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Английский язык для магистратуры
R
ussia: a Part of The W
orld or...
b) discernable changes, to play one’s trump card, an imminent danger, to dismiss smth as 
groundless, not to stand up to scrutiny, public scrutiny, to come under scrutiny, to scrutinize, 
to be locked in/to get out of an imperial mindset, to exacerbate the problems, convergence 
of interests, convergent opinions, points of convergence, to be geared to the needs of…, to 
set a benchmark for…, credibility gap, to lose credibility.
Ex. 5. Match some of the words and phrases from Ex. 4 with their opposites below.
disadvantage, to neglect, doubtful, impossible, to diffuse, to diverge, to improve, to overlook, to 
agree, remote
Ex. 6. For each word given below find at least three words from the box that can go 
with it. Some words from the box can go into several groups. Can you continue the 
lists? Use the expressions in sentences of your own.
a change in
to increase
allegations
to continue
approach
attack
to be subjected to
cold war 
criticism
a strategy of
to be/come under
extinction
for comparison
international
plan
politically 
possibility
close
crisis
to cultivate
to provide a 
to suffer
to undermine
to use smth as a 
imminent
to dismiss
mindset
benchmark
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credibility
engagement
scrutiny
feasible
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Ex. 7. Suggest stylistically neutral synonyms for the following words. 
Supply contexts to bring out the difference between synonyms 
in each pair.
to dismember
ineluctably
to fulminate
subjugation
yearning
insidious
malaise
commonality
sobriety
Ex. 8. Express the same idea using the words and phrases from Ex. 4 instead of the 
underlined parts.
1. We should not fear some Orwellian future state where we’re placed under total electronic 
surveillance — it’s our present reality.
2. All country institutions must adopt the attitude of being at the service of the citizens.
3. If the EU wants Russia to become “a more congenial neighbor”, it has to boost its ability to be 
believed as a security and foreign policy actor. 

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