5 новых слов для PCAT, GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, IELTC - урок 22

Denigrate - charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name or reputation of someone - порочить, клеветать

Count Rumford denigrated the new theory of heat, demonstrating, that it was wholly inadequate to explain the observations.

Burgeon - grow and flourish - распускаться (как бутон), давать ростки

China's housing market is burgeoning, but some predict that the growth is merely a bubble and will burst much like the U.S. real estate bubble of 2008.

Petulant - easily irritated or annoyed - раздражительный, обидчивый

When Ed first met Ruth, he didn't realize she was so petulant, but now that they are three month into the relationship, Ed feels a day doesn't go by in which she isn't whining about some minor issue.

Refute - prove to be false or incorrect - опровергать

No one could refute his theories or propositions, and that is why was esteemed by all of his colleagues in the philosophy department.

Pundit - someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field - ученый муж

Steven Pinker's credentials are unquestioned as a pundit; he has taught at MIT and Stanford, teaches at Harvard, and has published a number of influential books on cognition, language, and psychology.