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(награды) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
Exercise
(порча) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
Exercise
(отказаться) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
Exercise
(опорочить) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
abash  Speak
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Exercise
(смущать) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
Exercise
(противника) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
Exercise
(отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
Exercise
(Краткое) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
abdicate  Speak
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(апатичным) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
Exercise
(Краткое) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
Exercise
(опровергают) contradict; give a false impression
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(отречься) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
abet  Speak
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(веселый) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
Exercise
(подстрекать) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
Exercise
(желчный) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
Exercise
(эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
abridge  Speak
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(стеб) good-humored, playful conversation
Exercise
(оплотом) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
Exercise
(мягкий) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
Exercise
(Краткое) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
abrogate  Speak
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(Воинственные) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
Exercise
(апатичным) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
Exercise
(отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
Exercise
(буколическое) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
abstemious  Speak
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(атеист) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
Exercise
(воздержан) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
Exercise
(развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
Exercise
(анимус) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
academic  Speak
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(ускорения) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
Exercise
(алчность) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
Exercise
(академических) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
Exercise
(неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning
accede  Speak
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(присоединиться) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
Exercise
(атеист) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
Exercise
(апробации соответствующее) expression of warm approval; praise
Exercise
(отчуждать) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
accelerate  Speak
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(обольщение) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
Exercise
(само��ержавной) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
Exercise
(шут) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
Exercise
(ускорения) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
accolade  Speak
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(усердным) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
Exercise
(награды) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
Exercise
(стеб) good-humored, playful conversation
Exercise
(опорочить) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
accord  Speak
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(атеист) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
Exercise
(анимус) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
Exercise
(соглашение) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
Exercise
(порча) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
acrimonious  Speak
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(приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly
Exercise
(хамского) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
Exercise
(развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
Exercise
(желчный) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
acumen  Speak
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(Бейн) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
Exercise
(проницательность) mental keenness; quickness of perception
Exercise
(аристократия) hereditary nobility; privileged class
Exercise
(богатые) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
admonish  Speak
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(подстрекать) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
Exercise
(наставлять) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
Exercise
(богатые) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Exercise
(напыщенного) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
admonition  Speak
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(неблагоприятных) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
Exercise
(наставление) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
Exercise
(стеб) good-humored, playful conversation
Exercise
(невзгоды) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
adversary  Speak
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(соглашение) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
Exercise
(противника) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
Exercise
(задержания) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
Exercise
(Аноним) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
adverse  Speak
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(воздержан) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
Exercise
(развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
Exercise
(эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
Exercise
(неблагоприятных) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
adversity  Speak
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(готовностью) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
Exercise
(интрига) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
Exercise
(невзгоды) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
Exercise
(Воинственные) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
aesthetic  Speak
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(эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
Exercise
(наставление) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
Exercise
(желчный) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
Exercise
(награды) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
affable  Speak
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(намек) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
(усердным) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
Exercise
(приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly
Exercise
(апробации соответствующее) expression of warm approval; praise
affluent  Speak
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(богатые) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Exercise
(аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike
Exercise
(архетип) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
Exercise
(опорочить) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
aggressive  Speak
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(напыщенного) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
Exercise
(агрессивного) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
Exercise
(мягкий) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
Exercise
(алчность) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
alacrity  Speak
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(апатия) lack of caring; indifference
Exercise
(убежища) place of refuge or shelter; protection
Exercise
(Краткое) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
Exercise
(готовностью) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
alienate  Speak
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(отчуждать) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
Exercise
(любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
Exercise
(аскетической) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Exercise
(антитеза) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
allay  Speak
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Exercise
(анимус) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
Exercise
(апатичным) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
Exercise
(развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
Exercise
(архетип) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
allude  Speak
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(отказаться) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
Exercise
(намекают) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
Exercise
(смущать) embarrass; make ashamed or uneasy; disconcert
Exercise
(наперекосяк) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
allure  Speak
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(сформулировать) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
Exercise
(алчность) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
Exercise
(привлекательность) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
Exercise
(интрига) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
allusion  Speak
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(намек) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
(академических) related to school; not practical or directly useful; relating to scholarly organization; based on formal education
Exercise
(опасение) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
Exercise
(любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
ambiguous  Speak
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(неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
(веселый) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
Exercise
(поддаются) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
Exercise
(антитеза) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
amenable  Speak
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(предвзятым) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
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(поддаются) responsive to advice or suggestion; responsible to higher authority; willing to comply with; agreeable
Exercise
(эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
Exercise
(отказаться) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
amiable  Speak
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(любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
Exercise
(награды) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
Exercise
(намек) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
(богатые) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
analogous  Speak
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(аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike
Exercise
(любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
Exercise
(само��ержавной) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
Exercise
(Бейн) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
analogy  Speak
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(аналогии) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
Exercise
(апатичным) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
Exercise
(развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
Exercise
(отречься) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
anarchy  Speak
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(присоединиться) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
Exercise
(неблагоприятных) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
Exercise
(анархия) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
Exercise
(подстрекать) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
animus  Speak
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(привлекательность) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
Exercise
(анимус) feeling of enmity or ill will; attitude that informs one's actions; disposition
Exercise
(интрига) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
Exercise
(шут) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
annals  Speak
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(летописи) chronological record of the events of successive years
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(награды) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
Exercise
(соглашение) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
Exercise
(порока) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
anonymous  Speak
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(арбитр) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
Exercise
(аналогии) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
Exercise
(Аноним) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
Exercise
(мягкий) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
anthology  Speak
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(антология) book of literary selections by various authors
Exercise
(хамского) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
Exercise
(аскетической) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Exercise
(способности) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
antithesis  Speak
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(антитеза) contrast; direct contrast; opposition
Exercise
(противника) opponent in contest; someone who offers opposition
Exercise
(присоединиться) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
Exercise
(хамского) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
apathetic  Speak
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(апатичным) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
Exercise
(шут) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
Exercise
(антология) book of literary selections by various authors
Exercise
(отречься) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
apathy  Speak
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(неблагоприятных) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
Exercise
(опасение) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
Exercise
(апатия) lack of caring; indifference
Exercise
(наставлять) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
apprehend  Speak
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(намекают) refer casually or indirectly, or by suggestion
Exercise
(задержания) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
Exercise
(намек) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
(развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve
apprehensive  Speak
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(неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
(аскетической) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Exercise
(опорочить) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
Exercise
(опасение) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
apprise  Speak
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(хамского) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
Exercise
(информировать) inform; give notice to; make aware
Exercise
(анархия) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
Exercise
(веселый) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
approbation  Speak
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(отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
Exercise
(аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike
Exercise
(апробации соответствующее) expression of warm approval; praise
Exercise
(шут) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
apt  Speak
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(АСТ) likely; exactly suitable; appropriate; quick to learn or understand
Exercise
(невзгоды) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
Exercise
(мягкий) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
Exercise
(убежища) place of refuge or shelter; protection
aptitude  Speak
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(воюющих) inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
Exercise
(привлекательность) attract with something desirable; be highly, often subtly attractive
Exercise
(любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
Exercise
(способности) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
arbiter  Speak
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(намек) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
Exercise
(убежища) place of refuge or shelter; protection
Exercise
(антология) book of literary selections by various authors
Exercise
(арбитр) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
archetype  Speak
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(архетип) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
Exercise
(веселый) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
Exercise
(Cacophonous) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
Exercise
(арбитр) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
arid  Speak
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(аристократия) hereditary nobility; privileged class
Exercise
(способности) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
Exercise
(неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
(засушливых) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
aristocracy  Speak
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(наставление) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
Exercise
(аристократия) hereditary nobility; privileged class
Exercise
(веселый) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
Exercise
(приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly
articulate  Speak
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(аналогии) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
Exercise
(любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly
Exercise
(сформулировать) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
Exercise
(арбитр) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
ascetic  Speak
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(способности) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
Exercise
(аскетической) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Exercise
(мягкий) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
Exercise
(опорочить) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
assiduous  Speak
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(награды) award of merit; expression of approval; praise
Exercise
(соглашение) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
Exercise
(увеличить) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
Exercise
(усердным) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
asylum  Speak
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(убежища) place of refuge or shelter; protection
Exercise
(агрессивного) making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
Exercise
(Краткое) condense; shorten; reduce length of written text
Exercise
(богатые) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
atheist  Speak
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(порча) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
Exercise
(атеист) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
Exercise
(апатичным) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent
Exercise
(аналогии) similarity in some respects; comparison based on similarity
attribute  Speak
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(архетип) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
Exercise
(аристократия) hereditary nobility; privileged class
Exercise
(атрибута) essential quality; reputation; honor
Exercise
(присоединиться) agree; give consent, often at insistence of another; concede
augment  Speak
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(веселый) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
Exercise
(апатия) lack of caring; indifference
Exercise
(Аноним) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
Exercise
(увеличить) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
auspicious  Speak
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(отчуждать) cause to become unfriendly or hostile; transfer property or ownership; isolate or dissociate emotionally
Exercise
(Cacophonous) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
Exercise
(благоприятный) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
Exercise
(напыщенного) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
authentic  Speak
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(аскетической) leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial; austere
Exercise
(арбитр) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
Exercise
(подлинные) not counterfeit or copied; valid; trustworthy
Exercise
(невзгоды) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune
autocratic  Speak
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(само��ержавной) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
Exercise
(ускорения) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
Exercise
(эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
Exercise
(аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike
avarice  Speak
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(ускорения) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
Exercise
(алчность) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
Exercise
(неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning
Exercise
(сформулировать) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
awry  Speak
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(засушливых) dry; lacking moisture, especially having insufficient rainfall to support trees or plants
Exercise
(архетип) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
Exercise
(сформулировать) expressing oneself easily in clear and effective language
Exercise
(наперекосяк) in a position that is turned toward one side; away from correct course
banal  Speak
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(эстафету) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
Exercise
(банально) obvious and dull; commonplace; lacking originality
Exercise
(само��ержавной) having absolute, unchecked power; dictatorial
Exercise
(стеб) good-humored, playful conversation
bane  Speak
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(Бейн) something causes misery or death; curse; fatal injury or ruin
Exercise
(аристократия) hereditary nobility; privileged class
Exercise
(предвзятым) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
Exercise
(увеличить) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
banter  Speak
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(соглашение) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states
Exercise
(анархия) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
Exercise
(увеличить) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
Exercise
(стеб) good-humored, playful conversation
baton  Speak
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(порча) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
Exercise
(арбитр) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
Exercise
(аристократия) hereditary nobility; privileged class
Exercise
(эстафету) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
belie  Speak
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(апробации соответствующее) expression of warm approval; praise
Exercise
(опровергают) contradict; give a false impression
Exercise
(Аноним) having no name; having unknown or unacknowledged name
Exercise
(отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
bellicose  Speak
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(напыщенного) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
Exercise
(самоуверенный) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
Exercise
(Воинственные) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
Exercise
(наставление) gentle or friendly reproof; cautionary advice or warning
belligerent  Speak
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(воюющих) inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
Exercise
(мягкий) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
Exercise
(стеб) good-humored, playful conversation
Exercise
(апробации соответствующее) expression of warm approval; praise
benevolent  Speak
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(готовностью) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness
Exercise
(усердным) constant in application or attention; diligent; unceasing or persistent
Exercise
(доброжелательный) generous in providing aid to others; charitable
Exercise
(анархия) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion
besmirch  Speak
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(отречься) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
Exercise
(опорочить) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
Exercise
(веселый) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
Exercise
(отказаться) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
biased  Speak
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(предвзятым) favoring one person or side over another; prejudiced
Exercise
(намек) indirect reference; symbolical reference or comparison; metaphor
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(эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste
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(шут) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
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(буколическое) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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(наставлять) warn; counsel someone against something to be avoided
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(странное) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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(опорочить) soil, smear so as to make dirty or stained
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(обольщение) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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(напыщенного) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(мягкий) lacking stimulating or mild; agreeable
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(увеличить) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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(эстафету) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
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(опровергают) contradict; give a false impression
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(обольщение) flattery; speech or action expressive of affection or kindness, and tending to win the heart
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(способности) inherent ability; quickness in learning and understanding
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(порока) mark with deformity; injure or impair, as anything which is excellent; make defective, either the body or mind
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(подстрекать) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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(архетип) prototype; original model or type after which other similar things are patterned
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(неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning
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(отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority
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(порча) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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(увеличить) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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(отречься) give up, renounce, abandon, lay down, or withdraw from, as a right or claim
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(отказаться) lacking restraint or control; feeling of extreme emotional intensity; unbounded enthusiasm
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(веселый) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted
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(атеист) nonbeliever; one who denies the existence of god
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(проницательность) mental keenness; quickness of perception
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(приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly
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(напыщенного) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning
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(богатые) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
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(Воинственные) warlike or hostile in manner or temperament; showing or having impulse to be combative
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(воюющих) inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
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(ускорения) move faster; cause to develop or progress more quickly; occur sooner than expected
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(проницательность) mental keenness; quickness of perception
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(хамского) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(интрига) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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(неблагоприятных) in opposing direction; harmful or unfavorable; acting or serving to oppose
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(буколическое) rustic; pastoral; agricultural; relating to country affairs, or to shepherd's life and occupation
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(порча) blast; prevent the growth and fertility of; destroy the happiness of; ruin; frustrate
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(желчный) bitter and sharp in language, tone, or manner
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(шут) one who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks, antic gestures; droll; mimic; clown
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(задержания) take into custody; arrest a criminal; grasp mentally; perceive
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(алчность) greediness for wealth; insatiable desire of gain
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(благоприятный) attended by favorable circumstances; marked by success; prosperous
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(подстрекать) aid, usually in doing something wrong; encourage
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(оплотом) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(арбитр) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(опасение) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive
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(стеб) good-humored, playful conversation
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(самоуверенный) offensively self-assertive; liable to give or take offense; forward; pushing
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(антология) book of literary selections by various authors
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(эстафету) staff or truncheon for various purposes, as one of a conductor in musical performances, one transferred by runners in a relay race
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(хамского) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners
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(интрига) small group of persons secretly united to promote their own interests
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(увеличить) make greater, as in size, extent, or quantity
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(Cacophonous) discordant; inharmonious; sounding harshly; ill-sounding
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(воздержан) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate
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(арбитр) person with power to decide a dispute; judge
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(соглашение) settlement or compromise of conflicting opinions; written agreement between two states