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108 Cards in this Set
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Abolished |
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abhorrent |
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Deterrent |
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Petty crime |
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Prominent |
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Confined |
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Thrust |
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Cancel culture |
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Culture appropriation |
appropriation присвоение |
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take the plunge |
делать решительный шаг |
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thehassle |
irritating inconvenience , хлопоты |
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By all accounts |
по общим отзывам |
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leaflets |
листовки |
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Modest |
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Put to the test |
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Perks |
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Reinforcement |
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Remuneration |
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all thebells and whistles |
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blew a fuse |
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cog inthe machine |
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cutting edge |
cutting edgetechnology |
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edge |
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got our wires crossed |
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on thesame wavelength |
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well-oiledmachine |
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pulling theplug! |
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pushesmy buttons |
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recharge mybatteries |
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convey |
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succinct |
(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed лаконичный краткий сжатый |
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limelight |
the focus of public attention. центр внимания Друммо́ндов свет (также свет рампы, англ. limelight) — тип сценического освещения, использовавшийся в театрах в 1860—1870 годах |
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impetus |
импульс толчок движущая сила pulse, momentum, impulse, impetus, impact, impulsion |
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to the tune of |
в размере на сумму |
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utmost |
the greatest or most extreme Try your utmost to pay attention. |
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strikingly |
поразительно in a way that attracts attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent. |
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prominent |
известный known, famous, prominent, noted, notorious, famed выдающийся outstanding, prominent, eminent, distinguished, remarkable, extraordinary |
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utterly |
absolutely. совершенно completely |
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exhilarated |
very happy, excited веселый, взолнованный, подвыпивший |
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Recital |
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Be vanquished |
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Mortified |
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Petrified |
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Humungous |
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Viable |
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Pursuit |
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perplexing |
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aggravating |
making a problem or offense worse or more serious. aggravating circumstances that warrant further discipline отягчающий |
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storey |
этаж floor, storey, story, level, stage, pair of stairs ярус tier, storey, stage, circle, floor, story |
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a densely-populated area |
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the narrow-minded man |
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concise |
giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words; brief but comprehensive. |
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to the point |
кстати by the way, to the point, by the by, by the bye, by the same token, more by token уместноto the point |
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incentivise |
provide (someone) with an incentive for doing something. |
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dissemination |
the action or fact of spreading something, especially information, widely. |
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ubiquitous |
Adjective1 present, appearing, or found everywhere.his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family вездесущийubiquitous, omnipresent, ever-presentповсеместныйubiquitous, generalвстречающийся повсюду |
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commuting |
travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis. поездка на работу reduce (a judicial sentence, especially a sentence of death) to one less severe. смягчать наказание interchange, exchange |
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soaring |
increasing |
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dwellers |
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commonplace |
банальность Adjective1not unusual; ordinary. Noun1 a usual or ordinary thing. |
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Feeling a bit run down |
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debilitating |
(of a disease or condition) making someone very weak and infirm. debilitating back pain знурительный |
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nausea |
I feel nauseous at the smell of certain foods. |
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ailment |
an illness, typically a minor one.the doctor diagnosed a common stomach ailment недуг |
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lingering |
lasting for a long time or slow to end. |
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in vogue |
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negligible |
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exiguous |
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energy had been siphoned |
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proximity |
nearness in space, time, or relationship.do not operate microphones in close proximity to television sets близость closeness nearness presence |
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consternation |
feelings of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected. I always welcomed clover, much to the consternation of the neighbors |
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trepidation |
a feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen. the men set off in fear and trepidation |
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heckling |
interrupt (a public speaker) with derisive or aggressive comments or abuse.he was booed and heckled when he tried to address the demonstrators |
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pristine |
in its original condition; unspoiled. |
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flounder |
struggle or stagger helplessly or clumsily in water or mud. he was floundering about in the shallow offshore waters барахтатьсяflounder, wallow, dabble, puddle, welter, puddle about путатьсяflounderсбиватьсяflounder, mat, be beaten up двигаться с трудомflounder путаться в словах flounder говорить с трудом |
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divisive |
tending to cause disagreement or hostility between people. the highly divisive issue of abortion вызывающий разногласия |
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shallow |
of little depth. serve the noodles in a shallow bowl The entire argument is rather shallow. |
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implausible |
(of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince. неправдоподобный |
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flawed |
blemished, damaged, or imperfect in some way. The writer’s contention is flawed. Утверждение автора ошибочно. |
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shallow portrayal |
поверхностное изображение |
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stretch |
His final conclusion is a stretch. |
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sit on the fence |
занимать выжидательную позицию оставаться нейтральным колебаться между двумя решениями занимать нейтральную позицию колебаться между двумя мнениями |
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dawn of |
рассвет The dawn of the digital age has broughtsweeping changes to the employmentlandscape, and many jobs which were onceregarded as safe and secure are now in dangerof being rendered obsolete. |
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sweeping |
подметание широкийwide, broad, general, large, full, sweepingстремительныйimpetuous, sweeping, rash, sudden, dashing, dartingбыстрыйfast, quick, prompt, rapid, speedy, sweepingрешительныйresolute, strong, decisive, determined, drastic, sweepingогульныйindiscriminate, sweeping, lumping, blanketс большим охватомsweepingне делающий различийindiscriminate, sweeping |
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prevalent |
widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.the social ills prevalent in society today преобладающий |
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outlay |
an amount of money spent on something. a modest outlay on local advertising затратыcost, spending, outlay расходыcosts, expenses, cost, spending, expense, outlay |
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humble |
having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's own importance. he was humble about his stature as one of rock history's most influential guitarists of low social, administrative, or political rank.she came from a humble, unprivileged background lower (someone) in dignity or importance.I knew he had humbled himself to ask for my help |
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onslaught |
a fierce or destructive attack.a series of onslaughts on the citade натискonslaught, onset, rush, push, onrush, dashнападениеattack, assault, offense, onslaught, aggression, chargeатакаattack, assault, charge, onslaught, thrust, onset |
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induce feeling akin to panic |
вызвать чувство, подобное панике |
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unappealing |
not inviting or attractive.the company faces some unappealing choices |
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newfound |
Adjective1recently discovered or established.armed with this newfound political consciousness, he sells his condo and quits his job , there’s a very realsense of fear about this newfound lack of jobsecurity |
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render |
provide or give (a service, help, etc.).money serves as a reward for services rendered |
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excerpt |
a short extract from a film, broadcast, or piece of music or writing. take (a short extract) from a text. |
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mold |
a hollow container used to give shape to molten or hot liquid material (such as wax or metal) when it cools and hardens. |
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dews |
tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night, when atmospheric vapor condenses.the grass was wet with dewVerb1wet (a part of someone's body) with a beaded or glistening liquid.sweat dewed her lashes роса dew свежесть freshness, coolness, dew, originality, breeziness, recencyслезаtear, teardrop, dew, water drop, pearlкапля потаbead, dewVerbорошатьirrigate, water, dew, shower, dabble, floodобрызгиватьspray, perfuse, sparge, asperse, besprinkle, bedewсмачиватьdamp, wet, moisten, water, wash, madefyпокрывать росойdew, bedew |
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ravage |
Verb1 cause severe and extensive damage to.fears that a war could ravage their country Noun the severely damaging or destructive effects of something. his face had withstood the ravages of time |
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doable |
выполнимый executable, feasible, doable, workable, implementable, manageable |
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tout |
attempt to sell (something), typically by pestering people in an aggressive or bold manner. Jim was touting his wares зазыватьdrum up, tout, callрасхваливатьtout, talk up, glorify, praise overmuch, chant the praises ofнавязывать товарtoutагитировать за кандидатаelectioneer, tout |
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baulk |
упираться abut, balk, hang back, baulk, jib отказыватьсяrefuse, deny, give up, waive, reject, baulkигнорироватьignore, disregard, overlook, defy, eliminate, baulk невспаханная полоса земли balk, baulk |
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promulgate |
promote or make widely known (an idea or cause). these objectives have to be promulgated within the organization обнародовать promulgate, manifest, proclaim, air, give forth, noise пропагандировать advocate, propagandize, promulgateраспространятьdistribute, spread, disseminate, extend, propagate, promulgate провозглашать proclaim, declare, promulgate, enunciate, propose, acclaimо публиковывать publish, promulgate, proclaim, bring outобъявлятьdeclare, announce, proclaim, advertise, pronounce, promulgate |
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detrimental |
tending to cause harm. вредный harmful, adverse, detrimental, pernicious, bad, deleterious |
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perpetually |
in a way that never ends or changes; constantly. perpetually hungry teenage boys |
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denote |
обозначать denote, designate, mark, define, note, denominateозначатьmean, indicate, denote, imply, signify, representуказыватьindicate, specify, point, point out, show, denoteотмечатьnote, mark, notice, register, flag, denoteуказывать наdenote, point out to, point out at, look toвыражатьexpress, signify, voice, convey, put, denoteпоказыватьshow, indicate, display, reveal, exhibit, denoteзначитьmean, signify, imply, import, denote, intend |
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transfixed |
cause (someone) to become motionless with horror, wonder, or astonishment. he was transfixed by the pain in her face pierce with a sharp implement or weapon. a field mouse is transfixed by the curved talons of an owl завороженный пронзать pierce, spike, impale, transfix, pass through, stabпарализоватьparalyze, benumb, transfix, palsy, paralyseпрокалыватьpuncture, pierce, impale, prick, spike, pinkпронизыватьpenetrate, pierce, transfix, transfuse, strikeприковать к местуtransfixошеломлятьstun, overwhelm, bemuse, numb, knock, stagger |
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revulsion |
a sense of disgust and loathing.news of the attack will be met with sorrow and revulsion Synonyms: disgust repulsion |
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multitude |
a large number. a multitude of medical conditions are due to being overweight |
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repulsive |
отталкивающий repulsive, repellent, unsavory, revolting, appalling, forbidding омерзительный ghoulish, repulsive, hatefulотвергающийrenouncing, repulsive отражающий reflecting, reflective, mirroring, repulsive |
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staple |
основной продукт |
