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abandon
n. отказаться lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
abbreviate
v. сокращения make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
abbreviation
n. аббревиатура shortening something by omitting parts of it
abnormal
a. ненормальные unusual; not typical; not normal
aboard
ad. борт on a ship, train, plane, or other vehicles; in or into a group, organization, or business
abort
v. отмены stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
abortion
n. аборт termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
abrasive
a. абразивных rubbing away; tending to grind down
absence
n. Отсутствие state of being absent; state of being away
absent
a. отсутствует go away or leave; missing; not present
absentee
n. заочного one who is absent or not in residence
absolute
a. абсолютная perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
absolutely
ad. абсолютно utterly; not viewed in relation to other things or factors  
absorb
v. поглощают assimilate or incorporate; suck or drink up; occupy full attention
absorption
n. поглощения process of absorbing nutrients into the body after digestion; state of mental concentration
abstract
a. Аннотация theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
absurd
a. абсурдно preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
abundant
a. обильные plentiful; possessing riches or resources
abuse
n. нарушении improper use or handling; misuse
academic
a. академических related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to the scholarly organization; based on formal education
academy
n. Академия school for special instruction; society of scholars, scientists, or artists
accelerate
v. ускорения move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
acceleration
n. ускорение a faster rate of improvement; the rate of change of velocity to time
access
n. доступ approach; entry; entrance
accessible
a. доступны easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
accident
n. авария an event that takes place without one's foresight or expectation; sudden, and unexpected event
accidental
a. случайно unexpected; happening by chance, unintentionally  
accidentally
ad. случайно inadvertently; by chance; casually; fortuitously; not essentially or intrinsically
accompaniment
n. сопровождение act of accompanying someone or something
accompany
v. сопровождать travel with; be associated with
accomplish
v. выполнения succeed in doing; bring to pass; achieve; reach the end of; complete
accomplished
a. осуществляется skilled; experienced; having many social graces; polished or refined
accomplishment
n. достижение achievement; fulfillment; something that is successful
account
n. счета narrative or record of events; the reason given for a particular action or event
accountant
n. бухгалтера one who maintains and audits business accounts
accounting
n. учета a system that provides quantitative information about finances
accumulate
v. накапливаются pile up; collect;  mount up; increase
accumulation
n. накопления increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
accuracy
n. точности quality of nearness to the truth or the true value
accurate
a. точной capable of providing a correct reading or measurement; performing with care and precision
accusation
n. обвинения indictment; charge of wrongdoing that is made against a person or other party
accuse
v. обвинить blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
accused
n. обвиняемых defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
acid
n. кислота sour; water-soluble compounds having a sour taste; quality of being sarcastic, bitter, or scornful
acidic
a. кислых tasting sour like acid; being or containing an acid
acidity
n. кислотность pH values below 7; taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
acknowledge
v. признать declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
acquaintance
n. знакомства personal knowledge or information about someone or something
activate
v. активации make active or more active; stimulate; make radioactive
actively
ad. активное energetically; vigorously; voluntarily, not passively
actual
a. Актуально true; real; being, existing, or acting at the present moment; current
actuate
v. приведения put into motion or action; activate
acumen
n. проницательность mental keenness; quickness of perception
acupuncture
n. акупунктуры treatment of pain or disease by inserting the tips of needles at specific points on the skin
acute
a. острого quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
adapt
v. адаптироваться make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
adaptation
n. адаптации modification; alteration or adjustment in structure or habits
additional
a. дополнительных further; extra; supplemental or added to
address
v. адрес make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
adequate
a. адекватную sufficient; enough to meet a purpose
adhere
v. придерживаться stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
adhesive
n. клей glue; paste; the substance that unites or bonds surfaces together
adhesive
a. клей sticky; glutinous; tending to persist
adjoining
a. прилегающей neighboring; being in contact at some point or line; joining to
adjunct
n. адъюнкт something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
adjust
v. Изменить change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
adjustment
n. регулировки making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances
administer
v. администрирование govern; supervise; give or apply medications
administration
n. Администрация management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
administrator
n. Администратор one who manages a government agency or department
admiration
n. восхищение favorable judgment; feeling of pleasure, wonder, and approval
admire
v. восхищаться regard with wonder or astonishment; view with surprise; marvel at
admission
n. приема act or practice of admitting; power or permission to enter
admit
v. допускают permit to enter; receive; provide the right or a means of entrance to
admittedly
ad. правда doubtlessly; in an acknowledged manner; confessedly
adolescent
n. подростков a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
adopt
v. принимать accept; take on; raise; take into one's family
adoption
n. принятия act of accepting with approval
adore
v. обожаю worship with profound reverence; pay divine honors to; regard with the utmost esteem and affection
adorn
v. украшают enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
adornment
n. украшения embellishment; decoration; something that beautifies or adorns; ornament
adult
n. взрослых one who has attained maturity or legal age; fully grown
advance
v. заранее proceed; move forward; improve; moving forward
advanced
a. расширенный improved; highly developed or complex; ahead of the times; progressive
advancement
n. продвижение progress; promotion;  forward step; improvement
adventure
n. приключения something happens without design; chance; hazard; risk; danger
adventurer
n. авантюрист one who enjoys exciting, dangerous activities, often in foreign countries
adventurous
a. приключений valiant; venturesome; inclined or willing to incur hazard or engage in adventures
adversary
n. противника the opponent in a contest; someone who offers opposition
adversely
ad. отрицательно negatively; in an adverse manner; oppositely; inimically; offensively; unfortunately
adversity
n. невзгоды state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
advocate
v. адвокат speak, plead, or argue in favor of; plead for; push for something
advocate
n. адвокат one that argues for a cause; supporter or defender
aerodynamics
n. аэродинамика study of how objects move through the air or water
affect
v. влияют have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
affected
a. пострадавших speaking or behaving in an artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
affection
n. привязанность fondness; tender feeling toward another; fondness
affectionate
a. ласковые having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; kindly inclined; zealous
affective
a. аффективным sentimental; emotional; emotionally charged
affinity
n. близость natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
affirmative
a. позитивные confirmative; ratifying; giving assent or approval; confirming
afflict
v. страдает cause pain, suffering, or distress
afford
v. себе pay; provide; have the financial means for; bear the cost of
affordable
a. доступным able to pay for
agency
n. Агентство a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
agenda
n. Повестка дня items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
aggravate
v. усугубить worsen; make worse or more troublesome
aggregation
n. агрегации several things grouped together or considered as a whole
aggressive
a. агрессивного making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
agile
a. проворный moving quickly and lightly; mentally quick
agility
n. ловкость mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
agreeable
a. приятным ready to consent or submit; acceptable
agreement
n. Соглашение state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
agriculture
n. сельское хозяйство the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
aid
n. помощь person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
ailment
n. болезни sickness;a slight but often persistent illness 
aim
n. Цель point or direct towards an object or spot with the intent of hitting it
air
v. воздуха be broadcast on television or radio
aircraft
n. самолет a vehicle that can fly, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon
airsickness
n. воздушная болезнь motion sickness experienced while traveling by air
aisle
n. прохода passageway between rows of seats, as in an auditorium or an airplane; the wing of a building
ajar
a. приоткрытой half-open; slightly turned or opened
akin
a. сродни of the same kin; related by blood
alarm
n. сигнализации any sound or information intended to give notice of approaching danger
album
n. альбом a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
alchemy
n. алхимия medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
alder
n. ольха north temperate shrubs or trees having toothed leaves and cone-like fruit
alert
n. предупреждения the warning serves; alarm; condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
alien
a. чужеродн��е dissimilar, inconsistent, or opposed in nature; very different place, society, or person
alignment
n. выравнивание arrangement; association; alliance
alike
a. так similar; in the same manner or to the same degree
allegation
n. утверждения suggestion without proof that someone has done something wrong
alliance
n. союз state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union of interests between families, states, parties
alliteration
n. аллитерации repetition of a beginning sound in poetry
alloy
n. сплав mixture; a combination of diverse things
allude
v. намекают refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
ally
n. союзником confederate; partner; collaborator
alone
a. только solitary; by oneself, not with any other people  
alter
v. изменить modify; cause to change; make different; convert
alteration
n. изменения a passage from one form or state to another; change
alternate
v. альтернативных occur successively; pass back and forth from one state, action, or place to another
alternation
n. чередование successive change from one thing or state to another and back again
alternative
n. альтернативные one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice
aluminum
n. алюминия silvery ductile metallic element
amateur
n. любительское one who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession
amaze
v. удивлять astonish; affect with wonder
amazement
n. удивлению wonder; state of extreme surprise or wonder; astonishment
ambassador
n. посол authorized messenger or representative
ambience
n. атмосферу particular environment or surrounding influence; an atmosphere of the environment
ambition
n. амбиции aspiration; a strong wish to achieve something
ambivalence
n. амбивалентность state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
ambivalent
a. амбивалентный mixed;  experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings
amble
n. иноходью moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
ambulance
n. скорая помощь field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
amenable
a. поддаются responsive to advise or suggestion; responsible to a higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
amendment
n. Поправка a change or changes made to the words of a text; revision
amenity
n. удобства pleasantness resulting from agreeable conditions
amiable
a. любезный good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
amicable
a. дружественных exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
amnesia
n. амнезия partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
amount
n. Сумма total of two or more quantities; aggregate; sum
ample
a. достаточно more than enough in size or scope or capacity; relatively large
amplification
n. усиления addition of extra material or illustration or clarifying detail
analogy
n. аналогии the similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
analysis
n. анализа study; investigation; the process of breaking down a substance into its constituent parts
analyze
v. анализа diagnose; study, or examine something in detail to discover more about it
anarchist
n. анархисты a person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
anecdote
n. анекдот a short account of the amusing or interesting event; short narrative; a secret story of history or biography
anesthetic
n. анестезии a substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
angular
a. угловой sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
animation
n. анимация act of animating or giving life or spirit; state of being animate or alive
ankle
n. лодыжки the joint which connects the foot with the leg; tarsus
annex
v. Приложение append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
anniversary
a. юбилей annual; yearly; annual return of the day on which any notable event took place
announce
v. объявить herald; give out; proclaim; make known publicly
announcement
n. Объявления formal public statement; an act of making known publicly
announcer
n. диктора one who proclaims a message publicly
annual
a. ежегодного occurring or payable every year
annually
ad. ежегодно yearly; each year; returning every year; year by year
anonymous
a. Аноним having no name; having an unknown or unacknowledged name
antagonist
n. антагониста one who contends with another, especially in combat; an adversary; opponent
anthem
n. Гимн song of praise or patriotism; the song of devotion or loyalty
anthropology
n. Антропология social science that studies origins and social relationships of human beings
anticipation
n. ожидании something expected; pleasurable expectation; wishing with confidence
antiquate
v. заменять устаревшее make obsolete or old-fashioned
antiquated
a. устаревшие too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
antique
n. античный any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
antique
a. античный old; belonging to, made in, or typical of an earlier period
antiquity
n. древности ancient times, especially the times preceding the Middle Ages; extreme oldness
antiseptic
n. антисептическое a substance that prevents infection; a substance that restricts the growth of disease-causing microorganisms
anxiety
n. тревоги concern something  in a state of painful uneasiness;  state of restlessness and agitation
anxious
a. хотелось eager; keen; worried; uneasy, and apprehensive about an uncertain event or matter
anyhow
ad. иначе in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
apart
ad. кроме separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
apologize
v. извиниться beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something
apology
n. извинения acknowledgment expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense; explanation or excuse
appeal
n. Обращение attraction; charm; attract; fascinate; challenge
appealing
a. привлекательным attractive or interesting; charming
appetite
n. аппетит instinctive physical desire, especially one for food or drink
application
n. применение close attention; work of applying something; verbal or written request for assistance
apply
v. применяются exert; put into service; avail oneself to;
appoint
v. назначить designate; nominate; choose someone officially for a job or responsibility
appointment
n. назначения act of putting a person into a non-elective position; arrangement
appreciate
v. оценить be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
appreciation
n. признательность recognition; taste; judgment or opinion, especially a favorable one
apprentice
n. ученика works for an expert to learn a trade; beginner; learner
approach
n. подход a way of considering or doing something
appropriate
v. соответствующие acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
approval
n. утверждения official approbation; endorsement; an act of approving
approve
v. утвердить ratify; consider right or good; think or speak favorably of
approximately
ad. примерно very similarly; roughly
apt
a. АСТ likely; precisely suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
aquamarine
a. аквамарин of bluish-green color; of pale blue to light greenish-blue
aquarium
n. аквариум tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
arbitrary
a. произвольной randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle
arboreal
a. древесные tree-dwelling; treelike; living in trees
archaeological
a. археологических related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology
archaeology
n. археология study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
architect
n. архитектор one who designs and supervises the construction of buildings or other large structures
architectural
a. архитектурных of or about the art and science of architecture
architecture
n. архитектура art and science of designing and erecting buildings; buildings and other large structures
area
n. область a plane surface, as of the floor of a room; open space in a building; the enclosed space; extent; scope; range
arena
n. Арена a playing field where sports events take place; a large structure for open-air sports or entertainments
argue
v. спорить invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a proposition, opinion, or measure; debate
aria
n. Ария operatic solo; a solo vocal piece with instrumental accompaniment
arithmetic
n. арифметических theory of numerical calculations
armor
n. доспехи shield; defensive covering, as of metal, wood, or leather, worn to protect the body against weapons
armored
a. бронированные protected by armor; provided with a protective covering
arms
n. оружие weapons considered collectively; official symbols of a family
arrange
v. организовать put in proper order; dispose in the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose
arrangement
n. Композиция composition; a plan for how something will happen
array
v. массив set out for display or use; place in orderly arrangement
arrogance
n. высокомерие overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
arrogant
a. высокомерным arising from feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others
arsenal
n. Арсенал storage place for military equipment; a stock of weapons
artery
n. артерии one of the vessels or tubes which carry either venous or arterial blood from the heart; major transit corridor
article
n. статьи essay; editorial; individual thing or element of a class
articulate
v. сформулировать speak clearly and distinctly; utter a speech sound; be jointed; make clear or effective
artificial
a. искусственного made by humans; produced rather than natural.
artisan
n. ремесленника manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to an artist
ascent
n. восхождение upward slope or grade; movement upward
ashamed
a. стыдно affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt
aside
ad. сторону on, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or direction; at a little distance from the rest
aspirin
n. аспирин white crystalline compound drug to relieve pain and reduce fever and inflammation
assault
n. нападение a violent attack; an onslaught
assemble
v. собрать put together; bring or call together into a group or whole
assembly
n. сборка gathering; meeting; a group of persons gathered together for a common reason
assessment
n. оценки act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
asset
n. активов properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
assignment
n. назначение a task that was given to students; job; distribution; appointment
assist
v. помощь give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
assistance
n. помощь help, especially money or resources that are given to people  
assistant
n. Помощник helper; a person who assists or helps someone else
associate
v. ассоциированных connect or join together; combine
association
n. ассоциация connection, whether of persons or things; a union of persons in a company or society for some particular purpose
assorted
a. ассорти varied;  consisting of various types mixed together  
assortment
n. Ассортимент variety; collection containing a variety of sorts of things
assume
v. считать suppose; presume; take on; bear
assumption
n. предположения something taken for accepted as true without proof; taking over or taking possession of
assure
v. обеспечения tell someone confidently that something is true; guarantee; convince
astonish
v. удивлять surprise someone very much; shock
astonishing
a. удивительное very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; surprising greatly
astray
a. заблуждение away from the correct path or direction, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering
astronomer
n. астроном a physicist who studies astronomy
astronomical
a. астрономические enormously large or extensive; relating to astronomy
astute
a. проницательный wise or keen; shrewd; with sharp intelligence
asymmetrical
a. асимметричный unbalanced; uneven;  having parts on either side or half that do not match  
atheist
n. атеист nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
athlete
n. спортсмена a sportsman; one who contended for a prize in public games
atmosphere
n. атмосфера air; a mixture of gases that surrounds any planet
atom
n. атома a tiny piece of anything; the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
atomic
a. атомной of or relating to or comprising atoms; immeasurably small
atomization
n. распыление act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles
atrophy
n. атрофия wasting away; decrease in size; reduction in the functionality of an organ caused by disease
attachment
n. вложения a bond, as of affection or loyalty; fond regard; supplementary part; accessory
attack
n. атаки offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
attempt
n. Попытка the action of trying at something
attend
v. участие be present at; go to; take care of; tend
attention
n. внимание act or state of attending or heeding; application of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or thought
attentive
a. внимательный alert and watchful; considerate; thoughtful
attic
n. чердак story or room directly below the roof of a building, especially a house;
attitude
n. отношения posture, action, or disposition of a figure or a statue
attorney
n. адвокат lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
attract
v. привлечения draw to, or cause to tend to; engage or fix, as the mind, attention; invite or allure
attraction
n. привлечения appeal; a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts
attractive
a. привлекательным appealing; pleasing; inviting; tempting
attribute
v. атрибута relate to particular cause or source; ascribe; explain
auction
n. аукцион public sale of property to the highest bidder
audible
a. звуковой perceptible; heard or perceptible by the ear
audience
n. аудитории a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
audition
v. прослушивания take part in a trial performance; evaluate in a trial performance
augment
v. увеличить make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
august
a. Август impressive; majestic; inspiring awe or admiration
aurora
n. Аврора a natural appearance of coloured light in the sky, that is usually seen nearest the Arctic or Antarctic
authentic
a. подлинные not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
authenticate
v. аутентификации prove genuine; establish authenticity of
authority
n. власть jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
autobiographical
a. автобиографической of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life
autobiography
n. Автобиография biography or story written by yourself
automated
a. автоматизированной mechanical; automatic; accomplished without the intervention of a human operator
automatic
a. автоматического mechanized; operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
automotive
a. автомобильной of or relating to motor vehicles; moving by itself; self-propelling
autonomous
a. автономного self-governing; not controlled by others or by outside forces; independent
available
a. обучения convenient for use or disposal; not busy, free; obtainable; accessible
avant-garde
n. авангард radically new or original; cutting edge
avenge
v. мстить take vengeance for something, or on behalf of someone
avenue
n. проспект way or opening for entrance or exit place; passage by which a place may be reached; broad street
average
a. Средний typical; mean; achieve or reach on average
averse
a. прочь reluctant; disinclined; turned away or backward; unwilling
avert
v. предотвратить prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
aviator
n. Авиатор someone who operates an aircraft
avocation
n. любительский person's regular business or occupation; hobby or recreational or leisure pursuit
avoid
v. избежать shield away from; prevent
aware
a. знать knowing; having knowledge or cognizance
awareness
n. осведомленности realization; consciousness; having knowledge of
awful
a. ужасно causing fear, dread, or terror; extremely bad or unpleasant; terrible
awkward
a. неловко difficult to handle or manage
awkwardly
ad. неловко in an uncomfortable, nervous, or embarrassed way
axis
n. оси the center around which something rotates; pivot