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Front 1

distinguish

- the child is perfectly capable of distinguishing reality from fantasy

-It is his Italian accent that distinguishes him.

-to distinguish among concepts

Back 1

ecognize or treat (someone or something) as different

Hint 1

различить; разглядеть, рассмотреть

служить отличительным признаком

Front 2

aptitude

-children with an aptitude for painting and drawing

-aptitude for irony

-aptitude of expression

Back 2

A natural ability to do something

Hint 2

appropriatenessпригодность; уместность

способность

склонность

Front 3

assess

-the committee must assess the relative importance of the issues

-The offender was assessed twenty shillings

-the damage was assessed at $5 billion

Back 3

Evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of

Hint 3

evaluate

оценивать, давать оценку

определять сумму налога, штрафа, ущерба

облагать налогом; штрафовать

Front 4

withstand

- to withstand competition

-to withstand pressure

-to withstand overload

Back 4

Remain undamaged or unaffected by; resist

Hint 4

Resist

устоять (перед чем-л.), выдержать (что-л.); противостоять, не поддаваться (чему-л.)

Front 5

scrutiny

Back 5

внимательный осмотр; исследование, наблюдение

Hint 5

- close / strict scrutiny

- constant scrutiny

He was looking downward with the scrutiny of curiosity.

Front 6

gamble

Back 6

играть в азартные игры

держать пари, делать ставки

рисковать

азартная игра

Hint 6

bet

venture

-John gambled heavily on the horses.

- Are you going to gamble on the result of the fight?

-They are not prepared to gamble their careers on this matter

-the president's risky gamble in calling a referendum

Front 7

demolish

Back 7

разрушать, уничтожать

Hint 7

tear down, raze, destroy

-to demolish old buildings

-Hurricane demolished more than half a million homes.

-to demolish rumours

Front 8

persuasion

Back 8

yбеждение (процесс)

убедительный аргумент

обоснованность, убедительность

система взглядов, убеждений

Hint 8

-Monica needed plenty of persuasion before she actually left

-writers of all political persuasions

-If this means that the professor is open to persuasion, I certainly hope to persuade him.

Front 9

attribute

Back 9

отличительная черта, характерное свойство; неотъемлемый признак

-приписовать результат чему-нибудь

Hint 9

-temperamental attribute

- he attributed the firm’s success to the efforts of the managing director

-his resignation was attributed to stress

Front 10

atrocity

Back 10

жестокость, зверство, злодеяние

Hint 10

cruelty, brutality

to commit an atrocity

gruesome / horrible / monstrous / vile atrocity

Front 11

perpetrator

Back 11

злоумышленник; правонарушитель, преступник

Hint 11

He would suspect I had been the target or the perpetrator of violence-or both.

Then you shall have assistance in hunting down theperpetrator

Front 12

trench

Back 12

ров, канава; борозда; котлован

окоп, траншея

океанская впадина

Hint 12

gutter trench

pipeline trench

deep trench

Front 13

exploit

Back 13

деяние, подвигпользоваться, использовать, эксплуатировать

Hint 13

to perform an exploit

fantastic exploits

heroic exploit

women are exploited in the workplace

Front 14

expedient

Back 14

целесообразный, соответствующий, подходящий, надлежащий, выгодный

Hint 14

Although they offer a convenient and expedient method of obtaining a handful of cash, there is a significant downside to the business.

-It is also expedient to use an electric spark as the fuse.

Front 15

coerce

Back 15

заставлять, принуждать

Hint 15

compel

to coerce into silence

he was coerced into giving evidence

Front 16

inevitable

Back 16

неизбежный, неминуемый, неотвратимый

-неизменный, постоянный

Hint 16

It was inevitable that she would find out.

inevitable changes of the seasons

Front 17

meek

Back 17

кроткий, мягкий; покорный, послушный, смиренный

Hint 17

He answered meekly as a lamb

The one who is humble, the one who is meek, wins.

Front 18

lucrative

Back 18

прибыльный, выгодный, доходный, рентабельный

Hint 18

a lucrative career as a stand-up comedian

-There was more money in the game thanks to lucrative television contracts.

Front 19

scramble

Back 19

карабкаться, взбираться

драка

взбалтывать (обычно яйца для омлета)

Hint 19

The three boys began to scramble up.

mad / wild scramble

-Scramble a couple of eggs for me.

Front 20

abdicate

Back 20

отрекаться (от престола, власти)

Hint 20

in 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated as German emperor

If the Tsar had abdicated, what would happen to us?

Front 21

accuse

Back 21

винить, обвинять, упрекать

Hint 21

to accuse smb. of unfaithfulness

to accuse smb. of telling lies

to accuse smb. behind his back

Front 22

virtue

Back 22

добродетель, достоинство

Hint 22

man of virtue

paragon of virtue

Our budget has the virtue of providing for a small surplus

Front 23

gratify

Back 23

удовлетворять; доставлять удовольствие; потакать

Hint 23

satisfy

It gratified him to have his wife wear jewels.

to gratify one's whims