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abandon |
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n. отказаться lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm With her parents out of town, Kelly danced all night with abandon. |
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abbreviate |
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v. сокращения make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech. |
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abide |
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v. соблюдать endure; put up with; bear; tolerate Oh, don't bother ME, I could not abide figures! |
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ablaze |
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a. пылают burning; radiant; bright; keenly excited; resembling flame in brilliance or color But when he saw this small new-comer, his soul was all ablaze with bliss in a moment. |
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aboard |
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ad. борт on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business He did make some calls aboard Air Force One, we are told, on his way back to from the Azores. |
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abolition |
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n. отмена ending; act of abolishing; act of doing away with In particular, the economists say that the proposed abolition of taxes on dividends is not credible as a short-term stimulus. |
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abound |
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v. изобилуют be full of; be plentiful The rooms abound with screaming children. |
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absent |
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a. отсутствует go away or leave; missing; not present They are absent themselves from time to time. |
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absentee |
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n. заочного one who is absent or not in residence Absentee voting begins 35 days before primary and general elections. |
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absenteeism |
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n. прогул habitual not to appear, especially for work or other regular duty But absenteeism has become a big problem in Britain, where the employment laws offer protection to sick workers. |
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absorb |
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v. поглощают assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention By contrast, what students can absorb from a one-day visit to a college are the tangibles. |
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absorption |
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n. поглощения process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration I agree that the reader's absorption is a measure of good writing. |
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absurd |
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a. абсурдно preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish Alice thought the whole thing very absurd, but they all looked so grave that she did not dare laugh. |
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absurdity |
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n. абсурда quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious truth, reason, or sound judgment; logical contradiction His story of being kidnapped by little green men is sheer absurdity. |