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mundane  Speak Example sentences
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(задумчивый) deeply, often dreamily thoughtful; engaged in serious thought or reflection; contemplative
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(презумпция) act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence; act of assuming; belief upon incomplete proof
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(якобы) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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(мирской) belonging to this earth or world; not ideal or heavenly; concerned with commonplaces; ordinary
nautical  Speak Example sentences
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(псевдонимом) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
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(вредный) foul-smelling; offensive by arousing disgust; harmful or dangerous
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(пектиновых) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
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(морских) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
nocturnal  Speak Example sentences
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(ночной) of or relating to or occurring in the night; most active at night
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(угрюмый) ill humored; sullen; depressingly dark; gloomy; persistent
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(навязчивой) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
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(пародии) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
obsolete  Speak Example sentences
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(устаревших) no longer useful; outmoded; antiquated
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(пошлости) dullness; insipidity of thought; commonplace statement; lack of originality
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(крапива) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
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(псевдонимом) pen name; fictitious name used when someone performs a particular social role
obtrusive  Speak Example sentences
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(радикальных) drastic; extreme; arising from or going to a root or source; basic
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(навязчивой) inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others; enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
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(парадокс) something apparently contradictory in nature; statement that looks false but is actually correct
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(устойчивость) elastic; having power of springing back or recover readily
omnipotent  Speak Example sentences
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(всемогущим) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
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(мизантропа) one who hates or mistrusts mankind
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(пестрый) spotted with different shades or colors
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(пародии) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
onus  Speak Example sentences
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(Ответственность) burden or obligation; difficult or disagreeable responsibility or necessity
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(всемогущим) all-powerful; having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force
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(морских) relating to ships, sailors, or navigation
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(пестрый) spotted with different shades or colors
ostensible  Speak Example sentences
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(медлить) postpone or delay needlessly; put off doing something, especially out of habitual carelessness or laziness
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(якобы) put forth or held out as real, actual, or intended; proper or intended to be shown
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(пектиновых) stubbornly or perversely persistent; unyielding; obstinate
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(ветвления) act or process of branching out or dividing into branches; subdivision or branch
panacea  Speak Example sentences
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(панацеей) remedy for all diseases, evils, or difficulties; a cure-all
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(темные) dark and gloomy; thick with fog; vague
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(крапива) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; vex
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(обнародовать) proclaim doctrine or law; make known by official publication
parody  Speak Example sentences
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(знакомиться) read or examine, typically with great care
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(пародии) work or performance that imitates another work or performance with ridicule or irony; make fun of
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(пестрый) spotted with different shades or colors
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(педант) one who is overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning