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/'æfəb(ə)l/ a. (приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly Accustomed to cold, aloof supervisors, Nicholas was amazed at how affable his new employer was.
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affluent
/'æflʊənt/ a. (богатые) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value They want the same opportunity to pursue their dreams as everyone else who lives in affluent school districts.
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aggressive
/'əgrɛsɪv/ a. (агрессивного) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly During his tenure in Beijing, Huntsman was known as an aggressive advocate for human rights and pushed to expand U.S. economic ties with China.
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alacrity
/ə'lækrɪtɪ/ n. (готовностью) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness Phil and Dave were raring to get off to the mountains; they packed up their ski gear and climbed into the van with alacrity.
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alienate
/'eɪlɪəneɪt/ v. Syn. estrange; transfer; separate (отчуждать) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally We could not see what should again alienate us from one another, or how one brother could again oppress another.
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allay
/ə'leɪ/ v. Syn. calm; pacify; relieve (развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve The crew tried to allay the fears of the passengers by announcing that the fire had been controlled.
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allude
/ə'lu:d/ v. Syn. imply; refer (намекают) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion Try not to mention divorce in Jack's presence because he will think you allude to his marital problems with Jill.
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allure
/ə'ljʊə(r)/ v. Syn. entice; attract (привлекательность) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive Promises of quick profits allure the unwary investor.
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allusion
/ə'lu:ʒ(ə)n/ n. Syn. metaphor (намек) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor Without naming names, the candidate criticized the national leaders by allusion.
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ambiguous
/æm'bɪgjʊəs/ a. (неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning His ambiguous instructions misled us; we did not know which road to take.
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amenable
/ə'mi:nəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. responsible; accountable (поддаются) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable He was amenable to any suggestions that came from those he looked up to.
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amiable
/'eɪmɪəb(ə)l/ a. Syn. agreeable; lovable (любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly In Little Women, Beth is the amiable daughter whose loving disposition endears her to all who know her.
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analogous
/ə'næləgəs/ a. Syn. comparable (аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike She called our attention to the things that had been done in an analogous situation and recommended that we do the same.
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analogy
/ə'nælədʒɪ/ n. Syn. similarity; parallelism (аналогии) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity This analogy is almost always noted without further comment, although in fact it may be taken further.
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anarchy
/'ænəkɪ/ n. Syn. lawlessness; disorder (анархия) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion One might say that eastern Congo is already in anarchy, but Congo has faded from the headlines in recent months.
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animus
/'ænɪməs/ n. Syn. enmity; disposition (анимус) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition The animus of the speaker became obvious to all when he began to indulge in sarcastic and insulting remarks.
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annals
/'æn(ə)lz/ n. Syn. records; history (летописи) chronological record of the events of successive years In the annals of this period, we find no mention of democratic movements.
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anonymous
/ə'nɒnɪməs/ a. Syn. unknown; nameless (Аноним) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name The buyer, who wished to remain anonymous, is a foreigner with homes in Europe.
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anthology
/æn'θɒlədʒɪ/ n. Syn. collection (антология) book of literary selections by various authors This anthology of science fiction was compiled by the late Isaac Asimov.
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antithesis
/æn'tɪθəsɪs/ n. Syn. contrast (антитеза) contrast; direct contrast; opposition This tyranny was the antithesis of all that he had hoped for, and he fought it with all his strength.