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Group (2) - Matching Quizzes
covert 
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 | (посторонних) not essential; coming from outside |
| (этикет) propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| (эзотерических) hard to understand; known only in a particular group |
| (скрытое) secretive, not openly shown |
cryptic
2
| (загадочное) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| (целесообразно) suitable; appropriate to a purpose; serving to promote your interest |
| (панегирик) expression of praise, often on the occasion of someone's death |
| (повышения) make better or more attractive; increase; improve |
decorum
3
| (этикет) propriety in manners and conduct; good taste in manners; conventions or requirements of polite behavior |
| (различать) detect; perceive |
| (ловкие) skillful in the use of the hands; having mental skill |
| (отвлекаться) turn aside, especially from main subject in writing or speaking |
derogatory
4
| (повышения) make better or more attractive; increase; improve |
| (поддерживать) take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt |
| (укрывать) settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place |
| (уничижительные) expressing low opinion; disparaging; belittling |
deter
5
| (дилемма) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options |
| (сократить) cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part |
| (определяется) keep from; stop; prevent or discourage from acting |
| (пресмыкаться) shrink or recoil, as in fear, disgust or embarrassment; bend or crouch with base humility |
diligent
6
| (прилежным) assiduous; industrious; hard-working |
| (дилемма) predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options |
| (Экспозиция) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
| (поддерживать) take in marriage; marry; give one's loyalty or support to; adopt |
discern
7
| (сократить) cut short or reduce; cut off end or tail, or any part |
| (панихида) a piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany funeral rites; funeral hymn |
| (эвакуации) make empty; empty out; remove contents of |
| (различать) detect; perceive |
disdain
8
| (ясновидящая) having foresight; fortuneteller |
| (унылый) in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| (презрение) view with scorn or contempt; feel with aversion |
| (иностранных) someone who has withdrawn from his native land |
etymology
9
| (укрывать) settle oneself securely or comfortably; place or conceal in secure place |
| (этимология) study of historical development of languages, particularly as manifested in individual words |
| (загадочное) having hidden meaning; mystifying; using code or cipher |
| (возможности) capable of being accomplished or brought about |
euphemism
10
| (Экспозиция) exhibition; part of a play that provides the background information; opening section of a fugue |
| (шум) noise; loud outcry; expression of discontent or protest |
| (пыл) intensity of feeling; warmth of feeling; intense, heated emotion |
| (эвфемизм) mild expression to replace offensive, unpleasant, or embarrassing one |