4000 CAE Vocabulary (B)| Manage Words by Panel

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babble

v. болтовня talk foolishly or idly; utter meaningless confusion of words or sounds
The little girl likes to babble about her doll.

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baboon

n. бабуина large terrestrial monkeys having doglike muzzles
Where is Mappo now? Asked a small baboon, which is another kind of monkey.

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bacon

n. бекон back and sides of a pig salted and smoked
They built a fire against the side of a great log and then cooked some bacon in the frying-pan for supper.

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badge

n. значок a distinctive mark, token, or sign worn on the person
He was awarded a merit badge for his bravery in the battle.

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badger

v. барсук pester; annoy persistently; persuade through constant efforts
She is forced to change her telephone number because obscene phone calls badger her.

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bait

v. приманка harass; tease; lure, entice, or entrap
The school bully will bait the smaller children, terrorizing them.

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balanced

a. сбалансированного hold or carry in equilibrium
I knew that his great kindness to me was balanced by unjust severity to many others in my secret soul.

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bald

a. лысый hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
Although he carried, under his wig, a perfectly bald and shiny head, he had only reached middle age.

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ballad

n. баллада popular kind of narrative poem adapted for recitation or singing
The musician made the legend into a beautiful ballad.

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ballerina

n. Балерина principal woman dancer in a ballet company; woman ballet dancer
Tiptoeing like a ballerina is the power of art to transform us.

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balloon

n. воздушный шар a large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air
Since the early hours of the morning, the team had been carrying out final checks, and they'd started inflating the balloon.

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ballroom

n. бальные large room used mainly for dancing
Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Toronto offers ballrooms and Latin dancing lessons, including waltz, tango, and other popular dances.

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balm

n. Бальзам something that relieves pain
Friendship is the finest balm for the pangs of disappointed love.

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balmy

a. мягкий mild and pleasant; fragrant
A balmy breeze refreshed us after the sultry blast.

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bandanna

n. бандану large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
First, you will need a bandanna, depending on your head's size; we have found that a square of material about 60 cm.

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bandleader

n. оркестра leader of a dance band; a musician who leads a band of musicians
For years I valued him more as a guest star as with the Dizzy Big Band than as a bandleader.

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bane

n. Бейн something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
Lucy's little brother was the bane of her existence: his attempts to make her life miserable worked so well that she could have poisoned him.

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banish

v. изгнать drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
The king decided to banish him from the realm immediately.

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banister

n. перила handrail, especially on a staircase
The house was all built to the highest level of quality by the best craftsmen; only nobody in town could build the sweeping banister for that grand staircase.

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bankrupt

a. банкротом penniless, without any money; financially ruined
But opposition leaders say he's morally bankrupt and must now step down.

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