Url: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=market-reforms-20-years-later
New words:
tumultuous - t(y)o͞o'məlcho͞oəs; tə - making a loud, confused noise; uproarious
Example: a tumultuous crowd
venerable - 'ven(ə)rəbl - многоуважаемый, почтенный, уважаемый
Example: a venerable old man
surmount - səˈmaʊnt; - to deal successfully with a difficulty
Example: Both cities, proud and venerable capitals, had surmounted the tumultuous collapse of the Soviet era.
grapple - ˈgræpl - grapple (with sb/sth) to take a firm hold of sb/sth and struggle with them :
Example: Conversely, Russia was not dashing to Europe but was instead grappling with its own past and future.
conversely - ˈkɒnvɜːsli - in a way that is the opposite or reverse of sth
Example: You can add the fluid to the powder, or, conversely, the powder to the fluid.
rampant - 'rampənt (of sth bad) existing or spreading everywhere in a way that cannot be controlled. Syn: unchecked
Example: In Russia, on the other hand, corruption has run rampant during the past 20 years.
Useful phrases:
with much less evidence of
well worth = certainly worth
