bookish russian

• весьма́

  very (formal, bookish)

  quite, rather

• кни́жный

  Аdjective of book

  bookish, abstract

• мрак

  (bookish) darkness absence of light

• равнове́сие

  (science/bookish/technical) equilibrium/balance

• полномо́чие

  (bookish) authority

  the right granted to someone to do something

• противоре́чить

  contradict

  (outdated and bookish) object or disagree with someone

• озари́ть

  (bookish) light up or illuminate

• вои́стину

  truly (bookish and outdated)

• безо́бразный

  (Bookish) Not having a clear appearance

• замеша́тельство

  confusion or embarrassment(bookish)

  short term disruption of normal course of things

• совоку́пность

  (bookish) totality

• угаса́ть

  (bookish) to fade away/to lose strength/burn out

• преры́вистый

  intermittent, broken or interrupted (having gaps) (bookish)

• взве́шивать

  weigh (carefully consider) (bookish)

• безмо́лвие

  (bookish) undisturbed silence

• уга́снуть

  (bookish) to fade away/to lose strength/burn out

• смире́ние

  (bookish/outdated) humbleness/humility, acceptance

  meekness obedience

  Действие по знач. глаг. смирить—смирять

• служе́ние

  service (bookish)

• заинтересо́ванность

  (bookish) interest

• изнеможе́ние

  (bookish) exhaustion

• круши́ть

  (bookish/poetic/outdated) to destroy/break

• кров

  (outdated) roof

  (bookish) home/shelter

• поклоня́ться

  (bookish) worship

• изнемога́ть

  (bookish) to grow weak/lose power/exaust

• озаря́ть

  (bookish) light up or illuminate

• мечта́ние

  (bookish poetic) То же что мечта

  Предаваться мечтаниям

• предугада́ть

  (bookish) to guess in advance

• произво́дный

  (bookish) derivative

• привилегиро́ванный

  (bookish) privileged

• не́друг

  (bookish) enemy foe

• полномо́чный

  (bookish) полномочие - authorized

• озари́ться

  (bookish) light up or illuminate

  come to understand

• смире́нный

  (bookish/outdated) humble/submissive (adj)

• безмо́лвствовать

  (bookish) To remain completely silent not to say a word

• веле́ние

  command or dictate (bookish)

• совоку́пный

  (bookish) combined joint aggregate

• увере́ние

  assurance (bookish)

  a statement made to assure of something

• сокруша́ть

  (bookish) crush smash overwhelm destory

• сопря́чь

  to connect or bind (bookish)

• изнуря́ть

  exhaust (bookish)

• прости́тельный

  (bookish) forgivable (adj)

• похва́льный

  commendable or deserving of praise (bookish)

  похвальная грамота

• ниц

  (outdated/bookish) face down or touching the ground with face

• изнурённый

  exhausted (bookish)

• озаря́ться

  (bookish) light up or illuminate

  come to understand

• расточа́ть

  (bookish) to use recklessly/to waste/squander

  Express your feelings and thoughts (usually benevolent) with immoderate generosity

• изнемо́чь

  (bookish) to grow weak/lose power/exaust

• великовозра́стный

  (bookish/outdated) A person who has passed school age/is older than it should be for a given state or position

• тожде́ственный

  identical (bookish)

• смежи́ть

  (bookish) close bring together or connect edges (about eyes)

• порица́ние

  (bookish) an expression of condemnation or disapproval, censure, blame

  from the word порицать

• извини́тельный

  (bookish) pardonable/excusable/apologetic

  containing request of apology or deserving or apology

• досяга́емость

  (bookish/outdated) reach

• превозмо́чь

  (outdated and bookish) to surmount overcome

• надзира́ть

  oversee or supervise (bookish)

  за кем/чем-либо

• обобщи́ть

  (bookish) To give a general meaning to something particular

  (bookish) to unite into something common or whole drawing conclusions from individual observations

• грохота́нье

  (bookish) rumbling

• изли́шествовать

  (bookish/outdated) indulge in excesses

• изнуре́ние

  exhaustion (bookish)

• изнурённость

  exhaustion (bookish)

• изнуря́ться

  be exhausted (bookish)

• ни́щенство

  (bookish) begging/collection of alms by the poor as a means of subsistence

• огорчи́тельный

  (bookish) upsetting

• побуди́тельный

  (bookish) urging or motivating

• порица́ть

  (bookish) to condemn/judge/express negative attitude toward

• предуга́дывать

  (bookish) to guess in advance

• привилегиро́ванность

  (bookish) privilege

• призре́ние

  care (outdated and bookish)

  charity

• прикоснове́нность

  (outdated bookish) concern touch involvement

• прикоснове́нный

  (bookish and official) related concerned or involved

• примири́тель

  (bookish) reconciler conciliator peace-maker

• расточи́тель

  (bookish) He who is excessively wasteful/squanders/spends recklessly

• расточи́тельство

  (bookish) a waste/ruinous spending of something

• середи́нный

  (bookish) located in the middle of something or between two objects

  Hesitating between something avoiding extremes

• совершенноле́тний

  (bookish/legal/formal) adult/of the full legal age (adj)

• умале́ние

  (bookish) belittling

• изнури́ть

  exhaust (bookish)

• ласка́тельный

  (outdated and bookish) caressing

• разногла́сить

  (outdated/bookish) to disagree with someone/something

• одина́ковость

  (bookish) sameness or similarity

• равнове́сный

  (science/bookish/technical) equilibrium/balance (adj)

• отыма́ть

  (bookish/outdated) same as отнимать

• расточи́ть

  to widen by turning (lathe)

  (bookish) to use recklessly/to squander

• любова́ние

  (bookish) admiring or admiration

Examples

• Э́то сло́во всегда каза́лось мне книжным и архаи́чным. Кто-то из вас употребля́л его в повседневной жи́зни?

  This word always struck me as bookish and archaic. Has anyone here ever used it in everyday life?