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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
mediocre 
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 | (показной) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (вредоносных) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (угрюмый) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (посредственный) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
mettle
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| (знакомиться) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (характер) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (Престиж) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (угрюмый) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
misanthrope
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| (морских) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (устранить) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (Маскарад) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (мизантропа) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
misnomer
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| (подражать) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (денежное) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (неправильно) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (морских) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
murky
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| (характер) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (темные) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
| (знакомиться) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (парадокс) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
nettle
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| (крапива) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (множество) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (пристрастие) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (всемогущим) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
oblivious
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| (ностальгия) homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past. |
| (пресловутый) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (Маскарад) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (забывать) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
obsession
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| (навязчивой) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| (парадокс) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (одержимость) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (пестрый) spotted with different shades or colors |
obtrude
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| (тяжелый) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (навязывать) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (плагиат) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (навязчивой) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
omnipotent
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| (Модлин) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (якобы) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (псевдонимом) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (всемогущим) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |