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English new words 3
New English words I encountered 201-300
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| attain | succeed in achieving |
| alight | (of a bird) descend from the air and settle (садиться); burning |
| spurn | reject with disdain or contempt (отвергать) |
| toil | exhausting physical labor |
| counterfeit | подделка |
| falter | start to lose strength or momentum |
| tranquil | free from disturbance; calm (спокойный) |
| anon | soon; shortly |
| germinate | прорастать |
| surmise | suppose that something is true without having evidence to confirm it (подозревать) |
| debris | обломки |
| swerve | an abrupt change of direction |
| abrupt | резкий, крутой |
| plague | cause continual trouble or distress to (досаждать) |
| deleterious | causing harm or damage (вредный) |
| adept | very skilled or proficient at something (искусный) |
| amenable | easily persuaded or controlled |
| palatable | pleasant to taste |
| versatile | able to adapt or be adapted to many different functions or activities |
| fuse | join or blend to form a single entity |
| ancillary | providing necessary support to the primary activities |
| daunt | make (someone) feel intimidated or apprehensive (запугивать) |
| comprise | consist of; be made up of |
| tentative | not certain or fixed; provisional |
| transverse | поперечный |
| inset | вставка |
| recapitulate | summarize and state again the main points of |
| glean | extract (information) from various sources |
| tangle | a confused mass of something twisted together |
| virtue | добродетель |
| transmute | change in form, nature, or substance |
| quantification | количественная оценка |
| circumvent | find a way around |
| ambient | of or relating to the immediate surroundings of something |
| tweak | a sharp twist or pull (щипать) |
| profound | very great or intense (глубокий) |
| revelation | a surprising and previously unknown fact, especially one that is made known in a dramatic way (откровение) |
| landmark | ориентир |
| attendant | occurring with or as a result of; accompanying |
| pillar | столб, свая |
| constriction | the action of making something narrower by pressure or of becoming narrower; tightening |
| tackle | the equipment required for a task or sport |
| covert | not openly acknowledged or displayed |
| surfeit | an excessive amount of something |
| spurious | not being what it purports to be; false or fake (ложный) |
| precipitate | осадок |
| contaminate | make (something) impure by exposure to or addition of a poisonous or polluting substance (загрязнять) |
| console | консоль, утешать |
| detrimental | tending to cause harm |
| herald | вестник |
| recoil | suddenly spring or flinch back in fear, horror, or disgust |
| interrogate | ask questions of (someone, especially a suspect or a prisoner) closely, aggressively, or formally (допрашивать) |
| meddle | interfere in or busy oneself unduly with something that is not one's concern |
| rig | снаряжение (корабля) |
| fragrance | a pleasant, sweet smell |
| villain | a character whose evil actions or motives are important to the plot |
| tug | a hard or sudden pull (рывок) |
| commute | travel some distance between one's home and place of work on a regular basis; смягчать приговор |
| pith | сердцевина |
| pry | inquire too closely into a person's private affairs |
| curb | a stone or concrete edging to a street or path |
| ruminate | think deeply about something (размышлять) |
| lodge | a small house at the gates of a park or in the grounds of a large house, typically occupied by a gatekeeper, gardener, or other employee (домик) |
| plank | планка |
| ascribe | attribute something to (a cause) (приписывать) |
| reconcile | restore friendly relations between |
| assent | express approval or agreement, typically officially |
| apprise | inform or tell (someone) (информировать) |
| mirth | amusement, especially as expressed in laughter |
| clatter | a continuous rattling sound as of hard objects falling or striking each other |
| sprinkle | a small quantity or amount of something scattered over an object or surface |
| haven | a place of safety or refuge |
| pledge | a solemn promise or undertaking |
| piety | благочестие |
| allegiance | loyalty or commitment of a subordinate to a superior or of an individual to a group or cause |
| dispose | get rid of by throwing away or giving or selling to someone else |
| placid | not easily upset or excited |
| regard | attention to or concern for something |
| benign | gentle; kindly |
| pernicious | having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way |
| reticent | not revealing one's thoughts or feelings readily |
| affluence | the state of having a great deal of money; wealth |
| bog | wet muddy ground too soft to support a heavy body (болото) |
| tumble | fall suddenly, clumsily, or headlong |
| dismal | depressing; dreary |
| deprivation | the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society (лишение) |
| wedge | клин |
| refuge | a condition of being safe or sheltered from pursuit, danger, or trouble (убежище) |
| deprave | make (someone) immoral or wicked |
| beguile | charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way |
| congruous | in agreement or harmony (подходящий) |
| clamber | climb, move, or get in or out of something in an awkward and laborious way, typically using both hands and feet (карабкаться) |
| forage | search widely for food or provisions; фураж |
| elation | great happiness and exhilaration |
| soothe | gently calm |
| balmy | pleasantly warm (weather); extremely foolish; eccentric |
| weave | ткать |
| mangle | severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing (калечить) |
| chomp | munch or chew vigorously and noisily |
| fret | a state of anxiety or worry (раздражение) |
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