1. Familiarize yourself with these advanced words. When necessary, write them down in your dictionary.
- to decide (решать) – to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments
- to collaborate (сотрудничать) – to work together with a person or group in order to achieve something, especially in science or art
- original (оргинальный) – completely new and different from anything that anyone has thought of before
- optimum (оптимальный, оптимально) – the best or most suitable for a particular purpose or in a particular situation
- resistant (стойкий) – the best or most suitable for a particular purpose or in a particular situation
- resilient (устойчивый) – able to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event
- to scoff at (издеваться над) – to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupid
- to scam at (жульничать над) – to deceive someone in order to get money from them
- in retrospect (ретроспективно, во взгляде в прошлом) – thinking back to a time in the past, especially with the advantage of knowing more now than you did then
- in history – the events that took place from the beginning and during the development of a particular place, activity, institution, etc
- to be inundated with / by – to receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with it all
- ambiguous [æmˈbɪɡjuəs] (двусмысленный) – something that is unclear, confusing, or not certain, especially because it can be understood in more than one way
- to hinder (мешать, препятствовать) – to make it difficult for something to develop or succeed
- to divert (отвлекать, отводить) – to change the use of something such as time or money
- asinine [ˈæsənaɪn] (глупый, упрямый) – extremely stupid or silly
- to assimilate (ассимилировать, усваивать) – to completely understand and begin to use new ideas, information, etc
- nonchalant [ˈnɒnʃələnt $ ˌnɑːnʃəˈlɑːnt] (беспечный, беззаботный) – behaving calmly and not seeming interested in anything or worried about anything
- to be immune to (быть невосприимычивым к) – someone who is immune to a particular disease cannot catch it
- to rejuvenate (омолаживать) – to make something work much better or become much better again
- to modify (модифицировать, изменять) – to make small changes to something in order to improve it and make it more suitable or effective
- obvious (очевидный) – easy to notice or understand
- oblivious (не обращающий внимания, забывчивый) – not knowing about or not noticing something that is happening around you
- to fund (обеспечивать деньгами) – to provide money for an activity, organization, event, etc
- to ostracise [ˈɒstrəsaɪz] someone (изгнать кого-то) – if a group of people ostracizes someone, they refuse to accept them as a member of the group
- to spur (побуждать, подстрекать) – to encourage someone or make them want to do something
- to top (быть первым, превышать) – if you top something, you do something that is better than it
- to sling (швырять, метать) – to throw or put something somewhere with a careless movement and some force
- to slouch (сутулиться, горбиться) – to stand, sit, or walk with your shoulders bent forward that makes you look tired or lazy
- passable [ˈpɑːsəbəl $ ˈpæ-] (сносный, удовлетворительный) – fairly good, but not excellent
- plausible (правдоподобный, вероятный) – reasonable and likely to be true or successful
2. Watch a video to practice these advanced words.
3. Choose the right word.
Researchers are collaborating / deciding to develop the vaccine.
His work is truly original / optimum.
His story certainly sounds passable / plausible.
Many people are resistant / resilient to change.
David scoffed / scammed at her fears.
You will go down in retrospect / in history.
His role in the affair is inundated / ambiguous.
The high cost of the vaccine has severely diverted / hindered its use.
What an asinine /assimilated remark!
‘Has he got a girlfriend?’ Jill asked, trying to sound immune / nonchalant.
I came back from holiday feeling rejuvenated / modified.
They soon fell asleep, oblivious /obvious of the danger.
She was afraid that if she spoke up her colleagues would ostracize / fund her.
His misfortunes spurred /topped him to write.
Slouch / Sling me the keys.
The food was excellent and the wine was passable / plausible.
After the broadcast, we were inundated / ambiguous with requests for more information.
Ex. 4. Match the definitions with the words listed above.
- (решать) – to make a choice or judgment about something, especially after considering all the possibilities or arguments
- (очевидный) – easy to notice or understand
- (не обращающий внимания, забывчивый) – not knowing about or not noticing something that is happening around you
- сутулиться, горбиться) – to stand, sit, or walk with your shoulders bent forward that makes you look tired or lazy
- (сносный, удовлетворительный) – fairly good, but not excellent
- (сотрудничать) – to work together with a person or group in order to achieve something, especially in science or art
- (оргинальный) – completely new and different from anything that anyone has thought of before
- (оптимальный, оптимально) – the best or most suitable for a particular purpose or in a particular situation
- (двусмысленный) – something that is unclear, confusing, or not certain, especially because it can be understood in more than one way
- (стойкий) – the best or most suitable for a particular purpose or in a particular situation
- (мешать, препятствовать) – to make it difficult for something to develop or succeed
- (отвлекать, отводить) – to change the use of something such as time or money
- (ассимилировать, усваивать) – to completely understand and begin to use new ideas, information, etc
- (беспечный, беззаботный) – behaving calmly and not seeming interested in anything or worried about anything
- (быть невосприимычивым к) – someone who is immune to a particular disease cannot catch it
- (омолаживать) – to make something work much better or become much better again
- (глупый, упрямый) – extremely stupid or silly
- ( в истории) the events that took place from the beginning and during the development of a particular place, activity, institution, etc
- (быть заполоненным) – to receive so much of something that you cannot easily deal with it all
- (правдоподобный, вероятный) – reasonable and likely to be true or successful
- (обеспечивать деньгами) – to provide money for an activity, organization, event, etc
- (изгнать кого-то) – if a group of people does that to someone, they refuse to accept him/her as a member of the group
- (побуждать, подстрекать) – to encourage someone or make them want to do something
- (быть первым, превышать) – if you top something, you do something that is better than it
- (швырять, метать) – to throw or put something somewhere with a careless movement and some force
- (устойчивый) – able to become strong, happy, or successful again after a difficult situation or event
- (издеваться над) – to laugh at a person or idea, and talk about them in a way that shows you think they are stupid
- (жульничать над) – to deceive someone in order to get money from them
- (ретроспективно, во взгляде в прошлом) – thinking back to a time in the past, especially with the advantage of knowing more now than you did then
- (модифицировать, изменять) – to make small changes to something in order to improve it and make it more suitable or effective