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aperture

a small and often narrow opening, especially one that allows light into a camera /
отвір

throbbing

feeling or causing a strong, regular beating pain or pulse / пульсуючий

swaddle

to wrap a baby tightly in cloth or blankets / загортати в пелюшки

dawdle

to do something or go somewhere very slowly, taking more time than is necessary / марнувати час, баритися

wearisome

causing you to feel tired, bored, or annoyed because it is long, difficult, or repetitive / виснажливий

vaguely

not clearly or exactly; in a way that is not detailed or certain / нечітко, приблизно

scarcely

used to indicate that something happens only just or almost not at all / ледве, майже не

imponderable

something that cannot be guessed or calculated because it is completely unknown / незбагненний

dissuade

to persuade someone not to do something by making them think it is a bad idea or by reducing their intention to do it / відмовляти, переконувати не робити

summon

to order someone to come to or be present at a particular place, or to officially arrange a meeting of people / викликати, скликати

contingency

something that might possibly happen in the future, usually causing problems or making further arrangements necessary / непередбачена обставина, випадковість

dyspeptic

always angry or easily annoyed / злий, буркотливий

delirium

a disturbed mental state in which a person is confused, unable to think clearly, and may see or hear things that are not real, often caused by illness, high fever, or strong medication / марення

acquiescence

the act of accepting or agreeing to something, often unwillingly / мовчазна згода, підкорення

diminish

to make or become smaller, weaker, or less important in size, amount, strength, or value / зменшуватися, знижувати

surmount

to deal successfully with a difficulty or problem / долати, переборювати

impede

to make it more difficult for something to happen or for someone to do something / перешкоджати, ускладнювати

prattle

to talk in a silly way or like a child for a long time about things that are not important or without saying anything important / базікати, пустомовити; балаканина

sacred

considered to be holy and deserving respect, especially because of a connection with a god / священний

conceal

to prevent something from being seen or known about / ховати

linger

to take a long time to leave or disappear / затримуватися, залишатися

diurnal

being active or happening during the day rather than at night / денний

outstrip

to be or become greater in amount, degree, or success than something or someone / перевершувати

creep

to move slowly, quietly, and carefully, usually in order to avoid being noticed / підкрадатися, повзти

barbarically

in a way that is extremely cruel and unpleasant / жорстоко

obsolete

not in use any more, having been replaced by something newer and better or more fashionable / застарілий

haughtily

in an unfriendly way and seeming to consider yourself better than other people / зарозуміло, зверхньо

nonchalantly

in a calm manner, often in a way that suggests you are not interested or do not care / байдуже, невимушено

prostrate

lying with the face down and arms stretched out, especially as a sign of respect or worship / лежати ниць, розпростертися на землі

peninsula

a piece of land almost completely surrounded by water, except for a narrow strip connecting it to the mainland / півострів

superfluous

more than is needed or wanted / зайвий, надлишковий

demerit

a fault or disadvantage; (also in schools) a mark given for bad behaviour / недолік; (у школі) зауваження

undue

to a level that is more than is necessary, acceptable, or reasonable / надмірний

yearn

to wish very strongly, especially for something that you cannot have or something that is very difficult to have / сильно прагнути

euthanasia

the act of killing someone who is very ill or very old so that they do not suffer any more / присипання

annihilate

to destroy something completely so that nothing is left / знищувати

protrude

to stick out from or through something / виступати, випинатися

brood

to think for a long time about things that make you sad, worried, or angry / роздумувати, переживати

intangible

impossible to touch, to describe exactly, or to give an exact value / невловимий

reverberate

to be repeated many times as it is reflected off surfaces / відлунювати

mingle

to mix or combine, or be mixed or combined / змішувати

bob up

to appear suddenly or briefly, especially by rising to the surface of water or coming into view / виринати, з’являтися

sip

to drink, taking only a very small amount at a time / сьорбати

corpuscle

any of the red or white cells in the blood / клітина

tingling

a feeling as if a lot of sharp points are being put lightly into your body / поколювання

blasphemy

something that you say or do that shows you do not respect God or a religion / богохульство

disastrous

extremely bad or unsuccessful / жахливий

feeble

weak and without energy, strength, or power / слабкий

snout

the nose and mouth that stick out from the face of some animals / рило, морда

latent

present but needing particular conditions to become active, obvious, or completely developed / прихований