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  Academic Words Level 3 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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devastating  Speak Example sentences
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[баловаться] be complacent toward; give way to; not to oppose or restrain;  yield to the desire of
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[разрушительное] destructive; highly critical; causing or capable of causing complete destruction
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[Маршрут] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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[грязь] foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
disrupt  Speak Example sentences
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[младенец] child in the first period of life; young babe
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[повышения] make better or more attractive; increase; improve
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[нарушить] upset; throw into confusion or disorder
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[Маршрут] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
duly  Speak Example sentences
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[дилемма] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[образом] as it ought to be; properly; regularly
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[сомнительных] distrustful; skeptical; full of doubt; having doubt; not settled in opinion
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[наследование] receive from an ancestor by legal succession or will; receive by bequest or as a legacy
dwarf  Speak Example sentences
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[эквивалентные] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
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[вторгнуться] move into; intrude; enter by force in order to conquer or pillage
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[Маршрут] plan of the trip; a guidebook for travelers
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[карлика] cause to seem small; check natural growth or development of
economics  Speak Example sentences
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[младенец] child in the first period of life; young babe
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[Экспертиза] specialized knowledge; expert skill
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[Экономика] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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[заразить] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
exile  Speak Example sentences
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[лазарет] health facility where patients receive treatment
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[эквивалентные] interchangeable; comparable; equal, as in value, force, or meaning
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[ссылка] force separation from one's native country
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[пух] inflated or padded material; light down or fuzz, as on a young bird; superficial entertainment
expertise  Speak Example sentences
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[Экспертиза] specialized knowledge; expert skill
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[неустойки] something surrendered as punishment for crime or error
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[плоские] compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone's vanity by praising them
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[Экономика] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
feast  Speak Example sentences
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[праздник] festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
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[Работа] act of employing or using; work in which one is engaged; occupation
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[диссертации] formal essay;  paper written by a candidate for the doctoral degree at university
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[грязь] foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
flock  Speak Example sentences
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[хаос] wide and general destruction; devastation; waste
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[стая] group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
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[заразить] bring into contact with a substance that can cause illness
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[Экспертиза] specialized knowledge; expert skill
glamour  Speak Example sentences
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[дилемма] predicament; state of uncertainty or between equally unfavorable options
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[гламур] the air of compelling charm, romance, and excitement, especially when delusively alluring; a magic spell
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[Экономика] branch of social science that deals with the production and consumption and their management
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[исключительных] extraordinary; unusual; well above average