abjure:
/æb'dʒʊə(r)/ v. Syn. renounce; abandon
(отречься) renounce upon oath; abandon forever | abrogate:
/'æbroʊgeɪt/ a. Syn. abolish
(отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
acumen:
/'ækjʊmɛn, ə'kju:mɛn/ n. Syn. acuteness; insight
(проницательность) mental keenness; quickness of perception | adumbrate:
/'ædʌmbreɪt/ v. Syn. overshadow; shade
(предвещать) give hint or indication of something; disclose partially or guardedly; overshadow; shade |
alacrity:
/ə'lækrɪtɪ/ n.
(готовностью) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness | anathema:
/ə'næθəmə/ n.
(анафема) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse |
antipathy:
/æn'tɪpəθɪ/ n. Syn. aversion; dislike
(антипатию) strong feeling of aversion; dislike | approbation:
/æprə'beɪʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. approval
(апробации соответствующее) expression of warm approval; praise |
arrogate:
/'æroʊgeɪt/ v.
(присвоить) claim without justification; claim for oneself without right | ascetic:
/ə'sɛtɪk/ a. Syn. austere; severe
(аскетической) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere |
assiduous:
/ə'sɪdjʊəs/;/ə'sɪdʒʊəs/ a. Syn. diligent; persistent
(усердным) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent | boon:
/bu:n/ n. Syn. blessing; benefit
(благом) blessing; benefit bestowed, especially in response to a request |
brusque:
/brʊsk/;/brʌsk/ a. Syn. blunt; abrupt
(резкий) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly | burnish:
/'bɜrnɪʃ/ v. Syn. polish
(полировки) make shiny by rubbing; polish |
buttress:
/'bʌtrɪs/ v. Syn. support
(опоры) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence | cajole:
/kə'dʒoʊl/ v.
(задобрить) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
calumny:
/'kæləmnɪ/ n. Syn. slander
(клевету) false statement maliciously made to injure another's reputation; slander | capricious:
/kə'prɪʃəs/ a. Syn. unpredictable; fickle; arbitrary
(капризной) fickle; impulsive and unpredictable; apt to change opinions suddenly |
clemency:
/'klɛmənsɪ/ n.
(помиловании) mildness, as of the weather; merciful, kind, or lenient act | cogent:
/'koʊdʒənt/ a. Syn. convincing
(убедительной) reasonable and convincing; based on evidence; forcefully persuasive |
concomitant:
/kən'kɒmɪtənt/ a. Syn. accompanying
(сопутствующих) in conjunction with; accompanying; associated with | conflagration:
/kɒnflə'greɪʃ(ə)n/ a.
(пожар) large destructive fire; burning; large-scale military conflict |
conundrum:
/kə'nʌndrəm/ n. Syn. riddle
(головоломки) riddle; difficult problem; dilemma | credulity:
/krɪ'dju:lɪtɪ/;/krɪ'du:lɪtɪ/ n.
(доверчивость) readiness of belief; disposition to believe on slight evidence |
cupidity:
/kju:'pɪdɪtɪ/ n. Syn. greed
(алчность) greed; excessive desire, especially for wealth | cursory:
/'kɜrsərɪ/ a. Syn. casual
(беглого) casual; brief or broad; not cautious, nor detailed |
decry:
/dɪ'kraɪ/ v. Syn. disparage
(осуждают) express strong disapproval of; disparage | defile:
/di:'faɪl/ v. Syn. pollute
(дефиле) pollute; make dirty or spotty |
deleterious:
/dɛlɪ'tɪərɪəs/ a. Syn. harmful
(вредных) having harmful effect; injurious; having quality of destroying life; noxious; poisonous | demure:
/dɪ'mjʊə(r)/ a. Syn. grave; serious
(скромный) modest and reserved in manner or behavior |
deprecate:
/'dɛprɪkeɪt/ v. Syn. belittle
(осуждать) express disapproval of; protest against; belittle | deride:
/dɪ'raɪd/ v. Syn. ridicule
(высмеивать) ridicule; make fun of; laugh at with contempt |
desecrate:
/'dɛsɪkreɪt/ v.
(осквернить) violate with violence, especially to sacred place | discursive:
/dɪ'skɜrsɪv/ a.
(дискурсивной) tending to depart from main point or cover a wide range of subjects |
dissemble:
/dɪ'sɛmb(ə)l/ v. Syn. disguise; pretend
(лицемерить) disguise or conceal behind a false appearance; make a false show of | ebullient:
/ɪ'bʌlɪənt/ a.
(кипучей) showing excitement; overflowing with enthusiasm |
effrontery:
/ɛ'frʌntərɪ/ n.
(наглость) shameless or brazen boldness; insolent and shameless audacity | egregious:
/ɪ'gri:dʒəs/ a. Syn. notorious
(вопиющих) notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking |
enervate:
/'ɛnəveɪt/ v. Syn. weaken
(расслабленный) weaken or destroy strength or vitality of; remove a nerve or part of a nerve | ephemeral:
/ɪ'fɛmərəl/ a.
(эфемерное) short-lived; enduring a very short time |
eschew:
/ɪs'tʃu:/ v. Syn. avoid; escape
(отказаться) avoid; refuse to use or participate in; stand aloof from | evanescent:
/i:və'nɛs(ə)nt/;/ɛv-/ a. Syn. fleeting; vanishing
(затухающих) fleeting; vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor |
evince:
/ɪ'vɪns/ v. Syn. manifest
(выказывают) show or demonstrate clearly; overcome; conquer | exculpate:
/'ɛkskʌlpeɪt/ v.
(оправдать) pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
execrable:
/'ɛksɪkrəb(ə)l/ a.
(отвратительный) very bad; extremely inferiorl; intolerable; very hateful | expiate:
/'ɛkspɪeɪt/ v. Syn. atone
(искупить) make amends or pay the penalty for; relieve or cleanse of guilt |
expunge:
/ɛk'spʌndʒ/ v. Syn. cancel; remove
(вычеркнуть) cancel; remove; erase or strike out | extant:
/ɛk'stænt/ a.
(сохранившихся) still in existence; not destroyed, lost, or extinct |
extol:
/ɪk'stɔl/ v. Syn. praise; glorify
(превозносить) praise highly; glorify; celebrate | fallacious:
/fə'leɪʃəs/ a. Syn. false; deceptive
(ошибочно) false; tending to mislead; deceptive |
fastidious:
/fæ'stɪdɪəs/ a.
(привередливых) difficult to please; having complicated requirements; excessively particular demanding about details | fatuous:
/'fætjʊəs/ a. Syn. foolish
(глупые) foolish or silly, especially in self-satisfied way |
feral:
/'fɪər(ə)l/ a. Syn. wild
(диких) not domestic; wild; existing in wild or untamed state | fetid:
/'fɛtɪd/ a. Syn. stinking
(зловонный) unpleasant-smelling; having offensive smell; stinking |
florid:
/'flɒrɪd/;/'flɔ:rɪd/ a. Syn. ruddy; reddish
(витиеватой) reddish; elaborately or excessively ornamented | fractious:
/'frækʃəs/ a. Syn. unruly; disobedient; irritable
(капризная) inclined to make trouble; disobedient; irritable |
garrulous:
/'gærʊləs/ a. Syn. wordy; talkative
(болтливый) talking much and repetition of unimportant or trivial details | gregarious:
/grɪ'gɛərɪəs/ a. Syn. sociable
(стадное) sociable; seeking and enjoying the company of others |
hackneyed:
/'hæknɪd/ a. Syn. commonplace
(банальный) repeated too often; over familiar through overuse | hapless:
/'hæplɪs/ a.
(несчастного) without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy |
harangue:
/hə'ræŋ/ n.
(речь) noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression | harangue:
/hə'ræŋ/ n.
(речь) noisy speech; speech or piece of writing with strong feeling or expression |
hegemony:
/hɪ'gɛmənɪ/;/'hɛdʒɛmoʊnɪ/ n.
(гегемонии) domination, influence, or authority over another, especially by political group or nation over others | impassive:
/ɪm'pæsɪv/ a.
(бесстрастным) without feeling; revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited |
imperious:
/ɪm'pɪərɪəs/ a. Syn. dictatorial
(властным) urgent or pressing; able to deal authoritatively; dictatorial | impertinent:
/ɪm'pɜrtɪnənt/ a. Syn. rude
(дерзкий) improperly forward or bold; rude |
impervious:
/ɪm'pɜrvɪəs/ a. Syn. impenetrable
(непроницаемой) impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed | impetuous:
/ɪm'pɛtjʊəs/ a. Syn. violent; hasty; rash.
(стремительный) marked by sudden and violent force; hasty; impulsive and passionate |
impinge:
/ɪm'pɪndʒ/ v. Syn. infringe; touch
(посягают) infringe; advance beyond usual limit; make physical impact on; touch | implacable:
/ɪm'plækəb(ə)l/ a.
(непримиримой) incapable of being pacified; not to be relieved; |
inchoate:
/'ɪnkoʊət/ a. Syn. rudimentary; elementary
(незавершенные) recently begun; imperfectly formed or developed; elementary | incontrovertible:
/ɪnkɒntrə'vɜrtɪb(ə)l/ a. Syn. indisputable
(неопровержимые) indisputable; not open to question |
indefatigable:
/ɪndɪ'fætɪgəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. tireless
(неутомимый) tireless; showing sustained enthusiastic action | ineffable:
/ɪn'ɛfəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. unutterable
(невыразимой) unutterable; cannot be expressed in speech |
inexorable:
/ɪn'ɛksərəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. unyielding; implacable
(неумолимой) not capable of being swayed; unyielding; implacable | ingenuous:
/ɪn'dʒɛnjʊəs/ a. Syn. young; unsophisticated
(простодушный) naive and trusting; young; unsophisticated |
inimical:
/ɪ'nɪmɪk(ə)l/ a. Syn. unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental
(враждебны) unfriendly; hostile; harmful; detrimental | iniquity:
/ɪ'nɪkw(ə)tɪ/ n.
(беззаконие) absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; want of rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice; unrighteousness; wickedness |
insidious:
/ɪn'sɪdɪəs/ a. Syn. treacherous; stealthy; sly
(коварная) spreading harmfully in a subtle manner; designed or adapted to entrap | inure:
/ɪ'njʊə(r)/ v. Syn. harden; habituate
(вступают в силу) apply in use; use or accustom till no pain or inconvenience; harden; habituate |
invective:
/ɪn'vɛktɪv/ n. Syn. abuse
(инвективы) abusive language used to express blame or ill will | inveterate:
/ɪn'vɛtərət/ a. Syn. habitual
(заядлые) deep-rooted; firmly and long established; habitual |
jubilant:
/'dʒu:bɪlənt/ a. Syn. exultant; happy; merry
(ликующие) happy; merry; joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success | juxtaposition:
/dʒʌkstəpə'zɪʃən/ n. Syn. apposition
(сопоставление) act of positioning close together; side-by-side position |
laconic:
/lə'kɒnɪk/ a. Syn. concise
(лаконичный) brief; effectively cut short; marked by use of few words | languid:
/'læŋgwɪd/ a. Syn. weak; sluggish
(томный) lacking energy or vitality; weak; sluggish; lacking spirit or liveliness |
largess:
/lɑrdʒɪs/ n.
(щедрость) generous gift; money or gifts bestowed | latent:
/'leɪtənt/ a. Syn. dormant; hidden
(скрытой) present or potential but not evident or active; dormant; hidden |
legerdemain:
/lɛdʒədə'meɪn/ n.
(фокусы) show of skill or deceitful cleverness, considered magical by naive observers | licentious:
/laɪ'sɛnʃəs/ a. Syn. amoral; unrestrained
(распущенного) amoral; unrestrained; lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint |
limpid:
/'lɪmpɪd/ a. Syn. clear
(прозрачная) clear, transparent or bright; calm, untroubled, and without worry | maelstrom:
/'meɪlstrəm/ n. Syn. whirlpool
(водоворот) whirlpool; powerful circular current of water |
magnanimous:
/mæg'nænɪməs/ a. Syn. generous; noble
(великодушным) generous; high-minded; chivalrous | malediction:
/mælɪ'dɪkʃ(ə)n/ n. Syn. curse
(проклятие) curse; evil speaking; utterance of curse or execration |
malevolent:
/mə'lɛvələnt/ a. Syn. malicious
(злонамеренные) having or exhibiting ill will; wishing harm to others; malicious | manifold:
/'mænɪfoʊld/ a.
(многообразие) various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated |
maudlin:
/'mɔ:dlɪn/ a. Syn. sentimental
(Модлин) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental | mawkish:
/'mɔ:kɪʃ/ a. Syn. maudlin
(приторный) insincerely emotional; showing a sickly excess of sentiment |
mendacious:
/mɛn'deɪʃəs/ a. Syn. lying
(лживых) lying; habitually dishonest; speaking falsely | mercurial:
/mɜrkjʊərɪəl/ a. Syn. capricious
(Mercurial) capricious; liable to sudden unpredictable change; quick and changeable in temperament |
modicum:
/'mɒdɪkəm/ n.
(некоторый) limited quantity; small or moderate amount; any small thing | multifarious:
/mʌltɪ'fɛərɪəs/ a. Syn. varied
(разнообразные) varied; greatly diversified; made up of many differing parts |
myriad:
/'mɪrɪəd/ a. Syn. innumerable; many; countless; numberless
(множество) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand | nadir:
/'neɪdɪə(r)/ n.
(Надир) lowest point; point on sphere opposites zenith diametrically |
nascent:
/'næsənt/ a. Syn. incipient
(заро��дающейся) incipient; coming into existence; emerging | nefarious:
/nɪ'fɛərɪəs/ a. Syn. abominable
(гнусных) very wicked; infamous by being extremely wicked |
neophyte:
/'ni:oʊfaɪt/ n. Syn. beginner
(неофита) recent convert to a belief; one newly initiated | |
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