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abscond
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to depart clandestinely; to steal off and hide
укривам се |
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aberrant
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deviating from the norm
ненормален |
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alacrity
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eager and enthusiastic willingness
хъс |
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anomaly
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deviation from the normal order, form or rule; abnormality
ненормален, аномалия |
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approbation
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an expression of approval and praise
хвала |
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arduous
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strenuous, taxing, requiring significant effort
работоемък, изискващ много работа |
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assauge
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to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify
успокоявам |
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audacious
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daring and fearless; recklessly bold
дързък, безстрашен, безумно смел |
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austere
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without adornment; bare; severely simple; ascetic
семпъл, без орнаменти |
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axiomatic
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taken as given; possessing self-evident truth
приет за даденост |
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canonical
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following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards
каноничен, консервативен, традиционен |
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capricious
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inclined to change one's mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable
непостоянен, импулсивен |
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censure
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to criticize severely; to officially rebuke
цензурирам, критикувам, мъмря |
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chicanery
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trickery or subterfuge
тарикатлък, трик |
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connoisseur
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an informed and stute judge in matters of taste; expert
разбирач, вещ, знаещ, експерт |
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convoluted
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complex or complicated
объркан, сложен, неразбираем |
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disabuse
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to undeceive; to set right
реванширам се, изправям (за неправда) |
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discordant
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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound
какафоничен |
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disparate
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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar
различен |
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effrontery
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extreme boldness; presumptuousness
прекомерна дързост |
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eloquent
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well-spoken; expressive; articulate
красноречив, добре изказан |
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enervate
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to weaken; to reduce in vitality
отслабвам, обездвижвам |
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ennui
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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy
незадоволен, непредизвикателен |
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equivocate
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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent
говоря с недомлъвки |
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erudite
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very learned; scholarly
ерудиран, образован, опитен |
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exculpate
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exonerate; to clear from blame
реванширам, оправдавам |
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exigent
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urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention
неотложен, спешен |
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extemporaneous
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improvised; done without preparation
импровизиран, скалъпен |
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filibuster
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intentional obstruction, esp using a prologned speechmaking to delay legislative action
тегля локуми |
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fulminate
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to loudly attack or denonunce
атакувам, отричам, нападам |
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ingenuous
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artless; frank and candid; lacing in sophistication
прям, без заобиколки |
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inured
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accustomed to accepting something undesirable
приспособен, свикнал (на нещо лощо) |
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irascible
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easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
темпераментен, избухлив |
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laud
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to praise highly
хваля много силно |
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lucid
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clear; easily understood
ясен, лесен за разбиране |
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magnanimity
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the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, esp in forgiving
благороден |
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martial
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associated with war and the armed forces
военен, боен |
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mundane
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of the world; typical of or concerned with the ordinary
всекидневен, битов, ежедневен |
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nascent
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coming into being; in early developmental stages
в процес на развитие |
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nebulous
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vague; cloudy; lacking clearly defined form
мъгляв, неясен |
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neologism
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a new word, expression, or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses
ново изразно средство |
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noxious
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harmful; injurious
вреден, отровен |
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obtuse
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lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
тъп, прост, неинтелигентен |
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obviate
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to anticipate and make unneccessary
обезсмислям |
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onerous
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troubling, burdensome
тревожен |
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paean
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a song or hymn of praise and thanksgiving
хвалебствен химн |
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parody
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a humorous imitation intended for ridicule or comic effect esp in literature and art
пародия |
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perennial
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recurrent throught the year or many years; happening repeatedly
периодичен |
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perfidy
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intentional breach of faith; treachery
предателство |
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perfunctory
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cursory; done without care or interest
недоизпипан, претупан |
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perspicacious
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acutely perceptive; having keen discernment
проницателен, с остър ум |
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prattle
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to babble meaninglessly; to talk in empty and idle manner
бърборя |
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precipitate
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acting with excessive haste or impulse
действам бързо и импулсивно |
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predilection
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a disposition in favor of something; preference
предпочитание |
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prescience
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foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occuring
предсказвам |
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prevaricate
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to delibarately avoid the truth; to mislead
подвеждам |
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qualms
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misgivings; reservations; causes for hesitancy
перипетии |
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recant
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to retract, esp a previously held belif
вземам назад (за думи) |
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refute
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to disprove to successfully argue against
отхвърлям, опровергавам |
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relegate
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to forcibly assign esp to a lower place or position
понижавам (за длъжност) |
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reticent
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quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings
затворен, некомуникативен |
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solicitous
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concerned and attentive; eager
загрижен |
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sordid
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characterized by filth, grime, or squalor; foul
грозен, нечист |
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sporadic
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occuring only occasionaly, or in scattered instances
от време на време, непостоянен, спонтанен |
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squander
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to waste by spending or using irresponsibly
прахосвам |
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static
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not moving, acting, or in motion, at rest
статичен, в покой |
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stupefy
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to stun, baffle, or amaze
смайвам |
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stymie
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to block; thwart
подтискам, преча |
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synthesis
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the combination of parts to make a whole
синтезирам |
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torque
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a force that causes rotation
завъртащ момент |
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tortuous
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winding; twisting; excessively complicated
прекомерно объркан |
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truculent
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fierce and cruel; eager to fight
ожесточен |
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veracity
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truthfulness; honesty
истинност |
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virulent
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extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic
изключително вреден и неприятелски настроен |
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voracious
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having an insatiable appetite for an activity or pursuit; ravenous
ненаситен |
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waver
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to move to and fro; to sway; to be unsettled in opinion
снова |