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Synthesis

The mixing of a different ideas, or thing to make a whole that is different or new (синтез, объединение)

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Incursion

A sudden attack on or act of going into a place, especially across a border ( вторжение, нападение)

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Displace

To force something or someone out of its usual or original position (вытеснять, заменить)

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Persistence

The fact that someone or something persist (упорство, настойчивость, стойкость)

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Defy

To refuse to obey a person, decision, law, situation ( противостоять, бросить вызов, нарушать, игнорировать(

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Driven

Describes someone who is so determined to achieve something or be successful that all their behaviour is directed towards his aim ( целеустремленный, мотивированный)

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Inconclusive

Not giving result or decision ( неубедительный, неокончательный)

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Comprehensive

Complete and including everything that is necessary( полный, подробный, исчерпывающий)

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Primer

Old fashioned- a small book containing basic facts about the object, used especially when you are beginning to learn about that subject ( учебник, букварь)

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Nuanced

Made slightly different from appearance, meaning, sound ( тонкий, детальный)

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Dead end

A situation that has no hope of making progress ( тупик)

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Dehumanize

To remove from a person the special human qualities of independent thought feeling for other people (обезличить, дегуманизироаать)

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Mutilate

To damage something severely, especially by violently removing a part ( калечить, уродовать, исказить)

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Massacre

An act of killing a lot of people ( бойня, резня, расправа)

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Egalitarian

Believing that all people are equally important and should have the same rights and opportunities in life ( уравнивать, сторонник равноправия)

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Undermine

To make someone less confident less powerful or less likely to succeed or to make something weaker (ослабить, подрывать)

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Skeletal

Describes something that exists in its basic form ( костный, скелет

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Trauma

A severe emotional shock and pain caused by an extremely upsetting experience ( травма)

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Spark

A first small event or problem that causes a much worse situation to develop ( искра, спровоцировать, вызвать)

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Spur

To encourage an activity or development or make it happen faster ( подтолкнуть, побудить, стимулировать)

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Recount

To describe how something happened, or to tell a story ( пересказать)

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Prospect

A possibility that something good might happen in the future (вероятность)

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Propel smth into/towards

To cause someone to do an activity or be in a situation ( продвигать)

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Enslave

To control and keep someone forcefully in a bad situation, or to make a slave of someone ( поработить, подчинить)

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Factor

A fact or situation that influences the result of something ( причина, фактор)

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Wane

To become weaker in strength or influence ( ослабевать, угасать)

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Fiercely

On a frightening, violent or powerful way ( яростно, жестко)

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Premature

Happening or done too soon, especially before the natural or suitable time ( преждевременный, недоношенный)

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Ill

In a way that is bad or not suitable( плохой, дурной)

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Provocation

An action or statement that is intended to make someone angry (раздражение, провокация)

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Preventive

Intended to stop something before it happens (предохранять)

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Pre-emptive

Describes something is done before the normal people can act especially to prevent them from doing something else(предупредительный)

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Ominous

Suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen (угрожающий, зловещий)

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Warmonger (disapproving)

A politician or other leader who is often encouraging a country to go to war (подстрекатель)

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Hubris

A way of talking or behaving that is too proud (высокомерие)

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In/for the foreseeable future

As far into the future as you can imagine or plan (в обозримом будущем)

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Feverish

Unnaturally excited or active (лихорадочный, ажиотажный)

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Imbue smth/smb with something

To fill something or someone with a particular feeling, quality or idea ( наполнить, внушать, вдохновлять)

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Envisage

To form a mental picture of something or someone you have never seen ( представить, предвидеть)

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Viral

Used to describe something that quickly become very popular or well known by being published on the internet or sent from person to person by mail ( вирусный, популярный)

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Praise

To express admiration or approval about the achievements or characteristics of a person or thing ( восхвалять, славить)

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Accuse

To say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal or unkind ( осуждать, упрекать, винить)

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Oversimplify

To describe or explain something in such a simple way that it is no longer correct or true ( упрощать)

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Immerse yourself in something

To become completely involved in something ( погрузиться)

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compact

Consisting of parts that are positioned together closely or in a tidy way using very little space ( плотный, компактный)

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Obscure

Not clear and difficult to understand or see ( малоизвестный, неясный)

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Warren (mainly disapproving)

A very crowded and confusing building or part of a city in which it is easy to get lost ( лабиринт)

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Unearth

To discover proof or some other information, especially after careful searching ( раскрыть, раскопать, выявить)

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Cautious

Someone who is cautious avoids risks ( осмотрительный, осторожный)

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Benchmark

A level of quality that can be used as a standard when comparing other things ( эталон)

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Assess

To judge or decide the amount, value, quality, or importance of something ( оценить, анализировать, судить)

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Take smth into account

To consider or remember something when judging a situation (учесть, принять во внимание)

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Tedious

Boring (скучный)

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Integrate

To combine two or more things in order to become more effective( интегрировать, внедрять)