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Thursday, May 26, 2016

5 новых слов для PCAT, GRE, TOEFL, GMAT, IELTC - урок 25


Unscrupulous - without scruples or principles - недобросовестный

In the courtroom, the lawyer was unscrupulous, using every manner of deceit and manipulation to secure victory for himself.

Decorum - propriety in manners and conduct - приличия, этикет

"You will obey the rules of decorum for this courtroom or spend the night in a jail cell', said the judge to the prosecutor.

Incorrigible - impervious to correction by punishment - неисправимый

Tom Sawyer seems like an incorrigible youth until Huck Finn enters the novel; even Sawyer can't match his fierce individual spirit.

Iconoclastic - defying tradition or convention - иконоборческий

Jackson Pollack was an iconoclastic artist, totally breaking with tradition by splashing paint on a blank canvas.

Ostentatious - intended to attract notice and impress others; tawdry or vulgar - показной, хвастливый

Matt wanted to buy stone lions for front of the house, but Cynthia convinced him that such a display would be too ostentatious for a modest house in unassuming neighborhood.

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