4000 Eiken Vocabulary List

n. кинжал knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges
He dug his finest dagger from the drawer of his desk and tucked it inside his boot.

v. ослабить moisten; lessen in force or effect
Now it seems that ministers may be accepting that we're moving into a world of permanently higher oil prices that will dampen economic growth.

a. опасные full of risk; perilous; hazardous; unsafe
He was in the midst of some dangerous gymnastic performances.

a. смелые bold; brave and taking risks
This was one of the most daring prison breakouts to take place in Greece.

v. дартс move suddenly and rapidly
Your eyes take them in, then dart away to something else.

n. данных collection of facts, observations, or other information related to a particular question or problem
Now that data is required from around the world; the IEA must obtain them from various sources.

v. дате mark the time of; assign a date to
Scientists often cannot date precisely archeological findings.

a. от old-fashioned; obsolete
For an average insurance requirement and an average dated car, the breakeven point declines to 15 000 km a year.

n. рассвет time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
When I again unclosed my eyes, a loud bell was ringing; day had not yet begun to dawn, and a rush light or two burned in the room.

n. Заря first light of day; first advent or appearance
So, the order indicates the next day's dawning follows the end of one day.

a. ослепительно bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting
At last, they conspired together and hit upon a plan that promised a dazzling victory.

a. смертельно fatal; lethal; causing or tending to cause death
Fatal floods are a regular feature of Indonesia's wet season, but they are becoming more common and more deadly as population pressure.

a. глухой unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; unwilling to hear or listen; regardless; not to be persuaded
He turned a deaf ear to all requests for help.

n. дело part or portion; share;  indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent;  distribution; arrangement
This question the Dodo could not answer without a great deal of thought.

n. Дин a dignitary or presiding officer; head in the faculty of some colleges or universities
He was elected the dean of our department.

n. нехватка scarcity; shortage of food; famine from failure or loss of crops
The dearth of skilled labor compelled employers to open trade schools.

n. обсуждение discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
Robert Potts, who recently retired as chancellor at Arkansas State University, witnessed the two states' nickname debate.

n. мусор remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up
A full year after the earthquake in Mexico City, they were still carting away the debris.

n. долг liability; obligation; money or goods or services owed by one person to another
But Poland's coal industry - the second largest in Europe - is heavily in debt.

a. декадентской self-indulgent; moral decay
I'm not getting any younger, and seriously, I feel the excesses of my decadent life slowly catching up with me.