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| Question | Answer | Explanations | Translations | Example | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A principle,or belief accepted as important truth by group of people | tenet | (ten′it)/ noun / Origin: L, he holds < tenere; | Принцип; Основа; Догмат. יסוד | Our basic tenet is that all people are equal. Eastern medicine has different tenets from Western medicine. | principle, doctrine, dogma; creed - a formal doctrine = вероисповедание |
| Persistent determination in holding tightly onto something | tenacity | te·nac·i·ty /təˈnasəti/ n Latin tenax, to "hold fast" Are often used to refer to a person who doesn’t give up | упорство, стойкость, твёрдость воли עקשנות | He refused to take no for an answer,and his tenacity eventually paid off | will, persistence |
| Absolutely necessary | imperative | Imperative comes from the Latin word imperare, which means "to command." | не допускающий возражения; подлежащий беспрекословному выполнению обязательный = obligatory; mandatory; compulsory безоговорочный = unconditional | It is imperative that you take this medication at the same time every day | essential, important, necessary, crucial, critical, |
| Corresponding in amount, magnitude, size or degree; proportionate, to one another | commensurate | adj com·men·su·rate /kəˈmen-shər-it/from Latin com- + mensuratus, literally "measured with" | соразмерный; соизмеримый, сопоставимый | Pay should be commensurate with the time worked. | proportional, compatible |
| Exploit to advantage | parlay | /ˈpɑːr.leɪ/ TRANSITIVE VERB | выгодно использовать амер. ניצל נכס או משאב נתונים להפקת רווחים או תועלות אחרות, הפך אותם למשהו בעל ערך גבוה יותר | An Iranian contacts the CIA, hoping to parlay stolen intelligence into safe passage to the USA. | Synonyms: take advantage of, gain, transform or exchange into something of much greater value |
| Used for saying how well or badly someone or something perform in a particular situation or over a particular period | fare | ['feir] To get along: Old English fær,faru ‘travelling, a journey' | преуспевать, достигать результата הִתְקַדֵּם, הִסְתַּדֵּר, הִצְלִיחַ; הִתְרַחֵשׁ, קָרָה | How did you fare on your exam? How are you faring with your project? | manage in doing something: cope, get on, turn out, succeed |
| Divert or distract attention (from something, someone) towards oneself by being more impressive or noticeable | upstage | [up stáyj] | привлечь внимание публики к себе = outdo somebody else, затмить,затмевать, переиграть, обыграть = beat הֶאֱפִיל (על מישהו), הֶעֱמִיד (מישהו) בַּצֵּל, גָּנַב אֶת הַהַצָּגָה | A vice president repeatedly tried to upstage the president | overshadow; eclipse, outshine |
| Able to persuade that something is true by forcefulness of argument | compelling | /kəmˈpelɪŋ/ a The adjective compelling comes from the verb compel, "to induce, or force." | убедительный, серьёзный, неотразимый מְשַׁכְנֵעַ | Your Honor, we would like to retry the case, as we now have new and compelling evidence | really convincing persuasive, irresistible; (о доводах и т.п.) irrefutable, incontrovertible |
| An intricate and difficult problem with a seemingly impossible solution | conundrum | co·nun·drum /kəˈnʌndrəm/ Noun | (сложная) проблема, дилемма, головоломка בְּעָיָה קשה | Arranging childcare over the school holidays can be quite a conundrum for working parents | head-scratcher, confusion, perplexity, twister, a dilemma |
| To glorify oneself by telling about what you has done or can do, or own, especially in order to make them admire you | boast | /boʊst/ verb disapproving to refer immodestly to possessions or achievements 13th century. < Anglo-Norman bost "boasting" < N Germanic | хвастать(ся), похвастать(ся); 1.להתפאר 2.להתהדר 3.להתרברב 4.להתאמר | The senator boasted that his bill had cut federal spending Cheating on somebody is hardly something to boast about. | be proud of, brag (of / about)= бахвалиться, show off, talk big, swank |
| Referring to something that not arranged consecutively or in a straight line | staggered | \ˈsta-gər\ Arranged in any of various zigzags, alternations, or overlappings of position | расположенный уступами | Called the Helix Hotel for its staggered floor plates | alternated, spread out, spaced out, zigzagged |
| To win or to succeed, by bringing a valuable resource or advantage | trump | /trʌmp/ verb [transitive] card from highest suit Early 16th century. Alteration of triumph | 1.превосходить, получать огромное преимущество 2.козырять (бить козырем) שיחק עם קלף ניצחון, זָכָה | Their million-pound bid for the company was trumped at the last moment by an offer for almost twice as much from their main competitor | To do something well or better than someone else: excel, upstage, outdo |
| The opportunity or freedom that is needed to do or develop something; Space for unhampered movement or activity | scope | [skəup] n < Gk skopós aim, mark to shoot at; akin to skopeîn to look at | מרחב простор, свобода действий, возможности | I gave full scope to my imagination Я дал простор (полную свободу) своему воображению There is still much scope for improvement - Существует еще много возможностей для улучшения. | room, liberty, freedom, possibilities |
| To become weaker, lost security or stability (of a company, government, etc.); failing or on the point of collapse | tottering | ['tot-er-ing] adjective Origin: totter + -ing 1200; ME toteren to swing | неустойчивый:шатающийся, разрушающийся להתנדד, התמוטטות | a tottering empire | staggering, wobbly, wavering, shaky so as to threaten a fall, unsteady, unstable Consider also: crumbling, flickering |
| Seeming reasonable or probable or likely to be true (of an argument or statement) | plausible | plau·si·ble \ˈplȯ-zə-bəl\ Adjective | правдоподобный (о каком-л. высказывании) ; внушающий доверие (о внешности, поведении) ; вполне убедительный (об информации | more plausible explanation — более правдоподобное объяснение. A bomb was the only plausible explanation for the crash. | believable, likely, probable, credible |
| Attempt to achieve something by making a lot of effort | strive | /straɪv/ verb (past strove [ strōv ] or strived, past participle striv·en [ strívvən ] or strived, present participle striv·ing, 3rd person present singular strives) [Old French estriver "contend" < estrif "strife"] | стараться добиваться бороться прилагать усилия | We strive to be accurate, but some mistakes are inevitable. Women who were striving for more freedom | try hard oppose compete |
| People or things that will not be able to change direction | inexorable | in·ex·o·ra·ble/inˈeksərəbəl/ comes from the Latin word exorare, which means "to prevail upon." Something inexorable cannot be prevailed upon because it cannot be stopped | неостановимый, неумолимый, непреклонный, неодолимый the inexorable course of history - неостановимый, неумолимый ход истории | Because the team still had not been defeated, its climb to the top seemed inexorable | unyielding, adamant, inflexible, steadfast, unstoppable |
| To go back on one's word (a promise or commitment) | renege | re·nege /riˈneg/ Latin renegāre, equivalent to re- re- + negāre to deny ( compare negative) | изменять своему слову | She enlisted in the Air Force but reneged on the commitment before entering boot camp | or fail to keep a promise,failing to do what you said you would |
| Expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief) | debunk | de·bunk /diˈbəNGk/ Verb | развенчать - Разоблачив, показать чьи-н. дурные стороны, лишить уважения, общественного признания לַחֲשׂוֹף | Jim regards conspiracy theories as dangerous and tries to debunk them | discredit; unmask |
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