Glossary Seminar 5

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hail – to publicly praise or show approval for a person or an achievement –


проголосити, прославити
2. cleric – a religious leader; a member of the clergy – священослужитель,
духівник
3. blasphemy – something that you say or do that shows you do not respect God
or a religion – богохульство
4. allegedly – used when something illegal or wrong is said to have been done,
but has not been proved – мовби-то
5. mullah – an Islamic religious teacher or leader – мулла
6. eventually – in the end, especially after a long time or a lot of effort, problems,
etc. – зрештою, наприкінці
7. to insult – to say or do something to someone that is rude or offensive –
ображати
8. fiery – flaming or extremely bright, hot, or of a red color like fire; emotional
or easily made angry – вогняний, запальний
9. to flank – to be at the side of someone or something – обрамити, бути на
чиємось боці
10. to lambast – to criticize someone or something severely – критикувати
11. slum – a very poor and crowded area, especially of a city – нетрі
12. to bow – to bend your head or body forward, especially as a way of showing
someone respect or expressing thanks to people who have watched you
perform – кланятися, поклонитися, вклонитися
13. to flee – to escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear –
втікати, покидати
14. madrasa – a school where people go to learn about the religion of Islam –
медресе
15. divulge – to make something secret known – розголошувати,
оприлюднювати
16. millitant – active, determined, and often willing to use force – войовничий
17.bail – an amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays
to a law court so that they can be released until their trial. The payment is a
way of making certain that the person will return to court for trial – застава
18. charred – burned and black – обвуглені, обгорілі
19. implicate – to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible
for something bad that has happened – вплутати
20. refuse – unwanted waste material, especially material that is regularly thrown
away from a house, factory, etc. – відходи, залишки
21. vigilante – a person who tries in an unofficial way to prevent crime, or to
catch and punish someone who has committed a crime, especially because they
do not think that official organizations, such as the police, are controlling crime
effectively. Vigilantes usually join together to form groups – месник
22. to repeal – if a government repeals a law, it causes that law no longer to have
any legal force – скасувати
23. threadbare – 1) Threadbare material or clothes have become thin or damaged
because they have been used a lot – потертий, зношений
2) A threadbare excuse, argument, or idea is not strong and no longer
persuades people because it is old or has been used too much – слабкий,
неправдоподібний
24. implementation – the act of starting to use a plan or system – реалізація,
впровадження

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