4000 IELTS Academic Words List (5)
exasperate
v. Syn. irritate
(раздражать) make worse; irritate; make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly
exceed
v.
(превышать) go beyond; be or do something to a greater degree
exceedingly
ad.
(чрезвычайно) in a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly
excel
v.
(Excel) be superior; distinguish oneself
excellent
a. Syn. outstanding; splendid
(отлично) surpassing others in some good quality or the sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good sense
TOEFL Word List 1600 (3)
unscathed
a. Syn. unharmed
(невредимым) not harmed or damaged in any way; untouched
upheaval
n. Syn. disturbance; outburst
(переворот) violent disturbance; sudden, violent disruption or upset
uphold
v. Syn. support; preserve; maintain
(поддерживать) support; preserve; hold aloft; raise
upkeep
n.
(содержание) act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance
uptight
a.
(встревоженный) being in a tense state; excessively concerned with rules and order
3000 TOEIC Vocabulary (D)
distinguish
v. Syn. characterize; differentiate; recognize
(различие) characterize; differentiate; recognize
distort
v. Syn. deform; twist
(искажают) twist out of proper or natural relation of parts; misshape; misrepresent
distract
v. Syn. disturb; divert
(отвлечь) cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
distraction
n. Syn. disorder
(отвлечения) extreme mental or emotional disturbance; obsession; confusion of affairs; being drawn apart
distress
n. Syn. discomfort; affliction
(бедствия) discomfort; cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to
PTE Word List for Academic (S)
sprout
v. Syn. germinate
(росток) have new growth of a plant such as a new branch or a bud; shoot up
spur
v. Syn. stimulate; urge
(шпоры) urge a horse; incite or stimulate; ride quickly by spurring a horse; proceed in haste
stabilize
v.
(стабилизации) become stable or more stable
stack
n.
(стек) an orderly pile; heap; a large number ; arrange in pile
stadium
n.
(стадион) large, usually open structure for sports events with tiered seating for spectators