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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
masquerade 
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 | (подражать) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (Маскарад) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (ранней) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (микромире) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
maudlin
2
| (устранить) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (Модлин) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (прелюдией) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (педант) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
mercenary
3
| (якобы) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (порочных) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (наемников) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (пестрый) spotted with different shades or colors |
meticulous
4
| (пектиновых) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (подражать) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (забвение) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (тщательно) excessively careful; marked by extreme care in treatment of details |
mimic
5
| (парадокс) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (медлить) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (крапива) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (подражать) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
nettle
6
| (прерогативой) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
| (педантичным) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (крапива) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (ранней) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
noisome
7
| (Перефразируя) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (вредный) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (порочных) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (парадокс) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
oblivion
8
| (близости) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
| (псевдонимом) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (мыс) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (забвение) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
obtrude
9
| (пектиновых) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (навязывать) push oneself or one's ideas forward or intrude; stick out or extrude |
| (медлить) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (пристрастие) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
obtrusive
10
| (одержимость) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (Маскарад) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (предварительной) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (навязчивой) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |