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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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absurd  Speak Example sentences
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[аукцион] public sale of property to the highest bidder
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[главы] division of a book or treatise; assembly of monks; bishop's council; organized branch of some society
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[абсурдно] preposterous; ridiculously incongruous or unreasonable; foolish
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[Комплекс] complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
accused  Speak Example sentences
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[ставки] stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
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[обвиняемых] defendant or defendants in a criminal case; a person charged with an offense
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[клиента] someone who pays to get goods or services
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[античный] any furniture old and valuable; out of fashion
anyhow  Speak Example sentences
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[иначе] in any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event
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[Администрация] management; supervision; people who are in charge of management; the activity of government for powers and duties
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[доступ] approach; entry; entrance
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[власть] jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
auction  Speak Example sentences
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[аукцион] public sale of property to the highest bidder
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[общаться] send information about; make known; impart; reveal clearly
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[баланс] being in equilibrium; equilibrium; symmetry; stability
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[чат] talk without exchanging too much information; informal conversation
audience  Speak Example sentences
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[били] formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
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[ставки] make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
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[поймать] capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
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[аудитории] a group of people within hearing; crowd seeing a stage performance
authority  Speak Example sentences
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[ставки] make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
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[били] formed or made thin by hammering; totally worn-out; exhausted
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[клиента] someone who pays to get goods or services
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[власть] jurisdiction; power to enforce laws, exact obedience, command, determine, or judge; government
bet  Speak Example sentences
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[ставки] stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; amount or object risked in a wager
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[поймать] capture or seize, especially after a chase; take by or as if by trapping; reach just in time
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[кабинет] group of persons appointed by a head of state or a prime minister; hut; cottage; small house; small room; a closet
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[удивлять] astonish; affect with wonder
bizarre  Speak Example sentences
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[отмены] stop; terminate before completion; terminate a pregnancy
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[дроссель] breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; reduce the air supply
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[странное] fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
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[бакалавра] unmarried men; the first or lowest academic degree conferred by universities and colleges
brand  Speak Example sentences
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[Комплекс] complicated in structure; a whole structure, as a building, made up of interconnected or related structures
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[неловко] difficult to handle or manage
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[Чейз] pursue to kill or take; hunt; follow as if to catch
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[Бренд] a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
cast  Speak Example sentences
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[Бренд] a burning piece of wood; mark made by burning with a hot iron; distinctive mark upon in any way
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[претензии] demand for something as rightful or due
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[Состав] assign the roles of; choose at random
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[неловко] difficult to handle or manage