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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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abuse  Speak Example sentences
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[постоянной] invariable; repeating; continually occurring; persistent
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[канала] passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
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[нарушении] improper use or handling; misuse
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[власть] jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
address  Speak Example sentences
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[агрессивного] making assaults; unjustly attacking; combative; hostile; tending to spread quickly
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[адрес] make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
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[Балкон] platform projecting from the wall of a building
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[противостоять] be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
agreement  Speak Example sentences
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[Изменить] change something slightly, especially to make it more correct, effective, or suitable
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[аборт] termination of pregnancy; failure of a plan
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[бизнес] rightful concern or responsibility; occupation, work, or trade-in which a person is engaged; commercial enterprise
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[Соглашение] state of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action, or character
amaze  Speak Example sentences
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[канала] passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
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[бар] a counter where you can obtain food or drink; cafe; strip; stick
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[удивлять] astonish; affect with wonder
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[адрес] make a formal speech to; deal with or discuss; direct efforts or attention of
barely  Speak Example sentences
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[едва] just; only; hardly; scarcely
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[помощь] person or thing that promotes or helps in something done; helper; assistant
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[часовня] place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
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[Bay] an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
bay  Speak Example sentences
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[абсурдно] preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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[удивлять] astonish; affect with wonder
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[подвал] cellar; a part of a building that is below the level of the first floor
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[Bay] an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
beat  Speak Example sentences
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[иначе] in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
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[кроме] separately, regarding space or company; in a state of separation as to place; aside
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[Bay] an inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; a small body of water set off from the main body
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[бить] whip; strike; defeat; hit repeatedly
bet  Speak Example sentences
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[бюджет] estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
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[часовня] place of worship that is smaller than and subordinate to a church; service conducted in a chapel
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[абсурдно] preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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[ставки] stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
buck  Speak Example sentences
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[скорая помощь] field hospital organized as to follow an army in its movements; a wagon for conveying the wounded to hospital
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[назад] directed to the back or rear; unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; undeveloped
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[Конгресс] meeting of elected or appointed representatives
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[доллар] move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
budget  Speak Example sentences
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[убеждение] the judgment that someone is guilty of a crime; strongly held belief
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[дроссель] breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
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[канала] passage for water or other fluids to flow through; bed of a stream or river; route of communication or access
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[бюджет] estimate; a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose