| №
| Word
| Transcription
| Definition
| Synonym/Antonym
| Set expressions
| Examples
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| allied
(близкий, связанный, союзный)
| [əʹlaıd]
| joined by or relating to members of an alliance
| Syn.: connected, related, akin
| the Allied Powers - союзные державы
allied banks - ассоциированные банки
allied species - родственные виды
| They're backed by allied warplanes and tanks.
Only now have doctors, and allied medical professionals, come to appreciate this.
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| appalling
(ужасающий, страшный; отталкивающий)
| [əʹpɔ:lıŋ]
| causing extreme dismay, horror, or revulsion
| Syn.: terrible, horrible
| appalling cruelty — ужасающая жестокость
it is appalling that — это ужасно, что
appalling handwriting/taste — ужасный почерк/вкус
| We heard the appalling news about the earthquake.
They have been living under the most appalling conditions for two months.
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| to assume
(брать на себя, принимать, притворяться)
| [əʹsju:m]
| to suppose to be the case, without proof
| Syn.: to undertake, to feign, to pretend, to sham, to suppose
| let us assume that... — допустим, что...
to assume responsibility - взять на себя ответственность
to assume measures - принять меры
| These Doctrines assume at once a reasonableness and an importance.
She assumed an air of confidence in spite of her dismay.
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| conceivable
(мыслимый, вероятный, потенциальный)
| [kənʹsi:vəb(ə)l]
| capable of being imagined or grasped mentally
| Syn.: thinkable, possible
| to take every conceivable precaution - принять все возможные меры предосторожности
| Is there any conceivable justification for betraying your family?
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| to discard
(избавляться от чего-либо, отказываться, увольнять с работы)
| [ʹdıskɑ:d]
| to get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable;
| Syn.: to cast, to shed, to slough, to scrap, to junk
Ant.: to keep, to preserve, to save
| to discard a hypothesis - отвергнуть гипотезу
to discard old friends - забыть старых друзей
| We have discarded our faith in astrology and witches.
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| eccentric
(эксцентричный, странный, экстравагантный)
| [ıkʹsentrık]
| unconventional and slightly strange
| Syn.: strange, odd, whimsical, eccentrical
| eccentric in one's habits — имеющий эксцентричные привычки
eccentric behaviour - странное поведение; чудачество
| He noted her eccentric appearance.
He is an eccentric character who likes wearing a beret and dark glasses.
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| to estimate
(оценивать, приблизительно подсчитывать, прикидывать)
| [ʹestımıt]
| to calculate roughly or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of
| Syn.: to value, to consider, to judge
| to estimate the value of a gem - оценить драгоценный камень
the losses are estimated at £50 - убытки оцениваются в 50 фунтов
| I would estimate the size of the garden at 1.000 square metres.
Bacon could not estimate Shakespeare.
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| estimated
(предполагаемый, расчётный, оценочный)
| [ʹestımeıtıd]
| roughly calculated
| Syn.: approximate
| estimated income — планируемые поступления estimated requirements — плановая потребность
| Great Britain, for example, had an estimated expenditure of £26,100,000.
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| excessive
(чрезвычайный, неумеренный, заядлый)
| [ıkʹsesıv]
| more than is necessary, normal, or desirable
| Syn.: superfluous, unnecessary, redundant
| excessive praise - неумеренные похвалы
an excessive smoker - заядлый курильщик
| He was drinking excessive amounts of brandy.
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| expenditure
(потребление, издержки, расходы)
| [ıkʹspendıtʃə]
| an amount of money spent; the use of energy, time, or other resources
| Syn.: consumption
| to meet expenditures - обеспечивать пополнение расхода
to save expenditure - давать экономию в расходе
expenditure record - учёт расхода
| They should cut their expenditure on defense.
An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
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| fallacy
(обман, ошибка, заблуждение)
| [ʹfæləsı]
| a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound arguments
| Syn.: guile, trickery, deception
| a statement based on fallacy - ошибочное утверждение popular fallacies - обычные заблуждения
the fallacy of friendship - ненадёжность дружбы
| It's a fallacy to assume that he will help.
The notion that the camera never lies is a fallacy.
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| grant
(подарок, грант, дотация)
| [grɑ:nt]
| a sum of money given by a government or other organization for a particular purpose
| Syn.: present, gift
| in grant - по дарственной
to receive a State grant - получить государственную субсидию
| We received a grant to attend the conference.
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| to grudge
(завидовать, выражать недовольство, жадничать)
| [grʌdʒ]
| to be resentfully unwilling to give or allow; to be jealous
| Syn.: to begrudge
| to grudge no pains - не жалеть труда
to owe smb. a grudge - не без причины злиться на кого-л.; затаить злобу против кого-л.
to harbor/nurse/hold a grudge – испытывать злобу
| Miss Ironside seems to have had some grudge against her.
He grudged the work and time that the meeting involved.
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| inevitable
(неизбежный, неотвратимый, неизменный)
| [ıʹnevıtəb(ə)l]
| certain to happen; completely predictable
| Syn.: unavoidable, inescapable, necessary
Ant.: avertible, preventable
| inevitable changes of the seasons — постоянная смена времён года
to bow to the inevitable — соглашаться с неизбежным
| It was inevitable that she would find out.
The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.
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| inseparable
(неотделимый, неразделимый, неразлучный)
| [ınʹsep(ə)rəb(ə)l]
| unable to be separated or treated separately
| Syn.: indivisible
| inseparable union - неразрывный союз inseparable quality - неотъемлемое качество
to be inseparable from smth. - быть неотделимым от ч.-л.
| Research and higher education seem inseparable.
They met 18 months ago and have been inseparable ever since.
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| to lavish
(быть щедрым, раздавать, расточать)
| [ʹlævıʃ]
| to give someone generous amounts of
| Syn.: to bestow, to deal out, to distribute
| to lavish care on an only child - чрезмерно опекать своё единственное чадо
to lavish money - проматывать деньги
| The media couldn't lavish enough praise on the film.
He was lavish with his hospitality.
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| layman
(непрофессионал, дилетант, любитель)
| [ʹleı|mən]
| a person without professional or specialized knowledge in a particular subject
| Syn.: amateur
| political layman — политический дилетант
a book for laymen - книга для широкого круга читателей
| T he book seems well suited to the interested layman.
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| niggardly
(скупой, скудный)
| [ʹnıgədlı]
| meagre and given grudgingly
| Syn.: stingy, tight-fisted, scanty, poor
| niggardly rich man - богатый скупец
niggardly of advice - неохотно дающий советы
| I don't want to seam niggardly but the thing is really too expensive.
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| prone
(склонный, предрасположенный)
| [prəʋn]
| likely or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something unpleasant or regrettable
| Syn.: susceptible, vulnerable
| prone to anger - вспыльчивый
to be prone to laziness - любить бездельничать
| Man is prone to error.
Untreated wood is prone to rotting.
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| scheme
(план, махинация, структура)
| [ski:m]
| a large-scale systematic plan or arrangement for attaining some particular object or putting a particular idea into effect
| Syn.: plan, project, strategy
| diabolical scheme — дьявольский план
to foil / thwart a scheme — разрушать планы
under the proposed scheme - согласно предложенному плану
| The company was pouring around $30 million into the scheme.
Police uncovered a scheme to steal paintings worth more than $250,000.
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| to strive
(пытаться, стремиться, бороться)
| [straıv]
| to make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
| Syn.: to try, to exert, to struggle, to compete, to contend
| to strive against fate — бороться с судьбой
to strive for success — стремиться к успеху
| The minister begged the worshippers to strive against evil.
We must strive to secure steady growth.
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| an eventual dividend
(возможная прибыль, конечный доход)
| [ıʹventʃʋəl]
[ʹdıvıdend]
| a possible income from some research, operation etc.
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| It is commonly assumed that research will pay an eventual dividend.
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| interior decorations
(оформление интерьера)
| [ınʹtı(ə)rıə]
[͵dekəʹreıʃ(ə)n]
| the decoration of the interior of a building or room
| Syn.: interior design
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| There is the art of an interior decorator.
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| in time of emergency
(в чрезвычайных обстоятельствах)
| [ıʹmɜ:dʒ(ə)nsı]
| in the extreme situation
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| It’s difficult to act proper in time of emergency.
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| juvenile delinquency
(подростковая преступность)
| [ʹdʒu:vənaıl]
[dıʹlıŋkwənsı]
| antisocial or criminal conduct by juvenile delinquents
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| We have also to meet the closely associated costs of juvenile delinquency.
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| on the brink of
(на грани чего-либо)
| [brıŋk]
| on the edge of something
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| A year ago we were on the brink of a great discovery.
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| the grand total
(итоговая сумма, общий итог)
| [grænd]
| the final amount after everything is added up; the sum of other totals
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| The calculated grand total was very measly.
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| to come high on the list
(быть в первых числах, быть вверху списка)
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| to be in the beginning of a list
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| As an item of public expenditure, education comes high on the list.
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| visual aids
(наглядные пособия, визуальные средства)
| [ʹvıʒʋəl]
[eıdz]
| Devices (films, slides, models and blackboards), that display in visual form material to be understood or remembered
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| The school was filled with workshops and art-rooms, projection theatres and visual aids.
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