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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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dim  Speak Example sentences
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[Экономика] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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[предстоящих] ready or about to appear; making appearance
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[тусклый] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
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[наглым] strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
doom  Speak Example sentences
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[Doom] judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation
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[ютятся] crouch or curl up; mass; heap;  crowd or draw together
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[локтя] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[тусклый] emitting only a small amount of light; lacking in brightness
drift  Speak Example sentences
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[миру] body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball
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[введения] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
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[предстоящих] ready or about to appear; making appearance
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[дрейфа] float; moving aimlessly; wander
eclipse  Speak Example sentences
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[муки] fine powdery foodstuff; soft, fine powder
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[мрачные] imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim; clouded
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[Затмение] darken; exceed in importance; outweigh
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[наглым] strange; unusual; haughty or brutal in behavior or language; grossly rude or disrespectful
elbow  Speak Example sentences
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[одобрить] acknowledge by signing a bill, draft, or other instruments; approve; support
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[придать] put in; infuse; force or drive fluid into something
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[локтя] hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm
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[вязать] contract into wrinkles; grow together; form into fabric by intertwining
enhance  Speak Example sentences
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[карлика] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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[повышения] make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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[расширить] become larger in size or volume; grow stronger; add details
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[инструмента] tool; one used by another to accomplish a purpose; a device used to produce music; legal document
extend  Speak Example sentences
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[печи] enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment  or great trial; intensely hot place
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[диктовать] prescribe; rule as a dictator
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[расширить] open or straighten something out; unbend; prolong
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[простоя] useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; given rest and ease; avoiding work or employment; lazy
flour  Speak Example sentences
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[муки] fine powdery foodstuff; soft, fine powder
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[улыбка] act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
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[люк] breed; emerge from the egg
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[общего] of an entire group or class; general
fret  Speak Example sentences
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[улыбка] act of withdrawing lips and showing teeth; a broad smile
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[Электроника] branch of physics that deals with the behavior of electrons; electronic devices
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[введения] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance
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[лад] cause to be uneasy; wear away
globe  Speak Example sentences
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[неумелых] lacking judgment, sense, or reason; unsuited; inappropriate; foolish
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[миру] body with the shape of a sphere, especially a representation of the earth in the form of a hollow ball
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[карлика] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
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[введения] adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; impressive in appearance