3500 ACT Vocabulary

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(болтовня) teasing conversation; good-humored, playful conversation


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(заграждения) artificial obstruction; heavy curtain of artillery fire; rapid, concentrated discharge of missiles


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(баррикада) hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle


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(ссориться) engage in a petty, bad-tempered quarrel


Spelling Word: bicker
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(странное) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance


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(одеяло) heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing


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(закрывать глаза) draw back, from lack of courage or resolution; turn pale, as if in fear


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(напыщенного) pompous; using inflated language; high-sounding but with little meaning


Spelling Word: bombastic
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(отказов) jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface


Spelling Word: bounce
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(оживленная) marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic; swift; keen or sharp in speech or manner


Spelling Word: brisk