (мыслью и т п); увлечённый; похищенный; унесённый (смертью); взятый живым на небо; похищенный (о человеке); увлечённый (чем-л.); в восторге
Rabid
furious
бешеный (о собаке); взбесившийся; больной водобоязнью; безумный; яростный; неистовый; бешённый; ярый
Rapture
joyful ecstasy
Rein
controlling, directing
Renegade
traitor, deserter
Retaliate
repayment in kind
отплачивать тем же (самым)
Revile
attack with abusive language
Rile
irritate
Roil
(Opp. appease, clarify, sedate)
Seclude
isolate, sequester
Sedate
composed, grave
усыплять (снотворным); успокаивать; дать успокоительное
Self-effacing
fact of keeping oneself in background
Senility
old age
Serene
calmness, placidity
Shun
keep away from
Sinister
evil
Slacken
slow up
Spelunker
person who explore caves
Strewn
spread randomly
Subvert
tending to overthrow
Surreptitious
secret, hidden
Sybarite
lover of luxury
Tawdry
cheap and gaudy
Tedious
monotonous, weary
Terrestrial
relating to the earth
Thrift
careful about money
Thwart
hinder, block,
Titillate
tickle
Torpid
sluggish,dull, inactive
Transgress
violent of law
Transitory
impermanent
Trenchant
forceful and vigorous, cutting
Trespass
an unlawful act causing injury to the person
Ubiquitous
being or existing everywhere
Unflappable
not easily upset or confused
Vehemence
forceful
ила; страстность; горячность; азарт; неистовство; ярость
Vehement
intensely emotional
Verisimilitude
appearance of truth
Vicissitude
change of fortune
Virtuoso
highly skilled artist
Vivacious
lively
Vivid
strinkingly bright
Vociferous
noisy
Winsome
agreeable
приятный; привлекательный; обаятельный; располагающий к себе; бодрый; весёлый; миловидный
Yearn
strong desire
Zesty
hearty enjoyment