Vocabulary Flashcards

Vocabulary flashcards covering target terms, translations, and context sentences from the notes.

contradiction

суперечність; Example: The two statements contain a clear contradiction.

impose

нав'язувати, запроваджувати; Example: Do not impose your beliefs on others.

obnoxious

гидкий, неприємний; Example: He was being loud and obnoxious at the party.

obscure

незрозумілий, маловідомий; Example: The meaning of the text was rather obscure.

denominator

знаменник; спільна основа; Example: They found a common denominator in their artistic approaches.

ambience

атмосфера, оточення; Example: The restaurant had a warm and cozy ambience.

endeavor

зусилля, намагання; Example: It was a noble endeavor to clean up the local park.

perpetuate

увічнити, продовжувати; Example: We must not perpetuate harmful stereotypes.

glitchy

з глюками, нестабільний; Example: The new software update is still quite glitchy.

void

порожнеча, порожній; Example: Looking out at the open sea felt like staring into a void.

entropy

ентропія, хаос; Example: Without maintenance, the system quickly descends into entropy.

menial

чорний (про роботу), некваліфікований; Example: He refused to do menial tasks around the studio.

tremendous

величезний, приголомшливий; Example: She put a tremendous amount of effort into the project.

volatile

мінливий, непостійний; Example: Cryptocurrency markets can be extremely volatile.

omnipotence

всемогутність; Example: The dictator dreamed of absolute omnipotence.

muddled

заплутаний, збитий з пантелику; Example: His thoughts were muddled after a long sleepless night.

disgruntled

незадоволений, роздратований; Example: The disgruntled employees demanded a meeting with management.

ad-hoc

спеціальний, для конкретного випадку; Example: They formed an ad-hoc committee to solve the issue.

baffling

ошелешуючий, той, що стає в глухий кут; Example: The sudden failure of the machinery was truly baffling.

alien

чужий, сторонній; Example: The local culture felt completely alien to him.

subjugation

підкорення, поневолення; Example: History is full of struggles against foreign subjugation.

behemoth

велетень, монстр; Example: The tech company grew into an unstoppable corporate behemoth.