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40 Cards in this Set
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Lament |
to express sorrow, to grieve оплакивать |
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Mitigate |
to soften, to lessen смягчать |
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Dilate |
Become wider; eyes dilated with horror расширяться |
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ephemeral |
lasting a short time недолговечный |
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Plastic |
Able to be molded, altered пластичный |
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Prevaricate |
To lie or deviate from truth увиливать |
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Ambiguous |
Doubtful or uncertain двусмысленный |
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Exonerate |
to clear of blame оправдывать |
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paragon |
model of excellence or perfection образец совершенства |
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fervid |
intensely emotional пылкий, страстный |
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Audacious |
fearless and daring смелый, дерзкий |
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Ardor |
intense and passionate feeling задор, азарт, энтузиазм |
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Dilettante |
someone with amateurish interest in topic любитель |
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Insipid |
lacking interest or flavor скучный, безвкусный |
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ostentation |
excessive showiness хвастовство |
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Alleviate |
to make more bearable облегчать |
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zeal |
excitement рвение, усердие |
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Aesthetic |
concerning the appreciation of beauty эстетический |
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Credulous |
too trusting доверчивый |
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Whimsical |
capricious, unpredictable капризный |
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Chicanery |
deception by means of craft or guile
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Dirge |
a funeral hymn погребальная песня или речь |
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Propitiate |
to appease умилостивить, успокоить |
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obstinate |
stubborn, unyielding упрямый |
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Tacit |
understood or implied without being state молчаливый, подразумеваемый |
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irascible |
easily made angry вспылчивый |
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Vacillate |
be indecisive колеблаться |
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Homogenous |
of similar kind однородная |
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Corroborate |
to support with evidence подтверждать |
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Cacophony |
harsh noice противный звук |
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decorum |
propriety этикет |
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Ameliorate |
to make better улучшать |
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Assuage |
to make something unpleasent less severe успокаивать |
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Verbose |
wordy многословный |
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Crescendo |
steadily increasing in volume or force нарастая |
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Dupe |
to deceive, a person who is easily deceived обманывать |
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Satiate |
to satisfy fully насыщать, пресыщать |
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Mollify |
to calm or make less severe успокаивать |
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guile |
deceit; trickery хитрость |
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bolster |
to support поддерживать |
