Boost Your Skills 🚀 Lesson 17🔸Strange Theories

to the contrary

saying or showing the opposite:
For a long time it was thought to be a harmless substance, but we now have proof/evidence ____.

_{^{навпаки, напротивагу}}

condemn someone to something

to make someone suffer in a particular way:
Poor education ______ many young people to low-paid jobs.
_{^{засудити когось до чогось}}

outbreak

a time when something suddenly begins, especially a disease or something else dangerous or unpleasant:
an _____ of cholera/food poisoning/rioting/war
Last weekend saw further thundery _____.
_{^{спалах, бунт, раптовий початок}}

determine

to find out or decide something after careful thought or investigation

preposterous

something that is absurd or ridiculous and not reasonable at all
_{^{абсурдний, безглуздий}}

manufacturer

a company or person that makes products for sale

deployment

the act of putting something into use or action, often in a strategic way
_{^{розгортання, перегрупування}}

a running tab

an ongoing record of charges or expenses that accumulate over time

spy on sb

to secretly watch or gather information about someone without their knowledge

baseless claims

statements made without any evidence or support to back them up

trade war

a situation where countries impose tariffs or restrictions on each other's goods to harm trade

originate

to come from a specific source or start at a particular place

retract

to take back or withdraw something that was previously said or written
_{^{відкликати, відмовлятися, відрікатися}}

core

the central or most important part of something

accelerate

to increase speed or make something happen faster
_{^{прискорювати, розганятися}}

null and void

having no legal force or effect; invalid or canceled

emit

to send out a beam, noise, smell, or gas:
The alarm _____ infrared rays which are used to detect any intruder.
_{^{випромінювати, видавати}}

innocuous

completely harmless (= causing no harm):
Some mushrooms look _____ but are in fact poisonous.
_{^{нешкідливий}}

onset

the moment at which something begins, and especially something uncomfortable or unpleasant: the _____ of winter
(of an illness or medical condition) starting at the stated time or in the stated way: early-_____ dementia
_{^{початок}}

troubling

Something that makes you worried or nervous:
Some _____ questions remain about the legal status of frozen embryos.
Perhaps most _____ is the information that some reporters have simply made up stories.
_{^{тривожний}}

fearmongering

the action of intentionally trying to make people afraid of something when this is not necessary or reasonable:
"______ about vaccines is dangerous to all of us," she said.
It can be difficult to separate the facts from the _____.

bunk

noun (NONSENSE)
complete nonsense, or something that is meant to deceive:
Most doctors think his theories are _____.

fallout

noun [U] (NUCLEAR) (DUST)

the radioactive dust in the air after a nuclear explosion:
cancer deaths caused by _____ from weapons testing

the unpleasant results or effects of an action or event:

The political _____ of the revelations has been immense.

patently

in a way that is clear:
She was patently lying.
_{^{явно, відкрито, очевидно}}

caveat

a warning to consider something before taking any more action, or a statement that limits a more general statement:
He agreed to the interview, with the _____ that he could approve the final article.
_{^{застереження, попередження}}

be a far cry from something

idiom

to be completely different from something:
This flat is a _____ the house they had before.

shoddy

adjective (BADLY MADE)
badly and carelessly made, using low quality materials:
_____ goods, _____ workmanship
showing little respect, thought, or care:
_{^{низькоякісний}}

renowned

famous for something:
The region is _____ for its outstanding natural beauty.
Marco Polo is a _____ explorer/is _____ as an explorer.
Synonyms: celebrated/ famed/ illustrious _^formal/ notable/ noted

posit

to suggest something as a basic fact or principle from which a further idea is formed or developed:
[ + that ] If we _____ that wage rises cause inflation, it follows that we should try to minimize them.
_{^{вважати}}

wherein

in which, or in which part:
The industry will have a situation _____ many companies will be unable to afford to stay in business.

totem pole

a tall wooden pole with symbols cut or painted on it that tells important stories or histories of some of the indigenous people (= people whose ancestors lived in North America before Europeans came) from the west coast of Canada and the northern US

espouse

_^(formal) to become involved with or support an activity or opinion:
Vegetarianism is one cause she does not _____.
He _____ conservative political views.

notwithstanding

_^(formal) despite the fact or thing mentioned:
_____ some members' objections, I think we must go ahead with the plan.
Injuries _____, the team won the semifinal.

gulf

(AREA) _{^{(затока)}} a very large area of sea surrounded on three sides by a coast:
the_____ of Mexico

(DIFFERENCE) an important difference between the ideas, opinions, or situations of two groups of people:
There is a widening _____ between the rich and the poor in our society.