Glossary

insular [ˈɪnsjʊlə]

adjective

• островной,замкнутый: e.g People live restricted in this insular country.

conservative [kənˈsɜːvətɪv]

adjective

• консервативный, осторожный: e.g. They were very conservative in their outlook.

to combine [ˈkɔmbaɪn] verb

• сочетать, совмещать, объединять, объединить: e.g. Winds combined to bring chaos to the east coast.

precedent [ˈpresɪdənt]

noun

• прецедент: e.g. There are substantial precedents for using interactive media in training.

exaggeration [ɪgzæʤəˈreɪʃn] noun

• преувеличение, завышение: e.g. It would be an exaggeration to say he had a great talent.

rude [ruːd]

adjective

• грубый, грубоватый: e.g. She had been rude to her boss.

good-tempered [gʊdˈtempəd] adj

• воздержанный, сдержанный, умеренный: e.g. She was amiable and good-tempered.

cheerful [ˈʧɪəfʊl]

adjective

• жизнерадостный, бодрый, радостный, веселый: e.g. How can she be so cheerful at six o’clock in the morning?

confess [kənˈfes]

verb

• признать, признавать: e.g. I have to confess to a hatred of modern music.

coldness [ˈkəʊldnɪs]

noun

• холодность, равнодушие: e.g. It was coldness in his character.

reserved [rɪˈzɜːvd]

adjective

• сдержанный: e.g. He was of a reserved character.

notorious[nəʊˈtɔːrɪəs]

adjective

• печально известный, печально знаменитый: e.g. He was a notorious drinker and womanizer.

snobbery [ˈsnɔbərɪ] noun

• снобизм: e.g. We learned about the worst aspects of English class snobbery.

scruffy [ˈskrʌfɪ]

adjective

• неряшливый, неопрятный, потрепанный: e.g. He was dressed in scruffy jeans and a T-shirt.

to shun [ʃʌn] verb

• избегать, избежать, сторониться: e.g. He shunned fashionable society.

to predetermine [ˈpriːdɪˈtɜːmɪn] verb

• предопределять, предопределить: e.g. Every man's end is predetermined. He had a strong sense that life had been predetermined.