SAT – Vocabulary set 17

10 words

10 слов для SAT: implicit, disconcerting, paucity, oust, consensus, extraneous, saturate, strenuously, deviate, dormant. Для каждого слова даны транскрипция, определение, перевод и три примера, а в конце урока вас ждут короткая история со всеми словами и 21 вопрос для проверки.

История со всеми словами

The village council had to reach a consensus. There was a paucity of funds, and the chairman’s tone carried an implicit warning. Everyone found the long silence disconcerting, and some wanted to oust him.

He strenuously denied any fault. He asked the council to cut extraneous spending and not deviate from the budget, so that cheap imports would not saturate the market stalls. By spring, even the dormant old project came back to life.

implicit

/ɪmˈplɪs.ɪt/

adjective

suggested or understood without being stated directly; (of trust) complete

подразумеваемый, неявный; безоговорочный

Антоним: explicit. Часто: an implicit criticism, implicit trust.

01

“There was an implicit warning in his smile.”

“The contract contains an implicit promise of fair pay.”

“She had implicit trust in her teacher.”

disconcerting

/ˌdɪs.kənˈsɜː.tɪŋ/

adjective

making you feel confused, worried, or slightly uncomfortable

смущающий, тревожащий

Глагол: disconcert. Часто: a disconcerting silence, stare, habit.

02

“The long silence was disconcerting.”

“It is disconcerting to hear your own voice on a recording.”

“He had a disconcerting habit of staring at people.”

paucity

/ˈpɔː.sɪ.ti/

noun

a very small amount of something; not enough

нехватка, скудость

Это слово было и в SAT – Vocabulary set 7 в форме paucity of. Обычно с of: a paucity of evidence.

03

“There is a paucity of evidence for the theory.”

“A paucity of funds slowed the project.”

“The report noted a paucity of data.”

oust

/aʊst/

verb

to force someone out of a position of power or a place

свергать, смещать, вытеснять

Существительное: ouster. Часто: oust a leader, a rival, a champion.

04

“The board voted to oust the chairman.”

“Rebels tried to oust the president.”

“The young player ousted the champion in the final.”

consensus

/kənˈsen.səs/

noun

general agreement among a group of people

консенсус, общее согласие

Пишется consensus, не «concensus». Часто: reach a consensus, a growing consensus.

05

“The committee reached a consensus after a long debate.”

“There is no consensus among scientists on this question.”

“A consensus is growing in favour of the plan.”

extraneous

/ɪkˈstreɪ.ni.əs/

adjective

not directly connected with the subject; not needed

посторонний, не относящийся к делу

Это слово было и в SAT – Vocabulary set 5. Часто: extraneous details, information, noise.

06

“Remove extraneous details from your essay.”

“The lecture was full of extraneous information.”

“He tried to ignore extraneous noise.”

saturate

/ˈsætʃ.ə.reɪt/

verb

to fill something completely, or to make it very wet

насыщать, пропитывать

Прилагательное: saturated. Часто: saturate the market, a cloth with water.

07

“Heavy rain saturated the ground.”

“Cheap goods have saturated the market.”

“She saturated the cloth with water.”

strenuously

/ˈstren.ju.əs.li/

adverb

with great effort or force

усиленно, энергично, решительно

Прилагательное: strenuous. Часто: strenuously deny, object, resist.

08

“The company strenuously denied the claims.”

“He strenuously objected to the plan.”

“They worked strenuously to finish on time.”

deviate

/ˈdiː.vi.eɪt/

verb

to do something different from what is usual or expected

отклоняться, уходить в сторону

Существительное: deviation. Часто: deviate from the plan, the norm, the route.

09

“The pilot had to deviate from the route.”

“Do not deviate from the instructions.”

“Their results deviated from the average.”

dormant

/ˈdɔː.mənt/

adjective

not active or growing now, but able to become active later

спящий, бездействующий

Часто: a dormant volcano, dormant seeds.

10

“The volcano has been dormant for centuries.”

“The seeds stay dormant until spring.”

“His talent lay dormant for years.”

Exercises

21 questions

Выберите ответ: проверка сразу, а правильный вариант подсвечивается. Три задания: вставить слово, найти слово по словосочетаниям и подобрать синоним.

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1. Вставьте слово

Выберите слово, которое подходит по смыслу.

2. Одно слово на три словосочетания

Выберите слово, которое подходит во все три словосочетания.

3. Выберите синоним

Какое слово близко по смыслу к данному? Синонимы подобраны для слов, где это возможно.