SET WEEK 1/2
FLASHCARDS
SYNONYMS
PREPOSITIONS
- success in
- threat to
- prospect of
- tension over
- regardless of
- paradox for
- renege on
- belonging to
- option for
- opportunities for
- approach to
- account for
- basis for
- contribute to
- attend to
VOCABULARY TEST
MATCH THE WORD WITH ITS TRANSLATION
| advance | приоритет |
| pursue | возможный, осуществимый, выполнимый, вероятный |
| attend to | инициировать, вызывать, дать начало |
| asset | способствовать; приближать, ускорять; продвигаться |
| priority | материальный, ощутимый, осязаемый |
| undergo | преследовать, продолжать, заниматься; искать, добиваться |
| foster | обращать внимание; уделять внимание |
| trigger | поощрять, воспитывать, благоприятствовать |
| tangible | имущество; средства; активы; ценное качество, вклад |
| feasible | подвергаться, испытывать, переносить |
MATCH THE WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION
| advance | to promote the growth or development of; further; encourage |
| pursue | capable of being done, effected, or accomplished, probable; likely |
| attend to | a useful or valuable quality, item |
| asset | to move or go forward; proceed; to increase in quantity, value, price; to improve or make progress; to grow or rise in importance, status |
| priority | status established in order of importance or urgency |
| undergo | to be subjected to; experience; to endure; sustain; suffer |
| foster | pay attention to; take seriously; to deal with smb/ smth |
| trigger | that can be touched, definite; not vague; clear |
| tangible | to initiate or precipitate; put in motion or move to act |
| feasible | to follow in order to overtake; to strive to gain; seek to attain or accomplish |
MATCH THE WORD WITH ITS SYNONYMS
MATCH THE WORD WITH ITS COLLOCATIONS
| advance | child/ development/ growth/ a sense of responsibility |
| pursue | to provide/ for investment/ technically/ perfectly |
| attend to | business/ the needs/ demands/ interests |
| asset | alarm/ produce/ development/ collapse/ destruction |
| priority | with caution/ your career/ through generations/ understanding/ negotiations |
| undergo | a procedure/ an operation/ change/ training/ scrutiny |
| foster | treated as / considered as/ utmost/ highest |
| trigger | goals/ targets/ improvement/ difference/ evidence |
| tangible | public/ private/ valuable/ allocate/ invest |
| feasible | a goal/ objective/ a policy/ a career |
PREPOSITIONS
- success ___
- threat ___
- prospect ___
- tension ___
- regardless ___
- paradox ___
- renege ___
- belonging ___
- option ___
- opportunities ___
- approach ___
- account ___
- basis ___
- contribute ___
- attend ___
SET WEEK 3
FLASHCARDS
SYNONYMS
| resort to прибегать, обращаться | definition to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource synonyms recourse, recur collocations to resort to warresort to [drastic, emergency] measures resort to [violence, killing] (without) resorting to dirty [tricks, play] |
| extension расширение, продолжение, удлинение, распространение | definition an act or instance of extending, lengthening, stretching out, or enlarging the scope of something synonyms lengthening, enlargement, prolonging, augmentation, expansion, increase, protraction collocations a [loan, credit, payment, mortgage] extension [asked, applied] for a [loan] extension [an assignment, an essay, a project, a homework] extension an extension of the deadline an extension of six [weeks, months, days] the [bank, government] has [granted, approved] an extension |
| vulnerable уязвимый, ранимый | definition capable of being wounded or hurt physically or emotionally; open to or defenseless against criticism or moral attack; open to assault; difficult to defend synonyms unprotected, defenseless, exposed, susceptible, sensitive, liable, subject collocations vulnerable [patients, residents, families, children] vulnerable [groups, sections, areas, property] are vulnerable to [floods, disasters, attacks] have been left vulnerable by the [decision, storm] found themselves in a vulnerable [position, situation] have become [increasingly] vulnerable amongst the most vulnerable areas the most vulnerable in [society, the area] |
| substantial существенный, значительный, важный | definition of a considerable size or value, having wealth or importance, sufficient and nourishing synonyms considerable, ample, abundant, plentiful, sizable, large-scale, consequential, important collocations a substantial [number, amount, quantity] (of) has a substantial amount of [food, money, ammunition] a substantial [decrease, fall, growth, rise] (in) a substantial [decrease] in [interest, profits, price, value] the [army, enemy, forces] suffered substantial losses the [market, company, organization] reported substantial [profits, losses] is substantial in terms of [size, number, impact] is substantial [against, compared to] |
| benevolent благотворительный, доброжелательный | definition characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; intended for benefits rather than profit synonyms generous, altruistic, kindly, charitable, beneficent, compassionate, sympathetic collocations a benevolent smile gifts from benevolent alumnia benevolent attitude a benevolent institution |
| stymie загнать в угол, ставить в тупик, безвыходное положение | definition to block or prevent from proceeding or going forward synonyms impede, obstruct, hamper, block collocations stymie growing protests stymie access stymie the career |
| combat вести бой, сражаться, бороться | definition to fight or contend against;oppose vigorously synonyms oppose, resist, contend with, do battle with, counter collocations combat crime, problem, drug, pollution, inflation, terrorism, threat, unimployment, abuse, desease, effects, racism |
| capacity вместимость, мощность, способность, объем | definition the maximum amount or number that can be contained;volume; the power or ability of the mind; mental ability, ability to perform, yield, or withstand synonyms ability, capacity, skill, aptitude, facility, competence, faculty, capability, potential, inclination collocations a maximum capacity of [40,000] [people, guests] the capacity is [limited, restricted] to [40,000] the capacity has been [extended, boosted, increased] to is full to capacity is at full capacity has the capacity to [provide, meet, produce, make] [mental, emotional, cognitive] capacities the [child’s, student’s] capacity to [learn, improve] |
| promote способствовать, поощрять, продвигать, стимулировать | definition encourage; to advance in rank or position; to aid in organizing synonyms material, physical, substantial, touchable, concrete, visible, observable collocations promoted from [assistant, manager] promoted to [manager, CEO] promote (good) health (and wellbeing) promote a [positive, healthy, better] promote the [development, interests, growth, health] of promote economic [growth, development] (in)promote [awareness, understanding, acceptance, openness] promote [the event, a concert, his movie] |
| amplify увеличивать, расширять; усиливать | definition to make larger, greater, or stronger synonyms enlarge, extend, increase, intensify, raise, expand , magnify, inflate, enlarge, augment collocations amplify creativity, energy, positive attitudes, enrollment |
PREPOSITIONS
- resort to
- in response to
- demands for
- answer to
- suffer from
- relative to
- owing to
- benefit from
- deal with
- restrict to
VOCABULARY TEST
MATCH THE WORD WITH ITS TRANSLATION
| resort to | вести бой, сражаться, бороться |
| extension | увеличивать, расширять; усиливать |
| vulnerable | способствовать, поощрять, продвигать, стимулировать |
| substantial | вместимость, мощность, способность, объем |
| benevolent | расширение, продолжение, удлинение, распространение |
| stymie | обращаться за помощью к, прибегать к |
| combat | загнать в угол, ставить в тупик, безвыходное положение |
| capacity | существенный, значительный, важный |
| promote | благотворительный, доброжелательный |
| amplify | уязвимый, ранимый |
MATCH THE WORD WITH ITS DEFINITION
| resort to | of a considerable size or value, having wealth or importance, sufficient and nourishing |
| extension | to block or prevent from proceeding or going forward |
| vulnerable | to make larger, greater, or stronger |
| substantial | to have recourse for use, help, or accomplishing something, often as a final available option or resource |
| benevolent | the maximum amount or number that can be contained;volume; the power or ability of the mind; mental ability, ability to perform, yield, or withstand |
| stymie | encourage; to advance in rank or position; to aid in organizing |
| combat | capable of being wounded or hurt physically or emotionally; open to or defenseless against criticism or moral attack; open to assault; difficult to defend |
| capacity | to fight or contend against; oppose vigorously |
| promote | an act or instance of extending, lengthening, stretching out, or enlarging the scope of something |
| amplify | characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings; intended for benefits rather than profit |
MATCH THE WORD WITH ITS SYNONYMS
| resort to | impede, obstruct, hamper, block |
| extension | considerable, ample, abundant, plentiful, sizable, large-scale, consequential, important |
| vulnerable | ability, capacity, skill, aptitude, facility, competence, faculty, capability, potential, inclination |
| substantial | enlarge, extend, increase, intensify, raise, expand , magnify, inflate, enlarge, augment |
| benevolent | lengthening, enlargement, prolonging, augmentation, expansion, increase, protraction |
| stymie | material, physical, substantial, touchable, concrete, visible, observable |
| combat | oppose, resist, contend with, do battle with, counter |
| capacity | recourse, recur |
| promote | generous, altruistic, kindly, charitable, beneficent, compassionate, sympathetic |
| amplify | unprotected, defenseless, exposed, susceptible, sensitive, liable |
MATCH THE WORD WITH ITS COLLOCATIONS
| resort to | patients/ groups/ to disasters/ position/ areas |
| extension | protests/ access/ the career |
| vulnerable | smile/ alumni/ attitude/ institution |
| substantial | from assistant/ to CEO/ wellbeing/ the development/ economic development/ awareness/ understanding |
| benevolent | mortgage/ apply for/ a project/ of the deadline/ of six weeks |
| stymie | limited/ restricted/ mental/ emotional/ to learn/ improve |
| combat | creativity/ energy/ positive attitudes/ enrollment |
| capacity | crime/ problem/ pollution/ inflation/ terrorism/ unimployment |
| promote | to measures/ to violence/ to dirty tricks |
| amplify | amount/ quantity/ decrease/ profits/ impact/ losses |
PREPOSITIONS
- resort ___
- ___ response ___
- demands ___
- answer ___
- suffer ___
- relative ___
- owing ___
- benefit ___
- deal ___
- restrict ___