Dr. George Ryan, Rostov State University: "This is a-must-to-know list"

Test of English as Foreign Language abyss hole so deep as to appear bottomless acquiesce agree, accept without protest affable polite and friendly, easy to talk to affliction distress, suffering affluent wealthy, abundant agitate move, shake, stir up ambiguous having more then one meaning annex take possession of aqueous of or like water arduous demanding great effort, strenuous aroma quality or surrounding atmosphere considered typical atone make repayment avarice greed bellicose inclined to fighting calisthenics exercises to develop strong bodies captor person who takes smb captive concoct invent, prepare by mixing together dangle hand or swing loosely deprive take away from, prevent from using diligent hard-working disrobe undress docile easily trained or controlled doleful dismal, mourful drought a long period of dry weather dubious feeling doubt dumbfound astonish efface rub or wipe out, obliterate elucidate to make understandable enchant charm, delight endeavor to make an effort, to try very hard endorse approve, support a claim or statement enthral take the whole attention, enslave exploit to use for selfish advantage or profit extensive far-reaching extol to praise highly flimsy lacking solidarity, strength fraud a fault, a deception gaudy too bright and showy ghastly death-like, pale and ill grumble to complain harass worry, trouble heretic very busy; active impediment smth that hinders (esp in speech) indigenous native insatiate never satisfied intrepid fearless irate angry jeopardy danger leash control loafer an idle, lazy person lucrative profitable lustrous bright; shining malign to slander meddle to interfere, to intrude mend to repair mirth being merry and happy nausea feeling of sickness neglect pay no attention to nocturnal of or in the night obese very fat obsolete no longer useful, outdated perch take up a high position pervade spread through every part of petulant unreasonably impatient or irritable pillage plunder (esp in war) presumptuous too bold or self-confident quashed annuled quenching satisfy, put an end to, put out refurbished make clean, as if like new rejoicing happiness, joy reticent in the habit of saying little reverberate be sent back, again and again rigor sternness, strictness, severe conditions rotundity state of being round salvage the saving of property from loss scattered not situated together shatter to break into many pieces shunned avoided, kept away from sketchy shortly, roughly, quickly sporadic happening from time to time stifled suppressed, kept back strive to make great efforts, to struggle subsequent following succumb yield, die taciturn unspoken, silent tantalize raise hopes that cannot be realized tentative uncertain, probable torpid dull and slow treacherous not to be trusted, perfidious tremor thrill tyro a beginner uproar noise and excitement vanity a foolish pride vehemence forcefulness; intensity; conviction vigilance watchfulness vindicate prove the truth voluptuous arousing sensual pleasures wan looking ill, not bright wile a trick wrinkle make small lines (eg forehead)

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