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decoy |
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n. [приманка] lure or bait; means used to mislead or lead into danger The decoy did not fool the wild ducks. |
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default |
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n. [умолчанию] failure to act; an option that is selected automatically When the visiting team failed to show up for the big game, they lost the game by default. |
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defer |
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v. [отложить] delay till later; put off; hold back to a later time I would again defer to responsible judgment when we're dealing with this kind of thing. |
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defiance |
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n. [нарушение] refusal to yield; readiness to contend or resist Now I feel by imperceptible signs, which I cannot yet interpret but will later, that his defiance is about to thaw. |
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definitive |
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a. [окончательного] final; complete; precisely defined or explicit And finally, the utility of the skeleton would be most likely to aid in definitive identification. |
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deflect |
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v. [отвлечь] turn aside; draw someone's attention away from something No one believed that his life was saved because his cigarette case could deflect the bullet. |
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defuse |
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v. [разрядить] remove the fuse of the bomb; reduce or eliminate the threat Police negotiators are trained to defuse dangerous situations by avoiding confrontational language and behavior. |
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degenerate |
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v. [вырождаться] become worse; decline; fall Not appear to disgrace his family, degenerate from the popular qualities, or lose the influence. |
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delectable |
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a. [восхитительном] delightful; delicious; extremely pleasing to the sense of taste We thanked our host for a most delectable meal. |
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delete |
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v. [удаления] erase; strike out; remove or make invisible Less is more: if you delete this paragraph, your whole essay will have greater appeal. |
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deliberate |
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v. [преднамеренное] consider; think about carefully; weigh Offered the new job, she asked for time to deliberate before she told them her decision. |
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delusion |
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n. [заблуждение] false belief; mistaken or unfounded opinion Don suffers from grandeur delusion: he thinks he's a world-famous author when he's published just one paperback book. |
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demeanor |
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n. [поведение] conduct; management; way in which a person behaves It'll be interesting to see what her demeanor is and what kind of witness she is. |
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demented |
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a. [безумный] insane; mad; of unsound mind; mentally ill What kind of demented image of him have you painted in your head? In fact, he is a real gentleman. |
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demise |
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n. [кончиной] end of existence or activity; termination Upon the demise of the dictator, a bitter dispute about succession to power developed. |
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deploy |
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v. [развернуть] position troops in readiness for combat, as along a front or line; put into use or action The general ordered the battalion to deploy to meet the enemy offensive. |