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of a nervous disposition:
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This film is not suitable for viewers of a nervous disposition.
2 [singular] a tendency to behave in a certain way:
a disposition towards criminal behaviour
have/show a dis
osition to do something
8. conspicuous adjective
1 very noticeable or easy to see, especially because of being unusual or
different:
She might have felt less conspicuous if there had been other women
there too.
– opposite INCONSPICUOUS
2 FORMAL very great: used for emphasizing how good or bad
something is:
a cons
9.
est noun [count] OLD-FASHIONED
icuous success/failure
a JOKE
in jest OLD-FASHIONED
ou say something in jest, you do not mean it seriousl
if
10. indulge verb [intransitive or transitive]
to allow
ourself to have or do something that you enjo
11. cherish verb [transitive]
1 to keep something pleasant in your mind for a long time
2 to look after someone or something because you love them very
much
3 to think that somethin
is very important and to wish to keep i
12. uncongenial adjective FORMAL
unfriendl
or unpleasan
13. procure verb FORMAL[transitive]
to obtain somethin
, especially with effort or difficult
14. disguise noun [count or uncount]
something that hides what something really is, especially by making it
seem better than it is:His cheerful manner is a disguise that hides the
pain.
in disguise: The more artistic films are dismissed as 'pornography in
dis
uise'.
15. scruple noun [count usually plural]
a moral principle that prevents you from doing something you think is
bad
She had no scru
les about eavesdropping on conversations.
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peevish adjective
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annoyed, especially by things that are not importan
easil
inflict verb [transitive]
17.
to cause somethin
fiendish adjective
18.
unpleasant to happen
1 a fiendish plan or idea is very clever but cruel
2 a fiendish problem or question is very difficult to solve or deal with
3 very evil:
a fiendish
malevolent adjective
19.
rin
showing that you want to do something bad to someone:
a malevolent look/smile
– malevolence noun [uncount]
– malevolentl
shudder verb [intransitive]
20.
adverb
if you shudder, your body suddenly shakes, for example because you
suddenl
feeble adjective
21.
feel cold or frightened
1 physically weak, especially because you are old or ill
2 not strong enough to be seen or heard clearly:
a feeble light/voice
3 not
plunge verb [intransitive or transitive]
22.
ood enough to achieve the intended result:
to move quickly in an uncontrolled way, or to make someone or
somethin
flee (past tense and past participle fled / B fled /) verb [intransitive or
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move in this wa
transitive]
to escape from a dangerous situation or place very quickly:
Earthquake victims have been forced to flee their homes.
Police cau
perverse adjective
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ht up with one of the gang, but the other three fled.
perversely adverb
perverseness noun [uncount]
determined to behave in an unreasonable way, especially by doing the
osite of what is expected or wanted
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eopardize verb [transitive]
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to risk dama
conflagration noun [count] FORMAL
26.
or destroyingsomething importan
1 a very large fire that causes a lot of damage
2 a situation in which there is a lot of violence or destruction
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27. thenceforward adverb LITERARY
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startin
from a particular period of time
28. atrocity noun [count or uncount]
a cruel and violent act, often in a wa
29. apparition noun [count]
1 FORMAL a strange image or creature that someone sees
2 HUMOROUS someone who looks ver
strange or unusual
Phrasal verbs, collocations, idioms and word combinations
1 procure verb
Procure something for someone/something: She asked him to procure
visas for her family.
Procure someone something: He had endeavoured to procure them
ome assistance with their luggage.
2 disguise verb
Be disguised as someone/something: She arrived at his home disguised
as a man.
Be disguised in something: The intruders were disguised in post office
uniforms.
Disguise yourself as/in something: The soldiers disguised themselves as
ordinary civilians
3 inflict verb
Inflict something on someone/something: The environmental damage
we are inflicting on the Earth.
Inflict yourself on someone HUMOROUS to be with someone who does
not want to be with you: The relatives who usually inflict themselves on
ou at Christmas.
4 4 shudder verb
I shudder to think
used for saying you do not want to think about something because it is
very unpleasant: I shudder to think what my parents will say when they
see the bill.
shudder at
shudder at something to be shocked by something: They would have
huddered at the thought of what we're doing now.
5 sleep verb
sleep away [transitive]
1 to sleep in order to stop thinking or worrying about something, or to
sto
feeling something:
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She just wanted to sleep her troubles away.
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2 to spend a period of time in sleeping: At weekends, I sometimes sleep
away half the morning.
sleep in [intransitive]
to continue sleeping after the time you usually wake up: The whole
family sleeps in on Sundays.
sleep off [transitive]
to get rid of an unpleasant or uncomfortable feeling by sleeping,
especially after eating or drinking too much: The day after the wedding,
I'll still be sleeping off the champagne.
sleep on something [transitive]
to wait to make a decision until the next day, after you have rested and
had more time to think : Let me sleep on it and give you an answer
tomorrow.
sleep over [intransitive]
to sleep at someone else's house for one night: Mum, can Billy sleep
over on Saturday?
sleep through
1 [transitive] sleep through something to remain sleeping although
there is a lot of noise around you:
'Did you hear the storm last night?' 'No, I must have slept through it.'
2 [intransitive] to continue sleeping for a long time:
through until/to: I was so tired I slept through until noon.
slee
6 feeble adjective
feeble excuse
That's a pretty feeble excuse for not calling your mother.
a feeble attempt/effort
He made a
eeble attempt to start a conversation with me.
7 plunge verb
plunge in
1. [intransitive] to suddenly start doing something with energy and
enthusiasm, but sometimes without thinking about it first:
Your help will not always be appreciated at first, but plunge in anyway.
2 [transitive] to quickly push something a long way into something
else;
3 [intransitive] to quickly jump or DIVE into water.
plunge into [transitive]
1 plunge into something to suddenly start doing something with energy
and enthusiasm, but sometimes without thinking about it first:
This was not the time to be
lunging into some new business venture.
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2 plunge something into something to quickly push something a long
y
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way into something else:
He plunged his arm into the sack once more.
3 plunge someone/something into something to suddenly put someone
or something in a particular state or situation:
Plunge the sliced onions into boiling water.
3a. plunge into something to suddenly get into a particular state or
situation:
The city was plunged into total darkness when the entire electrical
system failed.
4 plunge into something to jump or DIVE into water:
Four police officers plunged into freezing water to rescue a man
esterday.
8 flee fled/fled verb
Flee across/from/to/into
Thousands of refugees had fled across the border to Albania.
9 indulge verb
indulge in
an opportunity to indulge in leisure activities like reading
indulge yourself (in something):
Indulge yourself - come on a gourmet food weekend.
indulge a passion/taste/interest:
He was now able to indulge his passion for music.
1a. [transitive] to allow someone to do what they want or enjoy:
He loves his wife and indulges his sons.
1b. [intransitive or transitive] to have or eat something that you enjoy
but that you should not have much of:
Many people feel that their holiday is the time to indulge.
2 [intransitive] indulge in to become involved in something that people
do not approve of:
He con
essed that he had indulged in affairs with several women.
**(c) Macmillan Publishers Ltd. 2003 все словарные статьи с примерами в
этой главе, а также во всех последующих главах взяты из данного издания
словаря.
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Exercises
Exercise #1.
Match the verbs, collocations and idioms with their meanings.
1. Plunge in
2. Sleep through
3. Sleep on something c. To sleep in order to stop thinking or worrying
4. Sleep away d. To remain sleeping although there is a lot of
5. Sleep over
6. Sleep off f. To sleep at someone else's house for one night.
7. Indulge in g. To suddenly start doing something with energy
8. Indulge a passion/
taste/interes
9. Plunge into i. To have or eat something that you enjoy but
10. Shudder at j. To quickly push something a long way into
11. Shudder to think k. To be shocked by something.
12. Inflict yourself on
someone
a. To wait to make a decision until the next day,
after you have rested and had more time to think.
b. To allow someone to do what they want or
enjoy.
about something, or to stop feeling something.
noise around you.
e. To get rid of an unpleasant or uncomfortable
feeling by sleeping, especially after eating or
drinking too much.
and enthusiasm, but sometimes without thinking
about it firs
h. To be with someone who does not want to be
with you.
that you should not have much of.
something else.
l. Is used when you do not want to think about
something because it is very unpleasant.
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Exercise #2.
Fill in the gaps with the missing words.
1. She fled _____ the room in tears. (Cam)
2. In order to escape capture, he fled ____ the country. (Cam)
3. She had another _______ excuse for being late. (Cam)
4. He disguised _________ by shaving his head and wearing a false
beard.
5. We ran down to the beach and plunged _______ the sea. (Cam)
6. The country has been plunged ______ the recession. (Cam)
7. Peter has really plunged _____ his schoolwork this term. (Cam)
8. I asked her how she was and she plunged ______ along account of
how she’d split up with her boyfriend. (Cam)
9. I usually sleep ____ at the weekends. (Cam)
10. We’re all tired and none of us can think straight so why don’t we go
home and sleep ____ it? (Cam)
11. I can usually sleep ______ a headache. (Cam)
12. If you don’t want to catch a train home at that time of night you are
welcome to sleep ______ . (Cam)
13. I never heard the storm last night. – I slept ______ it. (Cam)
14. I ___________ ____ _________what my parents will say when
I tell them I’ve failed my exam. (Cam)
15. He still ___________ at the memory of his car accident. (Cam)
16. She ____________ at the thought of kissing him. (Cam)
17. This weapon is capable of _________ massive military and civilian
causalities. (Cam)
18. I wish he wouldn’t keep ______ his views on me! (Cam)
19. She managed somehow __________ his telephone number. (Cam)
20. He’d _________ us seat in the front row. (Cam)
Exercise # 3.
Fill in the gaps with the appropriate words.
1. Talking to a psychotherapist was a way of ____________ himself of
a lot of worries and buried anger. (Cam)
2. He’s happy to ___________ himself to anyone who’ll listen. (Cam)
3. James needed to _______________ himself to someone. (Mac)
4. It will be an opportunity to _________ the ideas he has been
developing. (Mac)
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5. We had to listen to my uncle __________ on what’s wrong with the
world. (Cam)
6. The place has always inspired me with _____ and wonder. (Mac)
7. They gazed in _____ at their hero. (Mac)
8. He is totally in _______ of his father. (Mac)
9. School heads __________ their roles in different ways. (Mac)
10. Computers were often _____________ as a threat. (Mac)
11. He is not known for having a warm and friendly______________.
(Mac)
12. Mowbray has shown a ___________ to take unnecessary risks.
(Mac)
13. I ___________ the memory of those happy times. (Mac)
14. She had no ________ about eavesdropping on conversations. (Mac)
15. Such a policy would __________ severe hardship and suffering.
(Mac)
16. She ___________ slightly at the memory. (Mac)
17. He ___________ towards the door and wrenched it open. (Mac)
18. It is simply ___________ to refuse a perfectly safe treatment. (Mac)
19. Cuts in funding could _____________ this vital research work.
(Mac)
20. Nobody made any response to his _____________ suggestion. (Mac)
Exercise # 4.
Read the sentences and pay attention to the italicized parts. Use the
structures in the sentences of your own.
1. For the most wild, yet most homely narrative which I am about to
pen, I neither expect nor solicit belief.
2. I married early, and was happy to find in my wife a disposition not
uncongenial with my own.
3. Not that she was ever serious upon this point – I mention the matter
at all for no better reason than that it happens, just now, to be remembered.
4. I am above the weakness of seeking to establish a sequence of cause
and effect, between the disaster and the atrocity.
5. This, then, was the very creature of which I was in search.
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Exercise # 5.
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Translate from English into Russian. Pay special attention to the
constructions “to be + Adjective/ Participle I-II”.
1. Don't be absurd. 2. I had forgotten you were so literal. 3. You're
being very offensive. 4. He was properly apologetic for disturbing Rose.
5. If you were not so drunk and insulting, I would explain everything.
6. Of course he was bitter at her long neglect, of course he was
mistrustful of her sudden love. 7. Don't be ridiculous. 8. Joseph was
insistent that his wishes were carried out. 9. But she was hopeful that she
might meet someone she knew. 10. There's one point I' m not clear about.
11. Stan had been helpful also. At Peter's request he had made inquiries
about the two youths. 12. It was very bewildering. 13. At home, Natalie
was understanding and, as always, loving. 14. Some people were making
remarks out loud about how slow I was. 15. Co-ordinated, high-level
planning, either national or international, was non-existent. 16. It was a
job the clerks all hated because people whom they called were invariably
bad-tempered and frequently abusive. 17. Well, I do sometimes get a little
scolding. I' m told I've been naughty, and not to do it again. 18. Customs
men were aware that most returning travellers did a little smuggling, and
were often tolerant about it.
Exercise # 6.
Sentences 1–5 are statement beginnings which represent
information given in Paragraphs 6- 10. In the box below, there are some
statement endings lettered a-j. Choose the correct ending for each
statement. There are more statement endings than you will need.
1. I grew, day by day, …
2. I fancied that the cat …
3. I experienced a sentiment half of horror, half of remorse, for the
crime of which I had been guilty; but it was, at best, …
4. Perverseness is one of the primitive impulses of the human heart,
which shows ...
5. My entire worldly wealth …
a a weak feelin
.
an annoying thought.
c more impatient and easily annoyed.
d tried not to go near me.
e tried not to move in my presence.
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f disappeared.
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the main trend of Man’s character.
h the most remarkable features of Man’s character.
i gone with the wind.
furious and exasperated.
Exercise # 7.
Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence according to
the information given in 11–14 reading passages.
1. The impression was …
a) given precisely exact .
b) given in a wrong way.
c) given correctly.
d) true.
2. When I first beheld this apparition – for I could scarcely regard it as
less – my wonder and my terror were ... .
a) extraordinary
b) utmost
c) special
d) last
3. During this period, there came back into my spirit a half-sentiment
that seemed, but was not, … .
a) sympathy
b) pity
c) compassion
d) attraction
4. What now caused me … was the fact that I had not sooner perceived
the object thereupon.
a) suddenness
b) unexpectedness
c) amazement
d) wonder
Exercise # 8.
Look through the passage and complete the following statements
with your own words as briefly as possible.
1. My immediate purpose is to place before the world, plainly,
succinctly, and without comment, a _____________________.
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