abscond

тікати таємно

The thief absconded with the money.

cacophony

какофонія, різкий шум

The traffic created a cacophony of noise.

didactic

повчальний, дидактичний

The book has a didactic tone.

ephemeral

швидкоплинний, тимчасовий

Fame can be ephemeral.

fastidious

прискіпливий, вибагливий

He is fastidious about cleanliness.

garrulous

балакучий

My uncle is quite garrulous.

iconoclast

борець з усталеними поглядами

The artist was seen as an iconoclast.

laconic

лаконічний, стислий

His laconic reply surprised everyone.

mitigate

пом'якшувати, зменшувати

The plan aims to mitigate the risks.

obfuscate

заплутувати, затемнювати

The report seemed to obfuscate the truth.

pragmatic

прагматичний

We need a pragmatic solution.

quixotic

нездійсненний, донкіхотський

It was a quixotic plan from the start.

recalcitrant

непокірний, вперто опірний

The recalcitrant student refused to apologize.

taciturn

мовчазний, небалакучий

He was taciturn during the meeting.