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Kingpin
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Важное лицо. Кегля стоящая в середине.
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encomium (pl Encomia)
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Панегирик, хвала.
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Renege
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Fail to carry out, Back out. Ex: He reneged on his promise.
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Ex: He reneged on his promise.
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Capo
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Short for Caporegime or Capodecina.
Mafia made man. Rank like Captain in army. Oversees Soldiers. Major mafia status. |
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Made man
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AKA Made guy, Man of honor. A person officially inducted into mafia.
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Overlord
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Господин. Владыка.
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Reconnoiter
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Разведать.
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Admittedly
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Честно говоря, Признаюсь что. Ex: Our profit this year is admittedly much smaller than we had expected.
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Ex: Our profit this year is admittedly much smaller than we had expected.
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Reticent
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Сдержанный, Скрытый, Молчаливый
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By-way
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Закоулочки
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Tepee. Teepee
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Вигвам
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Seneschal
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A steward in charge of a lord's estate in feudal time
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Barrel down the road
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Нестись на полной скорости
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Moribund
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Умирающий, Заканчивающийся
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Come-on
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Подкат. Ex: Tom thinks every smile is a come-on.
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Ex: Tom thinks every smile is a come-on.
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Flack (Catch the flak)
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Зенитный огонь (Получить критику).
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Disingenuous
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Неискренний, Хитрый. Лицемерный, Хитроумный.
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Decimate (2)
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1. Разрушать в дребезги;
2. Бросать жребий и убивать каждого десятого. |
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Close up or Up close (from a short distance away), but close-up is for pictures
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Близко.
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When push comes to shove
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When chips are down.
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Parlay
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Ставка. Держать пари.
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Beat the air
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Толочь воду в ступе.
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Veneration
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Благоговение. Почитание.
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Consort
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Супруг. Сопроводитель.
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Deference
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Уважение. Почтение
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Underpants (men)
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Panties (fem)
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Insolvent
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Банкрот
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Timorous
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Боязливый. Робкий
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Free for all
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Brawl. Fight C everyone participating. Молотилка
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Blow in
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Занести. Влететь внезапно. Ex: Look who has blown in.
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Ex: Look who has blown in.
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Affront
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Оскорбление. Унижение
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Acrimony
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Желчность. Язвительность
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Bizarre =
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Strange. Funny. Peculiar. Mysterious. Odd. Weird. Eccentric.
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Board up
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Cover C wooden boards.
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Finesse
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Изящество. Тонкость. Тонкая стратегия.
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Turn (cut) adrift
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Бросить на произвол судьбы. Пустить по течению
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Transmutation
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Изменение, Преобразование.
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Didactic
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Наставнический, Нравоучительный.
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Adulation
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Лесть. Низкопоклонство. (Give more praise than a person deserves).
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Lanky
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Gangly (Gangling)
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Gangly (Gangling)
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Lanky (долговязый).
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Germane to
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Уместный, Подходящий, Соответствующий.
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Gumshoe
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Детектив
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Pertinent
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Относящийся к делу, Уместный.
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Certifiable
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Crazy
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Awash
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Having too much of smth. Ex: Shows are awash with talk.
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Ex: Shows are awash with talk.
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Accessory
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Accomplice (соучастник).
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Blow out of proportion
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Из мухи слона.
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Stipulate
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Ставить условием. Оговаривать в качестве условия.
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He lost his all
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Потерял всё, что имел.
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Blip
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Sudden & Temporary change from way things are.
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Concomitant
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Сопровождающий, Сопутсвующий.
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Connive (n -- connivance).
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Сговариваться, Планировать секретно.
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What does he care?
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He couldn't care less
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Blind side smb
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Hit smb's car on the side.
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Primacy
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Превосходство.
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Subliminal
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Подсознательный
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In the parlance
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На языке
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Interdicts (n & v)
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Запрет. Налагать запрет. Отлучение от церкви.
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Clean the air
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Разрядить атмосферу.
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Hem
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Запинаться. Говорить Хм.
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Baba
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A rum-soaked cake. Ex: Nothing completes a holiday feast like her homemade baba.
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Ex: Nothing completes a holiday feast like her homemade baba.
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Chichi
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Showy, filly. Ex: As we'd predicted, Lucy got just what shed wanted: an over-the-top, chichi engagement ring.
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Ex: As we'd predicted, Lucy got just what shed wanted: an over-the-top, chichi engagement ring.
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Chop-chop
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Promplty.
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Tam-tam
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Gong
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Chin-chin
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Salutation or Toast. Ex: Nate looked forward to saying "chin-chin" to his classmates at the reunion.
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Ex: Nate looked forward to saying "chin-chin" to his classmates at the reunion.
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Meme
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Idea or trait that spread within a culture. Ex: The abuse of the word "like" is an unfortunate meme dating back to the '80's.
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Ex: The abuse of the word "like" is an unfortunate meme dating back to the '80's.
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Nene
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Endangered state bird of Hawaii.
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Collegiate VS Collegial
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R/T College VS R/T a colleague.
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Relegate
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To assign to a lower status or place.
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Homey VS Homely
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R/T a home VS Plain or unattractive.
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Homogenous VS Homogeneous
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Genetically related VS Of uniform characteristics.
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Adroit
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Искуссный, Находчивый, Ловкий. Ex: Adroit negotiating.
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Ex: Adroit negotiating.
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Blue chip (shares, company, etc)
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Unlikely to loose money.
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Firing pin
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Боёк
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Amazing =
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Surprising. Extraordinary. Shocking. Astonishing. Astounding. Staggering. Stunning.
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Extricate
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Находить решение. Выводить из трудной ситуации.
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Deviant
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Отступник
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Chagrin
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Досада. Огорчение. Облом. Ex: To the surfer's chagrin the beach was closed.
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Ex: To the surfer's chagrin the beach was closed.
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Penitence
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Раскаяние, Покаяние.
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Chintzy
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Дешёвый, Жлобистый.
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Accrue
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Накапливаться, Собираться. Ex: Benefits accrue to investors.
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Ex: Benefits accrue to investors.
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Rout (2)
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1. Рыть землю рылом. Выкарывать, Обнаруживать;
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Eminent
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Выдающийся, Знаменитый, Видный.
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Hobble
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Сковывать движения. Вызывать хромоту. Калечить.
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Androgynous
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Двоеполый, Гермафродитный (Has male & female characteristics).
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Badmouth
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Критиковать
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Accentuate (=highlight, underline, underscore, stress, emphasize).
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Выделять, Подчеркивать (одежда и т.д.)
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Oscillatory
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Колебательный.
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Borrowings
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Заём
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Cackle (v & n)
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Кудахтать. Молоть языком, Трепаться.
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Coterie
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Small exclusive group sharing same interests.
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Blather (blether)
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Болтовня, Пустой разговор.
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Vaunted
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Высоко оцениваемый, Хвалимый, Прославленый.
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Haw (v & n)
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Боромотать. Бормотание.
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Rookery
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1. Притон. Трущёбы;
2. Гнездо, Лежбище. Место кормления. |
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Consecrate
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Посвящать, Освящать.
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Bury the hatchet =
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Bury the (our, your) differences.
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Bedraggled
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Messy, Diry, Wet.
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Vilify
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Чернить.
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Indignity
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Пренебрежение. Оскорбление. Унежение.
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Benediction
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Благословение (молитва за кого-либо чтобы Бог помог).
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Sound (beat, ring) the alarm
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Бить тревогу
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Hiatus
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Пробел. Пропуск
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Adjudicate
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Судить, Выноситть решение.
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Deposition (2)
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1. Свидетельство, Показания;
2. Снятие с власти. |
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Inundate
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Затоплять. Наводнять. Засыпать чем-либо.
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Amenity (usu pl)
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Приятности. Smth that makes a place pleasant or enjoyable to live in
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Chump
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Болван, Дубина (used for guys only).
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Martinet
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Придирчивый босс. Сторонник строгой дисциплины.
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Impious
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Нечестивый, Невежливый.
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Poignant
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Едкий (вкус). Проницательнй (взгляд). Пронизывающий. Резкий (слова)
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Blow the whistle on smb
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Накапать.
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Affable
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Приветливый, Дружелюбный.
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Begrudge
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Завидовать, Жалеть (I don't begrudge his his success).
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Portend
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Определять, Обозначать.
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Shout abuse at smb
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Оскорблять.
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Bottom out
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Stop getting worse.
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Gridiron
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Футбольное поле. Решётка для пытки огнём.
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Ameliorate
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Улучшать.
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Blunt =
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Honest. Frank. Candid. Direct. Straightworward. Forthright.
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Colossal =
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Big. Large. Huge. Enormous. Vast. Gigantic. Massive. Immense. Substantial.
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Browbeat
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Запугивать.
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Abiding
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Вечный.
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Awning
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Навес. Тент
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Concede
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Уступать (соглашаться без охоты).
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Affidavit
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Показание под присягой.
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Tantalize
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Соблазнять, Дразнить.
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Chuck (Throw. Toss. Fling. Hurl. Pass. Pitch)
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Кинуть. Швырнуть (in a relaxed & careless way).
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Braise
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Тушить (cook in small amn't of liquid on a closed container).
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Machiavellian
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Двоезначный, Неоткровенный.
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Scale armor
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Кольчуга
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Churn out
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Produce large quantity S caring about quality.
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Anxious =
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Worried. Concerned. Nervous. Uneasy. Stressed out.
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Permanent =
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Forever. For life. For good.
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Adage
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Афоризм
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Flummox
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Смущать, Ставить в затруднительное положение.
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Steeple
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Купол (церкви).
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Donkeys Bray. Sheep Bleat
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Break usage: Break free from (break away); break for lunch/coffee, etc.; Break smth in (shoes); Break off (relations); Break with (past, tradition).
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Allude
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Ссылаться, Намекать
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Apply oneself to smth/ in some place (college, school, etc.)
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Work hard & carefully esp for a long time.
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Airily
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С важным видом
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Brave (v)
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Храбро встречать. Ex: Brave the hot sun to do smth.
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Vespers
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Вечерня.
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Bite the dust
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Накрыться (Break, Die)
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Slate (2)
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1. Выдвигать в кандидаты;
2. Намечать, Планировать. |
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Vivacious
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Жывой, Оживлённый.
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Dour
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Неприклонный, Строгий, Суровый.
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A poor affair
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Гиблое дело.
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Wily
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Хитрый, Лукавый, Коварный.
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Beat down
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Sun or Rain very hot or heavy. (Жарить, Лить).
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Better off (doing smth)
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Тебе же лучше.
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Be in a bind (Put in a bind)
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Be in a difficult situation.
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Act up
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Плохо себя вести.
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Buckle down
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Собраться с силами, Поднапрячься.
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Conceited
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Самодовольный, Самоуверенный (Arrogant, Big-headed, Vain, Proud).
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Clink
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Звенеть (стекло, стаканы, бутылки).
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Proximate
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Непосредственный.
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Antisocial =
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Reserved. Withdrawn. Introverted.
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Precipitously
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Резко, Круто.
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Bite smb's head off.
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Наорать.
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Parley
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Обсуждать, Договыриваться, Вести переговоры (с врагом).
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Nix
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Запрещать, Отменять.
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Admit =
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Own up. Come clean (finally tell the truth about smth I've been hiding).
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Moniker
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Кликуха.
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Bequeath (v) & Bequest
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Завещать, Наследовать.
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Equivocation (2)
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1. Прём, Уловка;
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Pigeon-toed
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Косолапый.
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Collate
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Сопоставлять, Рассматривать.
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Bill smth as smth
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Present or Describe smth in a particular way.
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Do smb's bidding
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Бегать за кого-то. Делать что говорят.
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Wing it =
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Chance it
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Sanctum
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Святая святых.
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Airtight
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Герметический.
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Impetuous
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Импульсивный, Горячий, Стремительный.
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Contend with. Ex: The police had to contend with a lot of paperwork.
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Бороться, Разбираться.
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Leeward (n., adj., adv)
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Подветренная сторона.
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Dilatory
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Неторопливый, Тихий.
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Arrogant =
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Proud. Conceited. Vain. Big-headed.
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Stave off
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Предотвращать, Отбивать атаку противника.
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Argue =
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Bicker, Squabble, Quarrel, Fight.
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Slimsy
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Слабый, Развалюха. (Flimsy. Frail)
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Preen
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Поправлять, Оправлять.
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Purview
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Сфера, Область действия.
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Conundrum
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Загадка, Головоломка.
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Clincher
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Решающий довод, Аргумент.
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Amazed =
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Surprised. Shocked. Astonished. Astounded. Flabbergasted. Stunned. Dumbfounded. Nonplussed.
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Amusing =
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Funny. Hilarious. Hysterical. Witty. Humorous. Corny (избитый, устаревшые приколы).
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Chalet
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A wooden house, esp in the mountains.
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Nascent
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Зарождающийся, В стадии развития.
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Goad
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Подстрекать, Доставать, Дразнить.
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Between VS Among
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Both used to talk about the position of smb or smth. Use between when one other person or thing on each side of smb or smth. Ex: I sat between him & her. Use Among for 2 or > people or things on each side of smb or smth. Ex: The hut was hidden among the trees.
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Affirm
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Торжественно заявлять. Подтверждать, Утверждать.
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Conjure
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Показывать фокусы. Вызывать в воображении как будто по волшебству.
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Adept at
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Good at smth requiring skills.
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Blanket statement or Blanket rule
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Относящийся ко всем.
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Garish
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Яркий, Чрезмерно пёстрый.
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Alter =
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Change. Adapt. Adjust. Revolutionize. Modify. Restructure. Reform. Reorganize. Transform.
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Beleaguered
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Осаждённый со всех сторон (Beleaguered tobacco industry).
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Fainthearted
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Трусливый.
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Bluster
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Пустый и громкие угрозы. Рёв бури.
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Revel (n & v). Revel in
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Пировать, Кутить, Наслаждаться (in)
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Madcap
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Сумасброд. Безрассудный, Импульсивный.
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Effrontery
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Бесстыдство, Наглость.
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Rally (behind)
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Сплачивать (Вновь собирать). Собираться с силами.
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Gawker
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Простофиля. Зевака.
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Connotation
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Подтекст, Скрытый смысл.
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Pretext (Excuse)
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Отговорка, Повод, Предлог.
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Unqualified (success, etc.) (2)
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1. Ярко выраженный, Чёткий;
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Gingerly
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Осторожно, Осмотрительно.
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Take smb to the cleaners
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Cheat smb out of $$$
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Chortle
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Давиться от смеха, Фыркать.
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Wreck (badly damaged)/ Pile-up (several cars). Mishap (small).
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Авария.
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Hot air
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Болтовня.
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Deliberation (pl)
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Рассмотрение. Обдумывание. Неспешность. (pl) Обсуждение, Дисскуссия.
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Brazen
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Низкий, Безстыдный, Нахальный, Наглый. Ex: Brazen lie.
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Contemptuous
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Презрительный, Высокомерный.
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Avow
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Открыто признавать.
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Sockdolager
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Сокрушающий удар, Решающий довод
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Incontrovertible
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Бесспорный, Неопровержимый.
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Consecrate
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Посвящать, Освящать.
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Implicate
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Подразумевать.
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Carte blanche
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Freedom to do anything I want.
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Testy
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Easily annoyed. Irritable.
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Balderdash
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Безсмыслица, Нонсенс.
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All of that
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При всём том
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Butt in
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Вмешиваться в разговор.
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Wherewithal
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Necessary money or means to achieve a purpose.
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Foible
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Мелкий недостаток.
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Airhead
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Stupid.
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Purvey. Purveyor
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Продавать, Показывать. Показатель. Supply, Furnish. Advertise
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1. Показной;
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Extenuate
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Смягчать. Уменьшать. Служить оправданием.
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Annoyed =
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Angry. Irritated. livid. Furious. Mad. Apoplectic.
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Choose =
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Pick. Opt for. Select. Decide on smth.
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Alacrity
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Расторопность, Протворство. Готовность. (Promptness in response, Cheerful readiness). Ex: Accepted the invitation C alacrity).
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Cadre
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Штат, Кадровый состав.
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Consensus
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Единодушное согласие.
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Enfranchise
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Предоставлять избирательное право.
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Within an ace of
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На волосок от.
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You bet
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Даже не сомневайся.
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Bow out of
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Раскланяться. Decide not to take part in smth any longer.
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Beat smb to smth
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Опередить
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Snub smb
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Заноситься (по отношению к кому-то)
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Rivulet
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Ручеёк, речушка.
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Raucous
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Хриплый, Охрипший, Сиплый.
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Cow
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Запугивать, Внушать страхом.
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Parsimonious
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Экономный, Бережливый. Скряга, Скупой.
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Splay out
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Расселся, развалился (с раскрытыми коленями).
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Prescient
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Ясновидящий, Наделённый даром предвидения.
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Give smb the benefit of the doubt
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Доверять даже если я думаю, что ты не прав.
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Go bust
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Разориться
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Cant abide your stupid jokes
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Ненавижу
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Auburn
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Reddish brown
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Intransigent
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Непреклонный. Непримиримый.
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Carry =
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Tote (machine guns). Lug (smth very heavy). Cart (smth very heavy). Haul (carry or pull smth heavy). Schlep. Bear.
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Bookend
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Закладка на книжной полке, чтобы держать книги вертикально.
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Actuarial
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Статистический
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Doff
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Снимать (одежду, шляпу).
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Harrumph
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To make a show out of clearing one's throat.
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Racket (to make racket)
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Шум наводить. Кутить.
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Rumple
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Мять. Приводить в безпорядок.
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Speakeasy
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A place for the illegal sale and consumption of alcoholic drinks, as during Prohibition in the United States.
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Collar smb
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Надевать ошейник. Надевать хомут.
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Pull it off without a snitch
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Лёгко
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Shoot smb a stink eye
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Посмотреть с отвращением
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Internment (Internment camp)
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Задержка, Арест
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Ruse
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Хитрость, Ухищрение.
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Dungarees
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Рабочие брюки и грубой ткани.
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Missive
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Письмо, Послание.
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Panhandle
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Попрошайничать, Просить милостыню
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Consort with
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Водить компанию, Связываться.
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Antics
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Забросы, Эксцентрика.
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Rambler
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Праздношатающийся, Бродяга.
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Bellow =
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Shout. Call out. Scream. Yell. Cry out. Raise your voice. Cheer. Holler.
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Stickler (for)
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Зануда, Упёртый.
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Knick-knack
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Безделушки.
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Arrears
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Долги, Задолженности.
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Ad lib
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Экспромт, без подготовки. По желанию, как угодно.
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Believe =
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Accept/Take smb's word/ Swallow/ Fall for smth. Buy.
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Barely
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By the skin of one's teeth.
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Construe
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Толковать, Объяснять, Понимать как.
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Tamp
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Тромбовать, Уплотнять.
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Flotsam
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Обломки вынесенные на берег.
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Contortion
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Искривление, Искажение
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Conclusive
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Решающий.
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Fawn
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Seek favor by flattering (Пресмыкаться).
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Vesicant
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Раздражающий. (Forming blisters)
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Commissioned (2)
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1. Облеченный полномочием. Получивший поручение.
2. Готовый к плаванию и укомплектованный личным составом. |
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Chutzpah
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Supreme confidence. Nerve.
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Stridulate
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Make a noise by rubbing body structures like cricket does.
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Bear/ Take the brunt of smth. Ex: Women bear the brunt of caring for the sick.
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Нести основную тяжесть.
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Absolve of
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Оправдывать, Прощать. Отпускать грехи.
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Discernible
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Различимый, Заметный.
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Caucus
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Закрытое собрание членов партии.
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Accost
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Наезжать на кого-то, Приставать.
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Smug
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Самодовольный, Чопорный (разодетый).
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Across the board
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Во всех отношениях.
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Despair of doing smth
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Отчаиваться, Падать духом.
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Wanderlust
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Страсть к путешествиям.
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Accession
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Вступление в должность, На престол. Пополнение, Прирост.
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Coax =
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Persuade. Talk into. Influence. Cajole. Convince. Coerce.
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Clandestine
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Закрытый. Секретный.
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Dubious.
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Сомнительный.
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Punt (a football)
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Бить (по мячу).
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Spoon (Spoony)
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Глупец. Дурачёк (влюблённый, сентиментальный).
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Bamboozle
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Наколоть, Одурачить (Trick or Confuse sb).
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Enervate. Enervated
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Weakened mentally or morally. Lack of vitality. Adynamic: Lacking strength or vigor.
Безсильный, Слабый (морально), Потухщий. |
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Exasperation
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Обострение (боль). Раздражение, Гнев.
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Visage
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Лицо.
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Affable
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Приветливый. Вежливый. Любезный.
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Batter to death. Ex: Waves batter against the rock)
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Hit hard & repeatedly.
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Pliable
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Malleable.
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Biting (wind, criticism)
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Острый.
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Analysis paralysis
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Constant delay of decision because I need to do just a little more analysis.
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Blistering
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Very hot (day, criticism).
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Accomplished
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Very skillful. (Совершенный).
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Play your cards right.
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Делать правильный выборы That bring you closer to a goal).
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Rogue
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Непослушный, Норовистый.
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Colander
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Дуршлаг.
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Backhanded
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Неискренний. Двухсмысленный. (Complement seemingly praising, but actually insulting).
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Abstain
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Воздержаться от голосования.
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Beseech (past: Besought)
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Заклинать, Умолять.
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Bend the rules
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Сделать исключение.
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Continual VS Continuous
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С перерывами VS Постоянный, без перерывов.
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Derangement
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1. Расстройства. Беспорядок. Проблемы. 2. Умопомешательство.
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Sentient
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Чувствующий, Ощущающий.
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All the time =
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The whole time.
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Cloak-and-dagger
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Very secret & Mysterious. (Шпионский, Приключенческий).
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Clutch =
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Hold. Grip. Catch. Seize. Get/ Grab/ Take/ Keep a hold of.
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Blatherskite
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Болтовня. Болтун. Трепло.
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Clumsy
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Gawky/ Awkward. Inelegant
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Broadside (adv & v).
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With wide side facing me (adv) & Crash into the side (v).
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Enrapture
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Восхищать, Приводить в восторг.
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Harness
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Овладеть, Обуздать, Покорить.
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Chuck out/ away.
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Выкинуть.
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Bric-a-brac
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Безделушки.
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Emotive
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Эмоциональный. Вызывающий чувства.
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Spurn (n & v)
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Презрение. Относиться с презрением. Топтать.
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Allure
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Шарм, Обояние, Очарование. Привлекательность. Ex: Allure of travel.
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Veritable
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Истинный, Настоящий, Подлинный.
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Spurious
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Подложный, Фиктивный. Ложный, Фальшивый.
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Deft
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Быстрый, Умелый, Шустрый.
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Benefactor
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Жертвователь, Благодетель.
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In the clutch
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В передряге.
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Assiduous
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Усердный, Прилежный. Трудолюбивый. Старательный.
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Indeterminate
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Неопределимый.
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Vibrissa
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A whisker.
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Coffers
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Казна. Финансовые ресурсы.
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Clockwork (smth was going like clockwork)
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Точный как часы. Как и планировалось.
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Arable
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Пахотный, Пригодный для выращивания.
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Disarray
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Беспорядок.
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On the blink
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Not working right.
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Clothespin
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Прищепка.
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Brawn
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Мускулы, Сила.
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Florid (writer, prose, interior, complexion)
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Напыщенный, Показной, Разукрашенный. Покрасневшый.
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Consternation
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Ужас, Испуг, Оцепление.
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Garner
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Собирать (в закрома). Зарабатывать трудом. (Earn, Accumulate, Collect).
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Besiege
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Окружать, Осаждать (проблемы, вещи, армия). Ex: Besiege with letter, thoughts, worries, demands, questions, etc.
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Ensconce
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Уютно устраиваться.
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B-movie
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Cheaply-made movie of low quality.
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Cockeyed
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Перекошенный, Нелепый.
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Amphitheater
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Театр под открытым небом.
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Blase
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До задницы (Not care or be excited about smth others think important).
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Hold sway over sb
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Держать за яйца.
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*******
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Незначительный, Мелкий (Insignificant)
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Alleviate =
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Reduce. Ease. Lessen Relieve.
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Commonwealth
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Федерация, Союз. Объединение. Республика.
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Bottle up
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Закупоривать (feelings, emotions).
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Pick sb's brains
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Bounce ideas off sb
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Blot out
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Закрывать полностью. Изгдалить из памяти (Clouds & sun; Memory of events).
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Noise (white noise)
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Помехи.
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Backtrack
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Менять что сказал раньше. Возвращаться к месту от куда пришел.
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Commensurate (adj)
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Соразмерный. Соответствующий.
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Dickey
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Манишка, Вставка. False shirtfront
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Friable
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Хрупкий, Ломкий, Крошащийся.
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Ancestry. Ex: of Ukrainian ancestry.
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Происхождение, Род.
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Adjourn
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Откладывать. Объявлять перерыв. Закрывать, Расходиться.
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Tomboy
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Мужичка, Мужланка.
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Corollary
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Вывод, Заключение
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Fastidious
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Привередливый.
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Spur to do smth
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Подтолкнуть, Заставить.
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Make allegations
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Заявлять.
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Butt out (Bug off. Buzz off).
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Отвали.
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Gentry
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Нетитулированное, Мелкопоместное дворянство. Группа людей.
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Advent
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Начало, Приход. (When smth first begins to be widely used).
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Astringent
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Вязкий (крем, вещество). Резкий (критика).
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Byword
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Притча во языцех.
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Indemnity
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Like insurance. (Страховка, Гаратния).
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Bide your time
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Ждать подходящего момента.
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Beat =
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Defeat. Trounce. Clobber. Cream
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Take some air
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Прогуливаться.
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Adaptation
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A play, film or TV program based on a book.
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He's been on my back about this
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Достаёт меня по поводу.
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Back out
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Отказаться. Передумать.
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Carnage
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Падаль. Трупы
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On consignment
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Под процент. Ex: Store owner sells sb's goods for a share of profit.
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Emulate
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Подражать, Имитировать.
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Poignantly
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Мучительно, Остро.
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Blusterous (Blustery)
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Штормовой. (Blusterous day, weather).
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Acclaim (v & n). Acclaimed
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Хвалить, Шумно приветствовать.
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Clowder
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A group of cats.
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Adventitious
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Случайный. Добавочный, Вспомогательный.
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To have a beef with sb. (Beef about smth).
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Жаловаться, Ругаться.
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Disparage
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Поносить, Чернить. Дискредитировать.
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Harry
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Изнурять, Вынуждать. (Force to move by harassing). Опустошать набегом. Доставать, Надоедать.
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Absolve
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Прощать. Отпускать грехи.
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Consign
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Отправлять (по дальше). Передавать, Посылать (товар).
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Prickly
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Колючий. С шыпами. Вспыльчивый.
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Anthology
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Сборник, Антология.
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Have one's back against the wall
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Нет выбора.
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Tenuous (2)
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1. Тонкий, Неуловимый, Незначительный;
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To be bent on doing smth
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Determined to do, have, get smth
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Take the cake
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Be the worst out of all. Ex: Of all the stupid things you've done, this takes the cake.
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Chancy =
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Iffy
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Grizzled
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Седой, Седеющий.
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Call sb's bluff
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Tell sb I think he is bluffing.
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Beset (past: Beset).
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Осаждать. Ex: The family was beset with financial troubles.
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Buy off =
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Bribe
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Salubrious
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Целительный, Здоровый. Полезный. (Healthful).
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Conciliatory
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Примирительный.
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Accusations. Allegation (Statement you've done smth illegal, but no proof); Charge (Statement accusing you of smth); Indictment (official statement that you're guilty).
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Обвинение.
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Nimbus
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1. Ореол, Сияние;
2. Дождевый облака. |
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Disparate
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Несопоставимый, Несравнимый.
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Cardinal (adj & n)
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Главный, Важный (adj); Птица (n)
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Candid =
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Honest. Frank. Direct. Straightforward. Blunt. Forthright.
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Execrable
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Отвратительный, Противный.
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Manacles
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Ручные кандалы.
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Traverse
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Пересечь.
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Astride
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Верхом.
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Complicity
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Соучастие.
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Indecorous
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Неприличный, Неблагопристойный.
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Grisly
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Неприятный, Скверный, Вызывающий ужас.
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Acerbic
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Резкий, Жесткий. (Criticize in intelligent, but cruel way. Ex: Acerbic wit).
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Consequently
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В результате.
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Have a chip on one's shoulder about smth.
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Зуб иметь (because I was treated badly in the past).
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Lassitude
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Усталость, Апатия.
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Blab
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Трепаться.
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Litany
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Литания (молитва). Многочисленный повторения (жалобы, радостный вопли). Ex: Litany of complaints. Litany of cheering phrases.
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Conjecture
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Строить догадки.
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Tutelage
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Опекунство, Попечение.
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Ad hoc
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Специальный (done when needed).
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Bestseller =
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Blockbuster. Hit. Craze. Fad. Cult
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Parochial
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Узкий, Ограниченный, Местнический.
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Sentiment
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Чувство, Мнение.
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Austere
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Строгий, Суровый.
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Brouhaha
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Суматоха (unnecessary noise & activity)
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Clamp down on smth (a clampdown-- n)
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Become strict in order to stop smth (police clamp down on drunk drivers).
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Delinquency (2)
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1. Неплатежеспособность;
2. Правонарушение. |
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Quartermaster
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Каптёрщик, Офицер низкого ранга отвечающий за подсобку (хавчик и одежда для войск).
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Bent =
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Twisted. Curved. Warped. Wavy + Стремление, Склонность, Дар.
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Altogether VS All together
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Altogether to talk about the total amount or number of smth. (Ex: There werer 50 guests althogether at my wedding). All together to say that things/people are in a group. (Ex: Try to keep the pieces all t).
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Placate
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Умиротворять, Унимать.
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Internment
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Интернирование, Заключение (confine during a war).
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Back down VS Back off
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Отступать, Признавать что не прав VS Отвали.
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Squalid (2)
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1. Грязный, Запущенный;
2. Убогий. |
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Equanimity
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Невозмутимость, Самообладание.
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Blurb
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Рекламное объявление (A short description giving info about a book or product).
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Castigate
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Наказывать, Критиковать.
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Clobber (2)
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1. Ударять, Бить;
2. Нанести поражение. Победить лёгко. |
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Belated
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Запоздавщий.
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Amble
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Walk in a relaxed way.
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Congenial (2)
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1. Сходный, Близкий по духу;
2. Благоприятный, Врождённый, Природный. |
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Adequate =
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Enough. Plenty. Sufficient;
2. Good, but not excellent. Компетентный; Достаточный, Адекватный. |
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Salient
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Яркий, Заметный. Выступающий, Главный. (Jetting upward. Prominent).
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Circuitous
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Окольный, Обходной.
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Ache
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Аж не терпиться. (Want to do smth very much).
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Accentuate
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Выделять, Подчёркивать, Акцентировать.
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Mitigate
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Смягчать, Уменьшать. Умерять, Сдерживать.
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Peter out
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Иссякать
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Abrupt (2)
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1. Sudden;
2. Not polite or friendly. |
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Arguably
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По моему мнению.
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Imbue
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Пропитывать, Насыщать.
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Coffer
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Финансовые ресурсы.
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Tenure
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Срок пребывания в должности.
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Score an advantage
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Получить преимущество.
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Off base
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Completely wrong. Ex: The estimate for repair was way off base.
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Boor
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Невежа, Хамло.
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By all accounts.
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По общему мнению. (According to what everyone says).
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Stupefy
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Ошеломлять. Приводить в оцепление.
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Big =
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Large. Huge. Enormous. Vast. Gigantic. massive. Immense. Colossal. Substantial.
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Conversely
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Наоборот, Вспять.
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Astute
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Проницательный, Сообразительный.
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It's beyond me why
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Не понимаю почему.
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Concoct
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Выдумывать, Изобретать. Сказки рассказывать.
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Breakaway
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Отдалившиеся (Breakaway group of catholics).
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Cavort
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Прыгать, Скакать ( in an excited or sexual way).
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Scale the wall
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Climb up with the use of a ladder.
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Breadthways
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В ширину
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Zoolatry
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Animal worship.
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Berate
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Ругать
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Untenable (2)
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1. Беззащитный;
2. Пустующий (квартира). |
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Bedlam
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Бедлам.
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Characterize =
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Call. Describe. Portray. Label. Brand.
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Ambivalence
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Неоднозначность, Двусмыслие. (Experience 2 opposing feelings at same time).
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Get in on the act
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Куй железо пока горячо.
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Abhor. Ex: Abhor discrimination of any kind. (Abhorrence. Abhorrent)
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Ненавидеть потому, что я считаю это не моральным.
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Commemoration
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Прозднование, Годовщина; Торжественная церемония. Поминовение.
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Bite the bullet
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Пора действовать.
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Get the better of smb (or of me)
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Не смог себя контролировать. Ex: Curiosity got the better of him & he opened the door).
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Prodigious
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Изумительный; Необыкновенный, Поразительный. Удивительный. Чудовищный (monstrous).
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Fit/ Fill the bill
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Be exactly what I need
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Eidetic
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Extraordinarily accurate & Vivid, esp of visual images.
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Harbinger
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Вестник, Предшественник.
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Bear with me for a second while I finish. Bear right/ left.
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Подожди секундочку; Придерживайся права/ лево.
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Flophouse
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Ночлежка.
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Get your act together
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Соберись. Давай чувак.
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Annex (v & n)
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Присоединять, Аннексировать; Флигель.
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Chime in
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Pipe in (To say smth to add your opinion to a conversation).
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Commiserate (Сommiserative. Commiseration).
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Сочувствие. Соболезнования.
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Hirsute
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Волосатый.
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Adulterate
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Подмешивать. (Make less pure by adding a substance that lowers the quality).
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Run aground
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Сесть на мель
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Gumption
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Смекалка, Инициатива, Предприимчивость; Практический ум. (Common sense).
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Cahoots (be in cahoots with)
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Сговор, Соучастие.
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Consummate
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Законченный, Превосходный; Отпетый; Виртуозный.
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Alternative =
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Alternate
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Right off the bat
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Сразу, Моментально.
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Feverishly
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Лихорадочно.
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Berth
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Койка (корабль, поезд); Причал.
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Suzerainty
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Сюзеренитет.
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Replete with
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Полный, Полон.
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Absorbing (Compelling, Fascinating).
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Поглощающий (интересный)
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A clean sweep
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Impressive victory
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Grumpy =
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Cranky. Crabby. Grouchy. Irritable. Touchy.
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Chug
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1. Drink fast & S stopping;
2. Пыхтеть (train, old car). |
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Affectation
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Жемантсво, Неестественность, Искусственность.
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Approve =
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Pass. Ratify.
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Of little/ No consequence
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Не важный
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Block out
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Light (by curtains); Info; Set time aside for smth.
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Change over to (a changeover - n)
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Stop using one thing & Start using another.
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Confer (with. Honor to smb)
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Обсуждать. Даровать.
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Something is a tell
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Знак (выдающий).
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Swagger
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Блотная походка. Раскованный, Развязный, Щегольской.
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Be on smb's case about smth
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Criticize a lot.
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Big break
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Chance
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Insinuate
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Тонко намекать.
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Galvanize.
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1. Оживлять, Возбуждать;
2. Оцинковывать. |
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Cryptic
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Загадочный.
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Broil
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Жарить на костре.
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Pelt
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Шкура животного.
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Escarpment
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Насыпь, Откос, Укрепление (военное).
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Binding (2)
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1. Обязывающий;
2. Обложка книги. |
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Baby carriage VS Stroller
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Коляска VS Сидячая коляска.
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Override
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Preempt
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Mandate
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Указывать, Обязывать.
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Carry off
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Do smth difficult successfully.
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Bunch up
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Сбиваться в кучу.
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Birdie. Shuttle
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Воланчик.
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Blow-by-blow
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Give all the details in order as they happened.
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Clack
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Стучать. Ex: Sound of high heals clacking across the street.
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Sock
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Сильно ударять.
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Corpulent
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Bulky, Stout (Сбитый).
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Zany (n & adj)
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Шут. Клоун.
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Lumber
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Двигаться тяжело, неуклюже.
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Abject (poverty, despair, failure, etc.). Ex: Abject apology.
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Крайний. В унизительном положении (стыжусь за сделанное).
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Onus
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Бремя, Обязательство, Ответственность.
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Amphibian & Amphibious
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N. An animal (Ex: Frog) & adj to be used with a vehicle or animal
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Bender
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Кутёж, Попойка.
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Bone up on
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Поднатаскаться (Before exam).
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Cadre
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Кадровый состав.
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Apropos of smth
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Related to smth just mentioned.
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Wringing hands (Hand wringing).
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Ломать руки.
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To be climbing the walls
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На стенку лезть (Anxious. Annoyed. Impatient).
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Brim
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Наполняться. Ex: Brim with emotions, tears.
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Whittle away
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Сводить на нет. Строгать, Оттачивать ножом.
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Avid
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Жадный (читатель, голфер).
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Cornucopia
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Рог изобилия.
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Chuckle =
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Laugh. Giggle. Cackle (witch). Snicker (sneaky laughter). Guffaw (dumb laugh). Be in stitches.
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Ailment
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Not serious illness.
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Knack
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Natural ability. Склонность, Особый талант.
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Contention
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Спор, Раздоры, Несогласия.
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Impassive =
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Detached. Cold. Matter-of-fact.
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Burgeoning
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Расцветающий. Ex: Burgeoning population.
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Binge
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Запой.
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Reverie
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Задумчивость, Мечтательность.
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Bipartisan
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Двухпартийный.
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Hail a cab
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Грачевать.
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Up in arms
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Angry & ready to fight. (Заведённый).
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Subsume (under)
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Относить к категории, группе.
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Seminal
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Зародышевый, Плодовитый.
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Egregious
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Вопиющий, Очевидный.
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Clam up
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Резко замолкать. Ex: Tim clams up if you ask him about his past).
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Consummation
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Конец, Завершение. Достижение конечной цели, Смерть.
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Mettle (2)
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1. Характер, Темперамент;
2. Отвага, Храбрость. |
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Bloodcurdling
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Душераздирающий.
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Askew
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Косо, Криво, Неровно.
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Exemplary
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Образцовый, Типичный, Характерный.
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Captive audience.
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Пленники (Listen or watch smth because they have to, not want to).
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Acrid
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Острый, Резкий, Раздражающий; Ехидныйю (Acrid smoke).
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Shambles
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Руины, Разрушения. Хаос, Беспорядок.
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Brine
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Рассол
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Apt to
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Склонный, Вероятный; Соответствующий, Подходящий (remark). Способный (ученик)
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Astonished =
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Surprised. Amazed. Shocked. Astounded. Flabbergasted. Stunned. Dumbfounded. Nonplussed.
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Bend over backward
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Try hard to help smb
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Punster
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Остряк, Каламбурист.
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Bereave of (past & p.p: Bereft, Bereaved)
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Отнимать, Лишать. Ex: Bereft of all hope.
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Settle accounts with. Square accounts with
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Отомстить.
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Translucent
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Transparent.
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Abreast (Keep us abreast of = Keep us posted)
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Строем, В одну линию, Ровненько (Быть в курсе).
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Gruff
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Грубый, Неприветливый, Неотёсанный; Хриплый.
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Leporine
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Of, Relating to a hare. Заячий.
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Advertise =
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Promote, Market, Hype (try to make people think smth is good). Plug (Advertise by talking about it on radio/TV).
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Bevy
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Группа, Компания (Bevy of teens).
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Abdicate. Ex: Abdicate one's responsibility.
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Официально отказываться (от поста). Отказываться от ответсвенности.
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Appalling
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Bad. Awful. Terrible. Horrible. Horrific. Louse. Horrendous. Atrocious. Abysmal.
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Alias
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Кличка (в преступном мире).
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Repudiation
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Отречение.
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Afterthought
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Хорошая мысля приходит опосля.
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Avert
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Отводить (взгляд, мысли); Предотвращать (катастрофу).
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Indefatigable
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Неутомимый.
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Concourse
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Главный вестибюль.
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Clunk-clunk
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Трам тара рам.
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Petulant
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Rude in speech or behavior. Ill-tempered.
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Appraise =
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Judge. Evaluate. Gauge. *****.
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Antagonism =
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Objection. Opposition. Antipathy.
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Advanced =
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Sophisticated. High-tech. State-of-the-art. Cutting edge.
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Archway
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Свод. Арка.
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Sublimate
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Возвышать, Идеализировать.
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Backlash
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Негативная реакция.
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Concur
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Соглашаться, Совпадать во мнениях. Приходить к общему знаменателю.
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Cachet
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Показатель (good or desirable quality).
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Brassy
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Металлический (Loud & unpleasant); Too confident (in a bad way).
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Barebones
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Reduced to have only most basic things. Ex: He reduced his company to the barebones.
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Brusque
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Грубый. Безцеремонный.
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Blow off
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Похерить. Хуй положить. Забить.
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Amicable
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Мирный, Полюбовный.
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Clatter
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Греметь, Грохотать. Ex: Pots clattered down to the floor.
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Attribute =
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Characteristic. Feature. Quality. Property
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Careen
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Крениться, Шататься (Move fast without control). Ex: Truck careened down the hill.
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Accept =
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Put up with. Tolerate. Live with.
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Masterly VS Masterful
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Мастерски (refer to skill of a master) Заносчивый (Masterful is full of self)
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Devious
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Окольный, Обходной, Сбившийся с путя, Заблуждающийся.
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Appointee
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Назначенный.
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Anchor (news). Anchorman/ Anchorwoman
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Корреспондент радищ или TV.
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Duress
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Лишение свободы, Заточение (Forcible restraint); Принуждение (Compulsion by threat)
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Quietus
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Смерть. Конец. Something that represses or quiets. Ex: Put quietus on their celebration
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Your best bet would be
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Best thing to do
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Ailurophile
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Lover of cats
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Subservient. Obsequious
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Раболепный.
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Without batting an eye
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Даже глазом не моргнул.
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Backlog
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Долг, Невыполненные заказы.
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Brush-off
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Отказуха, Отсос ухаживания. (Unfriendly or Rude behavior)
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Post-
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После, Позже.
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Chrysalis
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Куколка насекомых.
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Tout
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Расхваливать.
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Concerted
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Согласованный
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Acceptance of persons
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Лицеприятие
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Devout
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Набожный, Благочестивый, Верный, Преданный.
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Downtown
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Far from basket. Ex: Max bet Harry that he couldn't hit five baskets in a row from downtown.
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Scratch
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Arranged C little selection, as a team. Ex: As the strike loomed, Coach Barnes was forced to assemble a scratch group of local amateurs.
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Dish
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Pass to a teammate. Ex: Pivoting on one foot, Julia dished the casserole to Marco, who slammed it into the oven.
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Brick
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Ungraceful shot. Ex: I flipped my token at the coin slot, but it was a brick & clanged off the turnstile.
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Waltz
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Easy victory. Ex: When it comes to roping, Tex usually wins in a waltz.
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Key
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Lane in front of the basket.
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Weak side
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Area away from the ball. Ex: Kyle ran to the weak side, hollering to his teammate.
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Cage
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Batting-practice area in baseball.
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Rock
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The basketball. Ex: Tell him to pass the rock.
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Sweet sixteen
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NCAA tournament round. Ex: Art picked the Toledo to make the sweet sixteen even though they're a baseball team.
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Pine
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Player's bench.
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Platoon
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Alternate at a position. Ex: Andy & I platoon at the reception desk.
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Chippy
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Rough, aggressive. Ex: When it's the last subway car, things can get chippy on the platform.
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Squeaker
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Close game. Ex: My knuckles were white after that 100-99 squeaker against the Nets.
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Scrimmage
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Practice game. Ex: That kid goes all-out even in a shirts-versus-skins scrimmage.
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Rubber
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Game that breaks a series tie.
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Envisage
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Обдумывать (Conceive in a certain way). Предугадывать (Consider a image or picture, esp as a future possibility). Ex: Envisage a world in peace.
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Diffident
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Shy. Ex: I would hardly call her diffident-- she is the center of attention.
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Comity
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Social harmony. Ex: Ducking for cover as the food fight intensified, I realized all comity at her table was lost.
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Interlocutor
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Person in a conversation. Ex: Ever the gentleman, I was sure to give other interlocutors time to speak.
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Propriety
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Good social form. Ex: Someone should tell your daughter that propriety dictates she eat her food with a fork.
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Правильность. Уместность
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Fulsome
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Excessively flattering. When meeting my mom, Eddie praised her C great fulsome.
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Чрезмерная Лесть
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Confabulate
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Chat. Ex: Luca wants to confabulate a bit about the new office.
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Болтать. Общаться
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Brusque
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Discourteously blunt. Ex: I did my best to hold my tongue after hearing your brusque advice.
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Резкий, бестактный, бесцеремонный.
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Decorum
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Dignified behavior or speech. Ex: In a surprising show of decorum, the tipsy best man gave an nice toast.
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Внешние приличия. Этикет
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Urbane
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Suave and polished. Ex: Cary's urbane persona was obvious as soon as he stepped into the room.
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С изысканными манерами.
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Malapert
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Bold, saucy, brazen. Ex: After the audition, I gave the director a wink in a most malapert manner.
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Дерзкий, нахальный.
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Genteel
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Polite. Ex: I had to reminds the twins to be genteel around their mom.
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Благовоспитанный.
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tub-thump
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Support loudly.
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Ex: These pushy kids of ours are tub-thumping for a raise to their allowance.
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Plumb
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Exactly vertical
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Ex: Is it just me, or does that old tower look not quite plumb?
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Mugwump
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Politically independent person.
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Ex: Despite being a mugwump, Gary takes his civicc duty very seriously come Election Day.
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Bodega
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Wineshop
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Ex: Sipping sangria in the bodega.
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Queue up
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Form a line
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Caveat emptor
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"Let the buyer beware"
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Patronize
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Visit as a customer.
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Ex: One more snide look from that clerk, and I'm going to stop p this store.
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Mercantile
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Of buying and selling.
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Ex: Willie has been in the m trade since his first baseball-card swap.
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Haute couture
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High fashion
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Millinery
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Women's hats
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Ex: The price tag put an end to Clare's search for a trademark piece of m.
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Defray
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Provide payment for
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Ex: For some 15 years, my parents have defrayed the cost of my rent.
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a monger
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a broker or dealer
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Ex: If you're looking for a good olive oil, try the Italian monger downtown.
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proclivity
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Склонность
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Polity
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Общественный, государственный строй.
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Salient
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Выступающий, Заметный, Яркий.
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Unconscionable
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Бессовестный, нечестный.
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Sentient
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Ощущающий. Чувствующий
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Ex: Take on the attributes of a sentient thing.
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Foray
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Набег, Мародёрство.
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Onerous
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Трудный, Обременительный
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Ex: Without all that onerous pedaling.
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Demure (adj)
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Modest, Shy
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Pronounced (Di'muer)
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Demur (verb)
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Возражать. Voice opposition
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Pronounced (di'mё)
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Forlorn
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Покинутый, заброшенный.
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Ex: The car sat forlornly on a parking lot
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Ratty
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Жалкий, облезжий
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Ex: Ratty paint
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Dirge
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Траурная, Заупокойная песнь
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Meme
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Behavior, idea spreading within culture
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Meme
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Behavior, idea spreading within culture
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Hangdog
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Виноватый (facial expression)
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Woe-begone
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Мрачный, Горестный, Печальный.
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Vaunt
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Хвастаться. Восхвалять.
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Boast about. Praise
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Deference
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Уважение, Почтение
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Ex: Show deference to smb.
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Panache
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Dashing manner, Style
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Ex: Your plate lacks panache
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Sartorial
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R/T a tailor or tailored clothes
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Ex: If you had any sartorial respect, you wouldn't dunk my Burberry jacket sleeve in gravy.
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Argyle
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In diamond patterns
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Ex: Ray found that his argyle socks worked well as meatball catapults.
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Twee
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Excessively dainty or cute
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Ex: That pink dress might suit you, but isn't it a bit twee for the barbecue?
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Salopettes
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Skier's overalls
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Ex: Carl's salopettes may have stood out on the slope, but they did nothing to enhance his downhill performance.
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Caparison
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Ornamental covering for a horse
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Ex: The "medieval" battle looked authentic to us, right down to the caparisons for the horses.
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Bouffant
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Puffed-out
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Ex: The gown's bouffant skirt was the perfect complement to the bride's hairdo.
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Bespoke
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Custom-made
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Ex: Lyle enjoyed showing off his bespoke ten-gallon hat at dinner last night.
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Clew
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Ball of yarn
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Ex: Follow this unraveled clew far enough, and you'll find Casper, my tabby kitten.
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Regalia
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Magnificent attire
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Ex: Eva's regalia sure made a statement at last night's state dinner.
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Panache
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Flamboyance in style
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Ex: Yes, Charlie leads an exciting, outrageous life, but he doesn't quite have the panache of a Hollywood playboy.
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Prink
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Dress carefully
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Ex: Lauren prinks for hours before each date.
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Grouse about
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Persistent complaining. *****. Grumble
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Convivial
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Sociable. Общительный, Комранейский.
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Erstwhile
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Бывший. Former
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Ex: My erstwhile companions.
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Obviate
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Избегать. Устранять, Избавляться
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Comport (with)
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Согласоваться с; Соответвтвовать чему-либо
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to founder
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Разрушиться, Пойти ко дну, Провалиться.
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Ex:... and the website foundered.
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Propitious
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Благоприятный
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Ex: Came at a propitious moment
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Mulligan
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Второй шанс. Extra shot in golf allowed if the first shot was bad S counting the first shot.
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Ex: That's the beauty of getting a mulligan
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Livery
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A distinctive uniform, badge, etc worn by a servant
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Ex: A livery cab driver was gunned down
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Hashtag
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A word or phrase on a social network, e.g. Twitter, starting C a hash mark (#). Used to ID keywords or topics of interest.
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Fat cat
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Богатый человек. Толстосум, Богач, Денежный мешок.
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Masstige
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A marketing term that combines "mass" and "prestige" to describe affordable product lines from premium brands for sale in discount stores
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Ex: Missoni (Italian fashion house) sells accessories at Target = Lots of buyers
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Disgorge
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Cause to pour out. Discharge
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Ex: Her car disgorges a water polo team
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To skirt
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To move along the edge of smth, to avoid
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Iraq has been helping Iran skirt economic sanctions
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Doff
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Remove an item of clothing
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Ex: He doffed his tie and jacket
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Caper
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Skip or Dance around playfully
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Ex: "Children capering about the room."
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Errata
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An error in printing or writing;
A list of corrected errors appended to a book or published in a subsequent issue of a magazine |
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Congenial
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Pleasant or agreeable R/T being suited to one's taste;
Agreeable, suitable, pleasant in nature; Friendly, sociable. |
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Undaunted
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Not discouraged or intimidated by difficulty, danger or disappointment.
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Ex: Undaunted, I didn't give up
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Kowtow
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Kneel & touch the ground with one's forehead in the act of worship
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Ex: The president's reluctance to kowtow to the very rich
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Conniption
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A fit of rage or hysterics
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Ex: If it weren't for throwing conniption fits, we wouldn't get any exercise.
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To sluice
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To wash or rinse freely
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Ex: Those monster storms will reduce crop yields and sluice contaminants into waterways and soil
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Afforestation
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Conversion of baren or cultivated land into a forest
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Ex: An afforested Sahara could provide a breeding ground for swarms of crop-destroying locusts.
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Abstruse
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Hard to comprehend
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Ex: Do you find the rules of British cricket a bit abstruse?
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Construe
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Interpret
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Ex: It's hard to construe a politician' real meaning through all the bluster.
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Nescient
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Lacking knowledge
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Ex: How can you offer the contract to that nescient neophyte?"
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Sagacious
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Showing insight
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Ex: Winning Fay's heart by reciting Persian poetry was Joe's sagacious plan
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Recondite
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Deep or obscure
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Ex: Nothing, Jimmy's mom joked, is a s recondite as the password for her son's tree house
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Autodidact
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Self-taught person
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Ex: In the field of foot-in-mouth, unfortunately, I'm an autodidact.
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Polymath
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Person of great and varied learning
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Ex: A true polymath, Randi was acing every question on Jeopardy!
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Cogitate
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Think deeply
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Ex: One must cogitate over a pipeful of tobacco.
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Pundit
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Critic or airer of opinions
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Ex: I'm getting swamped by all the talking-head pundits on TV.
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Pundit
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Critic or airer of opinions. An expert in a particular subject or field who is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public.
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Ex: I'm getting swamped by all the talking-head pundits on TV.
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Accede
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To give one's consent often at the insistence of the other. Concede.
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Ex: Louis didn't accede to her request at once, but Eleanor hoped that he would give in eventually.
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Flout
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To show content. Scorn
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Ex: Eleanor appeared to be flouting the duty.
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Consanguinity
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Relationship by blood or by common ancestor
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Ex: She knew that the church wouldn't allow marriages within the seventh degree of consanguinity.
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Permutation
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A way, several possible variations in which a thing or set of things can be arranged. Variation
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Ex: Many permutations
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all-overs
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Nervous feelings
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Ex: I get the all-overs when my brother lets his pet tarantula loose.
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A mug-up
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Coffee break
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Ex: Maria gets nothing done, because she yaks through a mug-up every ten minutes.
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Dint
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Hollow impression or indention in the surface, dent. Make such an impression
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Fecundity
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Плодовитыйю Productive, creative power. Productivity of creative imagination
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Ex: Fecundity of the mind
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Flummox
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Perplexed. Ставить в тупик, в затруднительное положение
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Ex: He was completely flummoxed by the question
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Saccade
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Rapid, intermittent eye movement when eyes fix on one point after another
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Red in tooth and claw
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Злобный
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Recalcitrant
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Непокорный, Упрямый. Disobedient, Obstinate toward authority
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Untoward
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Unexpected, inappropriate, inconvenient
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Ex: Incident reports assess untoward risks
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Demagogue
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A speaker who stirs up the passion of the crowd
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Ex: The senator's campaign turned ugly once the unofficial demagogue became manager
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Plebiscite
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Countrywide vote
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Ex: We're having a plebiscite on whether countrywide votes are legitimate
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Chauvinist
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Excessive patriot
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Ex: The governor is a true chauvinist: he wears Stars and Stripes boxers to bed
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Reactionary
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Very conservative
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Ex: Larry is so reactionary, he won't even consider amending the education bill
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To canvass
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Solicit voters
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Ex: Ever the all-American, Sally canvassed door-to-door toting a flag and an apple pie
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Hustings
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Proceedings or locale of a campaign.
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Ex: He doesn't really care if he wins; he just likes the bus rides to the various hustings
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Gravitas
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Serious bearing. Dignity. Seriousness
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Ex: How can you assume political gravitas with a name like Duckwill?
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Suffrage
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Right to vote
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Ex: So I told her, no, she doesn't have suffrage on matters of bedtime
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Persuade to (do something)
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Convince of (the need to do something)
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Moribund
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About to die, at point of RIP
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Ex: to pump money into a moribund economy
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Ostentatious
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Characterized by vulgar or pretentious display.
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Inquest
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A judicial inquiry to ascertain the facts R/T something, esp RIP
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Ex: An inquest before a jury may be a part of the inquiry.
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tousle
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Disheveld, Rumpled
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Ex: At lunch, a new supervisor tousled Ann's hair.
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Indomitable
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Unable to be subdued. Unconquerable
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Amenable
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Open and responsive to suggestion. Easily persuaded or controlled.
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Ex: If it's amenable to treatment...
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Contiguous
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Next or together in sequence. Sharing a common border
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Aerie
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Bird's nest. Ex: Ernie espied and erne's aerie
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Espy
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Catch sight of
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Ennui
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Boredom. Ex: "Are we there yet?" moaned Lucy in inane ennui.
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Inane
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Empty. Lacking sense. Insugnificant
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Erose
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Having an irregular margin, as a leaf. Ex: The artist chose erose edges for the new sculpture.
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Elide
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Omit. Ex: In an apparent error, Liam elided a few key remarks from the now infamous speech.
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Obtuse v. Abstruse
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A person who can't understand v. An idea that's hard to understand.
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Bloviate
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Talk at length, esp. in an inflated or empty way. Ex: In this high season for political bloviating...
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Equivocate
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Use ambiguous language to present oneself in a better light
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Cadge
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Клянчить, Попрошайничать. Ask or Obtains smth to which one is not entitled. Ex: He eats whenever he can cadge a meal.
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Artifice
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Уловка, Трюк. Clever or cunning devices or expedients, esp. as used to trick or deceive others: Ex: "Artifice and outright fakery".
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Carillon
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A set of bells. Ex: The high-light of the Christmas concert was the debut of the hall's restored carillon.
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Dulcet
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Pleasing to the ear. Ex: Bev's tones are so dulcet, Jerry sat mesmerized for the entire afternoon.
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Skirl
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Play a bagpipe.
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Stertor
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Snoring.Ex: When Hal naps, the stertor could blow shingles off the roof.
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Bombinate
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Buzz.
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Sternutation
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Sneeze. Ex: With one impressive sternutation, Maggie sent the startled pup ducking for cover.
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Paradiddle
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Rapid drumbeat. Ex: I truly appreciate Zack's devotion & practice habits, but that paradiddle is going to be the end of me.
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Canorous
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Melodious. Ex: The Dale, the tearing of wrapping paper is the most canorous sound imaginable.
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Purl
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Rippling sound. Hampered by writer's block, Alison finally found inspiration in the simple purl of the mountain brook.
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Sough
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Moan or sigh. Ex: Soughing as loud as she could, Kate dropped off yet another plate of hors d'oeuvres for her husband's "guests."
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Cachinnate (keke'nait)
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Laugh loudly.
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Clarion
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Brilliantly clear. Ex: Soprano's clarion voice.
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Strident
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Discordant. Ex: Alex's new punk band is strident.
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Comport to
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Соответствовать
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Ex: Fair hearing procedures conducted in the hospital do not have to comport to the usual strict judicial standards.
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Recalcitrant
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Disobedient. Unruly. Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority.
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Hubris
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Excessive pride or self-confidence
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Ex: Google maps couldn't be replicated on the fly by Apple's cleverness and hubris
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Drivel
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Go on and on and on.
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Ex: People always seemed to be more confused after listening to my driveling explanation.
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Ebullience
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Exuberance: overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval
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Ex: My ebullience for all things related to HIT came to an immediate halt.
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Downtrodden
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Oppressed or treated badly by people in power
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Ex: "a downtrodden proletarian struggling for social justice".
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Feted
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Honored, celebrated
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Ex: Samuelson was feted as the father of waterskiing.
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Lurch
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An abrupt uncontrolled movement, esp. an unsteady tilt or roll. Make such a movement
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Ex: The ship suddenly lurched.
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Capstan
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A revolving cylinder with a vertical axis used for winding a rope or cable, powered by a motor or pushed around by levers.
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Ex: The ground crew attached the port line to a ground line connected to a capstan.
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Subrogate
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Substitute one for another
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Ex: The pharmacist subrogated the patient to his believes.
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Conscientious
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Добросовестный, Сознательный, Честный (wishing to do what's right. Guided by conscience)
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Ex: A conscientious decision to speak out about injustice. A conscientious worker.
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Bagatelle
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Something of little value
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Ex: My stories aren't prized works, just personal bagatelles.
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Scintilla
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Minute amounts.
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Ex: There's not one scintilla of evidence against my client.
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Irascible
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Marked by a short temper.
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Ex: If Jack were any more irascible, he'd have smoke coming out his ears.
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Expeditiously
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Promptly and efficiently.
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Ex: As a pick-me-up, a triple espresso works expeditiously.
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Niggling
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Petty.
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Ex: You're driving me bonkers with your niggling complaints.
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Exiguous
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Inadequate, Scanty.
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Ex: Ever a big eater, Art found even the jumbo burger a bit exiguous.
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Truncate
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Shorten by lopping off.
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Ex: Procrustes would truncate his guests if there were too long for the bed.
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Doozy
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Something outstanding or unique in its kind.
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Ex: I'm going to ask some "doozies".
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Obfuscate
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Make obscure. Confuse. Make unclear.
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Ex: The partner accused them of obfuscating the science of brain trauma.
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Parsimonious
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Бережливый. Экономный. Скурой. Stingy, Frugal
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Ex: A parsimonious society will require more government welfare.
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Commute
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Ex: Campaign to have his sentence commuted.
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Fraught with
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Loaded. Full of. Filled with a specified element. Charged.
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Ex: An incident fraught with danger.
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Disambiguate
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Establish what a word means (To establish a single grammatical or semantic interpretation for. To remove the ambiguity from. To make unambiguous)
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Mensch
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A person of integrity and honor
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Bum's rush
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Forcible eviction or firing. Ex: Whoever built these wobbly chairs should be given the bum's rush.
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Functionary
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One who works in a specified capacity or as a government official. Ex: A local functionary for 20 years, Tyler plans to run for a federal job.
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Remunerate
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Pay for work
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Indolent
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Averse to work, Lazy.
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On spec
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With no assurance of payment
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Indentured
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Bound to work. Ex: I'm not your indentured servant - I quit!
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Punctilious
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Precise accordance with details of codes or conventions, careful. Щепетильный. Педантичный.
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Abjure
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Отрекаться. Отказаться. To reject solemnly
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Waive
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To give up voluntarily & officially.
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Tack
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Course of action. Method used to deal with a situation. Ex: If polite requests don't work, you will have to try a different tack.
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Sheer
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1. Very thin or transparent;
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Raze
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Стереть с лица земли. Сровнять. To destroy. Tear down
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Precedence
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Старшинтсво. Priority. More important than. Ex: To have precedence of
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Precedents
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Previous examples to follow.
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Coddle
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Overprotect. Няньчить, изнеживать. Неженка.
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Dissent
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Разногласие. Раскол. Несогласситься. Differ in opinion. Withhold assent. Ex: Dissenting opinion, Attempts to suppress domestic dissent, Heard voices of dissent.
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Claque
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A group of people paid to applaud a show. Ex: The board of directors always agree with CEO - they're his personal claque.
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Gaffe
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Social blunder. Промах. Оплошность.
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Tenement
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Квартиар. Дом с квартирами. Residence/ Apartment.
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Indelible
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Making marks that cannot be removed. Not easily forgotten. Ex: His story made an indelible impression on me.
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Delerics
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1) In a very poor condition as a result for disuse and neglect;
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Homily
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Назидание, Поучение, Проповедь.
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Expediency
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Suitability. The quality of being suited to the end in view. Appropriateness to the purpose at hand.
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Estuary
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The tidal mouth of a river where the tide meets the stream
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Wager
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Bet. Stake on the outcome of the issue
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Sacrosanct
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Sacred. Holy. Immune from criticism or violation
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Nicker
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Whine like a horse. Ex: John kickers so well that people feed him oats! Pants. Ex: Wear nickers.
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Vulpine
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Like a fox
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Flews
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Droopy lips, like a bloodhound's
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Aquiline
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Resembling an eagle's beak
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Headwater
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Source of a stream.
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Clutch
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Nest of eggs. Ex: Like a hen protects her clutch.
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Salacious
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Lewd. Lustful. Ex; His salacious grin faltered.
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Malarkey
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Foolish talk. Ex: Spare me the malarkey
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Louche
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Of doubtful morals. Ex: If you 'd prefer a louche president, by all means vote for my opponent
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Didactic
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Intended to teach. Ex: Sarah couldn't discuss being a vegan without going off on didactic tangents.
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Albeit
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Even though. Ex: Albeit soaked, Dad seemed to enjoy our water-balloon prank
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Holistic
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involving entire systems. Ex: We nee to take a holistic approach to improving our schools.
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Insidious
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Treacherous. Ex: It was rather insidious of that wolf to dress up as my grandmother.
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Touche
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"Good point". Ex: After Paul observed that I wouldn't be so broke if I didn't buy Jimmy Choos twice a month, I replied, "Touche".
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Conundrum
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Riddle. Ex: Driving into an Italian town is easy; finding your way out is a conundrum.
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Esoteric
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Arcane. Ex: Our club's secret handshake is so esoteric that nobody can remember how to do it.
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Schadenfreude
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Taking pleasure in another's misfortune. Ex: I felt a twinge of schadenfreude when the Oscar-winning actor didn't get a coveted part.
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Pipe dream
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Fantastic, but vain hope (from fantasies induced by smoking opium pipe)
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Snafus, plural of Snafu
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Confused or chaotic state, a mess
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Levity
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Humor or frivolity, esp. the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect.
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Hick
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A person who lives in the country, considered unintelligent & uneducated. Дерёвня.
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Concordance
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Similarity or agreement between two or more things
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To skirt
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Carefully avoid Ex: He skirted the topic of...
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Florid
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1 Having a red or flush complexion. Ex: A man with a florid face
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Serpiginous
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Creeping; having a wavy or much indented border
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Tangential (thought, remark)
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1) Almost irrelevant, only with slight relevance to current subject;
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Sequestration
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Confiscation. Seizure of property
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Appreciable
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Possible to estimate, measure or perceive. Noticeable
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Equivocate
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Use ambiguous language to present self in a better light
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Nexus
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1) Connection, association between things or people;
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Quiescent
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Calm, inactive or at rest. Ex: Sunrises often have calm, quiescent qualities
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Fetid
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Having rotten or offensive smell
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Motorcade
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Motor+ cavalcade = Procession of vehicles
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Radome
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Radar + Dome = Antenna housing
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Digerati
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Digital + Literati = Computer whizzes
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Telegenic
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Television + Photogenic = Looks good on TV
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Bodacious
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Bold + Audacious = Remarkable
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Chillax
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Chill + Relax = Calm down
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Agitprop
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Agitation + Propaganda = Political hype
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Bromance
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Brother + Romance = Close male friendship
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Frenemy
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Friend + Enemy = False friend
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Frankenfood
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Frankenstein + food = Genetically engineered food
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Mockumentary
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Mock + documentary = Satirical film style
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Sysop
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System + Operator = Online administrator
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Dearth
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Shortage. Ex: There's a dearth of Darth Vader costumes at this convention
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Flooey
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Askew. Ex: Your tie is crooked, your socks don't match - your whole outfit is flooey
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Egregious
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Very bad. Ex: Your deportment, sir, is reprehensible and egregious
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Infinitesimal
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Tiny
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Lassitude
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Lethargy. Ex: An adolescent in the morning is a case study in lassitude
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Mercurial
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Quick to change. Ex: Her mercurial taste in clothes keeps everyone guessing
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Prodigal
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Spending unwisely. Ex: Since winning the lottery, he's been a prodigal fool
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Volatile
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Explosive. Ex: Be careful: Nick has rather volatile temper
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Flamboyant
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Showy. Ex: Oscar was nothing if not flamboyant
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Fusillade
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Barrage of shots. Ex: A fusillade of hailstones banged down on our windshield
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Campestral
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of open fields. Ex: Even the most devoted city lovers can appreciate the beauty of a campestral milieu
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Milieu
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Surroundings or environment that somebody lives in and is influenced by
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Reprehensible
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Deserving to be censured: Highly unacceptable and deserving censure
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Petrichor
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The scent outside after it rains
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Jillick
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To skip a stone across water
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Bibliobibuli
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Those who read too much
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Pogonotrophy
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The act of growing and grooming facial hair
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Cataglottism
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French kissing
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Supernumerary
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1) Present in excess of the normal number;
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Jaunty
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Happy. Merry. Jolly. Joyful (having or expressing a lively, cheerful, and self-confident manner
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Tellurian
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An Inhabitant of the earth (of or inhabiting the earth)
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