Vocabulary Cards C2
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C2 adjective
debonair
привлекательный
Meaning
confident, stylish, and charming, typically referring to a man
Example
He looked debonair in his tuxedo at the gala.
C2 noun
debutante
молодая женщина, которая делает своё первое официальное появление в обществе
Meaning
A young woman making her first formal appearance in society.
Example
The debutante wore a white gown at the ball.
C2 noun
decagon
декагон
Meaning
A polygon with ten sides and ten angles.
Example
The geometry teacher drew a perfect decagon on the board.
C2 noun
decagram
декаграмм
Meaning
A metric unit of mass equal to ten grams.
Example
The package weighed exactly one decagram.
C2 noun
decaliter
десять литров
Meaning
A metric unit of capacity equal to ten liters.
Example
The container could hold up to one decaliter of water.
C2 noun
decalogue
декалог
Meaning
The Ten Commandments in the Bible; a set of fundamental rules or principles.
Example
The priest gave a sermon on the importance of the Decalogue.
C2 noun
decameron
Декамерон (сборник рассказов Боккаччо)
Meaning
A collection of 100 tales written by Giovanni Boccaccio in the 14th century, told by a group of people over ten days.
Example
The Decameron is considered a masterpiece of classical Italian literature.
C2 noun
decameter
декаметр
Meaning
A metric unit of length equal to ten meters.
Example
The field was measured in decameters for accuracy.
C2 verb
decamp
убежать
Meaning
To depart suddenly or secretly, often to avoid trouble or escape.
Example
The thief decamped before the police arrived.
C2 verb
decant
дека́нтировать
Meaning
To pour liquid gently from one container into another, especially without disturbing the sediment.
Example
She carefully decanted the wine into a clean glass.
C2 verb
decapitate
счастье
Meaning
To cut off the head of a person or animal.
Example
The ancient executioner decapitated the criminal.
C2 noun
decapod
декапод
Meaning
An arthropod with ten limbs, such as crabs, lobsters, and shrimps.
Example
The lobster is a well-known decapod.
C2 noun
decasyllable
декасиллаб
Meaning
A line of verse with ten syllables.
Example
The poet often wrote in decasyllable form.
C2 verb
declaim
декламировать
Meaning
to speak aloud in a formal, passionate, or theatrical way
Example
The actor declaimed his lines with great intensity.
C2 noun
declamation
декламация
Meaning
a formal speech delivered with rhetorical or dramatic effect
Example
Her declamation captivated the audience at the competition.
C2 adjective
declamatory
декламационный стиль
Meaning
speaking in a loud, rhetorical, or dramatic way
Example
The politician’s declamatory style impressed some but irritated others.
C2 noun
declivity
склон
Meaning
a downward slope of ground
Example
They carefully climbed down the declivity of the hill.
C2 adjective
decollete
платье с глубоким вырезом
Meaning
of a woman's dress or top, cut low so as to reveal the neck and upper chest
Example
She wore a decollete gown to the party.
C2 adjective
decorous
учтивый
Meaning
showing proper and polite behavior; marked by good taste
Example
The audience gave a decorous applause after the performance.
C2 adjective
decourous
приличный
Meaning
characterized by propriety, good taste, and proper manners
Example
She maintained a decourous silence during the ceremony.
C2 adjective
decrepit
обветшавший
Meaning
worn out or weakened by age or neglect
Example
The decrepit old house was on the verge of collapse.
C2 noun
decrepitude
упадок
Meaning
the state of being old, weak, and worn out
Example
The once-great empire fell into decrepitude.
C2 adjective
deducible
выводимый
Meaning
able to be deduced; possible to be inferred
Example
The solution is deducible from the data provided.
C2 verb
defalcate
растратить деньги
Meaning
to misuse or embezzle money that one is responsible for
Example
The accountant was accused of defalcating company funds.