Layman - someone who is not trained to a high or professional standard in a particular subject

(Boring but important)

p.4

Layman - someone who is not trained to a high or professional standard in a particular subject

woolly - confused and not clear

sloppy - done in a very careless way

to assert - to state firmly that something is true

maxim - a phrase or saying that includes a rule or moral principle about how you should behave

exemplary - excellent or done in a way that other people should try to copy

quest – задание

to con’fine - to keep an activity within particular limits

invariable /ɪnˈveəriəb(ə)l/ - never changing

contingent /kənˈtɪndʒ(ə)nt/ - able to happen only in a particular situation or if something else happens first (зависящий от обстоятельств)

inconceivable /ˌɪnkənˈsiːvəb(ə)l/ - impossible to think about or imagine

ludicrous /ˈluːdɪkrəs/ - extremely silly

outrage - гнев, негодование

pundit – эксперт, специалист

premature /ˈpremətʃə(r)/ - happening too soon or before the usual time

postmortem /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈmɔː(r)təm/ - анализ причин произошедшего

breach – a failure

abnormal - not usual or typical, especially in a way that is worrying or that shows there may be something wrong or harmful

(the nature of culture)

homogeneous – однородный

entity – Єдність

dazzle - an extremely impressive quality

eminent - important, respected, and admired

hazard - something that could be dangerous or could cause damage or accidents

consensus - agreement among all the people involved

bloodshed - a situation in which people are killed or injured, especially during fighting

courtship – ухаживание

adornment – украшение

adultery - sex that takes place between a married person and someone who is not their husband or wife

dose - an amount of a particular quality

schizophrenia /ˌskɪtsəʊˈfriːniə/

neurosis /njʊˈrəʊsɪs/

practitioner - someone who works in a particular profession, especially medicine or law

p. 5

age-grade – возрастная группа

cleanliness – чистота, чистоплотность

divination – гадание

eschatology /ˌeskəˈtɒlədʒi/ - эсхатология

faith healing – лечение внушением

feast – a large meal

hygiene /ˈhaɪdʒiːn/ - гигиена

kin group – кровные родственники

nomenclature /nəʊˈmenkleɪtʃə(r)/ - a system for naming things

mourning – горесть,скорбь,оплакивание и пр

obstetrics /əbˈstetrɪks/ - акушерство

postnatal care /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈneɪt(ə)l/ - уход в постнатальном периоде (за новорожденным)

propitiation /prəʊˌpɪʃiˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ - an attempt to stop someone from being angry with you by doing something to please them

weaning – отнятие ребенка от груди

(Rule making)

omission – упущение

implicit – подразумеваемый

to be hedged – окружен чем-либо

al’mighty - used for emphasizing how great, loud, or serious something is

explicit – ясный,явный,неподразумеваемый

whim – прихоть

(Globalization and tribalization)

inexorable /ɪnˈeksərəb(ə)l/ - impossible to stop

to dumb-down /dʌm/ - to make something simpler and easier to understand in a way that reduces its quality

to homogenize /həˈmɒdʒənaɪz/ - to make conditions, people, or things the same or similar, often so that the result is boring

tapestry /ˈtæpɪstri/ - variety or mixture of things

diverse - very different from each other

to obliterate - to destroy something completely

‘corporate - relating to large companies, or to a particular large company

proliferation /prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃ(ə)n/ - a sudden increase in number or amount

devolution /ˌdiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ - передача власти

resurgence /rɪˈsɜː(r)dʒ(ə)ns/ - the start of something again that quickly increases in influence, effect etc

causation /kɔːˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/ - the process of causing something to happen or exist

at stake - likely to be lost or damaged if something fails

pernicious /pə(r)ˈnɪʃəs/ - very dangerous or harmful, especially to someone's moral character

in’grained - an ingrained attitude, belief, or habit has existed for a long time and cannot easily be changed

fragmentation - the process of breaking into many pieces or separate parts

abolition /ˌæbəˈlɪʃ(ə)n/ - the official end to a law, system, practice etc

fervor /ˈfɜː(r)və(r)/ - very strong feeling or enthusiasm

soft drink - a cold drink that does not contain any alcohol

p.6

fretful - worried and unhappy, especially because of being nervous or tired

endemic /enˈdemɪk/ - very common, or strongly established in a place or situation

‘escalating – обостряющийся (regionalism)

vociferous /vəʊˈsɪfərəs/ - someone who is vociferous expresses their opinion loudly and with force

devolution /ˌdiːvəˈluːʃ(ə)n/ - передача власти

let alone - used for saying that something is even less likely to happen than another unlikely thing

imminent - likely or certain to happen very soon

extinction - the situation when an animal, plant, or language no longer exists

(Class and race)

to pervade /pə(r)ˈveɪd/ - to spread through the whole of something and become a very obvious feature of it

to permeate /ˈpɜː(r)mieɪt/ - if an attitude or feeling permeates something, you can feel or see its influence clearly in every part of that thing

simplistic - treating something in a way that makes it seem much simpler than it really is

estate agent - агент по продаже недвижимости

roughly - used for showing that an amount, number, time etc is not exact

to sluice /sluːs/ - to wash something with a flow of water

chat-up line - something that you say to someone in order to start a conversation with them because you want to have a sexual or romantic relationship with them

calibration /ˌkæləˈbreɪʃ(ə)n/ - маркировка, калибровка

crude - not exact or accurate, but often good enough for a particular purpose

taxonomy – систематика

to convey – передавать (мысть,идею)

subtlety – едва уловимое различие

demarcation /ˌdiːmɑː(r)ˈkeɪʃ(ə)n/ - the process of establishing borders or limits between areas, groups, or things

to lurch - to move suddenly in a way that is not smooth or controlled

to stumble across - to find something, or to meet someone, by accident

being dazzled – being impressed

to con’front – to deal with

to dwindle /ˈdwɪnd(ə)l/ - to become gradually less or smaller over a period of time until almost nothing remains

to exclaim - to say something suddenly and loudly, especially because you are surprised, impressed, angry etc

invariable /ɪnˈveəriəb(ə)l/ - never changing

to adapt - to change your ideas or behaviour so that you can deal with a new situation

to lump - to put people or things into the same group, although they do not really belong together

to constitute /ˈkɒnstɪˌtjuːt/ - if several people or things constitute something, they combine to form it

snapshot - a photograph taken without the use of professional equipment

inclusive - including the specific limits that have been mentioned and everyt

well-trodden /ˌwel ˈtrɒd(ə)n/ - already done or discussed, and no longer necessary, interesting, or useful

subsequent /ˈsʌbsɪkwənt/ - happening or coming after something else

forebear /ˈfɔː(r)beə(r)/ your forebears are the people in your family who lived a long time ago

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