Моцарт и Сальери

Question 1

заслушиваться/заслушаться

Answer 1

to become absorbed, be engrossed listening

Question 2

гамма

Answer 2

scale (music)

Question 3

отвергать/отвергнуть

Answer 3

to reject, repeal, repudiate, disallow

Question 4

постылый

Answer 4

1) undesired, disliked
2) disgusting

Question 5

отрекаться/отречься

Answer 5

1) to disown, disavow, renounce
2) to abdicate

Question 6

упрямый

Answer 6

stubborn, obstinate

Question 7

преодолевать/преодолеть

Answer 7

1) to get over, overcome
2) traverse
3) negotiate

Question 8

невзгода

Answer 8

adversity, misfortune

Question 9

подножие

Answer 9

foot (of a mountain)

Question 10

придавать/придать

Answer 10

1) to give, impart, attach
2) increase, strengthen

Question 11

перст

Answer 11

finger (poetic)

Question 12

беглость

Answer 12

swiftness, dexterity, quickness

Question 13

разъять

Answer 13

to divide, split, separate
syn. [разделить]

Question 14

дерзать/дерзнуть

Answer 14

to dare, to venture

Question 15

келья

Answer 15

cell (in a monastery)

Question 16

искушённый

Answer 16

well-versed, experienced (в чём)

Question 17

бодрый

Answer 17

сheerful, brisk, sprightly, vigorous, vivacious

Question 18

помышлять/помыслить

Answer 18

to think (of), dream (of)

Question 19

пленять/пленить

Answer 19

captivate, fascinate, charm
[пленительный]

Question 20

растоптанный

Answer 20

trampled-on, crushed
[растаптывать/растопать]

Question 21

растаптывать/растопать

Answer 21

to trample, to crush, to stamp (on)

Question 22

завистник

Answer 22

envious person

Question 23

вживе

Answer 23

in life, during (his) lifetime
syn. [при жизни]

Question 24

грызть

Answer 24

1) to gnaw
2) to nibble
3) to crack (nuts)
4) to bite (fingernails)
5) to nag at
[грызун] - rodent

Question 25

правот**а**

Answer 25

right, rightfulness, correctness

Question 26

нагр**а**да

Answer 26

award, reward

Question 27

мол**е**ние

Answer 27

prayer [молитва]

Question 28

самоотверж**е**ние

Answer 28

selflessness

Question 29

плен**и**тельный

Answer 29

enchanting, captivating

Question 30

безр**о**потный

Answer 30

uncomplaining, unmurmuring, resigned, submissive

Question 31

встр**е**чный

Answer 31

1) oncoming 2) passerby (as a noun)

Question 32

напряжённый

Answer 32

1) intense, intensive 2) strained 3) arduous

Question 33

гул**я**ка

Answer 33

idler, reveler

Question 34

ус**е**рдие

Answer 34

1) eagerness, zeal 2) diligence, assiduity

Question 35

озар**я**ть/озар**и**ть

Answer 35

1) lighten up, illuminate 2) brighten, lighten [Вся комната янтарным блеском / Озарена]

Question 36

тракт**и**р

Answer 36

1) inn 2) tavern, pub

Question 37

раз**ы**гривать/разыгр**а**ть

Answer 37

1) to play, to perform (on stage, etc.) 2) to raffle off, to draw 3) to play a trick, pull one's leg, joke

Question 38

**о**троду

Answer 38

1) from birth 2) never

Question 39

сл**ы**хивать

Answer 39

to hear (repeatedly or frequently) (only exists in the past tense and infinitive)

Question 40

в**ы**терпеть

Answer 40

patiently endure (pain, suffering, inconvenience)

Question 41

угощ**а**ть/угост**и**ть

Answer 41

1) to treat (someone to something 2) to entertain (someone)

Question 42

п**а**чкать/ис-/за-

Answer 42

1) to dirty, soil, stain 2) to daub (perfective forms seem to be interchangeable)

Question 43

мал**я**р

Answer 43

(house) painter

Question 44

нег**о**дный

Answer 44

1) unfit 2) improper, unsuitable

Question 45

фигл**я**р

Answer 45

buffoon, clown, jester

Question 46

бесч**е**стить/о-

Answer 46

to disgrace, dishonor, discredit, defame

Question 47

безд**е**лница

Answer 47

something unimportant [пустяк, незначительное дело]

Question 48

нам**е**дни

Answer 48

the other day, lately

Question 49

набр**а**сывать/наброс**а**ть

Answer 49

1) to sketch, draw an outline (of) 2) outline, draft 3) to jot down

Question 50

вид**е**ние

Answer 50

apparition, dream, vision, ghost (Not to be confused with [в**и**дение],[в**е**дение], или [вед**е**ние])

Question 51

нез**а**пный

Answer 51

sudden, unexpected [внезапный] - modern synonym

Question 52

мрак

Answer 52

1) shadow, darkness 2) gloom (of), cheerlessness (of) 3) despair (poetic) [мрачный]

Question 53

(не)дост**о**йный

Answer 53

(un)worthy, (un)becoming, (dis)honorable

Question 54

стр**о**йность

Answer 54

1) slimness, slenderness 2) harmoniousness, state of being well-composed, orderly 3) harmony (of sounds) [стройный]

Question 55

отоб**е**дать

Answer 55

to have lunch [пообедать] - modern synonym

Question 56

сход**и**ть

Answer 56

to go and come back (as a perfective)

Question 57

дожид**а**ться/дожд**а**ться

Answer 57

1) to await, wait (until)

Question 58

прот**и**виться/вос-

Answer 58

to oppose, object, resist, stand up (against) (чему)

Question 59

подым**а**ть/подъ**я**ть

Answer 59

to lift, raise, pick up (archaic, poetic) [поднимать/поднять] - modern synonym

Question 60

пропад**а**ть/проп**а**сть

Answer 60

1) get lost, be done 2) to disappear, vanish 3) lose, fail 4) perish, die 5) be wasted

Question 61

зав**е**тный

Answer 61

1) cherished, lifelong, fondest (dream, desire) 2) hidden, secret

Question 62

херув**и**м

Answer 62

cherub

Question 63

уп**а**евать/упо**и**ть

Answer 63

to give a drink, give plenty to drink

Question 64

занос**и**ть/занест**и**

Answer 64

1) to bring, carry (in) (various other meanings)

Question 65

возмущ**а**ть/возмут**и**ть

Answer 65

to outrage, anger, trouble, make indignant

Question 66

прах

Answer 66

1) dust, earth (poetic) 2) ashes (of the dead)

Question 67

(не)сн**о**сный

Answer 67

(not) tolerable, supportable, passable

Question 68

ч**а**до

Answer 68

child, offspring, progeny (archaic)

Question 69

преклон**я**ться/преклон**и**ться

Answer 69

1) to bow (before) 2) to kneel (before) 3) admire, worship, revere

Question 70

бесп**е**чный

Answer 70

1) careless, carefree 2) nonchalant

Question 71

тр**а**пеза

Answer 71

meal (ironic or literary)

Question 72

искуш**е**ние

Answer 72

temptation

Question 73

вост**о**рг

Answer 73

1) rapture, ecstasy, delight 2) admiration

Question 74

сотвор**и**ть

Answer 74

1) create 2) do, make [творить] - imperfective

Question 75

пиров**а**ть

Answer 75

to feast, revel, celebrate with feasting [пир]

Question 76

надм**е**нный

Answer 76

supercilious, haughty, arrogant

Question 77

гр**я**нуть

Answer 77

1) to break out, burst out, burst forth 2) to strike up (of an orchestra)

Question 78

д**и**вный

Answer 78

marvelous, wonderful, lovely, delightful

Question 79

наслажд**а**ться/наслад**и**ться

Answer 79

to enjoy, be delighted (чем)

Question 80

мнить

Answer 80

to think, imagine, suspect

Question 81

м**е**длить/по-

Answer 81

to delay, linger, procrastinate, hesitate

Question 82

п**а**смурный

Answer 82

1) dull, cloudy, overcast 2) gloomy, sullen

Question 83

в**е**рно

Answer 83

probably, most likely (in context) [наверное]

Question 84

расстр**о**енный

Answer 84

1) upset, sad, downcast 2) untuned (of an instrument)

Question 85

хм**у**риться/на-

Answer 85

1) to frown 2) to gloom, to lour (of rain clouds)

Question 86

ск**а**зывать

Answer 86

to utter, narrate (poetic)

Question 87

застав**а**ть/заст**а**ть

Answer 87

to find, to catch, to (manage to) meet

Question 88

наз**а**втра

Answer 88

the next day

Question 89

кл**и**кать/кл**и**кнуть

Answer 89

1) to call (someone) (coll.) 2) to cry out

Question 90

учт**и**во

Answer 90

courteously, respectfully

Question 91

т**о**тчас

Answer 91

at once, instantly

Question 92

м**е**жду т**е**м

Answer 92

in the meantime, meanwhile

Question 93

с**о**вестно

Answer 93

one is ashamed, be ashamed (to admit, etc.)

Question 94

гн**а**ться/по-

Answer 94

to chase, pursue (за + instr.) [гон**ю**сь, г**о**нишься, г**о**няться] (unidirectional) multidirectional equivalent: [гон**я**ться/по-]

Question 95

реб**я**чий

Answer 95

children's, child's childish (rel.)

Question 96

расс**е**ивать/расс**е**ять

Answer 96

1) to dissipate, disseminate, scatter, disperse 2) to sow (seeds) in various places

Question 97

отк**у**поривать/отк**у**порить

Answer 97

to uncork

Question 98

переч**е**сть

Answer 98

Can be perfective of two verb pairs: [пересч**и**тывать/перечесть] - same as [пересчитать] (to recount) [переч**и**тывать/перечесть] - same as [перечитать] (to reread)

Question 99

сочин**я**ть/сочин**и**ть

Answer 99

1) to write, compose 2) to make up, invent, fabricate

Question 100

тверд**и**ть

Answer 100

1) to keep repeating, harp on, etc. 2) memorize through repetition

Question 101

отравл**я**ть/отрав**и**ть

Answer 101

1) to poison 2) to spoil

Question 102

ремесл**о**

Answer 102

1) trade, craft 2) handicraft

Question 103

посто**я**ть

Answer 103

1) to stand (for a while) 2) to stand up (for) + за 3) express demand to stop or stop moving

Question 104

лить

Answer 104

1) to pour, spill 2) to shed 3) cast, mould [лью, льёшь]

Question 105

цел**е**бный

Answer 105

medicinal, healthy

Question 106

отсек**а**ть/отс**е**чь

Answer 106

to cut off, chop off, sever

Question 107

наполн**я**ть/нап**о**лнить

Answer 107

1) to fill, fill up 2) to blow out

Question 108

т**я**жкий

Answer 108

very difficult, heavy, emotionally challenging, etc. [очень тяжёлый]

Question 109

нужд**а**

Answer 109

1) need, want, request 2) need, indigence (poverty)

Question 110

**и**збранный

Answer 110

chosen, selected [избирать/избрать]

Question 111

пр**а**здный

Answer 111

1) empty 2) idle 3) useless, unnecessary

Question 112

счастл**и**вец

Answer 112

lucky man

Question 113

пренебрег**а**ть/пренебр**е**чь

Answer 113

1) to neglect, disregard, disdain, slight (+ instr.) 2) to scorn, ignore, despise (+ instr.)

Question 114

презр**е**нный

Answer 114

contemptible, despicable, despised [презир**а**ть/презр**е**ть] [презр**е**ние] [презр**и**тельный]

Question 115

п**о**льза

Answer 115

use, benefit, advantage

Question 116

уж**е**ль

Answer 116

really? (expressing doubt) syn. [ужели, неужели, разве, неужто]