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English new words 5
New English words I encountered 401-500
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| slab | a large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or wood, typically rectangular (плита) |
| grape | виноград |
| wrath | extreme anger (chiefly used for humorous or rhetorical effect) (гнев) |
| fertile | (of soil or land) producing or capable of producing abundant vegetation or crops (плодородный) |
| crops | cut very short; harvest (plants or their produce) from a particular area |
| intermittent | occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady (прерывистый) |
| lucid | expressed clearly; easy to understand (bright or luminous) |
| facility | space or equipment necessary for doing something |
| prosperous | successful in material terms; flourishing financially |
| sustain | strengthen or support physically or mentally |
| fervently | горячо, пылко |
| rouse | stir; bring out of sleep; awaken; cause to feel angry or excited (бередить) |
| constitutive | having the power to establish or give organized existence to something (учредительный) |
| permeability | the state or quality of a material or membrane that causes it to allow liquids or gases to pass through it (проницаемость) |
| greasy | covered with or resembling an oily substance (жирный); effusively polite in a way that is felt to be insincere and repulsive (скользкий) |
| resemble | have qualities or features, especially those of appearance, in common with (someone or something); look or seem like (напоминать) |
| supposition | an uncertain belief (предположение) |
| suspend | temporarily prevent from continuing or being in force or effect (приостанавливать); hang (something) from somewhere (подвешивать) |
| deflate | let air or gas out of (сдувать) |
| lapse | become invalid because it is not used, claimed, or renewed; expire; a temporary failure of concentration, memory, or judgment |
| assertion | a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief (утверждение) |
| adhere | stick fast to (a surface or substance) (придерживаться, прилипать) |
| flax | лен |
| hindrance | a thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone (помеха) |
| consistent | unchanging in achievement or effect over a period of time (последовательный) |
| closure | the act or process of closing something, especially an institution (закрытие) |
| tacit | understood or implied without being stated (молчаливо) |
| evade | escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery (уклоняться) |
| reciprocal | bearing on or binding each of two parties equally (взаимный) |
| avenue | a broad road in a town or city, typically having trees at regular intervals along its sides (проспект) |
| ravel | запутывать |
| consent | permission for something to happen or agreement to do something (согласие) |
| craft | an activity involving skill in making things by hand (ремесло) |
| confide | tell someone about a secret or private matter while trusting them not to repeat it to others (рассказать по секрету, поверять) |
| assail | make a concerted or violent attack on |
| tumultuous | making a loud, confused noise; uproarious (шумный, буйный) |
| arduous | involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring (трудный) |
| scant | barely sufficient or adequate; provide grudgingly or in insufficient amounts (скудный) |
| grudge | be resentfully unwilling to give, grant, or allow (something) |
| exile | expel and bar (someone) from their native country, typically for political or punitive reasons (ссылать) |
| expel | deprive (someone) of membership of or involvement in a school or other organization (отчислять) |
| lush | пьяница, пить, пышный |
| insure | страховать |
| contingency | a future event or circumstance that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty (непредвиденные обстоятельства) |
| drastic | likely to have a strong or far-reaching effect; radical and extreme (решительный, радикальный) |
| plight | a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation; pledge or promise solemnly (one's faith or loyalty) (положение) |
| resolute | admirably purposeful, determined, and unwavering (решительный) |
| downtrodden | oppressed or treated badly by people in power (угнетенный) |
| gospel | the teaching or revelation of Christ (евангелие) |
| emulate | match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation (подражать) |
| stark | stiff, rigid, or incapable of movement; complete; sheer (застывший, абсолютный, совершенно) |
| ridge | хребет |
| sheer | nothing other than; unmitigated (used for emphasis); perpendicularly (отвесно, явно) |
| crag | steep or rugged cliff or rock face (утес, скала) |
| timbre | тембр |
| impetus | the force or energy with which a body moves (импульс) |
| holistic | characterized by comprehension of the parts of something as intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole (целостный) |
| explicable | able to be accounted for or understood (объяснимый) |
| account | a report or description of an event or experience; consider or regard in a specified way (счет, отчет, приходиться) |
| devise | plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought; leave (real estate) to someone by the terms of a will (изобретать, завещать) |
| pertinent | relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite (от pertain, уместный, подходящий) |
| apposite | apt in the circumstances or in relation to something (уместный) |
| apt | appropriate or suitable in the circumstances; having a tendency to do something (склонный, подходящий, способный) |
| exodus | a mass departure of people, especially emigrants (исход) |
| numinous | having a strong religious or spiritual quality; indicating or suggesting the presence of a divinity |
| paramount | more important than anything else; supreme |
| rag | a piece of old cloth, especially one torn from a larger piece, used typically for cleaning things (тряпка) |
| eviction | the action of expelling someone, especially a tenant, from a property; expulsion (выселение) |
| tenant | арендатор, жилец |
| seal | печать |
| flush | completely level or even with another surface; cleanse (something, especially a toilet) by causing large quantities of water to pass through it; a reddening of the face or skin that is typically caused by illness or strong emotion |
| compulsion | the action or state of forcing or being forced to do something; constraint. (принуждение) |
| plod | walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps (тащиться) |
| beleaguer | lay siege to (осаждать) |
| unsavory | disagreeable to taste, smell, or look at (непривлекательный, невкусный) |
| vanity | excessive pride in or admiration of one's own appearance or achievements; the quality of being worthless or futile (тщеславие, суета) |
| commodity | a raw material or primary agricultural product that can be bought and sold, such as copper or coffee |
| conspire | make secret plans jointly to commit an unlawful or harmful act (сговариваться) |
| fugitive | a person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution (беглец) |
| relinquish | voluntarily cease to keep or claim; give up (отказываться) |
| tenuous | very weak or slight (незначительный, разреженный) |
| envoy | a messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission (посланник, эмиссар) |
| attenuation | fading (затухание) |
| defy | openly resist or refuse to obey (бросать вызов) |
| gape | a wide opening or breach; stare with one's mouth open wide, typically in amazement or wonder (зевать, открывать рот) |
| crave | feel a powerful desire for (something) (жаждать) |
| lame | unable to walk normally because of an injury or illness affecting the leg or foot (хромой) |
| obscurity | the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant (неясность, безвестность) |
| conspicuous | standing out so as to be clearly visible (заметный) |
| haunt | manifest itself at (a place) regularly (часто посещать) |
| multivariate | involving two or more variable quantities |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or suspicion; a hint (догадка) |
| reminiscent | tending to remind one of something (напоминающий) |
| augment | make (something) greater by adding to it; increase (увеличивать) |
| adolescent | in the process of developing from a child into an adult. (подросток) |
| cohesion | the action or fact of forming a united whole (сплоченный) |
| gush | a rapid and plentiful stream or burst (поток, фонтанировать) |
| spurt | gush out in a sudden and forceful stream (бить струей) |
| timber | wood prepared for use in building and carpentry (лесоматериалы) |
| sanctuary | a place of refuge or safety (убежище, святилище) |
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