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nondescript

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	(оратор) skilled public speaker; person who pronounces discourse publicly on some special occasion, as pleader or lawyer
	(питание) a source of materials to nourish the body
	(невзрачный) dull and uninteresting; lacking distinct or individual
	(вездесущий) universally present; being present everywhere

novice

2

	(Огл) look at amorously; cast glances as in fondness or to attract notice
	(устаревших) no longer usable or practical; obsolete; not in fashion
	(акушер) physician specializing in delivery of babies
	(начинающих) beginner; person new to a field or activity

oaf

3

	(обязательного) morally or legally constraining; required; binding
	(пророческий) prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
	(хам) person regarded as stupid or awkward
	(начинающих) beginner; person new to a field or activity

oblivious

4

	(приступа) sudden outburst of emotion or action; sudden attack, recurrence, or intensification of a disease
	(пантомима) communication by means of gesture and facial expression
	(партизанского) one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party
	(забывать) inattentive or unmindful; lacking all memory; forgetful

obsequious

5

	(подобострастно) slavishly attentive; attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
	(некролог) death notice; list of dead
	(Palm) inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae
	(столпотворение) state of extreme confusion and disorder; very noisy place

odium

6

	(хам) person regarded as stupid or awkward
	(ничтожество) person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination
	(парировать) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing
	(ненависть) strong dislike, contempt, or aversion; hatefulness; disrepute

ostentatious

7

	(пророческий) prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous
	(богато) excessively or elaborately decorated; flashy, showy, or florid in style or manner
	(показной) showy; pretentious; trying to attract attention
	(оппортунистической) one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences

pacify

8

	(оппортунистической) one who takes advantage of any chance to achieve an end, with no regard for principles or consequences
	(успокоить) ease anger or agitation of; make calm or quiet; end war or violence
	(скупости) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
	(пантомима) communication by means of gesture and facial expression

palliate

9

	(паразит) animal or plant living on another
	(вырезка) small cut; V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface
	(скупости) extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
	(смягчить) lessen violence of disease; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses

palm

10

	(Palm) inner surface of the hand between bases of fingers and wrist; tropical evergreen trees of the family Palmae
	(щегольство) distinctive and stylish elegance; a bunch of feathers or plume, especially on a helmet
	(палитра) board on which painter mixes pigments
	(ничтожество) person of no importance; something that does not exist or that exists only in imagination

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