New Words

Front 1

Obscure

[ǝb'skjuǝ]

Back 1

1. not readily understood or clearly expressed;
having an often intentionally veiled or uncertain meaning.

"A fantasy writer who likes to put lots of obscure references and images in her tales of wizards and warlocks."

2. not widely known

"He's an obscure artist now, but he's sure to be famous someday."

3. being without light or without much light;
not clearly seen or easily distinguished

"Hid in an obscure spot among the trees."

Hint 1

1. непонятный, невразумительный, неясный;

2. неизвестный, малоизвестный;

3. тёмный, слабоосвещенный, тусклый, мрачный.

Front 2

Diatribe

['daıǝtraıb]

Back 2

a long angry speech or scolding

"He was forced to sit through a long diatribe after he came home late once too often."

Hint 2

Synonyms:
harangue, jeremiad, philippic, rant

книжн.
диатриба (резкая обличительная речь)

Front 3

to Obscure

[ǝb'skjuǝ]

Back 3

1. to keep secret or shut off from view

"The investigative reporters obscured their real motives for visiting the company by pretending the story was about something else."

2. to make dark, dim, or indistinct

"When it isn't obscured by smog, the view of the city from the observatory can be spectacular."

Hint 3

1. делать неясным, непонятным; затемнять;
утаивать, скрывать.

2. затемнять, затенять;
загораживать. мешать (обзору).