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13) gnarled (of a tree) twisted and with hard parts growing (про дерево) звивисте, з
all over it великим стовбуром
14) circuitous /səˈkjuːɪtəs/ (of a route or journey) long and not direct (про шлях)обхідний
15) terminal (of an illness or a disease) that cannot be cured невиліковний
and will lead to death
16) soliloquy /səˈlɪləkwi/ a speech in a play in which a character, who is монолог, розмова із самим
alone on the stage, speaks his or her thoughts собою
17) gibberish words that have no meaning or are impossible to Нісенітниці, незрозуміла
understand мова
18) to decipher to convert something written in code into розшифровувати
normal language
19) algae very simple plants, such as seaweed, that have водорості
no real leaves, stems or roots, and that grow in
or near water
20) to amble to walk at a slow relaxed speed повільно йти,
прогулюватися
21) animatedly in a way that shows interest and energy захоплено
39) to go stag (of a man) to go to a party without a partner (про чоловіків) йти на
вечірку без пари
40) unambiguously in a way that is clear in meaning and can only be однозначно
understood in one way
41) ubiquity the fact that something seems to be everywhere Повсюдність, всюдисущість
or in several places at the same time
42) cacophonous having a loud unpleasant sound неблагозвучний
43) itinerary a plan of a journey, including the route and the план подорожі
places that you want to visit
44) sustainable that can continue or be continued for a long time стійкий
45) savant a person with great knowledge and ability вчений, дуже розумна
людина
46) relinquish to stop having something, especially when this відмовитись
happens unwillingly
47) vapid not showing interest or intelligence безглуздий
48) mediate to try to find a solution to a problem between бути посередником
people or groups who disagree
49) Gospel one of the four books in the Bible about the life Євангеліє
and teaching of Jesus
50) deplorable very bad and unacceptable, often in a way that плачевний, поганий
shocks people
51) peripheral not as important as the main aim, part, etc. of Другорядний
something
52) outlandishly in a strange or extremely unusual way Дивовижно
53) embolden to make somebody feel braver or more підбадьорювати
confident
54) obfuscation the act of making something less clear and more помутніння
difficult to understand, usually deliberately
55) to enthrall if something enthralls you, it is so interesting, Захоплювати
beautiful, etc. that you give it all your attention
56) to sprout (of plants or seeds) to produce new leaves пускати паростки
or buds; to start to grow
57) to smirk to smile in a silly or unpleasant way that shows самовдоволено
that you are pleased with yourself, know посміхатися
something that other people do not know, etc.
58) curfew a law that says that people must not go outside комендантська година
after a particular time at night until the morning;
59) impenetrability the fact that something cannot be entered, Непроникність
passed through or seen
60) intricately with a lot of different parts and small details that Хитромудро
fit together
61) bewildered totally confused Спантеличений
62)misogynist/mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪst/ a person who hates women женоненависник
63) twitchy nervous or anxious about something стривожений,
занепокоєний
64) incandescent (formal) very bright дуже яскравий
65) turquoise a blue-green color Бірюзовий
66) clingy (of clothes or material) sticking to the body and Облягаючий
showing its shape
67) exceedingly very Дуже
68) interstate between states, especially in the US міжштатний
69) kerfuffle unnecessary excitement or activity Метушня
70) briskly quickly Швидко
71) nonplussed surprised and confused so that you do not know розгублений
what to do or say
72) immense extremely large or great Величезний
73) belatedly in a way that comes or happens late Із запізненням
74) guttural (of a sound) made or seeming to be made at the Гортанний
back of the throat
75) to gouge to make a hole in something with a sharp object Видовбати
in a violent way
76) immaculate perfectly clean and tidy, with no marks or flaws Бездоганний
77) leverage /ˈliːvərɪdʒ/ the ability to influence what people do Вплив
78) ransom money that is paid to somebody so that they will Викуп
set free a person who is being kept as a prisoner
79) halcyon (of a period of time in the past) peaceful and (про період часу) щасливий
happy
80) jamb /dʒæm/ a vertical side piece of a door or window frame Одвірок
126) to hibernate (of animals) to spend the winter in a state like перебувати у сплячці
deep sleep
127) vindictive showing a strong and unreasonable desire to який хоче помсти
harm or upset somebody because you think that
they have harmed you
128) discernible that can be recognized or understood Помітний, видимий
129) excruciatingly in an extremely bad or painful way Болісно
130) brackish (of water) containing salt and tasting of it in an солонуватий
unpleasant way
131) incontestably in a way that cannot be disagreed with or denied безперечно
132) distracted unable to pay attention to somebody/something розсіяний
because you are worried or thinking about
something else
133) bespectacled wearing spectacles який носить окуляри
134) haphazard with no particular order or plan; not organized Випадковий, необдуманий
/hæpˈhæzəd/ well
135) to encircle to surround somebody/something completely in оточити у формі кола
a circle
136) to angle to move or place something so that it is not перехилити
straight
137) hamper a large basket with a lid (= cover) плетений кошик