4000 CAE Vocabulary List

v. раздражать disturb, especially by minor irritations; irritate
Sit up! Don't annoy me with holding the clothes fast.

n. аномалии irregularity; a person or something unusual; departure from the normal or common order
No doubt, this anomaly is the result of the uncertain international environment and high-interest rates.

n. анонимность state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
In my view, death in anonymity is the ultimate insult to human dignity.

a. Аноним having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
The buyer, who wished to remain anonymous, is a foreigner with homes in Europe.

n. антенны organ of sensation, attached to the heads of insects; sensory appendage, as in function or form
It would help if you fixed the television antenna before receiving programs.

a. передняя before in time; antecedent; placed before or in front
When I licked the sponge holes on the base of her anterior skull plate, it was the translator hanging on her chest that said, 'Stop that tickles.'

n. Гимн song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
Let us now all join in singing the national anthem.

n. антрополог one who studies history and science of mankind
Eighty-three years ago, an anthropologist from the Field Museum dug up the remains of 22 people from marked graves in Labrador, Canada.

n. Антропология social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
The strength of anthropology is its diversity of approach and perspective, unified by a common theme: the study of human variation and adaptability.

a. антибиотик of or relating to a chemical substance that kills microorganisms and cures infections
Patients must take the high-powered antibiotic or even extensive chemotherapy for up to two years.

v. предвидеть act in advance of; deal with ahead of time; predict
I thought she loved me, outcast as I was, and I, who from man could anticipate only mistrust, rejection, insult, clung to her with filial fondness.

n. противоядием medicine to counteract a poison or disease; an agent that relieves or counteracts
They believe that because this anti-heroin antidote is what finally worked with some of the victims.

a. устаревшие too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
We are tolerably conversant with the early English poets; and can discover no resemblance whatever, except in antiquated spelling and a few obsolete words.

n. антисептическое a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
Regular washing with antiseptic is often enough to heal a skin infection.

a. хотелось eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
It was the last remark that had made the whole party look so grave and anxious.

n. аорты the great artery which carries the blood from the heart to all parts of the body; the main trunk of arterial system
The aorta is the main artery that carries blood with oxygen out of the heart to the body.

v. обезьяна imitate; mimic, as an ape imitates human actions
You will be suspended for a week if you ape the principal in front of the whole school like Tom.

a. апокалиптические prophetic; involving or portending widespread devastation
The crowd jeered the preacher's apocalyptic predictions of doom at the street.

n. извинения acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
The consequence of those measures will be the best apology for my conduct.

a. ужасных causing or fitted to cause dismay or horror; frightful
I don't know why she's marrying that appalling man; I wouldn't touch him with a barge-pole.