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Group 3 - Matching Quizzes
malice 
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 | (плебейской) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
| (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 |
| (медлить) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness |
malicious
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| (навязчивой) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive. |
| (вредоносных) deliberately harmful; spiteful; proceeding from extreme hatred |
| (пестрый) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (панацеей) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
mettle
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| (пародии) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of |
| (упрямый) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (характер) quality of endurance and courage; good temperament and character |
| (подражать) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
misanthrope
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| (мыс) natural elevation, especially a rock that projects into the sea; cliff; headland; high cape |
| (вредный) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous |
| (обнародовать) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication |
| (мизантропа) one who hates or mistrusts mankind |
misnomer
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| (неправильно) error in naming person or place; name wrongly or unsuitably applied to a person or an object |
| (Модлин) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (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 |
ostracize
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| (тяжелый) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (пестрый) spotted with different shades or colors |
| (Маскарад) assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions; dramatic performance by actors in masks |
| (остракизму) exclude from community or group; banish by popular vote |
panacea
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| (тяжелый) slow and laborious because of weight; labored and dull |
| (панацеей) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all |
| (окаменение) convert wood or other organic matter into stony replica; cause to become stiff or stonelike |
| (плебейской) crude or coarse; unrefined or coarse in nature or manner; common or vulgar |
paraphrase
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| (Модлин) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (Перефразируя) restate text in one's own words, especially to clarify thought of others |
| (пошлости) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality |
| (предварительной) temporary; provided for present need only |
pertinacious
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| (пектиновых) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate |
| (упрямый) hardened in wrongdoing or wickedness; not giving in to persuasion |
| (подражать) copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression |
| (монолог) speech uttered by a person alone; dramatic soliloquy |
peruse
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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 |
| (Модлин) tearfully sentimental; over-emotional; sickly-sentimental |
| (знакомиться) read or examine, typically with great care |
| (устранить) bypass requirement or make it unnecessary; get rid of |