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abandon:
n. отказаться lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
abdomen:
n. живота belly, or that part of the body between the thorax and the pelvis
abduct:
v. похищают carry off by force; kidnap
abduction:
n. похищения the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force
abide:
v. соблюдать endure; put up with; bear; tolerate
abject:
a. крайней being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
abnormal:
a. ненормальные unusual; not typical; not normal
abolition:
n. отмена ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with
abracadabra:
n. абракадабру magical charm or incantation having the power to ward off disease or disaster; foolish or unintelligible talk
abrasive:
a. абразивных rubbing away; tending to grind down
absent:
a. отсутствует go away or leave; missing; not present
absenteeism:
n. прогул habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty
absolute:
a. абсолютная perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
absolution:
n. отпущение грехов act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest
absolve:
v. освобождает pronounce clear of guilt or blame; grant remission of sin to; acquit
absorb:
v. поглощают assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
abstinence:
n. воздержания restraint from eating or drinking;  refraining from indulging appetite or desire
abstract:
a. Аннотация theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
absurd:
a. абсурдно preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
abundance:
n. изобилие great or plentiful amount; fullness to overflowing
abundantly:
ad. совершенно in great numbers; in a plentiful or sufficient degree; plentifully
abuse:
n. нарушении improper use or handling; misuse
abusive:
a. оскорбительные coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
abyss:
n. пропасть enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
academic:
a. академических related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
accelerate:
v. ускорения move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
acceleration:
n. ускорение a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
access:
n. доступ approach; entry; entrance
accessible:
a. доступны easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
accessory:
n. аксессуары additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
accident:
n. авария an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
accidental:
a. случайно unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally  
accidentally:
ad. случайно inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
accommodate:
v. размещения do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
accommodating:
a. размещение helpful in bringing about a harmonious adaptation
accomplice:
n. сообщника partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
accomplish:
v. выполнения succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
accord:
n. соглашение settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
accordion:
n. аккордеон a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
accumulation:
n. накопления increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
accusation:
n. обвинения indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
accustomed:
a. привыкли habitual to; used to; frequently practiced, used, or experienced; customary
achieve:
v. достижения gain with effort; accomplish; fulfill
acknowledge:
v. признать declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
acme:
n. Acme the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
acne:
n. акне skin condition, usually of the face that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
acquaint:
v. ознакомиться inform about; cause to come to know personally; make familiar
acquaintance:
n. знакомства personal knowledge or information about someone or something
acquire:
v. приобрести gain through experience or effort; gain possession of; locate with a tracking system
acquittal:
n. оправдания state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
activate:
v. активации make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
actively:
ad. активное energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively
acute:
a. острого quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
adage:
n. пословица wise saying; brief familiar proverb;  expression of popular wisdom
adamant:
a. Адамант extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
adapt:
v. адаптироваться make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
adaptable:
a. адаптации flexible; becoming or being made suitable to a particular situation or use
adaptive:
a. адаптивных having a capacity for adaptation; capable of adapting
addiction:
n. наркомании the compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
addictive:
a. привыкание something you cannot stop taking once you have started
additional:
a. дополнительных further; extra; supplemental or added to
address:
v. адрес make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
adept:
a. адепт expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
adhere:
v. придерживаться stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
adhesive:
n. клей glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
adjacent:
a. смежных adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
administer:
v. администрирование govern; supervise; give or apply medications
administration:
n. Администрация management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
admiration:
n. восхищение favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
admittedly:
ad. правда doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
ado:
n. ADO doing; bother; troublesome business; fuss; bustle
adolescence:
n. подростковом возрасте state of growing up from childhood to manhood or womanhood; transitional period between youth and maturity
adopt:
v. принимать accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
adorable:
a. очаровательны deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors
adore:
v. обожаю worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
adorn:
v. украшают enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
adornment:
n. украшения embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
advance:
v. заранее proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
advanced:
a. расширенный improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
adversary:
n. противника the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
adverse:
a. неблагоприятных in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
adversity:
n. невзгоды state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
advisable:
a. целесообразно proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent; ready to receive advice
advisory:
a. консультативного having the power to advice; containing advice
advocate:
v. адвокат speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
aesthetic:
a. эстетическое elegant or tasteful; of or concerning the appreciation of beauty or good taste
affect:
v. влияют have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
affected:
a. пострадавших speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
affection:
n. привязанность fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
affectionate:
a. ласковые having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
affidavit:
n. аффидевит written statement made under oath
affiliation:
n. принадлежности partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
affirmative:
a. позитивные confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
affliction:
n. бедствие cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
affluent:
a. богатые having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
aftermath:
n. после outcome; consequence, especially of a disaster or misfortune
agenda:
n. Повестка дня items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
agent:
n. агент one that acts on behalf of other persons or organizations
aggravating:
a. отягчающих irritating; annoying; making worse or more heinous
aggregate:
v. совокупности gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
aggressive:
a. агрессивного making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
aggressor:
n. агрессора one that engages in aggression; a person who first attacks
agitated:
a. взволнованный disturbed; excited; expressing agitation
agony:
n. агония the extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; last struggle of life; death struggle
agreement:
n. Соглашение state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
airborne:
a. бортовых aloft; flying; in the air
airtight:
a. герметичные impermeable to air or other gases; having no weak points; sound
ajar:
a. приоткрытой half-open; slightly turned or opened
alias:
n. Alias assumed name; another name; a name that has been assumed temporarily
alien:
a. чужеродн��е dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
alienate:
v. отчуждать cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
alienated:
a. отчужденного isolated; excluded; estranged; having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or social group
alimony:
n. алименты payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
allegiance:
n. верность loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
allegory:
n. аллегории symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
allergic:
a. аллергические excessively sensitive; susceptible; having an allergy
allergy:
n. аллергия hypersensitivity reaction; abnormally high sensitivity to certain substances
alleviate:
v. облегчения provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
alley:
n. аллея a narrow passage, especially a walk or passage in a garden or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes
alligator:
n. крокодил large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile family, peculiar to America
alloy:
v. сплав combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
alloy:
n. сплав mixture; a combination of diverse things
allure:
v. привлекательность attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
ally:
n. союзником confederate; partner; collaborator
almond:
n. миндаля deciduous tree, native to Asia and northern Africa and having simple leaves, pink flowers, and leathery fruits
aloft:
ad. наверх in or into a high place; high or higher up
aloof:
a. стороне apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote
altar:
n. алтарь raised structure on which sacrifices are offered or incense burned to a deity
altercation:
n. ссоры a noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
alternate:
a. альтернативных happening or following in turns; succeeding each other continuously; substitute
altitude:
n. высоте elevation especially above sea level; height
ambrosia:
n. Амброзия something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
ambush:
n. засада disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
amend:
v. изменить change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
amendment:
n. Поправка a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
amid:
ad. среди in the middle of; among; surrounded by
amiss:
a. добро out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
ammunition:
n. боеприпасов military stores or provisions; articles used in weapons, as powder, balls, shot, shells
amnesia:
n. амнезия partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
amnesty:
n. амнистия the general pardon granted by the government, especially for political offenses
amoral:
a. аморальным lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong
ample:
a. достаточно more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
amulet:
n. амулет object worn, especially around the neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
analogy:
n. аналогии the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
anarchy:
n. анархия absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
ancestor:
n. предка forefather; forebear; forerunner or predecessor
ancestry:
n. происхождения family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
anchor:
v. якоря secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
anecdotal:
a. анекдотических having the character of an anecdote; of a short story of any interesting or humorous incidents
anecdote:
n. анекдот a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
anemia:
n. анемии condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
anesthetic:
n. анестезии a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
anguish:
n. тоска agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
animated:
a. анимационные having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in the form of cartoon
animation:
n. анимация act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive
animosity:
n. вражды bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
ankle:
n. лодыжки the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
annex:
v. Приложение append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
announce:
v. объявить herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
announcement:
n. Объявления formal public statement; an act of making known publicly
annoy:
v. раздражать disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
anomaly:
n. аномалии irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
anonymity:
n. анонимность state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
anonymous:
a. Аноним having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
antenna:
n. антенны organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
anterior:
a. передняя before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
anthem:
n. Гимн song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
anthropologist:
n. антрополог one who studies history and science of mankind
anthropology:
n. Антропология social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
antibiotic:
a. антибиотик of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
anticipate:
v. предвидеть act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
antidote:
n. противоядием medicine to counteract a poison or disease; an agent that relieves or counteracts
antiquated:
a. устаревшие too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
antiseptic:
n. антисептическое a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
anxious:
a. хотелось eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
aorta:
n. аорты the great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body; the main trunk of arterial system
ape:
v. обезьяна imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
apocalyptic:
a. апокалиптические prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
apology:
n. извинения acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
appalling:
a. ужасных causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
apparatus:
n. аппарата a group of parts that work together to perform a given function; appliance, or device for a particular purpose
apparel:
n. одежды external clothing; vesture; garments; dress; a small ornamental piece
appeal:
n. Обращение attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
appealing:
a. привлекательным attractive or interesting; charming
appease:
v. успокоить bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve
appetite:
n. аппетит instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
appliance:
n. устройство durable goods for home or office use; device or instrument for household use
application:
n. применение close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
apply:
v. применяются exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
apportion:
v. распределить distribute; allot; give out as one's portion or share
appreciate:
v. оценить be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
appreciative:
a. признательны having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception
apprehend:
v. задержания take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
approaching:
a. приближается impending; of the relatively near future; coming closer to another
appropriate:
v. соответствующие acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
appropriation:
n. ассигнований funding;  money set aside for a specific purpose
apron:
n. фартук an article of dress, of cloth or other stuff, worn on the forepart of the body, to keep the clothes clean
aptitude:
n. способности inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
aptly:
ad. точно in a competent, capable manner; in an apt or suitable manner
arbitrary:
a. произвольной randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
arbitrator:
n. арбитр someone chosen to judge and decide the disputed issue;  one having the power to make authoritative decisions
arcade:
n. Аркады covered passageway, usually lined with shops; simple arched opening in a wall; vault or vaulted place
archer:
n. лучник bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow
archipelago:
n. архипелаг group of closely located islands
architecture:
n. архитектура art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
archives:
n. Архив public records; place where public records are kept
ardent:
a. горячим displaying or by strong enthusiasm or devotion; passionate
arena:
n. Арена a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
aria:
n. Ария operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
arid:
a. засушливых dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
aroma:
n. аромат fragrance; scent; pleasant characteristic odor, as of a plant, spice, or food
aromatic:
a. ароматических fragrant or sweet-smelling; caused by fragrant odor
arouse:
v. вызывают excite; stimulate; awaken from or as if from sleep
array:
v. массив set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
arrest:
v. арест stop or slow down; catch someone's attention; take into custody
arrogance:
n. высокомерие overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
arrogant:
a. высокомерным arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
arsenal:
n. Арсенал storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
arsenic:
n. мышьяка a solid substance resembling metal in physical properties, but in its chemical relations ranking with the nonmetals
arson:
n. поджог malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of another man, which by the common law is a felony
arsonist:
n. поджигателя criminal who illegally sets fire to property
arthritis:
n. артрит inflammation of a joint or joints
article:
n. статьи essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
articulate:
a. сформулировать expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
artifact:
n. артефакта the object made by human beings; inaccurate observation, effect, or result
artillery:
n. артиллерия large weapons, such as cannon and missile launchers operated by crews; army branch in use of large weapons
ascertain:
v. установить find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
ascribe:
v. приписывают inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
asinine:
a. глупый utterly stupid or silly; inanely foolish
asparagus:
n. спаржа tender young shoots of a Eurasian plant, having leaf-like stems, scale-like leaves, and small flowers
aspect:
n. аспект distinct feature or element in a problem
asphalt:
n. асфальт a brownish-black solid or semisolid mixture of bitumen obtained from nature or as a petroleum byproduct
aspire:
v. Aspire seek to attain; long for; strive toward an end
assault:
n. нападение a violent attack; an onslaught
assembly:
n. сборка gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for a common reason
assert:
v. утверждать declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
assessment:
n. оценки act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
asset:
n. активов properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
assimilate:
v. ассимилировать incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
assist:
v. помощь give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
assistant:
n. Помощник helper; a person who assists or helps someone else
assumption:
n. предположения something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
assurance:
n. обеспечения promise or pledge; certainty; self-confidence; freedom from doubt
assured:
a. заверил made sure; exhibiting confidence or authority; indubitable
asteroid:
n. астероид small planet; any small celestial bodies that revolve around the sun
asthma:
n. астма chronic respiratory disease, often arising from allergies
astral:
a. астрального relating to stars; star-shaped
astray:
a. заблуждение away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
astronomical:
a. астрономические enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
astute:
a. проницательный wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
asylum:
n. убежища place of refuge or shelter; protection
atlas:
n. Атлас a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
atone:
v. искупить make amends, as for sin or fault; pay for; turn away from sin
attach:
v. придаем fasten; annex; be in contact with
attain:
v. достижения achieve or accomplish; gain
attainment:
n. достижения something, such as an accomplishment or achievement; achievement
attentive:
a. внимательный alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
attest:
v. свидетельствует testify; authenticate, affirm to be true
attic:
n. чердак story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;
attire:
n. одежда clothes, especially of a particular or formal type; dress
attorney:
n. адвокат lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
attract:
v. привлечения draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
attribute:
n. атрибута essential quality; reputation; honor
auction:
n. аукцион public sale of property to the highest bidder
audacity:
a. смелость daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesome; reckless daring
audit:
v. Аудит examine, verify, or correct the financial accounts of
audit:
n. Аудит examination of accounts; adjustment or correction of accounts
audition:
v. прослушивания take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
auditorium:
n. аудитории area of theater or concert hall where the audience sits
auger:
n. шнек hand tool for boring holes; hollow drill used to take core samples of soil, ice
august:
a. Август impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
aurora:
n. Аврора a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
authentic:
a. подлинные not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
authoritative:
a. авторитетных weighting authority; peremptory and dictatorial
authority:
n. власть jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
authorization:
n. разрешения act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by authority; sanction or warrant
authorize:
v. разрешить empower; give permission for; sanction
autonomy:
n. автономии independence; self-government or the right of self-government; self-determination
autopsy:
n. вскрытия examination of dead body; post-mortem
auxiliary:
a. вспомогательных helper, additional or subsidiary
avail:
v. воспользоваться turn to the advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
avalanche:
n. лавина a great mass of falling snow and ice
avenge:
v. мстить take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
aversion:
n. отвращение firm dislike; turning away; avoidance of a thing, situation, or behavior because of dislike
avert:
v. предотвратить prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
aviation:
n. авиация art or science of flying; flight; aeronautics
avid:
a. Avid greedy; eager for; marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
avoidance:
n. избежании keeping away from or preventing from happening
awe:
n. трепет mixed emotion of reverence, respect, dread, and wonder; fear, as of something evil
awkwardly:
ad. неловко in an uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed way
axis:
n. оси the center around which something rotates; pivot