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1.aberration 1.

Заблуждение, отклонение от стандарта

a state or condition markedly different from the norm

2.abhor 2. Ненавидеть, питать отвращение

find repugnant

3.acquiesce 3. Уступать, неохотно соглашаться

agree or express agreement

4.alacrity 4. Живость, готовность, рвение

liveliness and eagerness

5.amiable 5. Любезный, добродушный, дружелюбный

diffusing warmth and friendliness

6.appease

make peace with

7.arcane

requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

8.avarice

reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth

9.brazen

unrestrained by convention or propriety

10.brusque

rudely abrupt or blunt in speech or manner

11.cajole

influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

12.callous

emotionally hardened

13.candor

the quality of being honest and straightforward

14.chide

scold or reprimand severely or angrily

15.circumspect

careful to consider potential consequences and avoid risk

16.coerce

cause to do through pressure or necessity

17.coherent

marked by an orderly and consistent relation of parts


18.complacency

the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself

19.confidant

someone to whom private matters are told

20.connive

form intrigues (for) in an underhand manner

21.cumulative

increasing by successive addition

22.debase

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

23.decry

express strong disapproval of

24.deferential

showing courteous regard for people's feelings

25.demure

shy or modest, often in a playful or provocative way

26.deride

treat or speak of with contempt

27.despot

a cruel and oppressive dictator

28.diligent

quietly and steadily persevering in detail or exactness

29.elated

exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits

30.eloquent

expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

31.embezzle

appropriate fraudulently to one's own use

This time, the amount of money allegedly embezzled was

raised more than ten-fold and the charges made much

more severe.

32.empathy

understanding and entering into another's feelings


33.enmity

a state of deep-seated ill-will

34.erudite

having or showing profound knowledge

35.extol

praise, glorify, or honor

36.fabricate

make up something artificial or untrue

37.flabbergasted

as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise

38.forsake

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

39.furtive

secret and sly or sordid

40.gluttony

habitual eating to excess

41.gratuitous

unnecessary and unwarranted

42.haughty

having or showing arrogant superiority

43.hypocrisy

pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not have

44.impeccable

without fault or error

45.impertinent

improperly forward or bold

46.impudent

improperly forward or bold

47.indolent

disinclined to work or exertion

48.inept

generally incompetent and ineffectual

49.infamy

a state of extreme dishonor


50.inhibit

limit the range or extent of

51.innate

present at birth but not necessarily hereditary

52.insatiable

impossible to fulfill, appease, or gratify

53.insular

narrowly restricted in outlook or scope

54.intrepid

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

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