3500 ACT Vocabulary

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balanced  Speak Example sentences
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(размахивать) move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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(сбалансированного) hold or carry in equilibrium
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(тупой) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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(драка) fight; noisy quarrel or fight; loud party
balk  Speak Example sentences
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(размахивать) move or wave, as a weapon; raise and move in various directions
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(границы) dividing line; border; frontier
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(краткость) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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(Бок) stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
banner  Speak Example sentences
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(Блюз) gloom; depressed spirits
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(Парикмахер) haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
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(Баннер) flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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(блаженной) completely happy and contented; showing or producing exalted joy
berate  Speak Example sentences
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(бард) poet, especially lyric poet
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(ругать) rebuke or scold angrily and at length
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(бычьего) dull, slow-moving, and stolid, like an ox; placid and dull
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(балласта) heavy substance used to add stability or weight
bestial  Speak Example sentences
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(звериной) beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
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(шутовство) clowning; arts and practices of buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous pranks, vulgar tricks and postures
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(Баннер) flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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(едва) just; only; hardly; scarcely
betroth  Speak Example sentences
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(сбалансированного) hold or carry in equilibrium
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(обручу) become engaged to marry; promise to marry
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(границы) dividing line; border; frontier
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(Парикмахер) haircutter; one whose business is to cut hair and to shave or trim beards
blanket  Speak Example sentences
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(бард) poet, especially lyric poet
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(осаждать) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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(одеяло) heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing
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(ругать) rebuke or scold angrily and at length
blench  Speak Example sentences
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(осаждать) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops
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(осуществляющее обмен лицо) trader; one who trades goods for other goods without involving money
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(оплотом) earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends
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(закрывать глаза) draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear
blues  Speak Example sentences
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(Блюз) gloom; depressed spirits
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(баржа) flatboat; long, large boat for transporting freight that is unpowered and towed or pushed by other craft
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(горький) harsh or corrosive in tone; painful; acrid; acrimonious
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(бивак) temporary encampment; a site where people on holiday can pitch tent
blunt  Speak Example sentences
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(бюджет) estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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(тупой) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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(краткость) quality or state of being brief in duration; concise expression
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(одурманивать) confuse thoroughly; becloud and confuse, as with liquor; make stupid with alcohol