acquisition
n. Syn. acquirement; attainment
(приобретение) act of contracting or assuming or acquiring possession of something
adolescent
n.
(подростков) a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity;
adverse
a. Syn. unfavorable; hostile
(неблагоприятных) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
aesthetic
a. Syn. artistic; elegant
(эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
affiliate
v. Syn. associate; incorporate
(филиал) associate; incorporate
afflict
v. Syn. plague; suffer; torment
(страдает) cause pain, suffering or distress
aggravate
v. Syn. worsen; exacerbate
(усугубить) worsen; make worse or more troublesome
agitation
n. Syn. anxiety; disturbance
(агитация) anxiety; extreme emotional disturbance
alleviate
v. Syn. relieve; moderate; reduce
(облегчения) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part
amends
n.
(вносит) compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation
anonymous
a. Syn. unknown; nameless
(Аноним) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
appraisal
n. Syn. assessment; evaluation
(оценки) assessment; evaluation; the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth
articulate
a. Syn. effective; distinct
(сформулировать) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
ascertain
v. Syn. discover; insure
(установить) find out for certain; discover with certainty; make sure of
ascribe
v. Syn. refer; attribute; assign
(приписывают) inscribe or dedicate; attribute to a specified cause, source, or origin; assign as a quality
assault
n. Syn. attack; onslaught
(нападение) attack; onslaught
assert
v. Syn. declare
(утверждать) declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly
asset
n. Syn. properties; advantage
(активов) properties; advantage; useful or valuable quality
assimilate
v. Syn. absorb
(ассимилировать) incorporate and absorb into mind; make similar; cause to resemble
attorney
n. Syn. lawyer
(адвокат) lawyer; one who is appointed by another to act in his place or stead; proxy
augment
v. Syn. increase
(увеличить) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
authentic
a. Syn. genuine; real; valid; trustworthy
(подлинные) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
avail
v. Syn. profit; promote
(воспользоваться) turn to advantage of; be of service to; profit; promote
avert
v. Syn. prevent
(предотвратить) prevent; turn or cause to turn off or away
baffle
v. Syn. frustrate; perplex
(перегородки) frustrate as by confusing or perplexing; impede force or movement of
barren
a. Syn. desolate
(бесплодной) desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
batch
n.
(партия) quantity of bread baked at one time; a collection of things or persons to be handled together
bizarre
a. Syn. fantastic
(странное) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
bleak
a. Syn. cold; cheerless
(мрачная) cold or cheerless; unlikely to be favorable
blunder
n. Syn. error
(ошибка) serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
blunt
a. Syn. insensitive
(тупой) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
bonus
n.
(Бонусы) an extra dividend to the shareholders; money paid in addition to a stated compensation
brace
n.
(скобка) something which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly, as bandage, cord, or rod;
brittle
a.
(хрупкого) easily broken; having little elasticity
capsule
n. Syn. pill
(капсулы) small container; pill in form of small rounded gelatinous; shortened version of a written work
casualty
n.
(авария) serious or fatal accident; someone injured or killed in an accident
ceramic
a.
(керамика) of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for ceilings.
cereal
n.
(зерновых) grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as food.
commentary
n.
(Комментарий) written explanation or criticism or illustration that is added to a book or other textual material
commitment
n.
(обязательства) pledge, undertaking; act of binding yourself to a course of action
commute
v.
(коммутируют) obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; travel regularly from a place of residence to another place
compatible
a. Syn. harmonious
(совместимые) harmonious; having similar disposition and tastes
competence
n.
(компетенции) quality of being adequately or well qualified physically and intellectually
compile
v. Syn. assemble; gather; accumulate
(компи��яции) put together or compose from materials gathered from several sources
compulsory
a. Syn. mandatory; obligatory
(обязательного) mandatory; obligatory; required by rule
concede
v. Syn. admit; yield
(уступать) admit; yield; give up physical control of another
conceive
v. Syn. design; consider
(себе) form or develop in the mind; devise; become pregnant with; begin or originate in a specific way
concession
n.
(концессии) act of yielding; point yielded; acknowledgment or admission
concise
a. Syn. succinct; terse
(краткой) brief and compact; expressing much in few words
confer
v.
(конференции) bestow; present; have a conference in order to talk something over
configuration
n.
(Конфигурация) arrangement of parts or elements; outline
conform
v.
(соответствовать) comply with; follow; fit; meet
confusion
n.
(путаницы) mistake that results from taking one thing to be another; lack of clarity or order
consecutive
a. Syn. successive; sequential
(последовательных) following one after another without interruption; sequential
consensus
n. Syn. Agreement; accord
(консенсуса) general agreement or accord; opinion reached by a group as a whole
conserve
v. Syn. retain; preserve
(сохранение) retain; protect from loss or harm; preserve; use carefully or sparingly, avoiding waste
conspicuous
a. Syn. noticeable; prominent
(заметными) noticeable; prominent; easy to notice; obvious
constituent
n. Syn. component; element; ingredient
(учредительных) component or part; citizen, voter
constrain
v. Syn. restrain; confine
(ограничить) restrain; keep within close bounds; confine
consultant
n.
(консультант) an expert who gives advice
contaminate
v. Syn. taint; pollute; defile
(загрязнять) make impure or unclean by contact or mixture; pollute; defile
contemplate
v. Syn. ponder; meditate
(созерцать) look at attentively and thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
contempt
n. Syn. disgrace
(презрение) state of being despised or dishonored; disgrace; disobedience to, or open disrespect of
contend
v.
(бороться) strive in opposition; contest; dispute; struggle for
contradict
v. Syn. confront; oppose
(противоречит) confront; oppose
contrive
v.
(придумать) form by an exercise of ingenuity; devise; invent; design
controversial
a. Syn. controvertible; disputable
(спорных) controvertible; disputable
controversy
n. Syn. contention; argument
(споры) contentious speech act; argument
converge
v. Syn. approach
(сходятся) approach; tend to meet; come together
convict
v.
(осужденного) find or declare guilty
cordial
a. Syn. gracious
(сердечные) gracious; showing warm and friendliness
corps
n.
(корпуса) an army unit usually consisting of two or more divisions; a body of people associated together
corrode
v.
(коррозии) destroy metal or alloy gradually, especially by chemical action; be eaten or worn away
corrupt
a. Syn. spoiled; tainted
(коррумпированных) changed from sound to putrid state; spoiled; tainted
costume
n. Syn. dress; attire
(костюм) dress; attire; aset of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
courtesy
n.
(любезно) polite behavior; act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of fact
cripple
n. Syn. handicap; maim; disable
(калекой) person or animal that is partially disabled or unable to use a limb or limb
criterion
n.
(критерии) standard of judging; any approved or established rule or test
crucial
a.
(важнейших) of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis; of the greatest importance
culminate
v.
(завершится) reach the highest or most decisive point; rise to summit
cumulative
a.
(совокупный) increasing by successive addition
curb
v.
(обуздать) bend or curve; guide and manage, or restrain
curt
a.
(Курт) having been shortened; effectively cut short; rudely brief or abrupt, as in speech or manner
cynical
a.
(циничным) skeptical of motives of others; selfishly calculating; negative or pessimistic
deficit
n. Syn. shortfall; shortage
(дефицит) inadequacy or insufficiency; sum of money falls short of required amount; shortage
degenerate
v. Syn. deteriorate
(вырождаться) become worse; decline; fall
deliberate
v. Syn. consider; ponder
(преднамеренное) consider; think about carefully; weigh
denote
v. Syn. signify; indicate; show
(обозначим) indicate; signify directly; refer to specifically
denounce
v. Syn. condemn; criticize; announce
(денонсировать) condemn openly; criticize; make known in formal manner
depict
v. Syn. portray; describe
(и��ображать) represent in a picture or sculpture; portray in words; describe
designate
v. Syn. nominate; assign; name
(назначают) indicate or specify; point out; assign a name or title to
despise
v.
(презирают) dislike intensely; regard with contempt or scorn
deteriorate
v. Syn. decline
(ухудшаться) become worse; decline
diffuse
v.
(диффузного) spread out widely; scatter freely; pour out and cause to spread freely
dilemma
n. Syn. predicament
(дилемма) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
dilute
v. Syn. weaken; attenuate
(разбавленных) weaken; make thinner or less concentrated by adding a liquid such as water
discern
v. Syn. detect; perceive
(различать) detect; perceive
discrepancy
n. Syn. difference
(расхождение) lack of consistency; difference
discrete
a. Syn. separate; distinct
(дискретного) separate; consisting of unconnected distinct parts
disguise
n.
(замаскировать) dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or of deception
dismay
v. Syn. discourage; frighten
(тревоге) destroy courage or resolution by exciting dread; cause to lose enthusiasm
dispatch
n. Syn. expedition; sending off
(отправки) act of sending off something; property of being prompt and efficient; message usually sent in haste
disperse
v. Syn. scatter
(разгона) move away from each other; cause to separate; cause to become widely known
disposition
n. Syn. temperament; nature; tendency
(расположение) natural or acquired habit with tendency; act or means of getting rid of something
disrupt
v. Syn. upset; interrupt
(нарушить) upset; throw into confusion or disorder
dissipate
v. Syn. waste; scatter
(рассеять) spend or expend wastefully; vanish by dispersion; drive away; disperse
distil
v.
(дистиллированной) drop; fall in drops; flow in a small stream
disturbance
n. Syn. disorder; turmoil
(нарушение) disorder; turmoil; mental or emotional unbalance or disorder
divine
v.
(божественной) perceive intuitively; foresee future; have nature of or being a deity
drastic
a. Syn. radical; severe
(резкое) radical; taking effect violently or rapidly
dubious
a. Syn. questionable
(сомнительных) questionable; filled with doubt
dwell
v. Syn. reside; inhabit
(останавливаться) live as a resident; exist in a given place or state
eccentric
a. Syn. irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre
(эксцентричный) departing from a recognized, conventional, or established norm or pattern
edible
a. Syn. eatable
(пищевые) eatable; substance that can be used as food
ego
n.
(эго) self, especially as distinct from the world and other selves; exaggerated sense of self-importance
elicit
v. Syn. provoke
(вызывают) draw out; bring forth or to light; generate or provoke as response or answer
elite
n.
(элита) a group or class of persons enjoying superior intellectual or social or economic status
eloquent
a. Syn. expressive; persuasive
(красноречивым) vividly or movingly expressive; persuasive
embark
v. Syn. commence
(начать) commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey
empirical
a.
(эмпирических) derived from experiment and observation rather than theory
endow
v. Syn. grant; award
(придать) grant; award; give qualities or abilities to
enhance
v. Syn. increase; improve
(повышения) make better or more attractive; increase; improve
ensue
v. Syn. follow
(наступить) pursue; follow or come afterward; follow as a consequence
entail
v. Syn. require; necessitate; involve
(влечет) imply or require; cause to ensue or accrue; cut or carve in ornamental way
entity
n.
(лица) real being; something that exists as a particular and discrete unit; fact of existence
entrepreneur
n. Syn. businessperson; enterprise
(предприниматель) person who organizes and operates a business; contractor
envisage
v.
(предусмотреть) look in the face of; apprehend; consider or regard in a certain way
epoch
n. Syn. era
(эпохи) particular period of history, especially one considered remarkable
equilibrium
n. Syn. balance
(равновесие) mental or emotional balance; state of balance of any causes, powers, or motives
erosion
n. Syn. corrosion
(эрозии) corrosion; a gradual decline of something
erroneous
a. Syn. mistaken; wrong
(ошибочных) containing or derived from error; mistaken
escort
n.
(сопровождение) one who conducts someone as attendant; guard; protection, care, or safeguard on a journey
essence
n.
(сущность) most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience
ethics
n. Syn. morals; principles
(этика) morals; study of principles relating to right and wrong conduct.
ethnic
a. Syn. racial
(этнических) relating to races; group of people sharing common racial, national, or religious heritage
evoke
v. Syn. bring out; arouse
(вызывают) bring out; arouse; call forth
exemplify
v. Syn. embody
(иллюстрируют) serve as an example of; embody
exempt
a.
(освобождены) not subject to duty or obligation; not subject to taxation
exotic
a. Syn. strange
(экзотические) from another part of the world; foreign; strikingly strange or unusual
expertise
n. Syn. skill
(Экспертиза) specialized knowledge; expert skill
explicit
a. Syn. definite; outspoken
(явный) precisely and clearly expressed; definite; outspoken
exposition
n.
(Экспозиция) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue
exquisite
a. Syn. excellent; flawless
(изысканный) excellent; flawless; acutely perceptive or discriminating
extinct
a. Syn. nonexistent; vanished; dead
(вымерших) no longer existing or living; vanished; dead
extinguish
v.
(тушения) quench; put out, as a light or fire; cause to die out; put an end to; destroy
fabricate
v. Syn. build
(изготовления) build; put together out of components or parts
facet
n. Syn. side
(грань) small, smooth, flat surface, as on a bone or tooth; side; a smooth surface
facilitate
v. Syn. promote; expedite
(содействовать) help bring about; make less difficult
feeble
a. Syn. weak; frail
(слабый) lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
flap
n.
(заслонка) flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
fling
v. Syn. discard
(бросать) throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
fluctuate
v. Syn. waver; shift
(колебаться) rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
flutter
v.
(флаттера) vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion; wave or flap rapidly in an irregular manner
foam
n.
(пена) white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
foil
v. Syn. hinder
(фольги) prevent from being successful
formidable
a. Syn. menacing; threatening
(грозным) arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
formulate
v. Syn. policy; theory
(сформулировать) decide upon and express in words
fort
n. Syn. fortress; stronghold
(Форт) a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
fossil
n. Syn. remnant
(ископаемых) remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
foster
v. Syn. rear
(содействовать) rear; promote the growth of; help develop
foul
n. Syn. disgusting; filthy
(фол) act that violates of the rules of a sport
fracture
v. Syn. break; crack
(разрушения) break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
fraud
n.
(мошенничество) getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
fringe
n. Syn. margin; periphery
(края) margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
frustrate
v. Syn. thwart; defeat
(сорвать) make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
galaxy
n.
(Галактики) large, isolated system of stars, as the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities
gaol
n. Syn. jail
(тюрьма) place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or provisional imprisonment
garment
n.
(одежда) any article of clothing, as coat or gown
gear
n.
(передач) toothed machine part, such as a wheel or cylinder, to transmit motion or to change speed or direction
glide
v. Syn. slide; slip
(скольжения) slide; move in a smooth, effortless manner
gloomy
a. Syn. dusky; dim
(мрачные) imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
gorgeous
a. Syn. beautiful; magnificent
(великолепный) dazzlingly beautiful; magnificent
gossip
n. Syn. rumor
(сплетни) rumor; malicious report about other people; light informal conversation for social occasions
graze
v. Syn. feed
(пасутся) scrape gently; feed on growing grasses and herbage
grease
n.
(смазка) oil; fat; state of being covered with unclean things
grief
n.
(горе) pain of mind; mental suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of friends; sorrow; sadness
grieve
v.
(скорбим) cause to be sorrowful; distress
grim
a.
(мрачные) unrelenting; rigid; dismal and gloomy; cold and forbidding
hamper
v. Syn. obstruct
(препятствовать) put at disadvantage; prevent progress or free movement of
hatch
v. Syn. breed
(люк) breed; emerge from the egg
haul
v. Syn. transport; drag
(магистральных) draw slowly or heavily; pull or drag forcibly; shift direction
haunt
v. Syn. torment; bother; disturb
(преследовать) be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; bother; disturb
heal
v. Syn. cure
(исцелить) cure; make or get healthy again
heave
v. Syn. lift; raise; hoist; throw
(бросать) cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; lift; raise; hoist; throw
heir
n. Syn. descendent; offspring
(наследник) person who inherits some title or office
heritage
n. Syn. legacy; bequest; tradition
(наследия) legacy; something that is passed down from preceding generations; a tradition
hierarchy
n. Syn. class; order
(иерархии) arrangement by rank or standing; series in which each element is graded or ranked
hinder
v. Syn. stunt; inhibit; hamper; impede
(препятствовать) put at a disadvantage; tie up; hamper; prevent the progress
hinge
n.
(шарнир) a joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other
hitherto
ad.
(ранее) to this place; to a prescribed limit; up to this time; as yet; until now
homogeneous
a. Syn. uniform; similar
(однородных) of the same or similar nature or kind
hose
n.
(шланг) a flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas
hover
v. Syn. float; waver; vacillate
(наведении) hang about; wait nearby; remain floating
humidity
n. Syn. dampness; moisture
(влажность) dampness; moisture
hurl
v. Syn. throw; cast; toss
(бросать) throw with great force; cast; toss
hypothesis
n. Syn. assumption; theory
(гипотезы) assumption; theory
hysterical
a.
(истерический) marked by excessive or uncontrollable emotion; affected, or troubled, with fear or panic