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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
microcosm 
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 | (ночной) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (прелюдией) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (меандр) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (микромире) small, representative system having analogies to larger system; miniature model of something |
nocturnal
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| (устранить) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |
| (пестрый) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (наемников) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
| (ночной) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
noisome
3
| (плагиат) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (пестрый) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (вредный) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (наемников) interested in making money; profit oriented; hired for service in foreign army |
obtrusive
4
| (пристрастие) condition of favoring or liking; tendency towards; preference |
| (вредный) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (парадокс) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (навязчивой) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
ostensible
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| (медлить) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (тяжелый) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (якобы) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (злоба) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
paradox
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| (парадокс) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (пестрый) multi-colored; mixed; having elements of great variety |
| (крапива) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (медлить) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
pedantic
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| (педантичным) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (прелюдией) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
| (медлить) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (плагиат) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
pertinacious
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| (меандр) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (показной) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (Перефразируя) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (пектиновых) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
plagiarism
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| (ночной) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (мыс) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (плагиат) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
| (пестрый) spotted with different shades or colors |
precipitous
10
| (угрюмый) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent |
| (вредоносных) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (резкое) extremely steep; descending rapidly, or rushing onward |
| (забывать) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |