3500 ACT Vocabulary

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balanced  Speak Example sentences
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(сбалансированного) hold or carry in equilibrium
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(лысый) hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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(ругать) rebuke or scold angrily and at length
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(баррикада) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
balk  Speak Example sentences
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(борода) hairy growth on or near the face of certain mammals
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(насмешливо) good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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(Бок) stop short and refuse to go on; refuse obstinately or abruptly
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(Баннер) flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
bantering  Speak Example sentences
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(ошибка) serious mistake typically caused by ignorance or confusion
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(ощетинившийся) rising like bristles; showing irritation
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(насмешливо) good-natured ridiculing; cleverly amusing in tone
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(шумной) rough and stormy; loud, noisy, and lacking in restraint or discipline
barrage  Speak Example sentences
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(Браун) solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs
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(завещать) leave to someone by a will; hand down
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(заграждения) artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles
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(воюющих) inclined or eager to fight; aggressive
barricade  Speak Example sentences
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(лысый) hairless; lacking a natural or usual covering
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(баррикада) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle
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(благословение) blessing; invocation of divine blessing; expression of good wishes
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(оплакивать) regret strongly; express disapproval of
bedrock  Speak Example sentences
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(богемной) unconventional in an artistic way
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(основой) foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel
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(Баннер) flag; sign; a newspaper headline that runs across the full page
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(Браун) solid and well-developed muscles, especially of the arms and legs
berate  Speak Example sentences
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(основой) foundation; basis; solid rock that underlies loose material, such as soil, sand, clay, or gravel
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(ощетинившийся) rising like bristles; showing irritation
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(оживленная) marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner
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(ругать) rebuke or scold angrily and at length
beset  Speak Example sentences
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(двухпалатного) composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
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(богемной) unconventional in an artistic way
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(бард) poet, especially lyric poet
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(сталкиваются) attack from all sides; trouble persistently; hem in
bestial  Speak Example sentences
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(двухпалатного) composed of or based on two legislative chambers or branches
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(звериной) beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
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(богемной) unconventional in an artistic way
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(успокаивать) keep from motion, or stop progress of; make calm or still
blanch  Speak Example sentences
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(бланшировать) cause to turn white or become pale; take color from; bleach
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(звериной) beastlike; brutal; lacking in intelligence or reason
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(бард) poet, especially lyric poet
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(осаждать) besiege or attack; harass; surround with troops