3500 ACT Vocabulary

abandon:   (отказаться) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm

abandoned:   (заброшенные) recklessly unrestrained; deserted; left to destruction

abandonment:   (отказ) giving up completely; freedom from constraint

abase:   (унизить) humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem

abash:   (смущать) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert

abate:   (борьбе) subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity

abbreviate:   (сокращения) make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase

abdicate:   (отречься) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim

aberrant:   (аберрантных) abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm

abet:   (подстрекать) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage

abeyance:   (отложено) suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension

abhor:   (ненавидеть) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate

abide:   (соблюдать) endure; put up with; bear; tolerate

abiding:   (соблюдение) lasting for a long time; enduring; permanent

abjure:   (отречься) renounce upon oath; abandon forever

ablution:   (омовение) washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite

abnegate:   (отказываться) give up or surrender; deny something to oneself

abnegation:   (отказ) repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others

abolish:   (отменить) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely

abolition:   (отмена) ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with

abominable:   (отвратительные) detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad

aboriginal:   (аборигенов) being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native

abortive:   (неудачную) unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless

abrade:   (обработать) wear away by friction; scrape; erode

abrasive:   (абразивных) rubbing away; tending to grind down

abridge:   (Краткое) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text

abrogate:   (отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority

abscond:   (скрыться) leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution

absent:   (отсутствует) go away or leave ; missing; not present

absenteeism:   (прогул) habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty

abstain:   (воздержаться) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

abstemious:   (воздержан) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate

abstruse:   (заумный) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.

abundant:   (обильные) plentiful; possessing riches or resources

abundantly:   (совершенно) in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully

abut:   (примыкают) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent

abysmal:   (ужасной) bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad

accede:   (присоединиться) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede

accelerating:   (ускорения) increasing in speed

acceleration:   (ускорение) faster rate of improvement; rate of change of velocity with respect to time

accentuate:   (акцентировать) emphasize; stress; pronounce with a stress or accent; mark with an accent

accessible:   (доступны) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with

accident:   (авария) event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event

accidentally:   (случайно) inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically

acclaim:   (Награды) applaud; announce with great approval

acclimate:   (акклиматизироваться) accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt

acclivity:   (подъем) upward slope, as of hill

accolade:   (награды) award of merit; expression of approval; praise

accommodate:   (размещения) do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for

accommodating:   (размещение) helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation

accomplish:   (выполнения) succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete

accost:   (приставать) approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request

accouter:   (одевать) equip; provide with military equipment

accretion:   (аккреции) growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion

accrue:   (начисляются) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time

accumulation:   (накопления) increase by natural growth or addition; concentration

accusation:   (обвинения) indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party

accustomed:   (привыкли) habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary

acerbity:   (жесткость) bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone

acetic:   (уксусной) having properties of vinegar; sour

achieve:   (достижения) gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill

achievement:   (достижения) feat; accomplishment; award for completing a particular task or meeting an objective

acidulous:   (углекислые) slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic

acoustics:   (акустика) science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in

acquaint:   (ознакомиться) inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar

acquainted:   (знакомиться) known by or familiar with another; informed or familiar

acquiesce:   (согласиться) assent; agree without protesting

acquire:   (приобрести) gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with tracking system

acrid:   (едкие) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent

acrimonious:   (желчный) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner

acrophobia:   (акрофобия) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places

actively:   (активное) energetically; vigorously; in an active manner; voluntarily, not passively

actuarial:   (актуарных) calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics

actuate:   (приведения) put into motion or action; activate

acuity:   (зрения) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

acumen:   (проницательность) mental keenness; quickness of perception

adaptable:   (адаптации) flexible; becoming or being made suitable to particular situation or use

adaptive:   (адаптивных) having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting

addendum:   (добавление) something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book

additional:   (дополнительных) further; extra; supplemental or added to

addle:   (тухлое) muddle; drive crazy; become confused

adept:   (адепт) expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

adherent:   (сторонником) person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause

adhesive:   (клей) glue; paste ; substance that unites or bonds surfaces together

adjoin:   (примыкают) be next to; be contiguous to; border on

adjudicate:   (выносить решения) hear and settle a case by judicial procedure

adjunct:   (адъюнкт) something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior

adjure:   (заклинаю) appeal to or entreat earnestly; command or enjoin solemnly, as under oath

administer:   (администрирование) govern; supervise; give or apply medications

admiration:   (восхищение) favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval

admittedly:   (правда) doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly

admonish:   (наставлять) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided

admonition:   (наставление) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning

adorn:   (украшают) enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments

adornment:   (украшения) embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament

adroit:   (ловкие) skillful and adept under pressing conditions

adulation:   (лести) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise

adulterate:   (фальсифицировать) make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

adumbrate:   (предвещать) give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade

advance:   (заранее) proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward

advanced:   (расширенный) improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive

advent:   (появлением) coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important

adventitious:   (случайное) accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically

adverse:   (неблагоприятных) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose

advocacy:   (пропагандистской) support; active pleading on behalf of something

aerie:   (Ари) nest of bird, such as eagle, built on a cliff or other high place

aesthetic:   (эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste

affable:   (приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly

affect:   (влияют) have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

affection:   (привязанность) fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness

affectionate:   (ласковые) having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous

affinity:   (близость) natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage

affirmation:   (утверждения) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath

affix:   (наносить) fasten; append; add on; secure to something

affluence:   (богатства) abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth

affluent:   (богатые) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value

affront:   (оскорбление) insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect

agenda:   (Повестка дня) items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered

agglomeration:   (агломерации) collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass

aggrandize:   (возвеличивать) increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation

aggravating:   (отягчающих) irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous

aggregate:   (совокупности) gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to

aggressive:   (агрессивного) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly

aggressiveness:   (агрессивности) feeling of hostility that arouses thoughts of attack; quality of being bold and enterprising

aghast:   (ужас) struck by shock, terror, or amazement

agility:   (ловкость) mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly

agitate:   (агитировать) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb

agitation:   (агитация) anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance

agnostic:   (агностик) one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality

agrarian:   (аграрной) pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters

ajar:   (приоткрытой) half-open; slightly turned or opened

alacrity:   (готовностью) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness

alchemy:   (алхимия) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming

alcove:   (нише) nook; small, recessed section of a room

algorithm:   (алгоритм) established procedure for solving problem

alien:   (чужеродн��е) dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person

alimentary:   (пищевой) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion

allay:   (развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve

allege:   (утверждает) state without proof; assert to be true

allegory:   (аллегории) symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form

alliteration:   (аллитерации) repetition of beginning sound in poetry

allocate:   (выделить) assign; distribute according to plan

allude:   (намекают) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion

allusion:   (намек) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor

aloft:   (наверх) in or into a high place; high or higher up

alternate:   (альтернативных) happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute

altitude:   (высоте) elevation especially above sea level; height

altruistic:   (альтруистических) unselfishly generous; concerned for others

amalgamate:   (объединении) combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury

amass:   (собрать) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit

ambidextrous:   (Ambidextrous) capable of using either hand with equal ease

ambience:   (атмосферу) particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment

ambiguous:   (неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning

ambivalence:   (амбивалентность) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate

amble:   (иноходью) moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely

ambulatory:   (амбулаторных) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary

ameliorate:   (улучшению) make or become better; improve; grow better

amenable:   (поддаются) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable

amenities:   (Услуги) convenient features; courtesies

amiable:   (любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly

amicable:   (дружественных) exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome

amid:   (среди) in the middle of; among; surrounded by

amity:   (дружба) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations

amorous:   (любовный) moved by sexual love; loving

amorphous:   (аморфный) formless; lacking shape or definition

amphibian:   (амфибии) able to live both on land and in water

amphitheater:   (амфитеатр) oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena

amplify:   (усиления) broaden or clarify by expanding; intensify; make larger or more powerful; increase

amputate:   (ампутировать) cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune

anachronistic:   (анахронизмом) having time error in story; erroneous in date; in wrong time

analgesic:   (анальгетик) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness

analogous:   (аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike

anarchist:   (анархисты) person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority

anathema:   (анафема) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse

ancestor:   (предка) forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor

ancestry:   (происхождения) family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage

ancillary:   (вспомогательных) serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary

anecdotal:   (анекдотических) having the character of an anecdote; of short story of interesting or humorous incident

angular:   (угловой) sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner

animate:   (анимации) endowed with life; alive; living; animated

animated:   (анимационные) having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon

animus:   (анимус) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition

annals:   (летописи) chronological record of the events of successive years

annihilate:   (уничтожить) destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence

annotate:   (комментировать) comment; make explanatory notes

announce:   (объявить) herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly

announcement:   (Объявления) formal public statement; act of making known publicly

annoy:   (раздражать) disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate

annuity:   (ренты) annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year

annul:   (аннулировать) make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing

anodyne:   (болеутоляющее) source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain

anoint:   (помазать) apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.

anomalous:   (аномальных) deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule

anomaly:   (аномалии) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order

anonymous:   (Аноним) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name

antagonism:   (антагонизм) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor

antecede:   (предшествовать) precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order

antecedents:   (прошлое) preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background

antediluvian:   (допотопных) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times

anthology:   (антология) book of literary selections by various authors

anthropocentric:   (ан��ропоцентрической) regarding human beings as the center of the universe

anthropoid:   (человекообразные) manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance

anthropomorphic:   (антропоморфных) having human form or characteristics

anticlimax:   (разочарование) letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise

antipathy:   (антипатию) strong feeling of aversion; dislike

antithesis:   (антитеза) contrast; direct contrast; opposition

anxious:   (хотелось) eager; keen; worried; uneasy and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter

apathy:   (апатия) lack of caring; indifference

aperture:   (диафра��мы) opening; diameter of such an opening; hole

apex:   (вершине) highest point; vertex; summit; climax

aphasia:   (афазии) loss of speech due to injury or illness

aphorism:   (афоризм) definition or concise statement of principle; tersely phrased statement of truth or opinion

apiary:   (пасека) place where bees and beehives are kept, especially where bees are raised for their honey

aplomb:   (апломбом) poise; self-confident assurance

apocryphal:   (апокрифической) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious

apogee:   (апогея) the highest point; point in orbit most distant from the body being orbited

apolitical:   (аполитичной) having aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

apologist:   (апологет) person who argues in defense or justification of something, such as doctrine, policy, or institution

apostate:   (отступник) one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs

apotheosis:   (апофеоз) elevation to godhood; fact or action of becoming a god; an ideal example of something

appall:   (ужасать) depress or discourage with fear; grow faint or become weak

apparition:   (привидение) ghostly figure; sudden or unusual sight; appearance; state of being visible

appellation:   (наименование) name; title; act of naming; act of appealing for aid, sympathy

append:   (добавить) attach; add as supplement or appendix

appliance:   (устройство) durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use

apply:   (применяются) exert; put into service; avail oneself to;

apportion:   (распределить) distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share

apposite:   (уместным) strikingly appropriate and relevant; well-suited

appraise:   (оценки) estimate value of; evaluate, especially in official capacity

apprehension:   (опасение) fearful or uneasy anticipation of the future; act of seizing or capturing; understanding

apprenticeship:   (обучение) term during which one learns a trade from skilled worker; service or legal condition of an apprentice

apprise:   (информировать) inform; give notice to; make aware

approaching:   (приближается) impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another

approbation:   (апробации соответствующее) expression of warm approval; praise

appropriation:   (ассигнований) funding; money set aside for a specific purpose

apropos:   (поводу) with reference or regard; in respect

aptly:   (точно) in a competent capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner

aquatic:   (водных) consisting of, relating to, or being in water

aquiline:   (орлиным) curved or hooked like an eagle's beak

arable:   (пахотных) fit for growing crops, as by plowing

arbiter:   (арбитр) person with power to decide a dispute; judge

arboretum:   (дендрарий) place where different tree varieties are exhibited

arcane:   (тайными) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated

archaeology:   (археология) study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

archaic:   (архаичных) no longer current or applicable; antiquated

archetype:   (архетип) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned

archipelago:   (архипелаг) group of closely located islands

architecture:   (архитектура) art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures

ardent:   (горячим) displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate

arduous:   (трудный) demanding great effort or labor; difficult

arid:   (засушливых) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants

aristocracy:   (аристократия) hereditary nobility; privileged class

armada:   (армада) a fleet of warships; a large group of moving things

aroma:   (аромат) fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food

aromatic:   (ароматических) fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor

arousal:   (возбуждение) act of awaking from sleep; arousing from what is like sleep

arouse:   (вызывают) excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep

arraign:   (обвинять) officially charge someone in a court of law

arrears:   (задолженности) being in debt; unpaid, overdue debt or an unfulfilled obligation

arrogate:   (присвоить) claim without justification; claim for oneself without right

arroyo:   (Арройо) deep gully; a dry gulch; brook or creek; watercourse

arthritis:   (артрит) inflammation of a joint or joints

article:   (статьи) essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class

articulate:   (сформулировать) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language

artifice:   (хитрость) subtle but base deception; trickery; cleverness or skill; ingenuity

artisan:   (ремесленника) manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

artless:   (бесхитростный) free of artificiality; natural; open and honest

ascendancy:   (власть) superiority or decisive advantage; domination

ascetic:   (аскетической) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere

ascribe:   (приписывают) inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality

aseptic:   (асептический) preventing infection; having cleansing effect

ashen:   (пепельно) ash-colored; very pale; consisting of ashes

askance:   (искоса) with sideways or indirect look; Turned to side, especially of eyes

askew:   (косо) turned or twisted toward one side; at an angle

aspect:   (аспект) distinct feature or element in a problem; a way in which something can be viewed by the mind

asperity:   (неровностей) sharpness of temper; roughness or harshness, as of surface, sound, or climate

aspirant:   (претендентам) one who aspires, as to advancement, honors, or a high position

assail:   (нападать) assault; attack with or as if with violent blows

assay:   (анализа) analyze; evaluate; examine by trial or experiment; put to test

assembly:   (сборка) gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for common reason

assent:   (согласие) express agreement to what is alleged or proposed; accept

assiduous:   (усердным) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent

assimilate:   (ассимилировать) incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble

assist:   (помощь) give help or support to, especially as a subordinate

assistant:   (Помощник) helper; person who assists or helps someone else

assuage:   (успокоить) ease or lessen pain; satisfy or appease

astigmatism:   (астигматизм) eye defect that prevents proper focus

astringent:   (вяжущее) causing contraction; having the effect of drawing tissue together; stern or austere

astronomical:   (астрономические) enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy

asunder:   (куски) into separate parts or pieces; apart

asymmetric:   (асимметричной) not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

atavism:   (атавизм) resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; deformity returning after passage of two or more generations

atavistic:   (атавистические) displaying characteristics of previous cultural era or of previous ancestral form

atheistic:   (атеистической) denying existence of God; godless

atrocity:   (злодеяние) brutal deed; atrocious condition, quality, or behavior; monstrousness

atrophy:   (атрофия) wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease

attach:   (придаем) fasten; annex; be in contact with

attached:   (вложенный) fastened together; joined by wall, especially by sharing a wall with another building; not freestanding

attainment:   (достижения) something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement

attenuate:   (ослабления) make slender, fine, or small; weaken; lessen density of

attorney:   (адвокат) lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy

attract:   (привлечения) draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure

attribute:   (атрибута) essential quality; reputation; honor

attrition:   (истощение) gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harassment

atypical:   (нетипичные) not normal; unusual or irregular; not representative of a group, class, or type

audacious:   (дерзкий) fearlessly, often recklessly daring; bold

audit:   (Аудит) examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts

auditory:   (слухового) of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing

auger:   (шнек) hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice

augment:   (увеличить) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity

augury:   (гадание) sign of something coming; art or practice of foretelling events by signs or omens

aureole:   (венчиком) the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; halo

auroral:   (авроральной) characteristic of dawn; dawning, eastern, like new beginning; relating to the atmospheric phenomenon auroras

auspicious:   (благоприятный) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous

austere:   (суровый) strict or severe in discipline; severely simple and unornamented

authenticate:   (аутентификации) prove genuine; establish authenticity of

authoritarian:   (авторитарного) expecting absolute obedience; completely dominating another's will

authoritative:   (авторитетных) having weight of authority; peremptory and dictatorial

authority:   (власть) jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government

authorize:   (разрешить) empower; give permission for; sanction

autocrat:   (самодержца) dictator; ruler having unlimited power

autocratic:   (само��ержавной) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial

automaton:   (автомата) mechanism that imitates actions of humans

autonomous:   (автономного) self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent

autonomy:   (автономии) independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination

auxiliary:   (вспомогательных) helper, additional or subsidiary

avalanche:   (лавина) great mass of falling snow and ice

avarice:   (алчность) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain

aver:   (среднее) declare to be true; affirm

averse:   (прочь) reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling

aversion:   (отвращение) firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike

aviary:   (вольер) large cage, building, or enclosure in which birds are reared or kept

aviation:   (авиация) art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics

avid:   (Avid) greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm

avocation:   (призвание) activity taken up in addition to one's regular work or profession, usually for enjoyment

avoidance:   (избежании) keeping away from or preventing from happening

avow:   (признаться) declare openly; acknowledge openly, boldly, and unashamedly

avuncular:   (дядин) in manner of uncle, pertaining to uncle; kind, genial, benevolent or tolerant

awkwardly:   (неловко) in an uncomfortable, nervous or embarrassed way

awry:   (наперекосяк) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course

axiom:   (аксиома) self-evident truth requiring no proof

azure:   (Azure) sky blue; light purplish-blue