IELTS Advance Unit 20 (Text In Defence of History)

immense

очень большой - extremely
large
(An immense amount of money has already been spent on the project)

to devote

посвященный преданный
(Resources are devoted to the falsification of the past)

biases

предубеждение
(To be biased adainst smb/smth
To be biased in favour of smb
To have biase)

loyalty

приверженность, лояльность
(She inspires great loyalty among her staff.
I was impressed by his loyalty to his brother.)

sewer

коллектор, канализация

distinct (1)

четкий, определенный - able to
be clearly seen, heard, smelt, or tasted
(There was a distinct smell of burning coming from downstairs.)

distinct (2)

отличный, другой - separate and different in a way that is
clear
(They were classified into two distinct groups.)

distinct from(syn different from)

отличающийся от
(The region’s linguistic and cultural identity is quite distinct from that
of the rest of the country.)

to avert

предотвращать
(Violence may have been averted with a greater police presence.)

avert your eyes/gaze/head etc

отводить глаза

ignorance

невежество
ack of knowledge or facts about a situation or a particular subject

ignorance of

Ignorance of the law is no excuse.

ignorance about

There is a lot of public ignorance about how the disease is spread.

show/betray ignorance

His comments showed his total ignorance of the situation.

bygone times

былые времена

spring from someone/something

происходить от чего-то
(Hugh’s interest in languages sprang from his upbringing in Spain.)

alien society

чуждое общество

for that matter

а этом отношении
used for emphasizing that something else is also true
(He doesn’t like young women, or any women for that matter.)

neat

аккуратный, скурпулезный

deplorably

плачевно

heritage

наследие

keep pace with something

идти в ногу с чем-то, поспевать,
успевать
(The government is not allowing salaries to keep pace with inflation.)

circumstances

обстоятельства