4000 CAE Vocabulary List

пятнышко particle; a tiny spot; stain

вонь strong, offensive smell; disgusting odor; stench

убежище place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque

сувенир token of remembrance; a memento; something of sentimental value

опилки dust or small fragments of wood made by the cutting of a saw

превосходство dominance; power to dominate or defeat

икру lay eggs; produce offspring in large numbers

беготня go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly

звезды echinoderms characterized by five arms extending from a central disk

скальпель a small knife with a thin, keen blade, used by surgeons and in dissecting

желудка the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult

гибкая flexible; moving and bending with ease

убежище place of refuge or asylum; shrine; holy places, such as a church, temple, or mosque

спираль rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil

шарф a long piece of cloth worn about the head, neck, or shoulders

обоснования establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support

ножницы edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades

синтезировать integrate; compose; combine to form a new, complex product

скользят glide or slide like a reptile; slip and slide, as on a loose or uneven surface

гибкая flexible; moving and bending with ease

внимания the lamp that produces an intense beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; the focus of public attention

беготня go with light running steps; move about or proceed hurriedly

вкрадчивый unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

желудка the principal organ of digestion; abdomen or belly; appetite for food; desire, especially for something difficult

сенсационные arousing or intended to arouse strong curiosity, interest, or reaction

мерцание shine with a weak or fitful light; glimmer intermittently

вкрадчивый unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

внимания the lamp that produces an intense beam of light to illuminate a restricted area; the focus of public attention

задушить conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

спокойствие the calmness of mind; quietness; stillness; peace

обоснования establish by evidence; make firm or solid; support

приземистый stocky; short and thick; low and broad

развязность behave arrogantly or pompously; walk with a swaying motion

водоворот whirling motion; eddy, as of water

пятнышко particle; a tiny spot; stain

отрывочный containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete

отрывочный containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner of a sketch; incomplete

задушить conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion

превосходство dominance; power to dominate or defeat

прижаться move one way and the other to get a close place; lie close for comfort; cuddle; nestle