aberrant (adj.) эбЭррант

different from what is typical or usual, especially in an unacceptable way (noun form: aberration)

аберрантный (аберрантный кровеносный сосуд, аберрантный участок хромосомы)

aberrant behaviour/sexuality

abscond (verb) эбскОнд

to go away suddenly and secretly in order to escape from somewhere

сбежать, скрываться

abscond from She absconded from boarding school and hitchhiked to the city.

Two prisoners absconded last night.

alacrity (n)

eager, speed and enthusiastic willingness

готовность, рвение

She accepted the money with alacrity.

anomaly (n) энОмали

a person or thing that is different from what is usual, or not in agreement with something else and therefore not satisfactory; abnormality (adj. form: anomalous)

approbation (n)

approval or agreement, often given by an official group

АПРОБАЦИЯ, (Процесс официального утверждения, одобрения чего-л., основанного на проверке, испытании. Медицинский препарат успешно прошел апробацию)

The council has finally indicated its approbation of the plans.

arduous (adj.) ɑːr.dʒu.əs

difficult, needing a lot of effort and energy

трудный, тяжелый, сложный

an arduous climb/task/journey

assuage (verb) əˈsweɪdʒ

to make unpleasant feelings less strong

успокоить, смягчить

The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.

audacious (adj.) ɑːˈdeɪ.ʃəs адЭйшс

showing a willingness to take risks or offend people

смелый, дерзкий

He described the plan as ambitious and audacious.

an audacious remark/suggestion

austere (adj.) ɑːˈstɪr асТир

very simple, with only the things that are absolutely necessary, especially because of severe limits on money or goods

строгий, суровый, аскетичный

an austere childhood during the war

axiomatic (adj.)

obviously true and therefore not needing to be proved

It is an axiomatic fact that governments rise and fall on the state of the economy.

It seems axiomatic that everyone would benefit from a better scientific education.

canonical (adj.)

following or in agreement with accepted, traditional standards (noun form: canon)

a canonical rule

The Pope indicated that he would not consider any applications for canonical pardon.

capricious (adj.)

inclined to change one’s mind impulsively; erratic, unpredictable

капризный

censure (v) ˈsen.ʃɚ сЭншу

to express strong criticism or disapproval

осуждать, порицать

Ministers were censured for their lack of decisiveness during the crisis.

The likelihood is that he will be severely censured and possibly also fined.

censure (n)

strong criticism or disapproval

осуждение, порицание

chicanery (n) ʃɪˈkeɪ.nɚ.i щикЕйнэри

clever, dishonest talk or behaviour that is used to deceive people

махинация или крючкотворство/сутяжничество(когда в суде придираются к бюрократическим мелочам или бюрократически нагромождают формальности)

The investigation revealed political chicanery and corruption at the highest levels.

connoisseur (noun) kɑː.nəˈsɝː каноссЁа

a person who knows a lot about and enjoys one of the arts, or food, drink, etc. and can judge quality and skill in that subject

знаток

a wine/art connoisseur

a connoisseur of ballet/cigars

convoluted (adj.) ˈkɑːn.və.luː.t̬ɪd кАнволутд

complex or complicated / very twisted

запутанный

a very convoluted route(маршрут(рют))/knot(узел)

disabuse (v)

to cause someone no longer to have a wrong idea:

разубедить, выводить из заблуждения, освобождать от иллюзий, лишать иллюзий

disabuse someone of something He thought that all women liked children, but she soon disabused him of that idea/notion.

discordant (adj) dɪˈskɔː.dənt дискОднт

conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound; used to describe something that is not in agreement with something else

противоречивые, несогласованные

disparate (adj.) dɪs.pər.ət дИспэрэт

different in every way:

несопоставимый, разрозненный, в корне отличный

The two cultures were so utterly disparate that she found it hard to adapt from one to the other.

effrontery (noun) ɪˈfrʌn.tər.i ифрОнтэри

extreme rudeness without any ability to understand that your behaviour is not acceptable to other people:

наглость, бесстыдство, нахальство

He was silent all through the meal and then had the effrontery to complain that I looked bored!

eloquent (adj.)

giving a clear, strong message:

красноречивый, яркий, выразительный

She made an eloquent appeal for action.

The pictures were an eloquent reminder of the power of the volcano.

enervate (verb)

to make someone feel weak and without energy

ослаблять, обессиливать

ennui (noun) ɑːnˈwi анвИ

a feeling of being bored and mentally tired caused by having nothing interesting or exciting to do

скука, тоска

The whole country seems to be affected by the ennui of winter

equivocate (verb) ɪˈkwɪv.ə.keɪt иквИвокейт

equivocal (adj)

to speak in a way that is intentionally not clear and confusing to other people, especially to hide the truth:

увиливать, говорить двусмысленно

She accused the minister of equivocating, claiming that he had deliberately avoided telling the public how bad the problem really was.

erudite (adj.) Эрудайт ˈer.ʊ.daɪt

having or containing a lot of knowledge that is known by very few people:

эрудированный

He's the author of an erudite book on Scottish history.