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abhor 
1
 | (ненавидеть) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| (укреплению) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| (быстроты) swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| (готовностью) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
abrasive
2
| (бичевать) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| (абразивных) rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| (аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike |
| (откровенные) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
abrogate
3
| (быстроты) swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| (облегчения) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
| (отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| (согласиться) assent; agree without protesting |
absolution
4
| (отпущение грехов) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
| (Чары) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
| (буржуазной) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
| (бичевать) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
abstain
5
| (награды) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| (невзгоды) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (воздержаться) refrain; hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice |
| (хвастун) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person |
abstemious
6
| (Адамант) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| (котел) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| (холерический) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| (воздержан) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
abstruse
7
| (анекдот) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| (отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| (апатия) lack of caring; indifference |
| (заумный) obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
accolade
8
| (Биго) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics |
| (откровенность) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| (награды) award of merit; expression of approval; praise |
| (вздымающиеся) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
acquiesce
9
| (неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| (откровенность) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| (согласиться) assent; agree without protesting |
| (тайными) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
acrid
10
| (алхимия) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| (ловкие) skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| (едкие) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| (собрать) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
acrophobia
11
| (апатия) lack of caring; indifference |
| (адвокат) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
| (произвольной) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
| (акрофобия) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
acuity
12
| (зрения) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| (амбулаторных) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
| (отпущение грехов) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
| (анархия) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
adamant
13
| (Адамант) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| (химерические) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative |
| (протяжки) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
| (распускаться) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |
adroit
14
| (ловкие) skillful and adept under pressing conditions |
| (Приложение) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
| (анекдот) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| (алхимия) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
adulation
15
| (каустической) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| (готовностью) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| (развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| (лести) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
adversity
16
| (невзгоды) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (апатичным) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| (опасение) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| (протяжки) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
advocate
17
| (адвокат) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
| (амбивалентность) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
| (невзгоды) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (оплотом) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
aesthetic
18
| (эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| (устаревшие) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged |
| (крючкотворства) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
| (ненавидеть) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
affable
19
| (хвастун) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person |
| (укреплению) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| (приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| (вражды) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
alacrity
20
| (невзгоды) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (готовностью) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
| (воздержан) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| (вздымающиеся) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
alchemy
21
| (каустической) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| (оплотом) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| (алхимия) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| (облегчения) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
allay
22
| (вражды) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
| (апатичным) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| (Биго) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics |
| (развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
alleviate
23
| (каустической) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| (облегчения) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
| (вздымающиеся) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| (стороне) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote |
aloof
24
| (стороне) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote |
| (бюрократия) over-regulated administrative system |
| (резкий) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| (лести) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
amass
25
| (резкий) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| (катарсис) purging or cleansing of any passage of body |
| (собрать) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| (строгий) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
ambiguity
26
| (веселый) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| (неопределенность) state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or uncertainty |
| (бюрократия) over-regulated administrative system |
| (аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike |
ambiguous
27
| (протяжки) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
| (устаревшие) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged |
| (катарсис) purging or cleansing of any passage of body |
| (неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning |
ambivalence
28
| (Приложение) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
| (обмануть) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| (амбивалентность) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
| (опасение) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
ambulatory
29
| (вражды) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
| (апокрифической) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
| (амбулаторных) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
| (анекдот) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
ameliorate
30
| (стороне) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote |
| (котел) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| (собраний) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy |
| (улучшению) make or become better; improve; grow better |
amiable
31
| (любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| (обходные) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
| (анархия) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| (Каллоу) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers |
amity
32
| (анекдот) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| (богохульст��о) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity |
| (дружба) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| (укреплению) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
amorphous
33
| (строгий) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| (аморфный) formless; lacking shape or definition |
| (омрачена) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled |
| (успокоить) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
analgesic
34
| (вопиющим) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
| (анальгетик) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| (невзгоды) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (задобрить) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
analogous
35
| (аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike |
| (строгий) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| (опасение) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
| (готовностью) cheerful promptness or willingness; eagerness; speed or quickness |
anarchy
36
| (хамского) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| (анархия) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
| (отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| (химерические) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative |
anecdote
37
| (обмануть) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| (анекдот) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| (бичевать) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| (распускаться) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |
animosity
38
| (абразивных) rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| (буржуазной) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
| (емкий) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
| (вражды) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
annex
39
| (допотопных) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| (Приложение) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
| (волокита) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing |
| (хамского) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
anomaly
40
| (абразивных) rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| (аномалии) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
| (апатия) lack of caring; indifference |
| (антагонизм) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
antagonism
41
| (апатия) lack of caring; indifference |
| (заумный) obscure; profound; difficult to understand. |
| (допотопных) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| (антагонизм) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
antediluvian
42
| (опоры) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| (согласиться) assent; agree without protesting |
| (допотопных) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
| (уверенность) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence |
anthology
43
| (откровенные) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| (укреплению) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| (антология) book of literary selections by various authors |
| (неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning |
antiquated
44
| (архаичных) no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
| (анальгетик) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| (устаревшие) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged |
| (допотопных) antiquated; extremely old and ancient; belonging to very ancient times |
apathetic
45
| (апатичным) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| (Биго) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics |
| (любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| (краткость) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression |
apathy
46
| (отпущение грехов) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
| (быстроты) swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| (апатия) lack of caring; indifference |
| (оплотом) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
apocryphal
47
| (Приложение) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
| (апокрифической) untrue; of questionable authorship or authenticity; erroneous; fictitious |
| (амбулаторных) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
| (вопиющим) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
appease
48
| (абразивных) rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| (мозговой) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| (стороне) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote |
| (успокоить) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
apprehensive
49
| (успокоить) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
| (приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| (неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| (опасение) capable of apprehending; knowing; conscious; relating to the faculty of apprehension; sensible; feeling; perceptive |
arable
50
| (резкий) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| (аномалии) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
| (пахотных) fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
| (тайными) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
arbitrary
51
| (котел) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| (картограф) one who makes maps or charts |
| (волокита) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing |
| (произвольной) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
arcane
52
| (тайными) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
| (успокоить) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
| (аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike |
| (анальгетик) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
archaic
53
| (приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| (откровенность) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| (архаичных) no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
| (картограф) one who makes maps or charts |
bigot
54
| (вражды) bitter hostility; active hatred; hostile feeling or act |
| (адвокат) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
| (холерический) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| (Биго) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics |
bilk
55
| (укреплению) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| (лести) excessive flattery or admiration; unmerited praise |
| (зрения) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| (обмануть) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
billowing
56
| (вздымающиеся) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| (котел) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| (богохульст��о) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity |
| (произвольной) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
blasphemy
57
| (богохульст��о) act of claiming for oneself the attributes and rights of God; utterance or writing concerning God or a sacred entity |
| (краткость) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression |
| (Биго) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics |
| (дружба) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
blatant
58
| (любезный) good-natured and likable; lovable; warmly friendly |
| (вопиющим) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
| (Адамант) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| (архаичных) no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
blighted
59
| (протяжки) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
| (хамского) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| (резкий) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| (омрачена) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled |
blithe
60
| (веселый) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| (холерический) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| (неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| (бюрократия) over-regulated administrative system |
bolster
61
| (приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| (Адамант) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| (укреплению) support or prop up with or as if with a long narrow pillow or cushion |
| (амбулаторных) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
boorish
62
| (развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| (хамского) rude and clumsy in behavior; ungentlemanly; awkward in manners |
| (капитулировать) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply |
| (устаревшие) too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful; obsolete; aged |
bourgeois
63
| (катарсис) purging or cleansing of any passage of body |
| (резкий) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| (омрачена) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled |
| (буржуазной) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
braggart
64
| (хвастун) boaster; one given to loud, empty boasting; very talkative person |
| (амбулаторных) able to walk; formed or adapted for walking; not stationary |
| (холерический) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| (осуждение) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
brevity
65
| (краткость) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression |
| (антагонизм) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
| (Адамант) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| (бюрократия) over-regulated administrative system |
broach
66
| (Адамант) extremely hard; inflexible; stubbornly unyielding |
| (эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
| (протяжки) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
| (дружба) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
brusque
67
| (оплотом) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| (адвокат) speak, plead, or argue in favour of; plead for; push for something |
| (резкий) abrupt and curt in manner or speech; rudely abrupt, unfriendly |
| (пахотных) fit for growing crops, as by plowing |
bulwark
68
| (анекдот) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| (аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike |
| (оплотом) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends |
| (сварливый) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
bureaucracy
69
| (ненавидеть) fill with horror and loathing; horrify; hate |
| (анекдот) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| (архаичных) no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
| (бюрократия) over-regulated administrative system |
burgeon
70
| (распускаться) grow forth; send out buds; grow or develop rapidly |
| (Каллоу) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers |
| (кавалькада) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
| (дружба) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
burnish
71
| (полировки) make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| (антагонизм) active resistance; condition of being an opposing principle, force, or factor |
| (вздымающиеся) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| (анальгетик) serving to reduce sensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
buttress
72
| (опоры) support physically; prop up; support something or someone by supplying evidence |
| (полировки) make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| (аналогичные) comparable; similar or alike |
| (задобрить) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
cajole
73
| (успокоить) bring peace, quiet, or calm to; satisfy or relieve |
| (абразивных) rubbing away; tending to grind down |
| (анекдот) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| (задобрить) influence or urge by gentle urging or flattering |
caldron
74
| (отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| (неоднозначное) unclear or doubtful in meaning |
| (обходные) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
| (котел) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
callow
75
| (Каллоу) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers |
| (воздержан) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| (кавалькада) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
| (буржуазной) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
candid
76
| (строгий) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
| (мозговой) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| (картограф) one who makes maps or charts |
| (откровенные) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
candor
77
| (откровенность) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| (аномалии) irregularity; person or something that is unusual; departure from normal or common order |
| (зрения) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| (капитулировать) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply |
cantankerous
78
| (тайными) secret; mysterious; known only to the initiated |
| (дружба) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| (сварливый) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
| (анархия) absence of governing body; state of disorder; political disorder and confusion |
capacious
79
| (емкий) capable of containing a large quantity; spacious or roomy |
| (котел) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| (Каллоу) youthful; immature; inexperienced; without feathers |
| (Чары) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
capitulate
80
| (капитулировать) surrender; end all resistance; give up; go along with or comply |
| (дружба) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| (вздымающиеся) swelling out in waves; surging; stormy; affected by storms |
| (обмануть) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
carping
81
| (буржуазной) middle class; selfishly materialistic; dully conventional |
| (откровенность) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| (придирки) fault-finding; excessive complaining; of unreasonable criticism or censure |
| (каустической) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
cartographer
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| (дружба) friendship; peaceful relations, as between nations |
| (картограф) one who makes maps or charts |
| (уверенность) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence |
| (облегчения) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
castigate
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| (бичевать) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| (мозговой) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| (приветливый) easily approachable; warmly friendly |
| (полировки) make shiny by rubbing; polish |
catharsis
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| (невзгоды) state of misfortune, hardship, or affliction; misfortune |
| (катарсис) purging or cleansing of any passage of body |
| (архаичных) no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
| (Приложение) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
caucus
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| (собраний) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy |
| (картограф) one who makes maps or charts |
| (алхимия) medieval chemistry; magical or mysterious power or process of transforming |
| (вопиющим) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
caustic
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| (апатичным) feeling or showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent |
| (каустической) capable of burning, corroding, dissolving, or eating away by chemical action |
| (вопиющим) flagrant; conspicuously obvious; loudly offensive |
| (воздержан) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
cavalcade
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| (котел) large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron |
| (отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
| (анекдот) short account of amusing or interesting event; short narrative; secret story of history or biography |
| (кавалькада) ceremonial procession or display; succession or series |
celerity
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| (картограф) one who makes maps or charts |
| (быстроты) swiftness of action or motion; speed |
| (бичевать) criticize severely; punish; revise or make corrections to publication |
| (стороне) apart; remote in manner; distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote |
censorious
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| (полировки) make shiny by rubbing; polish |
| (развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| (собраний) private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy |
| (строгий) critical; addicted to censure; severe in making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners; implying or expressing censure |
censure
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| (осуждение) expression of strong disapproval or harsh criticism; blame |
| (веселый) gay; joyous; carefree and lighthearted |
| (воздержан) sparing or moderation in eating and drinking; temperate |
| (химерические) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative |
cerebral
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| (антология) book of literary selections by various authors |
| (акрофобия) fear of heights; abnormal fear of high places |
| (мозговой) relating to the brain or cerebrum; intellectual rather than emotional |
| (сварливый) ill humored; irritable; marked by ill-tempered contradiction or opposition; ugly; malicious |
certitude
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| (уверенность) state of being certain; complete assurance; confidence |
| (протяжки) introduce; bring up for discussion or debate; announce |
| (едкие) unpleasantly sharp or bitter to taste or smell; bitterly pungent |
| (отменить) abolish, do away with, or annul, especially by authority |
chary
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| (обмануть) defraud or cheat; frustrate or disappoint; evade or escape from |
| (амбивалентность) state of having contradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes, such as love and hate |
| (Чары) cautious; sparing or restrained about giving |
| (архаичных) no longer current or applicable; antiquated |
chicanery
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| (Приложение) append or attach; take possession of; incorporate into an existing political unit |
| (произвольной) randomly chosen; determined by chance or impulse, and not by reason or principle |
| (развеять) calm; pacify; reduce the intensity of; relieve |
| (крючкотворства) mean or unfair artifice to obscure truth; deception by trickery or sophistry |
chimerical
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| (зрения) sharpness; acuteness of vision or perception; keenness |
| (омрачена) suffering from a disease; destroyed, ruined, or spoiled |
| (химерические) fantastically improbable; highly unrealistic; imaginative |
| (эстетическое) elegant or tasteful; of or concerning appreciation of beauty or good taste |
choleric
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| (холерический) hot-tempered; easily angered; bad-tempered; expressing anger |
| (отпущение грехов) act of absolving or the state of being absolved; formal remission of sin imparted by a priest |
| (собрать) collect; gather for oneself, as for one's pleasure or profit |
| (согласиться) assent; agree without protesting |
circuitous
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| (облегчения) provide physical relief, as from pain; make easier; remove in part |
| (обходные) being or taking a roundabout, lengthy course; going round in a circuit; not direct |
| (откровенные) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| (Биго) hypocrite, especially, superstitious hypocrite; one who is strongly partial to one's own group, religion, race, or politics |
circumlocution
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| (откровенность) frankness; quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech |
| (волокита) indirect or roundabout expression; evasion in speech or writing |
| (откровенные) straightforward; frank; free from prejudice; impartial |
| (ловкие) skillful and adept under pressing conditions |