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accessibility
Detail    speak
n. Доступность the attribute of being easy to meet or deal with
Whitehouse.gov includes several features designed to improve accessibility for users with disabilities. Some of these features are described below.
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accessory
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n. аксессуары additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
Another accessory is a tripod needed to prevent camera shake, especially when the shutter speed drops below the tenth second at a wide-angle shot.
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acclaim
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v. Награды applaud; announce with great approval
The NBC sportscasters will acclaim every American victory in the Olympics.
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acclimate
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v. акклиматизироваться accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
One of the difficulties of our present air age is the need of travelers to acclimate themselves to their new and often strange environments.
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acclivity
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n. подъем upward slope, as of hill
The car would not go up the acclivity in high gear.
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accolade
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n. награды award of merit; expression of approval; praise
In Hollywood, an 'Oscar' is the highest accolade.
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accompaniment
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n. сопровождение act of accompanying someone or something
I have swallowed the remainder with an accompaniment of secret tears, forced from me by the exigency of hunger.
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accompanying
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a. сопровождающие attendant; appearing or going with someone or something else
Both men plus a host of accompanying ministers will focus on common ground.
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accomplishment
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n. достижение achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful
Getting the two leaders to sign a peace treaty was his greatest accomplishment.
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accordion
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n. аккордеон a box-shaped musical instrument consisting of a folded central part with a keyboard
This web includes an excellent page describing in technical detail the differences between different accordion keyboards - piano, chromatic, and uniform.
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accost
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v. приставать approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
When the two young men wanted to accost me, I was frightened because I thought they would attack me.
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accouter
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v. одевать equip; provide with military equipment
We will accouter the fisherman with the best that the sporting goods store could supply.
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accredit
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v. аккредитации authorize; commission; give credit for
And you will discover that governmental agencies accredit rubber stamps for private regional groups.
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accretion
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n. аккреции growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
The accretion of wealth marked the family's rise in power.
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accrue
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v. начисляются increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
The Premier League awards three points for a win and one for a draw, so in a 38-game season, the maximum a team can accrue is 114 points.
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accumulate
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v. накапливаются pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
The tendency of Capital to accumulate is a big threat to the free market.
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accuse
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v. обвинить blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
He then went on to accuse the West of hypocrisy in criticizing Russia's human rights record.
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acerbity
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n. жесткость the bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
The meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was marked with such acerbity that informed sources held out little hope of reaching any useful settlement of the problem.
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acetic
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a. уксусной having properties of vinegar; sour
The salad had an exceedingly acetic flavor.
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acidulous
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a. углекислые slightly sour in taste or manner; sharp; caustic
James was unpopular because of his sarcastic and acidulous remarks.
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