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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
misanthrope 
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 | (показной) of or pertaining to prostitutes; tastelessly showy; lustful; deceptive; misleading |
| (пестрый) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (мизантропа) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
| (парадокс) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
nautical
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| (ранней) advanced in development; appearing or developing early |
| (одержимость) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (меандр) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
| (морских) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
nettle
3
| (злоба) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (крапива) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex |
| (плебейской) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| (близости) state of being proximate; nearness in place, time, or relation |
nocturnal
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| (ночной) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night |
| (знакомиться) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (одержимость) compulsive, often unreasonable idea or emotion |
| (множество) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
obtrusive
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| (начинающих) beginner; person new to a field or activity |
| (мирской) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (навязчивой) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| (Перефразируя) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
onus
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| (Ответственность) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (педант) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (множество) of very large or indefinite number; of ten thousand |
| (мирской) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
paradox
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| (парадокс) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (панегирик) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (Маскарад) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (прерогативой) privilege; unquestionable right; exclusive power to command |
paraphrase
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| (Перефразируя) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (упрямый) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (порочных) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (неустойчивой) uncertain; risky; dangerously lacking in security or stability |
parody
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| (Ответственность) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity |
| (злоба) enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; spirit delighting in harm or misfortune to another |
| (пародии) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (предварительной) temporary; provided for present need only |
pedant
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| (медлить) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
| (педант) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (морских) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation |
| (всемогущим) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |