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"Pet Sematary, Stephen King" part 5

  Vocabulary 5 Word Translation Synonyms Antonyms Example of usage from the book 1.  hoarsely хрипло roughly, raspingly, huskily, croakily clearly, smoothly, softly At last, their kiss broke, and he asked her a bit hoarsely…   (p. 67) 2. shroud саван, погребальное покрывало burial cloth, winding sheet, covering - Tan in the moon's bony light had become overlaid with the white ofa corpse about to be sewn into its winding shroud. (p. 73) 3. involuntarly непроизвольно, невольно unconsciously, automatically, instinctively, spontaneously deliberately, intentionally, on purpose "I’m awake," he called cheerfully. his tongue was bleeding from the sudden, involuntary bite he had given it. (p. 77) 4. twirled закручивался, вращался ...

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"Pet Sematary, Stephen King" part 4

 Vocabulary 4  Word Translation Synonyms Antonyms Example of usage from the book 1.  pull weeds Удалять сорняки, очищать участок от растений-паразитов Uproot, weed, clean up Grow plants, cultivate, seed Her new friends worry maybe someday all of em'll go up and repaint some of the signs, or pull weeds, or plant flowers. ( p. 49 )   2.  quack мошенник, самозванец Impostor Competent professional, experienced specialist "doc," jud said with great sincerity, "the day I get double- skunked at cribbage would be the day I’d let a quack like you treat me." ( p. 49 ) 3.  weariness Чрезвычайная усталость, сильное утомление Exhaustion, debilitation, languor Energetic state, vigor, strength Mother had looked almost ill with weariness. ( p. 51 ) ...

"Pet Sematary, Stephen King" part 3

 Vocabulary 3  Word Translation Synonyms Antonyms Example of usage from the book 1.  articulated Выраженный ясно, чётко сформулиро-ванный Expressed clearly, well-defined, explicit, coherent Vague, unclear, ambiguous, incoherent The horror had been articulated, it was out. (p. 38)   2.  intractability Трудность, неподатливость, упорство Stubbornness, obstinacy, inflexibility, recalcitrance Compliance, docility, flexibility, malleability  Ellie wept for the very intractability of death, its imperviousness to argument or to a little girl's tears; (p. 38) 3.  cork off Резко прекратить разговор или уйти неожиданно, внезапно прервавшись Break off abruptly, cut short, cease suddenly Continue talking, persist, carry on He mentioned his surprise...