Abandon

Орхиж явах

We had to abandon the car

accuracy

нарийвчлал

The research department checks all our articles for accuracy of facts before we print them.

tip: accuracy is often followed by of.

adapt

дасаж, зохицох

Dinosaurs could not adapt to the warmer temperatures.

adjacent

залгаа, зэргэлдээ

Even though the villages are adjacent to each other, their residents speak different languages.

adjust

тохируулах

Travelers are advised to adjust their watches before arriving in the new time zone.

Adversely

сөрөгөөр

Price changes must not adversely affect the living standards of the people

aggregate

adj нийт

The company will spend an aggregate of $2 million on the product.

tip: often with sum, total, numbers

Anticipate

урьдчилан харж, таамаглах

We anticipate that sales will rise next year.

arbitrary

тохиолдолын, санамсаргүй

The decision to build a school in Blackberry Township was arbitrary, without any thought to future housing patterns

catastrophic

сүйрлийн, будаа болгосон

The failure of the talks could have catastrophic consequences

collide

мөргөлдөх, зөрчилдөх

The interests of the two countries collide.

compress

шахаж, багасгах

I managed to compress ten pages of notes into four paragraphs

constraint

хязгаарлалт

Perhaps the main constraint is lack of money.

contamination

бохирдол

The contamination in the river came from the factory located just upstream.

cultivation

тариаланжуулалт

Better cultivation of soil will bring about better crops.

denominator

хуваарь, хамгийн үндсэн гол зүйл, илэрхийлэгч

I think the only common denominator of success is hard work

They were united through the common denominator of suffering

deplete

үгүйрүүлэх, шавхах

If we continue to deplete the Earth's natural resources, we will cause serious damage to the environment

dispose of

үгүй хийх, хаях

The United States tried to dispose of its grain surpluses

diverse

олон янзын

New York is a very culturally diverse city

tip: An ... -ly adverb often comes before diverse.

elementally

элементийн хувьд

Elementally, coal and diamonds are the same.

emission

ялгаруулалт

The Environmental Protection Agency regulates the emission of pollutants into the air.

escalate

нэмэгдэж даамжирах

Unemployment rate escalated during the pandemic

exponentially

огцом хурдаар

In Turkey, the value of the lira has decreased exponentially in the last several decades.

extinction

мөхөл

Human beings have caused the extinction of many other species

famine

өлсөглөн

More die by food than by famine

feasibly

гүйцэтгэж болохуйцаар, таарамжтайгаар

Scientists can’t feasibly bring energy from deep ocean currents to where it is needed—on land.

feature

шинж чанар

Air bags are a standard feature in most new car

tip: Feature is often followed by of.

fertilize

бордох

Bees fertilize the flowers by bringing pollen

gut

хоослох

In order to remodel the house, we must first gut it and throw away all the old fixtures.

impact

хүчтэй нөлөө

We need to assess the impact on climate change

infinitesimal

хэтэрхий бага, хязгааргүй бага

The number of contaminants in the water was infinitesimal, so the water was safe to drink.

inherent

төрөлх, угийн байдаг

No job can be interesting all the time. Boredom is inherent in any kind of work.

tip: Inherent is often followed by in.

integrally

бүтнээрээ

Benetton's advertising and photography is integrally linked to their corporate image making

intensify

эрчимжүүлэх

The latest merger will intensify competition among defense companies

irrigation

усжуулалт

Irrigation channels supply the crops with water.

maximize

хамгийн их байлгах

A coach helps each athlete maximize his or her potential.

migration

шилжих хөдөлгөөн, нүүдэл

The migration of farm workers from one state to the next depends primarily on the harvest.

tip: Migration is often followed by to or from.

obtain

олж авах

Where can I obtain the book?

overlap

давхцах

His duties and mine overlap

parallel

адил түвшинд, хэмжээнд

These beautiful African churches have no parallel in Europe

persevere

шаргуу зүтгэх

If you persevere with the work, you'll succeed in the end

photosynthesis

гэрэл нийлэгжилт

Photosynthesis is a highly complex process.

physical

бие махбодийн, бодит

Because of the shape of its throat, an ape does not have the physical ability to speak.

plunge

живэх, унах

The fall in demand caused share prices to plunge

precipitation

хур тунадас

Rain, snow and hail are collectively known as precipitation

process

процесс, үйл явц

To get a good job, most people go through a long process of letter writing and interviews.

tip: Process is often followed by of plus the -ing form of a verb.

proportion

хэсэг, пропорц хэмжээ

The average employee spends a large proportion of each workday answering e-mails.

rate

түвшин

The rate of inflation increased by 2%

regardless

үл харгалзан

The weather was horrible, but we carried on regardless.

reservoir

нөөц сан

Cult members threatened to poison the town’s water reservoir

retain

хадгалж үлдэх

The rain fell so heavily that the banks of the river could not retain all the water.

roughly

ойролцоогоор, барагцаагаар

Next, add roughly one cup of milk

seep

нэвчиж, урсах

As the containers rusted, the toxic waste seeped into the ground.

sequence

дараалалд оруулж зохицуулах

Volunteers have been asked to sequence the files and organize the boxes.

shrink

жижгирэх, агших

If the GDP continues to shrink, the country will be in a recession

stable

тогтвортой

Markets are flourishing and prices are stable

structure

бүтэц

Most companies have a social structure that can’t be understood by outsiders.

survive

тэсэж гарах, амь үлдэх

The children had to survive by begging and stealing

tip: Survive is often followed by a phrase with by.

unleash

сул тавих, ил гаргах

He is from such an unemotional family, he will never learn to unleash his feelings

various

олон янзын

Police seized various books and tapes