4000 Duolingo Vocabulary List

a. стремятся wanting very much to do or have something
There was a sound of many footsteps, and Alice looked round, eager to see the Queen.

n. керамика ceramic ware made of porous clay fired at low heat
Nearly all ancient, medieval, Middle Eastern, and European painted ceramics are earthenware, as is a great deal of contemporary household dinnerware.

n. землетрясения quake from underground; extremely disruptive disturbance; temblor
The powerful earthquake, measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale, struck a cluster of small villages and towns in the remote border region.

a. эксцентричный departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
People came up with some eccentric ideas for dealing with the emergency: someone even suggested tieing a knot in the comet's tail!.

n. эксцентриситет oddity; departure from that which is stated, regular, or usual; deviation from the center
Some of his friends tried to account for his rudeness to strangers as the eccentricity of genius.

n. Эхо sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to the ear; repetition of a sound
Their demand for justice found an echo in communities across the nation.

a. эклектичный composed of elements from a variety of sources
His interior decoration style was eclectic: bits and pieces of furnishings from widely divergent periods, strikingly juxtaposed to create a unique decor.

v. Затмение darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
The new stock market high would eclipse the previous record set in 1995.

a. экологической of or relating to the science of ecology; characterized by the interdependence of living organisms in an environment
Spanish authorities have prevented a major ecological disaster by diverting a flow of toxic spills away from one of Europe's leading national parks.

n. эколог a biologist who studies the relationship between organisms and their environment
The ecologist was concerned that the new dam would upset the natural balance of the creatures living in Glen Canyon.

a. экономической pertaining to economy; frugal; cheap
The subsequent deterioration is partly due to the slowdown in economic growth that was already underway when he moved into the White House.

n. Экономика branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
The incident triggered an intense debate on airport security levels and the economics of running both airports and airlines.

n. Эдди swirling current of water, air; flow in a circular current
The water in the tide pool was still, except for an occasional eddy.

n. беззубые having few teeth; lacking teeth
The main reason people lose all their teeth, become edentate is tooth decay, not gum disease.

n. края brink; perimeter; margin
She stretched herself up on tiptoe and peeped over the edge of the mushroom.

a. пищевые eatable; the substance that can be used as a food
US scientists develop edible wrap made of fruit, vegetables.

v. Изменить revise and prepare for publication; select, correct, arrange the matter of, for publication
The fourth volume of Make magazine, which I edit, is now available on Amazon.

a. Редакция of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an editor
I have made a lot of editorial changes in their book.

a. образован informed; learned; having an education, especially one above the average
The United Nations is hoping that educated Afghans will return from abroad to aid Afghanistan's reconstruction effort.

n. образование act or process of educating; the result of educating
I believed he was naturally a man of better tendencies, higher principles, and purer tastes than such as circumstances had developed, education instilled, or destiny encouraged.