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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malicious 
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 | (вредоносных) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (монолог) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
| (пресловутый) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (панегирик) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
mottled
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| (хищные) living by preying on other animals |
| (пестрый) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (панегирик) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (меандр) follow a winding and turning course; move aimlessly and idly without fixed direction |
mundane
3
| (парадокс) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct |
| (порочных) stubbornly wrongheaded; directed away from what is right or good |
| (педант) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
| (мирской) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
notorious
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| (подражать) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (педантичным) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |
| (пресловутый) disreputable; known widely and usually unfavorably; infamous |
| (плагиат) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
oblivion
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| (всемогущим) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force |
| (мирской) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary |
| (забвение) condition or quality of being completely forgotten; official overlooking of offenses; amnesty |
| (плагиат) theft of another's ideas or writings passed off as original |
ostensible
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| (предварительной) temporary; provided for present need only |
| (презумпция) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof |
| (якобы) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown |
| (устаревших) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
panegyric
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| (забывать) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful |
| (псевдонимом) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role |
| (панегирик) formal or high praise; formal eulogistic composition intended as public compliment |
| (темные) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague |
pecuniary
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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 |
| (денежное) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (прелюдией) introduction; forerunner; preliminary or preface |
pedant
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| (Маскарад) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (Престиж) impression produced by achievements or reputation; recognized distinction or importance |
| (императивной) offensively self-assured; dictatorial; not allowing contradiction or refusal |
| (педант) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning |
pedantic
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| (устаревших) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated |
| (посредственный) moderate to inferior in quality; ordinary; commonplace |
| (денежное) relating to money; requiring payment of money |
| (педантичным) marked by narrow focus on or display of learning, especially formal rules and trivial points |