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Term
abscond (verb)
Definition

to depart clandestinely

to steal of

to hide

Term
aberrant (adj)
Definition
deviation from the norm
(noun - aberration)
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alacrity (noun)
Definition

enthusiastic willingness

brisk

cheerful readiness

Term
anomaly (noun)
Definition

deviation from the normal order

abnormalitt

(adj. - anomalous)

Term
arduous (adj)
Definition
requiring significant effort
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assuage (verb)
Definition

to ease

to lessen

to appease or pacify

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audacious (adj)
Definition

daring and fearless

recklessly bold

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austere (adj)
Definition

without adornment

bare

secverely simple

ascetic

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axiomatic (adj)
Definition

taken as a given

possessing self-evident truth

Term
Abate (verb)
Definition
to lessen in intensity or degree
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accolade (noun)
Definition
an expression of praise
laudotory notice

восторженная похвала
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Adulation (noun)
Definition
excessive praise, intense adoration

excessive devotion to someone
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aesthetic (adj)
Definition
dealing with, appreciative of, or responsive to art or the beautiful
Term
To Ameliorate
Definition
to make better or tolerable
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Ascetic (noun)
Definition
one who practices rigid self-denial, especially as an act of religious devotion
Term
Avarice (noun)
Definition
Greed
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To Burgeon (verb)
Definition
- to grow rapidly or flourish
- to develop quickly

The town burgeoned into a city. He burgeoned into a fine actor.

raspuskatsia
Term
Bucolic (adj)
Definition
сельский

- rustic and pastoral
- characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants
Term
Cacophony (noun)
Definition
harsh, discordant sound
dissonance
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Canon (noun)
Definition
an established set of principles or code of laws, often religious in nature
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Castigation (noun)
Definition
severe criticism or punishment
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Catalyst (noun)
Definition
a substance that accelerates the rate of a chemical reaction without itself changing, a person or thing that causes change
Term
Caustic (adj)
Definition
. buring or stinging,
causing corrosion
- severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark.
Term
Chary (adj)
Definition
wary, cautious, sparing, choosy

cautious or careful; wary: "He was chary of investing in oil wells"
Term
Cogent (adj)
Definition
Appealing forcibly to the mind or reason
Convincing
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Complaisance (noun)
Definition
Sumision, Complacencia
- The willingness to comply with the wishes of others
Term
Complaisance (noun)
Definition
Sumision, Complacencia
- The willingness to comply with the wishes of others
Term
Contentious (Adj)
Definition
argumentative, causing controversy or disagreement
Term
Contrite (adj)
Definition
Regretful, seeking forgiveness

Arrepentido

кающийся
Term
Culpable (adj)
Definition
Deserving Blame
Term
Dearth (noun)
Definition
Smallness of quantity or number
Scarcity
A lack
Term
To demur (verb)
Definition
to question or oppose
Term
Didactic (adj)
Definition
Intended to reach or instruct
Term
Discretion (noun)
Definition
cautious reserve in speech
Ability to make responsible decisions

Adj Discrete
Term
Disinterested (adj)
Definition
Free of bias or self-interest
Impartial
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Dogmatic (adj)
Definition
expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles
Term
Ebullience (noun)
Definition
the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

возбуждение

Adj Ebullient
Term
Eclectic (adj)
Definition
Composed of elements drawn from various sources
Term
Elegy (noun)
Definition
a mournful poem especially one lamenting the death
Term
Emollient (adj/noun)
Definition
Soothing
Especially to the skin
Making less harsh

Mollifying an agent that softens or smoothes the skin
Term
Emperical (adj)
Definition
Based on observation or experiment
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Enigmatic (adj)
Definition
mysterious
obbscure
difficult to undestand
Term
Ephemeral (adj)
Definition
Brief, Fleeting
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Esoteric (adj)
Definition
intended for or understood by a small,specific group

Private, Secret, Confidential
Term
Eulogy (noun)
Definition
speech honoring the dead
Term
To exonerate
Definition
to remove blame
Term
Facetious (adj)
Definition
Playful, Humorous
Term
Fallacy (noun)
Definition
an invalid or incorrect notion
a mistaken belief

Adj = fallacious
Term
Furtive (adj)
Definition
тайный
скрытый

marked by stealth, covert, surreptitious
Term
Gregarious (adj)
Definition
sociable, outgoing, enjoying the company of other people
Term
To Harangue (/adj)
Definition
произносить речь

to deliver a pompous speech
Term
Heretical (adj)
Definition
- religion related
- violating accepted dogma or convention
Term
Hyperbole (noun)
Definition
an exaggerated statement, often used as a figure of speech
Term
Impecunious (adj)
Definition
Lacking funds
Without Money
Term
Incipient (adj)
Definition
beginning to come into being
becoming apparent
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Inert (adj)
Definition
unmoving, lethargic, sluggish

неактивный
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Innoucuous (adj)
Definition
Harmless, causing no damage
Term
Intransigent (adj)
Definition
Refusing to compromise

непреклонный
бескомпромиссный
Term
To inveigle
Definition
- to obtain by deveption or flattery
to acquire, win, or obtain by beguiling talk or methods
Term
Morose (adj)
Definition
sad, sullen, melancholy
Term
odious (adj)
Definition
odioso
evoking intense aversion or dislike
Term
Opaque (adj)
Definition
impenetrable by light
not relfecting light
Term
Oscillation (noun)
Definition
the act or state of swinging back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm
Term
Penurious (adj)
Definition
бедный
скупой

ungenerous, penny-pinching
Term
Pernicious (adj)
Definition
Extremely harmful, potentially causing death
Term
To Peruse
Definition
to examine with great care

Noun- Perusal
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Pious (adj)
Definition
extremely reverent or devout
showing strong religious devotion
Term
Precursor (noun)
Definition
Pre- before
Cursor- indicate

one that precedes and indicates or announces another
Term
To Preen (verb)
Definition
to groom oneself with elaborate care
to dress up
to primp
Term
Prodigious (adj)
Definition
abundant in size, force, or extent
extraordinary
Term
Prolific (adj)
Definition
Producing large volumes or amounts
Productive
Term
Yo Putrefy (verb)
Definition
De PUDRIRSE

to rot, to decay, and five off a foul ordor
Term
To Quaff (verb)
Definition
To drink deeply
Term
Quiescence (noun)
Definition
stillness, motionless
quality of being at rest
Term
Redoubtable (adj)
Definition
awe-inspiring
worthy of honor
Term
Sanction (noun/adj)
Definition
- authoritative permission or approval
- a penalty intended to enforce compliance
- VERB= to give permission or authority to
Term
Satire (noun)
Definition
a literary work that ridicules or criticizes a human vice through humor or derision
Term
Squalid (adj)
Definition
foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy.

wretched; miserable; degraded; sordid.
Term
Stoic (adj)
Definition
indifferent to or unaffected by pleasure or pain
stead-fast
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To Supplant
Definition
заменять
suplantar - cambiar

to take the place of, to supersede
Term
Torpid (adj)
Definition
вялый
оцепеневший
апатичный
бездеятельный
онемелый
затяжной
замедленный

sluggish, dormant
Term
Ubiquitous (adj)
Definition
existing everywhere at the same time, constantly encountered, widespread
Term
Urbane (adj)
Definition
Sophisticated, refined, elegant
Term
To Vilify
Definition
de Vil - Villano
to defame, to characterize harshly
Term
Viscous (adj)
Definition
Thick, Sticky

Colchon viscolacso...
Term
acumen (noun)
Definition
проницательность
сообразительность

keen, accurate judgment, or insight
Term
To adulterate (verb)
Definition
to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

to debase or make impure by adding inferior materials or elements; use cheaper, inferior, or less desirable goods in the production of (any professedly genuine article): to adulterate food.
Term
To amalgamate (verb)
Definition
to combine several elements into a whole
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Archaic (adj)
Definition
outdated, associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time
Term
To Aver (verb)
Definition
to state as a fact
to declare or assert
Term
To Bolster (verb)
Definition
to provide support or reinforcement
Term
Bombastic (adj)
Definition
pompous, grandiloquent
Term
Diatribe (noun)
Definition
a harsh denunciation
- a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism: repeated diatribes against the senator.
Term
To dissemble
Definition
to diguise or conceal
to mislead
Term
Eccentric (adj)
Definition
departing from norms or conventions
Term
Endemic (adj)
Definition
native or restricted to a certain country or area
"Tulips are endemic to Holland"
Term
Evanescent (adj)
Definition
tending to disappear like vapor, vanishing
Term
To exacerbate (verb)
Definition
to make worse or more severe
Term
Fervent (adj)
Definition
greatly emotional or zealous
Term
Fortuitous (adj)
Definition
happening by accident or chance
Term
to pine (verb)
Definition
to yearn intensely, to languish, to lose vigor
тосковать
томиться
чахнуть
Term
to pirate (verb)
Definition
to illegaly use or reproduce
Term
Pith (noun)
Definition
the essential or central part
the important or essential part; essence; core; heart: the pith of the matter.
4.
significant weight; substance; solidity: an argument without pith.
Term
Pithy (adj)
Definition
precise and brief

brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible: a pithy observation.
Term
To Placate (verb)
Definition
to appease, to calm by making concessions

verbo
успокаивать
умиротворять
Term
Platitude (noun)

Plano+Attitude
Definition
a superficial remark, esp one offered as meaningful

a flat, dull, or trite remark, especially one uttered as if it were fresh or profound.
2.
the quality or state of being flat, dull, or trite: the platitude of most political oratory.

PLANO + ATTITUDE
Term
Plummet (verb)
Definition
to plunge or drop straight down

-abrupt decrease/fall
- падать резко
резко падать в цен
Term
Polemical (adj)
Definition
controversial, argumentative
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Prodigal (adj)
Definition
recklessly wasteful, extravagant, profuse, lavish
lavish=щедрый
profuse=богатый
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Profuse (adj)
Definition
Given or coming forth abundantly, extravagant

spending or giving freely and in large amount, often to excess
Term
To Proliferate (verb)
Definition
to grow or increase swiftly, and abundantly
Term
Queries (noun)
Definition
questions, inquiries, doubts in the mind, reservations
Term
Querulous (adj)
Definition
- prone to complaining or grumbling, peevish

- постоянно жалующийся
постоянно недовольный
Term
Rancorous (adj)
Definition
characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

(noun = rancor)
Term
Recalcitrant (adj)
Definition
- resisting authority or control; not obedient or compliant; refractory.
- hard to deal with, manage, or operate.
Term
To repudiate (verb)
Definition
to refuse to have anything to do with, to disown

- repugnar
Term
to rescind (verb)
Definition
- аннулировать
- отменять

- to invalidate, to repeal, to retract
Term
Reverent (adj)
Definition
- deeply respectful
- marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect
Term
Rhetoric (noun)
Definition
the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion
- the ability to use language effectively
Term
Salubrious (adj)

Salu-dable
Definition
promote health or well-being

Saludable
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Solvent (adj)
Definition
able to meet financial obligations
able to dissolve another substance
Term
Specious (adj)
Definition
- pleasing to the eye but deceptive.
- seeming true, but actually being fallacious.
- misleadingly attractive
- plausible but false
Term
Spurious (adj)
Definition
lacking authenticity or validity
false
counterfeit
Term
Subpoena (noun)
Definition
a court order requiring appearance and/or testimony

- submission of evidence, as records or documents, before a court or other deliberative body.
Term
Succinct (adj)
Definition
- brief, concise

- expressed in few words; concise; terse.
characterized by conciseness or verbal brevity.
Term
Superfluous (adj)
Definition
exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

- being more than is sufficient or required; excessive.
unnecessary or needless.
Term
to surfeit (verb)
Definition
- exceso
- an overabundant supply, excess, to feed or supply to excess
Term
tenacity (noun)
Definition
- упорство
прочность
стойкость
- the quality oof adherence or persistence to something valued, persistent determination
Term
Tenuous (adj)
Definition
having little substance or strength
weak
Term
Tirade (noun)
Definition
a long and extremely critical speech, a harsh denunciation
Term
Transient (adj)
Definition
fleeting, passing quickly, brief
- last a short time
- transitorio
Term
zealous (adj)
Definition
fervent, ardent, impassioned, devoted to a cause
Term
acerbic (adj)
Definition
having a sour or bitter taste or a character
sharp
biting
Term
To Aggrendize (verb)
Definition
to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige
Term
Alchemy (noun)
Definition
a medieval science aimed at the transmutation of metals especially base metals into gold
Term
Amenable (adj)
Definition
agreeable
responsible to suggestion
Term
Ana-chronism (noun)
Definition
something or someone out of place in terms of historical or chronological context
Term
Astringent (adj)
Definition
having a tightening effect on living tissue,
harsh, severe
something with a tightening effect on tissue
Term
contiguous (adj)
Definition
in close proximity without actually touching
sharing a border, touching, adjacent
Term
Convention (noun)
Definition
a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude
Term
credulous (adj)

Creer-
Definition
tending to believe too readily, gullible
Term
Cynicism (noun)
Definition
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
Term
Cynicism (noun)
Definition
an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness
Term
decorum (noun)
Definition
polite or appropriate conduct or behavior
adj= decorous
Term
derision (noun)
Definition
scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment
Term
To desiccate (verb)
Definition
to dry out or dehydrate
to make dry or dull
Term
Dilettante (noun)
Definition
one with an ameteurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge
Term
To Disparage (verb)
Definition
принижать
унижать
умалять

to slight or belittle
Term
to divulge (verb)

DIVULGIR
Definition
to disclose something secret
Term
To Fawn (verb)
Definition
to flatter or praise excessively
Term
To flout (verb)
Definition
to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention
Term
garrulous (adj)
Definition
pointlessly talkative, talking too much

- говорливый
Term
Glib (adj)
Definition
marked by ease or informality
nonchalant
lacking in depth, superficial
Term
Imminent (adj)
Definition
about to happen, impending
Term
Immutable (adj)
Definition
not capable of change
Term
Impetuous (adj)
Definition
hastily or rashly energetic
impulsive and vehement
Term
Inimical (adj)
Definition
damaging
harmful
injurious
Term
Intractable (adj)
Definition
not easily managed or directed
stubborn
obstinate
Term
intrepid (adj)
Definition
steadfast and courageous
Term
Laconic (adj)
Definition
using few words, terse
Term
Maverick (noun)
Definition
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
Term
Maverick (noun)
Definition
an independent individual who does not go along with a group or party
Term
Mercurial (adj)
Definition
characterized by rapid or unpredictable change in mood
Term
Mollify (verb)
Definition
to calm or soothe
to reduce in emotional intensity
Term
neophyte (noun)
Definition
a recent convert
a beginner
a novice
Term
Obfuscate (verb)

Obscure-Confusing
Definition
to make confusing
to deliberately obscure
Term
Ostentatious (adj)
Definition
characterized by or given to pretentious display
SHOW OFF
показной
нарочитый
Term
To pervade (verb)
Definition
to permeate throughtout
проникать
наполнять
Term
Phlegmatic (adj)
Definition
calm, sluggish, unemotional
Term
Plethora (noun)
Definition
an overabundance
a surplus
Term
pragmatic (adj)
Definition
practical rather than idealistical
Term
Presumptuous (adj)
Definition
overstepping due bounds, taking liberties
самонадеянный
дерзкий
высокомерный

самонадеянный
нахальный
Term
Pristine (adj)
Definition
pure, uncorrupted, clean
Term
probity (noun)
Definition
adherence to highest principles
complete and confirmed integrity

честность
неподкупность
Term
probity (noun)
Definition
adherence to highest principles
complete and confirmed integrity

честность
неподкупность
Term
Prosaic (adj)
Definition
dull, lacking in spirit, or imagination
Term
pungent (adj)
Definition
characterized by a strong, sharp smell or taste
Term
quixotic (adh)
Definition
foolishly impractical
marked by lofty romantic ideals

quijotesco
Term
To rarefy (verb)
Definition
to make or become thin
less dense
to refine
Term
recondite (adj)
Definition
hidden
concealed
difficult to understand
obscute
Term
refulgent (adj)
Definition
radiant, shiny, brilliantt
Term
to renege (verb)
Definition
to fail to honor a commitment
to go back on a promise

no cumplir
faltar a su palabra
Term
sedulous (adj)
Definition
diligent, persistent
hard-working
Term
Shard (noun)
Definition
a piece of broken pottery or glass
Term
soporific (adj)
Definition
causing drowsiness
tending to induce sleep

снотворное
Term
sparse (adj)
Definition
thin
not dense
arranged at widely spaced intervals
Term
spendthrift (noun)
Definition
one who spends money wastefully
Term
subtle (adj)
Definition
not obviouselusive
difficult to discern
Term
tacit (adj)
Definition
implied, not explicitly stated

подразумеваемый
не выраженный словами
Term
Terse (adj)
Definition
brief and concise in wording
Term
To tout (verb)
Definition
to publicly praise or promote

рекламировать
Term
trenchant (adj)
Definition
sharply perceptive, keen, penetrating

резкий
острый
четкий
Term
unfeigned (adj)
Definition
genuine
not false or hypocritical
Term
untenable (adj)
Definition
indefensible
not viable
uninhabitable
Term
To vacillate (verb)
Definition
to waver indecisively between one course of action or opinion and another
Term
Variegated (adj)
Definition
multicolored
characterized by a variety of patches of different color
Term
vexation (noun)
Definition
annoyance
irritation
Term
vigilant (adj)
Definition
alertly watchful
Term
to vituperate (verb)
Definition
to use harsh condemnatory language
to abuse or censure severely or abusively
to berate
Term
volatile (adj)
Definition
readily changing to a vapor
changeable
fickle
explosive
Term
to Alloy (verb)
Definition
- сплавить
- to commingle, to mix, to mingle together
Term
To Appropriate
Definition
to confiscate, to make propriate
to take for own use
Term
August (adj)
Definition
majestic, venerable
grandieuse
Term
To Broach (verb)
Definition
- to mention or suggest for the first time: to broach a subject.
- to bring up, to announce, to begin to talk about
Term
To Brook
Definition
to tolerate, to endure
- терпеть
- выносить
Term
Cardinal (adj)
Definition
major, as in cardinal sin
- of prime importance; chief; principal: "of cardinal significance"
Term
Chauvinist (adj)
Definition
a blindly devoted patriot
Term
Consequential (adj)
Definition
- following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent.
- following as a logical conclusion or inference; logically consistent.
Term
To Damp (verb)
Definition
to diminish
- заглушать
- смочить
- притушить
Term
Die (noun)
Definition
a tool used for shaping, as in a tool-and-die shop
-
any of various devices for cutting or forming material in a press or a stamping or forging machine.
Term
To Essay
Definition
to test or try
to attempt
to experiment
Term
To exact (verb)
Definition
to demand, to call for, to require, to take
Term
To Fell (verb)
Definition
- to knock, strike, shoot, or cut down; cause to fall: "to fell a moose; to fell a tree"
Term
Fell (adj)
Definition
Inhumanly cruel
Term
To Flag (verb)
Definition
to signal or warn: "to flag a taxi"
to decline/finish (to flag the race)
to mark (to flag a page in the book)
Term
Flip (adj)
Definition
- sarcastic, impertinent, as in flippant
легкомысленный
болтливый
ветреный
дерзкий
наглый
Term
To ford (verb)
Definition
- to cross
- verbo
переходить поток
переправляться поток
Term
To Grouse (verb)
Definition
to complain or grumple
- ворчать
- " I've never met anyone who grouses so much about his work."
Term
Guy (noun)
Definition
a rope, cable, or appliance used to guide and steady an object being hoisted or lowered, or to secure anything likely to shift its position.

VERB to guy: make fun, ridiculize
Term
to intimate (verb)
Definition
to imply
to suggest
to insinuate
- to indicate or make known indirectly; hint; imply; suggest.
Term
To list (verb)
Definition
to tilt or lean to one side
Term
To Lumber (verb)
Definition
- to move heavily and clumsily
- to become useless or to be stored away as useless.
Term
Meet (adj)
Definition
fitting, proper

"These document meet the requirements"
Term
To Milk (verb)
Definition
to exploit, to squeeze every last ounce of
Term
To Mince (verb)
Definition
to take tiny stepts, to tiptoe
- to pronounce or speak affectedly
Term
Nice (adj)
Definition
- characterized by, or requiring great accuracy, precision, skill, tact, care, or delicacy:
"a nice shot; a nice handling of a crisis."
Term
To obtain (adj)
Definition
to be established, accepted or customary
- to be according the customs
Term
Occult (adj)
Definition
hidden, concealed, beyond comprehension
Term
Pedestrian (adj)
Definition
commonplace, trite, unremarkable, quatidian
Term
Pied (adj)
Definition
multicolored, usually in patches
- having patches of two or more colors, as various birds and other animals: a pied horse.
Term
To pine (verb)
Definition
- тосковать
- томиться
- чахнуть
to lose vigor, to yearn through grief
Term
Plastic (adj)
Definition
moldable, pliable, not rigid
Term
Pluck (noun)
Definition
- courage or resolution in the face of difficulties
Term
To Prize (verb)
Definition
to value or esteem highly.
to estimate the worth or value of.
Term
To Rail (verb)
Definition
to complain about bitterly
- придираться
Term
To Quail (verb)
Definition
to lose courage
to turn frightened
- дрогнуть
- струсить
Term
To Qualify (verb)
Definition
to limit
Term
To Sap (verb)
Definition
to enervate
to weaken the vitality of
Term
Stand (noun)
Definition
a group of trees
Term
To Steep (verb)
Definition
to saturate or completely soak
as in to let a "tea bag steep"
Term
To Table (verb)
Definition
to remove (as a parliamentary motion) from consideration
Term
To Tender (verb)
Definition
to proffer or offer
Term
To Waffle (verb)
Definition
to speak or to write about
- трепаться
Term
Wag (noun)
Definition
wit, joker
Term
To Abjure (verb)
Definition
to renounce or reject solemnly
to avoid
Term
To adumbrate (verb)
Definition
to foreshadow, or intimate
to suggest or outline
Term
Anodyne (adj/verb)
Definition
soothing
something that assuages
or allays pain or comforts
Term
Apogee (noun)
Definition
highest point
culmination
Term
Apostate (noun)
Definition
one who abandons long held religious
or political convictions
Term
Apotheosis (noun)
Definition
glorification to godliness
an exalted examples
a model of excellence or perfection
Term
Asperity (noun)
Definition
severity, rigor, roughness
harshness, irritability
Term
To Asseverate (verb)
Definition
to affirm positively
Term
Assiduous (adj)
Definition
hardworking
Term
Bellicose (adj)
Definition
- воинственный
Term
To Calumniate (verb)
Definition
to make a false accusation
Term
Captious (adj)
Definition
calculated to confuse or entrap in argument
Term
To cavil (verb)
Definition
to find fault without food reason

придираться
заниматься крючкотворством
выдвигать необоснованные возражения
находить недостатки
кляузничать
Term
celerity (noun)
Definition
aceleracion
speed, alacrity
Term
Chimera (noun)
Definition
an illusion
Term
Contumacious (adj)
Definition
insubordinate, rebellious
Term
Debacle (noun)
Definition
complete failure, fiasco
Term
Denouement (noun)
Definition
an outcome
a solution
the unraveling of a plot
Term
To descry (verb)
Definition
to discriminate or discern
Term
Desuetude (noun)
Definition
disuse
Term
Desultory (adj)
Definition
random, aimless
marked by a lack of plan or purpose
Term
Diaphanous (adj)
Definition
transparent, gauzy
Term
Diffident (adj)
Definition
reserved, shy, lacking of self-confidence
Term
Dirge (noun)
Definition
a song of grief/lamentation
Term
Encomium (noun)
Definition
glowing and enthusiastic praise
Term
To Eschew (verb)
Definition
to avoid
Term
To Execrate (verb)
Definition
to denounce
to declare to be evil
Term
Exegesis (noun)
Definition
critical examination, explication
Term
To Expiate (verb)
Definition
to atone
make amends for
make reparation for
Term
To Extirpate (verb)
Definition
to destroy
to exterminate
to cut out
Term
Fatuous (adj)
Definition
silly, foolish
Term
Fractious (adj)
Definition
readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome:
"an incorrigibly fractious young man."

- раздражительный
Term
To Gainsay (verb)
Definition
to deny, to dispute, to contradict, to oppose
Term
Imbroglio (noun)
Definition
difficult or embarrassing situation
Term
Indefatigable (adj)

DE FATIGUE
Definition
not easily exhaustible, tireless
Term
Ineluctable (adj)
Definition
certain, inevitable
Term
Inimitable (adj)
Definition
one of a kind, peerless
Term
Insouciant (adj)
Definition
unconcerned, carefree
Term
Inveterate (adj)
Definition
deep rooted, habitual
Term
Jejune (adj)
Definition
uninteresting, childish, immature
Term
Jejune (adj)
Definition
uninteresting, childish, immature
Term
Jejune (adj)
Definition
uninteresting, childish, immature
Term
Lubricious (adj)
Definition
greasy, slippery
Term
Mendicant (noun)
Definition
a begger, supplicant
Term
Meretricious (adj)
Definition
cheap, showy
attracting by false show

a meretricious jewelry
Term
Minatory (adj)
Definition
menacing, threatening

(Reminds of the MINATAUR, a threatening looking creature)
Term
Nadir (noun)
Definition
the lowest point; point of greatest adversity or despair
Term
nonplussed (adj)
Definition
at a loss for what to do or think
baffled
Term
Obstreperous (adj)
Definition
resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
noisy, clamorous, or boisterous: obstreperous children.
Term
Ossified (adj)
Definition
tending to become more rigid, conventional, steril
- reactionary with age
Term
To Palliate (verb)
Definition
to make something seem less serious
to make less severe or intense
Term
Parsimonious (adj)
Definition
cheap
miserly
Term
Pellucid (adj)

- LUCID
Definition
transparent, easy to understand, limpid
Term
Peroration (noun)

- ORATION
Definition
the concluding part of a speech
rhetorical speech
Term
Puerile (adj)
Definition
childish, immature, jejune, nugatory
Term
Puissance (noun)
Definition
power, strength, strong
Term
To remonstrate (verb)
Definition
to protest, to object
Term
Salacious (adj)
Definition
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd: a sagacious lawyer.
Term
Salutary (adj)
Definition
remedial, causing improvement
Term
Sanguine (adj)
Definition
cheerful, confident, optimistic
Term
Saturnine (adj)
Definition
gloomy, dark, morose
Term
Sententious (adj)
Definition
aphoristic or moralistic
tending to moralize excessively
Term
Stentorian (adj)
Definition
extremely loud and powerful
Term
Stygian (adj)
Definition
gloomy, dark
Term
tendentious (adj)
Definition
biased
showing marked tendencies
Term
timorous (adj)
Definition
timid
fearful
diffident
Term
To vitiate (verb)
Definition
to corrupt, to debase, to spoil, to make ineffective
Term
Voluble (adj)
Definition
fluent, verb
having easy use of spoken language
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