3000 ECPE Vocabulary

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n.
(солености) relative proportion of salt in a solution; the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth


Spelling Word: salinity
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a. Syn. rare; limited
(скудных) hard to find; absent or rare; limited


Spelling Word: scarce
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n. Syn. landscape; view
(декорации) landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country


Spelling Word: scenery
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n. Syn. protection; safety
(безопасность) freedom from risk or danger; safety


Spelling Word: security
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a.
(полузасушливых) relatively low annual rainfall of 25 to 50 centimeters


Spelling Word: semiarid
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n.
(Доставка) sending of cargo; act of sending off something


Spelling Word: shipment
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n.
(лопата) tool consisting of a broad scoop, or hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing loose substances


Spelling Word: shovel
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a. Syn. smooth
(скользкой) smooth; being such as to cause things to slip or slide


Spelling Word: slippery
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n. Syn. layer
(адвокат) petitioner who seeks contributions or trade or votes; chief law officer of a city, town, or government department


Spelling Word: solicitor
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ad. Syn. slightly
(несколько) to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly


Spelling Word: somewhat