200 Difficult Words - Group 2

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/əb'si:kwɪəs/ a.
(подобострастно) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery


Spelling Word: obsequious
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/əb'strɛpərəs/ a.
(буйный) noisily aggressive; making great noise or outcry


Spelling Word: obstreperous
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/'pɔ:sɪtɪ/ n. Syn. scarcity
(нехватка) scarcity; smallness of number; fewness


Spelling Word: paucity
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/'pɔ:tɛnt/ n. Syn. sign; omen; forewarning
(предзнаменованием) omen; forewarning; something that portends an event about to occur, especially unfortunate or evil event


Spelling Word: portent
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/'prɒməlgeɪt/ v. Syn. announce
(обнародовать) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication


Spelling Word: promulgate
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/proʊ'skraɪb/;/proʊ-/ v. Syn. banish; outlaw
(запрещения) command against; banish; outlaw


Spelling Word: proscribe
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/rɪ'sɪnd/ v. Syn. cancel; annul; repeal
(отменить) cancel; make void; repeal or annul


Spelling Word: rescind
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/'sɜrvaɪl/;/'sɛrvl/ a. Syn. slavish; cringing
(рабской) slavish; suitable to slave or servant; relating to servitude or forced labor


Spelling Word: servile
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/'stɒlɪd/ a. Syn. dull; impassive
(флегматичный) dull; impassive; having or revealing little emotion or sensibility


Spelling Word: stolid
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/'tæsɪtə:n/ a. Syn. silent
(молчаливый) silent or reserved in speech; saying little; not inclined to speak or converse


Spelling Word: taciturn