Английские существительные для IELTS 1. Aberration /ˌæb·əˈreɪ·ʃən/– отклонение; помрачение ума. A childless woman was regarded as an aberration, almost a social outcast. In a moment of aberration, she agreed to go with him. 2. Alacrity /əˈlæk.rə.ti/– готовность, рвение, прыть. It was an interesting challenge and I responded with alacrity. She accepted the money with alacrity. 3. Avarice /əˈlæk.rə.ti/ – жадность, алчность. Avarice makes rich people want to become even richer. Her business empire brought her wealth beyond the dreams of avarice. 4. Candor /ˈkæn.dɚ/ – откровенность, прямота. You ought to treat this matter with candor. His candor is charming. 5. Complacency /kəmˈpleɪ.sən.si/ – самодовольство, беспечность, отсутствие бдительности. Doctors have warned against complacency in fighting common diseases. What annoys me about these girls is their complacency — they seem to have no desire to expand their horizons. 6. Confidant /ˈkɒn.fɪ.dænt/ – задушевный друг, доверенная фигура. He is a trusted confidant of the president. My brother is my closest confidant. 7. Despot /ˈdes.pɒt/ – деспот, тиран. She rules her family like a real despot. 8. Empathy /ˈem.pə.θi/ – участливость, способность сопереживать, эмпатия. She had a deep empathy with animals. 9. Enmity /ˈen.mə.ti/ – вражда, ненависть. He had earned their lasting enmity. There was no sign of enmity between the two women 10. Gluttony /ˈɡlʌt.ən.i/ – обжорство, ненасытность. Dieting is good insofar as it prevents gluttony. They treat Christmas as just another excuse for gluttony. 11. Hypocrisy /hɪˈpɒk.rɪ.si/ – лицемерие. He condemned the hypocrisy of those politicians who do one thing and say another. 12. Infamy /ˈɪn.fə.mi/ – позор, бесславие. Traitors are held in infamy. The president described the attack as «a day that will live in infamy». 13. Knell /nel/– похоронный звон; предзнаменование конца. The arrival of large supermarkets sounded the death knell of many small local shops. 14. Maverick/ˈmæv.ər.ɪk/ – идущий против течения, индивидуалист. He’s always been a bit of a maverick. 15. Maxim/ˈmæk·sɪm/ – изречение, афоризм. Treating others how I want to be treated is a variation of a maxim I learned as a child. 16. Modicum /ˈmɒd.ɪ.kəm/ – чуточка, толика. There’s not even a modicum of truth in her statement. Anyone with a modicum of common sense could have seen that the plan wouldn’t work. 17. Myriad /ˈmɪr.i.əd/– бесчисленное множество. They face a myriad of problems bringing up children. 18. Nadir/ˈneɪ.dɪər/– крайний упадок, максимальное снижение. Company losses reached their nadir in 1992. 19. Novice /ˈnɒv.ɪs/– начинающий, новичок. I’m a complete novice at skiing. 20. Nuance/ˈnjuː.ɑːns/– оттенок, особенность, нюанс. The painter has managed to capture every nuance of the woman’s expression. 21. Panacea /ˌpæn.əˈsiː.ə/– универсальное средство, лекарство от всех болезней. There is no single panacea for the problem of unemployment. 22. Parody/ˈpær.ə.di/ – пародия, карикатура, подобие. This article is a grotesque parody of the truth. 23. Penchant/ˈpɑ̃ːŋ.ʃɑ̃ːŋ/ – пристрастие, влечение. He has a penchant for adopting stray dogs. 24. Perusal /pəˈruː.zəl/ – подробное изучение. The agreement was signed after careful perusal. 25. Plethora/ˈpleθ.ər.ə/ – изобилие, избыток, огромное количество. The city faces a plethora of problems. There’s a plethora of books about the royal family. 26. Predilection /ˌpriː.dɪˈlek.ʃən/ – склонность, предпочтение. Ever since she was a child she has had a predilection for spicy food. Most readers have had a predilection to dismiss the arguments and speculations. 27. Serendipity/ˌser.ənˈdɪp.ə.ti/ – прозорливость, озарение, удача, приятная неожиданность We all have experienced the serendipity of relevant information arriving just when we were least expecting it. 28. Sycophant/ˈsɪk.ə.fænt/– подхалим. The Prime Minister is surrounded by sycophants. 29. Umbrage/ˈʌm.brɪdʒ/ – обида, оскорбление. She took umbrage at my remarks about her hair. 30. Zenith/ˈzen.ɪθ/– расцвет, высшая точка. His career reached its zenith in the 1960s. The summer sun was at its zenith in a cloudless sky. Английские глаголы для IELTS 31. Abhor/əˈbɔːr/ – испытывать отвращение. I abhor discrimination of any kind. 32. Acquiesce/ˌæk.wiˈes/– уступить, молчаливо согласиться. Her parents will never acquiesce in such an unsuitable marriage. The bank acquiesced to an extension of the loan. 33. Appease/əˈpiːz/– умиротворять, успокаивать. The government tried to appease discontented workers. 34. Cajole /kəˈdʒəʊl/– льстить, умасливать. He really knows how to cajole people into doing what he wants. I managed to cajole her out of leaving too early. 35. Chide/tʃaɪd/ – журить, ворчать. He gently chides his students every time they misspelled a word. 36. Coerce /kəʊˈɜːs/ – принуждать. I was coerced into joining the gang. 37. Connive/kəˈnaɪv/– пособничать, попустительствовать, смотреть сквозь пальцы. The prisoners paid the guards to connive at their escape. They connived to break the schools rules at every opportunity. 38. Debase/dɪˈbeɪs/ – обесценивать, понижать качество. Some argue that money has debased football. 39. Decry /dɪˈkraɪ/ – открыто осуждать, критиковать. Lawyers decried the imprisonment of several journalists. 40. Deride /dɪˈraɪd/– высмеивать, издеваться. Quite often, his sense of superiority makes him deride her opinions. 41. Embezzle/ɪmˈbez.əl/ – совершить растрату, присвоить. The cashier embezzled $60,000 from the bank. 42. Embezzle/ɪmˈbez.əl/ – превозносить, восхвалять. She was extolled as a genius. 42. Fabricate/ˈfæb.rɪ.keɪt/ – подделывать, выдумывать, фабриковать; производить из частей. He was late, so he fabricated an excuse to avoid trouble. Their plan is to fabricate the house out of synthetic parts. 43. Forsake/fɔːˈseɪk/ – покидать, отрекаться. She will never forsake her vegetarian principles. 44. Inhibit /ɪnˈhɪb.ɪt/ – препятствовать, замедлять. An unhappy family life may inhibit children’s learning. 45. Refurbish/ˌriːˈfɜː.bɪʃ/ – ремонтировать, подновлять. Housing Society volunteers refurbish the homes for the elderly. The developers refurbished the house inside and out. 46. Repudiate /rɪˈpjuː.di.eɪt/ – отрекаться, отказываться признать. The West has chosen to repudiate all responsibility for these refugees. 47. Vex/veks/ – досаждать, раздражать. It vexed me to think of others gossiping behind my back. Английские прилагательные для IELTS 48. Amiable/ˈeɪ.mi.ə.bəl/ – любезный, приветливый, дружелюбный. He is an educated, amiable and decent man. 49. Arcane/ɑːˈkeɪn/– тайный, загадочный, известный только посвященным. This argument may seem arcane to those not closely involved in the world of finance. 50. Brazen/ˈbreɪ.zən/ – беззастенчивый, неприкрытый. He told me a brazen lie. 51. Brusque/bruːsk/ – грубый, бесцеремонный. His brusque manner hides a shy and sensitive nature. His secretary was a little brusque with me. 52. Callous/ˈkæl.əs/– бессердечный, черствый. His cruel and callous comments made me shiver. 53. Circumspect/ˈsɜː.kəm.spekt/ – осмотрительный, продуманный. The banks should have been more circumspect in their dealings. 54. Clandestine /klænˈdes.tɪn/ – тайный, негласный. He has been having a clandestine affair with his secretary for three years. 55. Coherent/kəʊˈhɪə.rənt/ – связный, согласованный, складный. The Government lacks a coherent economic policy. When she calmed down, she was more coherent (able to speak clearly and be understood ). 56. Cumulative/ˈkjuː.mjə.lə.tɪv/– накапливающийся, нарастающий. This drug has a cumulative effect. 57. Deferential /ˈdef.ər.əns/ – почтительный, уважительный. She is always extremely deferential to anyone in authority. 58. Demure /dɪˈmjʊər/– скромный, сдержанный. She gave him a demure smile. 59. Diligent /ˈdɪl.ɪ.dʒənt/– прилежный, усердный. Their lawyer was extremely diligent in preparing their case. 60. Elated /iˈleɪ.tɪd/ – ликующий, воодушевленный. The crowds in the square were elated by the news. He was elated by the birth of his son. 61. Eloquent/ˈel.ə.kwənt/ – красноречивый. I heard him make a very eloquent speech at that dinner. The photographs are an eloquent reminder of the horrors of war. 61. Erudite/ˈer.ʊ.daɪt/ – эрудированный, ученый, начитанный. She could turn any conversation into an erudite discussion. 62. Feral /ˈfer.əl/– дикий, звериный. He looked at me with a feral grin. 63. Flabbergasted /ˈflæb.ə.ɡɑː.stɪd/ – потрясенный, как громом пораженный. He was flabbergasted when he heard that his friend had been accused of murder. 64. Fractious/ˈfræk.ʃəs/ – капризный, раздражительный. Children become fractious when they are tired. 65. Furtive/ˈfɜː.tɪv/ – скрытый, сделанный украдкой. There was something furtive about his actions. 66. Gratuitous /ɡrəˈtʃuː.ɪ.təs/ – бесплатный, безвозмездный; беспричинный, неоправданный. Gratuitous promises can not be enforced at law. There’s too much crime and gratuitous violence on TV. 67. Haughty /ˈhɔː.ti/– заносчивый, надменный. He spoke in a haughty tone. 68. Impeccable/ɪmˈpek.ə.bəl/ – безупречный, безукоризненный. Her written English is impeccable. 69. Impertinent/ɪmˈpɜː.tɪ.nənt/ – наглый, дерзкий, бесцеремонный. His impertinent remarks wasted valuable time. 70. Implacable/ɪmˈplæk.ə.bəl/– непримиримый, беспощадный. The government faces implacable opposition on the issue of nuclear waste. 71. Impudent /ɪmˈpruː.dənt/– нахальный, дерзкий, бесстыжий. That impudent boy put his tongue out at me. 72. Incisive/ɪnˈsaɪ.sɪv/– проницательный. The error was obvious to an incisive mind like his. 73. Indolent /ˈɪn.dəl.ənt/– ленивый, медлительный, расслабленный. It can take an indolent teenager hours to get out of bed on a weekend morning. 74. Inept /ɪˈnept/– неуместный, неподходящий, некомпетентный. It would be politically inept to cut these training programmes now. 75. Innate/ɪˈneɪt/ – врожденный, данный от природы. Children have an innate ability to learn language. 76. Insatiable/ɪnˈseɪ.ʃə.bəl/– ненасытный, неутолимый. Most children have an insatiable desire for knowledge. 77. Insular /ˈɪn.sjə.lər/– островной, свойственный островам; узких взглядов, недалекий. A continental climate is different from an insular one. In many respects this was a negative, vulgar, insular, and xenophobic political culture. 78. Intrepid/ɪnˈtrep.ɪd/– неустрашимый, отважный. To be an astronaut, you must be an intrepid person who craves adventure and is not afraid of heights. 79. Inveterate /ɪnˈvet.ər.ət/– закоренелый, заядлый. I never trust anything he says – the man’s an inveterate liar. 80. Jubilant /ˈdʒuː.bəl.ənt/– ликующий. The fans were in a jubilant mood as they left the stadium. 81. Lithe /laɪð/– гибкий. He had the lithe, athletic body of a ballet dancer. 82. Lurid/ˈlʊə.rɪd/– мрачный, жуткий. The papers gave the lurid details of the murder. 83. Meticulous /məˈtɪk.jə.ləs/ – тщательный, дотошный, скрупулезный. Their room had been prepared with meticulous care. 84. Morose/məˈrəʊs/– замкнутый, угрюмый. Since the accident she’s been morose and moody. 85. Nominal /ˈnɒm.ɪ.nəl/– существующий только по имени, формальный, номинальный. The king was only the nominal head of the state. 86. Oblivious/əˈblɪv.i.əs/– забывающий, не обращающий внимания. Absorbed in her work, she was totally oblivious of her surroundings. 87. Obsequious /əbˈsiː.kwi.əs/– подобострастный. The salesman’s obsequious manner was beginning to irritate me. 88. Obtuse/əbˈtʃuːs/– бестолковый, туповатый. He was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse. 89. Quaint /kweɪnt/ – причудливый, необычный, притягательно старомодный. Grandma lives in a quaint old cottage. 90. Rash/ræʃ/ – поспешный, опрометчивый. Don’t make any rash promises that you may regret later. That was a rash decision. 91. Rife/raɪf/ – изобилующий, преисполненный, распространенный. The organization was rife with bribery and corruption. 92. Salient/ˈseɪ.li.ənt/ – бросающийся в глаза, заметный. The list is not detailed but tries to focus on the most salient points. 93. Staid/steɪd/– уравновешенный, трезвый, степенный. In an attempt to change its staid image, the newspaper has created a new section aimed at younger readers. 94. Superfluous/suːˈpɜː.flu.əs/– чрезмерный, лишний. The crowd was so well-behaved that the police presence was superfluous. 95. Taciturn/ˈtæs.ɪ.tɜːn/ – молчаливый, немногословный. The ship’s captain was a taciturn man who spoke only to give orders. 96. Truculent/ˈtrʌk.jə.lənt/– агрессивный, грубый, воинственный. She wondered why her son held such a truculent attitude towards his new classmates. 97. Venerable/ˈven.ər.ə.bəl/ – почтенный, освященный веками. This bank is a venerable financial institution. This view reflects a venerable tradition that goes back to Adam Smith. 98. Voracious/vəˈreɪ.ʃəs/ – ненасытный, жадный. Joseph was a voracious book collector. 99. Vociferous/vəˈsɪf.ər.əs/– громкий, шумный, громогласный. The minority population became more vociferous in its demands. 100. Wanton /ˈwɒn.tən/ – необоснованный, неоправданный; беспутный. He displayed a wanton disregard for the facts.