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C2 vocab final test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| supress | keep down or stop the growth of something |
| fight-flight | the reaction the body has to fear: to attack or run away |
| bandwidth | the amount of data that can be transmitted through a communications channel |
| drivers | things that motivate you to act |
| congruent | in agreement or harmony |
| bombard | attacked constantly |
| resonance | emotional or physical association |
| in droves | in great numbers |
| deployed | brought into action |
| veneering | covering smth with an attractive layer |
| countervailing | having equal force but an opposite effect |
| soundscape | the mix of different sounds that are heard in a particular place |
| ominous | suggesting that smth unpleasant is likely to happen |
| incongruent with | not fitting well with smth else |
| to miss the trick | failing to take advantage of smth |
| yield | supplied or produced smth positive/profitable |
| compelling | having a powerful effect |
| heightened | raised |
| hit the mark | successfully aim |
| sorry state | a bad condition or a situation |
| holy grail | a thing which is much sought after & difficult to find |
| sensible | able to make or based on good judgements based on reason and experience |
| sensitive | 1) aware of and able to understand something or someone's feelings; 2) easily offended or upset |
| sensitivity | the ability to understand something or someone's feelings |
| sensory | connected with your physical senses, e.g. sight |
| sensor | a device that reacts to a stimulus such as light |
| sensuous | giving pleasure to your senses |
| senseless | 1) having no meaning or purpose; 2) not using good judgment |
| sensibility | the ability to experience and understand deep feelings, especially in art and literature |
| sensitize | make someone more aware of something, negative is de- |
| sensation | 1) a feeling when something affects your body; 2) a general feeling that is difficult to explain |
| consoling | (soothing) comforting the unhappy |
| comforting | (soothing) making you feel calmer and less worried or unhappy |
| heartening | (soothing) making you feel hope |
| invigorating | (energizing) making somebody feel healthy and full of energy |
| boisterous | (energizing) noisy and full of life and energy |
| infuriating | (annoying) making you extremely angry |
| vexing | (annoying) making somebody annoyed or worried |
| stirring | (exciting) causing strong feelings; exciting |
| rousing | (exciting) full of energy and enthusiasm |
| alluring | (tempting) attractive and exciting in a mysterious way |
| enticing | (tempting) something that is enticing is so attractive and interesting that you want to have it or know more about it |
| compelling | (interesting) that makes you pay attention to it because it is so interesting and exciting |
| riveting | (interesting) so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely |
| off-putting | (repulsive) not pleasant, in a way that prevents you from liking somebody/something |
| abysmal | (repulsive) extremely bad or of a very low standard |
| alarming | (unsettling) causing worry and fear |
| disconcerting | (unsettling) making you feel worried, confused or embarrassed |
| at the end of the day | ultimately |
| without budging an inch | not moving at all |
| bullishly | very confidently |
| resentful | angry at being treated unfairly (обиженный) |
| draw smn out | cause someone to speak freely |
| indispensable | essential |
| push smn's buttons | provoke a reaction |
| flounder | fail or begin to collapse |
| unscrupulous | lacking in morals or principles |
| telltale | revealing; allowing a secret to become known |
| beam | a wide and happy smile |
| glare | to look at somebody/something in an angry way |
| smirk | to smile in a silly or unpleasant way that shows that you are pleased with yourself, know something that other people don't |
| scowl | to look at somebody/something in an angry or annoyed way |
| sneer | to show that you have no respect for somebody by the expression on your face or by the way you speak (bitch face) |
| wince | an expression on your face that shows that you are embarrassed or feeling pain |
| grimace | to make an ugly expression with your face to show pain, dislike |
| gape | an act of staring at somebody/something with your mouth open because you are shocked or surprised |
| pause | ... abruptly/angrily/diplomatically |
| retort (возражать резко) | ... angrily/abruptly |
| cheer | ... enthusiastically |
| smile | ... gently/enthusiastically/diplomatically/firmly |
| instruct | ... angrily/diplomatically/gently/indifferently |
| comfort | ... gently |
| shrug | ... indifferently/abruptly |
| go out of the window | stop working |
| go off the boil | lose interest |
| go out of your way | try very hard |
| go down (in history) | be remembered in a particular way |
| go with smth | accept/agree with smn |
| go round (rumors) | spread from one to another |
| go about | begin to do / deal with |
| go at smth | use all the energy to succeed |
| go ape | become very angry |
| go back on | fail to keep a promise/change the decision |
| go AWOL | go missing/not in its place |
| go above and beyond | do better than expected |
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