Barron GRE Vocabulary List

abase: (унизить) humiliate; lower or depress in rank or esteem
E.g.Defeated, Queen Zenobia was forced to abase herself before the conquering Romans, who made her march in chains before the emperor in the procession celebrating his triumph.

abash: (смущать) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
E.g.Her open admiration should not abash him at all.

abate: (борьбе) subside; decrease; become less in amount or intensity
E.g.Rather than leaving immediately, they waited for the storm to abate.

abbreviate: (сокращения) make shorter; reduce to shorter form intended to represent full form, as for word or phrase
E.g.Because we were running out of time, the lecturer had to abbreviate her speech.

abdicate: (отречься) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
E.g.When Edward VIII did abdicate the British throne to marry the woman he loved, he surprised the entire world.

aberrant: (аберрантных) abnormal; markedly different from an accepted norm
E.g.Given the aberrant nature of the data, we doubted the validity of the entire experiment.

abet: (подстрекать) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
E.g.She was unwilling to abet him in the swindle he had planned.

abeyance: (отложено) suspended action; temporary cessation or suspension
E.g.The deal was held in abeyance until her arrival.

abhor: (ненавидеть) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate
E.g.One of the things I abhor is the threat to withhold aid.

abject: (крайней) being of the most miserable kind; wretched; lacking pride; brought low in condition or status
E.g.On the streets of New York the homeless live in abject poverty, huddling in doorways to find shelter from the wind.

abjure: (отречься) renounce upon oath; abandon forever
E.g.He will abjure his allegiance to the king.

ablution: (омовение) washing or cleansing of the body, especially as part of religious rite
E.g.His ablution was accompanied by loud noises that he humorously labeled "Opera in the Bath.".

abnegation: (отказ) repudiation; self-sacrifice; renouncing your own interests in favor of interests of others
E.g.No act of abnegation was more pronounced than his refusal of any rewards for his discovery.

abode: (обитель) act of waiting; delay; stay or continuance in a place
E.g.I shall take up my abode in a religious house near Lisle -- a nunnery you would call it; there I shall be quiet and unmolested.

abolish: (отменить) cancel; put an end to; destroy completely
E.g.In a letter to the British government, the EU has demanded that Britain abolish laws protecting religious freedom rights with regards to "sexual orientation."

abominable: (отвратительные) detestable; extremely unpleasant; very bad
E.g.Mary liked John until she learned he was dating Susan; then she called him an abominable young man.

aboriginal: (аборигенов) being the first of its kind in a region; primitive; native
E.g.Her studies of the primitive art forms of the aboriginal Indians were widely reported in the scientific journals.

abortive: (неудачную) unsuccessful; failing to accomplish an intended objective; fruitless
E.g.They warmed themselves beside these great hearthfires; they tried their powers in abortive creations, in work laid aside and taken up again with new glow of enthusiasm.atize Beijing peacefully.

abrasive: (абразивных) rubbing away; tending to grind down
E.g.Ash can also cause long-term abrasive damage to planes that could lead to later disasters if not dealt with.

abridge: (Краткое) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
E.g.Because the publishers felt the public wanted a shorter version of War and Peace, they proceeded to abridge the novel.

abrogate: (отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
E.g.He intended to abrogate the decree issued by his predecessor.

abscond: (скрыться) leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself, often to avoid arrest or prosecution
E.g.The teller who did abscond with the bonds went un-captured until someone recognized him from his photograph on "America's Most Wanted.".

absolute: (абсолютная) perfect in quality or nature; complete; totally unlimited; certain
E.g.Although the King was an absolute monarch, he did not want to behead his unfaithful wife without certain evidence.

absolve: (освобождает) let off hook; relieve of requirement or obligation
E.g.I absolve you from this responsibility.

abstemious: (воздержан) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
E.g.Concerned whether her vegetarian son's abstemious diet provided him with sufficient protein, the worried mother pressed food on him.

abstinence: (воздержания) restraint from eating or drinking; refraining from indulging appetite or desire
E.g.The doctor recommended total abstinence from salted foods.

abstract: (Аннотация) theoretical; not concrete; not applied or practical; difficult to understand
E.g.To him, hunger was an abstract concept; he had never missed a meal.

abstruse: (заумный) obscure; profound; difficult to understand.
E.g.She carries around abstruse works of philosophy, not because she understands them but because she wants her friends to think she does.

abusive: (оскорбительные) coarsely insulting; physically harmful; characterized by improper or wrongful use
E.g.There has been abusive language on both sides that never want to get agreement from beginning.

abut: (примыкают) border upon; adjoin; touch or end at one end or side; lie adjacent
E.g.Where our estates abut, we must build a fence.

abysmal: (ужасной) bottomless; very profound; limitless; very bad
E.g.She spent hours sitting alone, in abysmal misery, because it seemed to be in plain sight, yet she couldn't define it.

abyss: (пропасть) enormous chasm; vast bottomless pit; any deep, immeasurable space; hell
E.g.Are we to believe that the only thing between us and the abyss is the size of the deficit, and the more the government borrows, the better off we shall be?

academic: (академических) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
E.g.The dean's talk about reforming the college admissions system was only an academic discussion.

accede: (присоединиться) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
E.g.The idea that one of the two chief executives should eventually accede to the role, as has happened in the past, would raise fresh doubts about the board's independence.

accelerate: (ускорения) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
E.g.Demand for Taiwanese goods likely will accelerate from the second quarter, as strong Asian demand offsets the effects of a U.S. slowdown.

accessible: (доступны) easily approached or entered; obtainable; easy to talk to or get along with
E.g.Simon and James will no longer be posting to The Hearing; however, all previous posts will remain accessible here.

accessory: (аксессуары) additional object; useful but not essential thing; subordinate or supplementary item
E.g.Another accessory is a tripod, which is needed to prevent camera shake especially when the shutter speed drops below tenth second at a wide angle shot.

acclaim: (Награды) applaud; announce with great approval
E.g.The NBC sportscasters acclaim every American victory in the Olympics and decried every American defeat.

acclimate: (акклиматизироваться) accustom or become accustomed to a new environment or situation; adapt
E.g.One of the difficulties of our present air age is the need of travelers to acclimate themselves to their new and often strange environments.

acclivity: (подъем) upward slope, as of hill
E.g.The car would not go up the acclivity in high gear.

accolade: (награды) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
E.g.In Hollywood, an "Oscar" is the highest accolade.

accommodate: (размещения) do a favor or service for; provide for; supply with; make suitable; adapt; allow for
E.g.As for the stage in the public auditorium, it can easily be adjusted to accommodate from a full-scale musical production to one by a solo vocalist.

accomplice: (сообщника) partner in crime; associate in wrongdoing
E.g.Because your accomplice is an anonymous stranger, it's safer than asking a friend to participate in your ruse.

accord: (соглашение) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
E.g.Although the accord is a small step forward, politicians around the world have their work cut out for them.

accost: (приставать) approach and speak to boldly or aggressively, as with demand or request
E.g.When the two young men wanted to accost me, I was frightened because I thought they were going to attack me.

accretion: (аккреции) growth or increase in size by gradual external addition, fusion, or inclusion
E.g.The accretion of wealth marked the family's rise in power.

accrue: (начисляются) increase, accumulate, or come about as a result of growth; accumulate over time
E.g.The Premier League awards three points for a win and one for a draw, so in a 38-game season the maximum a team can accrue is 114 points.

acerbity: (жесткость) bitterness of speech and temper; sourness or acidness of taste, character, or tone
E.g.The meeting of the United Nations General Assembly was marked with such acerbity that informed sources held out little hope of reaching any useful settlement of the problem.

acetic: (уксусной) having properties of vinegar; sour
E.g.The salad had an exceedingly acetic flavor.

acidulous: (углекислые) slightly sour in taste or in manner; sharp; caustic
E.g.James was unpopular because of his sarcastic and acidulous remarks.

acknowledge: (признать) declare to be true or admit; express obligation, thanks
E.g.Although I acknowledge that the Beatles' tunes sound pretty dated today, I still prefer them to the songs my brothers play.

acme: (Acme) the highest point or level, as of achievement or development; maturity or perfection of animal
E.g.His success in this role marked the acme of his career as an actor.

acne: (акне) skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents, characterized by red pimples, caused by inflammation
E.g.General Hospital, said The root cause of acne is a lipid-rich gland, the sebaceous gland, which sits a few millimetres below the surface of the skin.

acoustics: (акустика) science of sound; quality that makes a room easy or hard to hear in
E.g.Carnegie Hall is liked by music lovers because of its fine acoustics.

acquiesce: (согласиться) assent; agree without protesting
E.g.Although she appeared to acquiesce to her employer's suggestions, I could tell she had reservations about the changes he wanted made.

acquittal: (оправдания) state of being found or proved not guilty; judgment of not guilty
E.g.His acquittal by the jury surprised those who had thought him guilty.

acrid: (едкие) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent
E.g.The air seemed to have different grades of warmth and chill in it; they were passing a farmyard with strong-smelling, acrid from the sour smell of manure.

acrimonious: (желчный) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
E.g.The candidate attacked his opponent in highly acrimonious terms.

acrophobia: (акрофобия) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places
E.g.A born salesman, he could convince someone with a bad case of acrophobia to sign up for a life membership in a sky-diving club.

actuarial: (актуарных) calculating; pertaining to insurance statistics
E.g.According to recent actuarial tables, life expectancy is greater today than it was a century ago.

actuate: (приведения) put into motion or action; activate
E.g.I fail to understand what might actuate you to reply to this letter so nastily.

acuity: (зрения) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness
E.g.In time his youthful acuity of vision failed him, and he needed glasses.

acumen: (проницательность) mental keenness; quickness of perception
E.g.However, her team's political acumen is clearly beyond mine, an Ivy League Medical Science Professor and NOT a Political "Science" Professor.

acute: (острого) quickly perceptive; keen; having a sharp point or tip; extremely sharp or severe
E.g.Her early writing was grounded in acute observation of the natural world.

adage: (пословица) wise saying; brief familiar proverb; expression of popular wisdom
E.g.After reflecting on how I felt a year ago during the election itself and how I feel now, I do have to say that the old adage is true: governing is harder than campaigning.

adamant: (Адамант) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding
E.g.Speaker Pelosi came out of that meeting, and she was once again adamant about saying a public option must be in the bill.

adapt: (адаптироваться) make fit for; change to suit a new purpose
E.g.One way to adapt is to become smaller, generation by generation.

addendum: (добавление) something added or to be added, especially a supplement to a book
E.g.The date on the bottom of the addendum is April 2007.

addiction: (наркомании) compulsive physiological and psychological need for a substance; being abnormally dependent on something
E.g.No matter what form we find it in, addiction is not fun; drugs, alcohol, overeating, overworking, smoking or sex.

addle: (тухлое) muddle; drive crazy; become confused
E.g.This idiotic plan is confusing enough to addle anyone.

adept: (адепт) expert at; very skilled; having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
E.g.Mr. Williams was known as an adept improviser who effortlessly switched between classical, jazz and pop styles.

adhere: (придерживаться) stick fast; stick to firmly; be compatible or in accordance with
E.g.That is why the claying is necessary; it makes the grain adhere to the earth, otherwise it would float.

adherent: (сторонником) person who adheres; one who follows or upholds a leader, party, cause
E.g.In the wake of the scandal, John, the senator's one-time adherent, quickly deserted him.

adjacent: (смежных) adjoining; neighboring; close to; lying near
E.g.Philip's best friend Jason lived only four houses down the block, close but not immediately adjacent.

adjunct: (адъюнкт) something added on or attached generally nonessential or inferior
E.g.Although I don't absolutely need a second computer, I plan to buy a laptop to serve as an adjunct to my desktop model.

admonish: (наставлять) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
E.g.I would again admonish the reader carefully to consider the nature of our doctrine.

adorn: (украшают) enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
E.g.This small icon indicates that the plastic yard sign they adorn is either recyclable.

adroit: (ловкие) skillful and adept under pressing conditions
E.g.I should work in adroit references to this evening's speeches.

adulation: (лести) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise
E.g.The rock star thrived on the adulation of his groupies and yes men.

adulterate: (фальсифицировать) make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
E.g.It is a crime to adulterate foods without informing the buyer.

advent: (появлением) coming or arrival, especially of something extremely important
E.g.Reasoning by analogy, we can come to no other conclusion, unless their advent is anticipated by the arrival of ready-made colonists from the more advanced earth, like ourselves.

adventitious: (случайное) accidental; casual; not inherent but added extrinsically
E.g.He found this adventitious meeting with his friend extremely fortunate.

adversary: (противника) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
E.g.The young wrestler struggled to defeat his adversary.

adverse: (неблагоприятных) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
E.g.The recession had a highly adverse effect on father's investment portfolio: he lost so much money that he could no longer afford the house.

adversity: (невзгоды) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
E.g.A young boy who's strength in adversity is an inspiration to all who know him.

advocacy: (пропагандистской) support; active pleading on behalf of something
E.g.No threats could dissuade Bishop Desmond Tutu from his advocacy of the human rights of black South Africans.

advocate: (адвокат) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something
E.g.The some doctors advocate a smoking ban in the entire house.

aesthetic: (эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
E.g.Kenneth Cole, the American designer known for his modern, urban aesthetic, is hawking $35 T-shirts.

affable: (приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly
E.g.Accustomed to cold, aloof supervisors, Nicholas was amazed at how affable his new employer was.

affected: (пострадавших) speaking or behaving in artificial way; emotionally stirred or moved; infected or attacked
E.g.The other boys laughed so unmercifully at what they termed my affected accent.

affidavit: (аффидевит) written statement made under oath
E.g.This is an official affidavit from the court and it is saying that the whole thing was a hoax.

affiliation: (принадлежности) partnership; alliance; association in the same family or society
E.g.This affiliation is a way for us to be able to provide our clients with the full spectrum of services and expertise they need.

affinity: (близость) natural attraction, liking, or feeling of kinship; relationship by marriage
E.g.She felt an affinity with all who suffered; their pains were her pains.

affirmation: (утверждения) positive assertion; confirmation; solemn pledge by one who refuses to take an oath
E.g.Despite Tom's affirmation of innocence, Aunt Polly still suspected he had eaten the pie.

affliction: (бедствие) cause or condition of pain, suffering, or distress
E.g.Even in the midst of her affliction, Elizabeth tried to keep up the spirits of those around her.

affluence: (богатства) abundance; a plentiful supply of material goods; wealth
E.g.Foreigners are amazed by the affluence and luxury of the American way of life.

affront: (оскорбление) insult; offense; intentional act of disrespect
E.g.When Mrs. Proudie was not seated beside the Archdeacon at the head table, she took it as a personal affront and refused to speak to her hosts for a week.

agenda: (Повестка дня) items of business at a meeting; list or program of things to be done or considered
E.g.His agenda is certainly different from the President's and the administration's, but we will seek additional opportunities to work together with him.

agglomeration: (агломерации) collection; heap; act or process of gathering into a mass
E.g.It took weeks to assort the agglomeration of miscellaneous items she had collected on her trip.

aggrandize: (возвеличивать) increase scope of; extend; intensify; make greater in power, influence, stature, or reputation
E.g.The history of the past quarter century illustrates how a President may aggrandize his power to act aggressively in international affairs without considering the wishes of Congress.

aggregate: (совокупности) gather into a mass, sum, or whole; amount to
E.g.Before the Wall Street scandals, dealers managed to aggregate great wealth in short periods of time.

aghast: (ужас) struck by shock, terror, or amazement
E.g.The film grabs you by the throat so that any feeling of being aghast is contained – and you hold on to that feeling up to the very last scene.

agility: (ловкость) mentally quick; moving quickly and lightly
E.g.The agility of the acrobat amazed and thrilled the audience.

agitate: (агитировать) cause to move with violence or sudden force; upset; disturb
E.g.Since President has now announced that Emergency, the only demand that the lawyers can now agitate is the restoration of the old Supreme Court.

agnostic: (агностик) one who is skeptical of existence of a god or any ultimate reality
E.g.William's presence by so much as a purr or a claw, and I have noticed that the agnostic is the only creature living who can treat a preacher with so much contempt.

agrarian: (аграрной) pertaining to land or its cultivation; relating to agricultural or rural matters
E.g.The economic relationship between the two nations has expanded during the past decade amid China's economic boom and Argentina's rise in agrarian production.

alacrity: (готовностью) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
E.g.Phil and Dave were raring to get off to the mountains; they packed up their ski gear and climbed into the van with alacrity.

alchemy: (алхимия) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming
E.g.The changing of baser metals into gold was the goal of the students of alchemy in medieval.

alcove: (нише) nook; small, recessed section of a room
E.g.In front of centre window in alcove is a small table on which is a parlour lamp, and some newspapers, including the "New York Sun."

alias: (Alias) assumed name; another name; name that has been assumed temporarily
E.g.Since the alias is already defined in our management pack it should work fine.

alienate: (отчуждать) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
E.g.We could not see what should again alienate us from one another, or how one brother could again oppress another.

alimentary: (пищевой) providing nourishment; concerned with food, nutrition, or digestion
E.g.The alimentary canal in our bodies is so named because digestion of foods occurs there.

alimony: (алименты) payment by a husband to his divorced wife, or vice versa
E.g.Also, payer and payee can't file joint tax returns in the same year alimony is paid.

allay: (развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
E.g.The crew tried to allay the fears of the passengers by announcing that the fire had been controlled.

allege: (утверждает) state without proof; assert to be true
E.g.If what Justice Department prosecutors allege is true, the five guards should have to answer for what happened on Sept. 16, 2007.

allegiance: (верность) loyalty to a nation, sovereign, or cause; fidelity to any person or thing; devotion
E.g.They didn't want to salute the flag, saying that kind of allegiance is only for God.

allegory: (аллегории) symbolic representation of abstract ideas or principles in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form
E.g.Pilgrim's Progress is an allegory of the temptations and victories of man's soul.

alleviate: (облегчения) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
E.g.This should alleviate the pain; if it does not, we shall have to use stronger drugs.

alliteration: (аллитерации) repetition of beginning sound in poetry
E.g."The furrow followed free" is an example of alliteration.

allocate: (выделить) assign; distribute according to plan
E.g.Even though the Red Cross did allocate a large sum for the relief of the sufferers of the disaster, many people perished.

alloy: (сплав) combine; mix; make less pure; lessen or moderate
E.g.Our concern for Dwight Gooden, who injured his pitching arm in the game, will alloy our delight at the Yankees' victory.

allude: (намекают) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
E.g.Try not to mention divorce in Jack's presence because he will think you allude to his marital problems with Jill.

allure: (привлекательность) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
E.g.Promises of quick profits allure the unwary investor.

aloft: (наверх) in or into a high place; high or higher up
E.g.It tried to remain aloft, but its flying grew wild and reckless.

altercation: (ссоры) noisy quarrel; contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or anger; controversy
E.g.So loud were their voices raised in altercation that the storm without was scarce heeded.

altruistic: (альтруистических) unselfishly generous; concerned for others
E.g.In providing tutorial assistance and college scholarships for hundreds of economically disadvantaged youths, Eugene Lang performed a truly altruistic deed.

amalgamate: (объединении) combine; unite in one body; mix or alloy a metal with mercury
E.g.The unions will attempt to amalgamate their groups into one national body.

amass: (собрать) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit
E.g.The miser's aim is to amass and hoard as much gold as possible.

ambidextrous: (Ambidextrous) capable of using either hand with equal ease
E.g.A switch-hitter in baseball should be naturally ambidextrous.

ambience: (атмосферу) particular environment or surrounding influence; atmosphere of environment
E.g.A certain ambience is lost when you choose a tampon over a cocktail glass at a party.

ambiguous: (неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning
E.g.His ambiguous instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.

ambivalence: (амбивалентность) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate
E.g.Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next, she was confused by the ambivalence of her feelings.

amble: (иноходью) moving at an easy pace; walk slowly or leisurely
E.g.When she first mounted the horse, she was afraid to urge the animal to go faster than a gentle amble.

ambrosia: (Амброзия) something with delicious flavor or fragrance; fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut
E.g.Hughes got a taste of that ambrosia, and he'll never forget the satisfaction it brings.

ambulatory: (амбулаторных) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary
E.g.Juan was a highly ambulatory patient; not only did he refuse to be confined to bed, but he insisted on riding his skateboard up and down the halls.

ambush: (засада) disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station
E.g.They separated into three hostile tribes, and darted upon each other from ambush with dreadful war-whoops, and killed each other by thousands.

ameliorate: (улучшению) make or become better; improve; grow better
E.g.Many social workers have attempted to ameliorate the conditions of people living in the slums.

amenable: (поддаются) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
E.g.He was amenable to any suggestions that came from those he looked up to.

amend: (изменить) change for the better; improve; remove faults or errors
E.g.Would McCain amend executive orders to ensure that communications between persons outside government and White House staff are disclosed to the public?

amenities: (Услуги) convenient features; courtesies
E.g.In addition to the customary amenities for the business traveler-fax machines, modems, a health club-the hotel offers the services of a butler versed in the social courtesies.

amiable: (любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
E.g.In Little Women, Beth is the amiable daughter whose loving disposition endears her to all who know her.

amicable: (дружественных) exhibiting friendliness or goodwill; not quarrelsome
E.g.Beth's sister Jo is the hot-tempered tomboy who has a hard time maintaining amicable relations with those around her.

amiss: (добро) out of proper order; not in perfect shape; faulty
E.g.I knew that weapons would not come in amiss, and I re-entered his room to get his rifle and shot-gun.

amity: (дружба) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations
E.g.Student exchange programs such as the Experiment in International Living were established to promote international amity.

amnesia: (амнезия) partial or total loss of memory, usually resulting from shock or illness
E.g.Selective amnesia is a politically valuable trait.

amnesty: (амнистия) general pardon granted by government, especially for political offenses
E.g.If the amnesty is approved by parliament, it will apply to capital stashed in off-shore tax havens up to the end of last year.

amoral: (аморальным) lacking moral sensibility; not caring about right and wrong.
E.g.Compared with evil immorality, being amoral is more like being naughty.

amorous: (любовный) moved by sexual love; loving
E.g."Love them and leave them" was the motto of the amorous Don Juan.

amorphous: (аморфный) formless; lacking shape or definition
E.g.As soon as we have decided on our itinerary, we shall send you a copy; right now, our plans are still amorphous.

amphibian: (амфибии) able to live both on land and in water
E.g.Frogs are classified as amphibian.

amphitheater: (амфитеатр) oval building with tiers of seats from central open space or arena
E.g.The spectators in the amphitheater cheered the gladiators.

ample: (достаточно) more than enough in size or scope or capacity; fairly large
E.g.They insist that food are being provided to the Palestinians in ample supplies, and that the only way to weaken Hamas is to maintain the blockade.

amputate: (ампутировать) cut off part of body, especially by surgery; prune
E.g.When the doctors had to amputate the young man's leg to prevent the spread of cancer, he did not let the loss of a limb keep him from participating in sports.

amulet: (амулет) object worn, especially around neck, as a charm against evil or injury; charm
E.g.In Thailand, the Jatukam Ramathep amulet is popular with everyone from Bangkok bankers to village taxi drivers.

analgesic: (анальгетик) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
E.g.The analgesic qualities of this lotion will provide temporary relief.

analogous: (аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike
E.g.She called our attention to the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.

analogy: (аналогии) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
E.g.This analogy is almost always noted without further comment, although in fact it may be taken further.

anarchist: (анархисты) person who seeks to overturn established government; advocate of abolishing authority
E.g.Denying she was an anarchist, Katya maintained she wished only to make changes in our government, not to destroy it entirely.

anarchy: (анархия) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
E.g.One might say that eastern Congo is already in anarchy, but Congo has faded from the headlines in recent months.

anathema: (анафема) solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
E.g.To the Ayatolla, America and the West were anathema; he loathed the democratic nations, cursing them in his dying words.

ancestry: (происхождения) family descent; series or line of ancestors; lineage
E.g.David can trace his ancestry as far back as the seventeenth century, when one of them was a court trumpeter somewhere in Germany.

anchor: (якоря) secure or fasten firmly; be fixed in place; narrate or coordinate
E.g.We set the post in concrete to anchor it in place.

ancillary: (вспомогательных) serving as aid or accessory; auxiliary
E.g.In an ancillary capacity, Doctor Watson was helpful; however, Holmes could not trust the good doctor to solve a perplexing case on his own.

anecdote: (анекдот) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography
E.g.Of all the millions who are moved by this historic occasion, while I am amongst these, my anecdote is and would be far less remarkable.

anemia: (анемии) condition in which blood lacks red corpuscles; deficiency of red blood cells; lack of vitality
E.g.Long standing illnesses often result in anemia, loss of weight and occasional bleeding from the stomach.

anesthetic: (анестезии) substance that causes loss of sensation; producing temporary loss or impairment of feeling
E.g.His monotonous voice acted like an anesthetic; his audience was soon asleep.

anguish: (тоска) agonizing physical or mental pain; extreme suffering
E.g.Visiting the site of the explosion, the governor wept to see the anguish of the victims and their families.

angular: (угловой) sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
E.g.Mr. Spock's features, though angular, were curiously attractive, in a Vulcan way.

animated: (анимационные) having life or vigor or spirit; filled with activity; in form of cartoon
E.g.On entering his room I found Holmes in animated conversation with two men.

animosity: (вражды) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act
E.g.I've worked for Bill Clinton for years, and Bill Clinton, another Democrat who pushed socially responsible programs, got a lot of animosity from the right.

animus: (анимус) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
E.g.The animus of the speaker became obvious to all when he began to indulge in sarcastic and insulting remarks.

annals: (летописи) chronological record of the events of successive years
E.g.In the annals of this period, we find no mention of democratic movements.

annex: (Приложение) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit
E.g.Mexico objected to the United States' attempts to annex the territory that later became the state of Texas.

annihilate: (уничтожить) destroy completely; reduce to nonexistence
E.g.The enemy in its revenge tried to annihilate the entire population.

annotate: (комментировать) comment; make explanatory notes
E.g.In the appendix to the novel, the editor sought to annotate many of the author's more esoteric references.

annuity: (ренты) annual payment of allowance or income; periodical payment, amounting to a fixed sum in each year
E.g.The annuity he setup with the insurance company supplements his social security benefits so that he can live very comfortably without working.

annul: (аннулировать) make or declare void or invalid; reduce to nothing
E.g.The parents of the eloped couple tried to annul the marriage.

anodyne: (болеутоляющее) source of relaxation or comfort; medicine that relieves pain
E.g.The sound of classical music is usually just anodyne I need after a tough day at work.

anoint: (помазать) apply oil or similar substance to; put oil on during religious ceremony as a sign of sanctification or consecration.
E.g.He described how the prophet Samuel to anoint David with oil, crown him king of Israel.

anomalous: (аномальных) deviating from normal or common order, form, or rule
E.g.He was placed in the anomalous position of seeming to approve procedures which he despised.

anomaly: (аномалии) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order
E.g.No doubt, this anomaly is the result of the uncertain international environment and high interest rates.

anonymity: (анонимность) state of being nameless; one that is unknown or unacknowledged
E.g.In my view, death in anonymity is the ultimate insult to human dignity.

antagonism: (антагонизм) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor
E.g.Barry showed his antagonism toward his new stepmother by ignoring her whenever she tried talking to him.

antecede: (предшествовать) precede; go before in time, and sometimes in place, rank, or logical order
E.g.The invention of the radiotelegraph should antecede the development of television by a quarter of a century.

antecedents: (прошлое) preceding events or circumstances that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
E.g.Smuggled out of Germany and adopted by a Christian family, she knew nothing of her birth and antecedents until she was reunited with her family in 1989.

antediluvian: (допотопных) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times
E.g.Looking at his great aunt's antique furniture, which must have been cluttering up her attic since the time of Noah's flood, the young heir exclaimed, "Heavens! How positively antediluvian!".

anthem: (Гимн) song of praise or patriotism; song of devotion or loyalty
E.g.Let us now all join in singing the national anthem.

anthology: (антология) book of literary selections by various authors
E.g.This anthology of science fiction was compiled by the late Isaac Asimov.

anthropoid: (человекообразные) manlike; resembling a human, especially in shape or outward appearance
E.g.The gorilla is the strongest of the anthropoid animals.

anthropologist: (антрополог) one who studies history and science of mankind
E.g.Eighty-three years ago, an anthropologist from the Field Museum dug up the remains of 22 people from marked graves in Labrador, Canada.

anthropomorphic: (антропоморфных) having human form or characteristics
E.g.Primitive religions often have deities with anthropomorphic characteristics.

anticlimax: (разочарование) letdown in thought or emotion; decline viewed in disappointing contrast with previous rise
E.g.After the fine performance in the first act, the rest of the play was an anticlimax.

antidote: (противоядием) medicine to counteract a poison or disease; agent that relieves or counteracts
E.g.They believe that because this anti-heroin antidote is what finally worked with some of the victims.

antipathy: (антипатию) strong feeling of aversion; dislike
E.g.Tom's extreme antipathy for disputes keeps him from getting into arguments with his temperamental wife.

antiquated: (устаревшие) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged
E.g.We are tolerably conversant with the early English poets; and can discover no resemblance whatever, except in antiquated spelling and a few obsolete words.