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  Academic Words Level 3 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rival  Speak Example sentences
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[искушение] act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
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[конкурента] compete; be equal to in quality or ability; match
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[слух] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
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[виртуальный] existing or resulting in essence or effect though not in fact; existing in mind, especially as a product of imagination
rumour  Speak Example sentences
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[визуализации] make visual, or visible; see in fancy; form a mental image of
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[искушение] act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction
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[безработица] not having a job; condition of being unemployed; state of being unused
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[слух] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
scope  Speak Example sentences
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[обидчивый] tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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[декорации] landscape; view; view or views of natural features, especially in open country
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[задушить] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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[сфера] range of one's perceptions, thoughts, or actions; extent; bound
segment  Speak Example sentences
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[Реле] act of passing something along from one person, group, or station to another
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[лоскуток] a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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[царапины] gather something together over time; scratch repeatedly
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[сегмента] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
shred  Speak Example sentences
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[безработица] not having a job; condition of being unemployed; state of being unused
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[наклона] be at an angle; incline
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[лоскуток] a small amount; a long, narrow piece cut or torn off; long, irregular strip that is cut or torn off
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[словесным] expressed in spoken rather than written words; consisting of words alone without action
smother  Speak Example sentences
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[задушить] conceal or hide; envelope completely; extinguish; deprive of the oxygen necessary for combustion
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[спираль] rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
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[сфера] ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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[тривиально] unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
splash  Speak Example sentences
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[спираль] rotary; curled; moving in a zigzag course; moving in the shape of a coil
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[сфера] ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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[слух] piece of unverified information of uncertain origin usually spread by word of mouth
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[заставки] cause fluid to scatter in flying masses; strike and dash about, as water, mud
stitch  Speak Example sentences
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[шов] sew; knit; fasten or join with or as if with thread
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[тривиально] unimportant; of little significance or value; ordinary; commonplace
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[обидчивый] tending to take offense with slight cause; oversensitive; requiring special tact or skill in handling
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[смерч] cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
stuffing  Speak Example sentences
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[фарш] the material used for filling cushion, mattress, or others
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[смерч] cyclone; localized and violently destructive windstorm
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[сфера] ball; globe; a particular aspect of life or activity
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[доходов] money which returns from an investment; annual income; reward
tactic  Speak Example sentences
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[сегмента] sector; portion; any of the parts into which something can be divided
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[тактика] plan for attaining a particular goal; action calculated to achieve some end
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[основной] lying under or beneath something; basic; implicit; taking precedence; prior
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[безусловный] made without condition; absolute; unreserved