5 Words You Probably Don't Know

5 Words You Probably Don't Know

1) Vacillate [vs()let] - êîëåáàòüñÿ, ïðîÿâëÿòü íåðåøèòåëüíîñòü.
I was lying in bed, vacillating between worry and anger, calling her every half-hour.
ß ëåæàë â ïîñòåëè, êîëåáëÿñü ìåæäó áåñïîêîéñòâîì è çëîñòüþ, çâîíÿ åé êàæäûå ïîë÷àñà.

2) Sage [sed] - ìóäðûé.
Never forget that teenagers are almost always more sage than twentysomethings.
Íèêîãäà íå çàáûâàéòå, ÷òî òèíýéäæåðû ïî÷òè âñåãäà ìóäðåå òåõ, êîìó äâàäöàòü ñ ÷åì-òî.

3) Strut [strt] - õîäèòü ñ âàæíûì, íàïûùåííûì âèäîì, ùåãîëÿòü.
Wear your ugliest Christmas sweater and strut through town.
Íàäåíüòå ñâîé ñàìûé óðîäëèâûé ðîæäåñòâåíñêèé ñâèòåð è ùåãîëÿéòå ïî ãîðîäó.

4) Zealot [zlt] - ôàíàòèê.
In past times, religious zealots burned heretical ideas and heretics with impartiality.
 ïðîøëîì ðåëèãèîçíûå ôàíàòèêè ñ áåñïðèñòðàñòíîñòüþ ñæèãàëè åðåòè÷åñêèå èäåè è åðåòèêîâ.

5) Propensity [prpn(t)st] - ñêëîííîñòü, ïðåäðàñïîëîæåííîñòü.
Now they know mom’s excess pounds affect the baby’s propensity toward obesity.
Òåïåðü îíè çíàþò, ÷òî ëèøíèå êèëîãðàììû ìàòåðè âëèÿþò íà ïðåäðàñïîëîæåííîñòü ðåáåíêà ê îæèðåíèþ.