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  Academic Words Level 1 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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[хор] band or organized company of singers, especially in church service
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[противостоять] be face to face with; oppose in hostility or competition; deal with
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[взрыва] explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
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[союзником] confederate; partner; collaborator
alternative  Speak Example sentences
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[альтернативные] one of two or more things, ideas, or courses of action that may be used; option or choice
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[неловко] difficult to handle or manage
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[карта] graph; diagram;  map showing coastlines, water depths, or other information of use to navigators
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[Агентство] a business that serves other businesses; an administrative unit of government
attack  Speak Example sentences
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[атаки] offensive move; expression of strong criticism; hostile comment
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[задача] assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
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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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[клиента] someone who pays to get goods or services
blast  Speak Example sentences
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[взрыва] explode; burst; gale; a powerful gust of wind or air
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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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[отверстие] drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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[Церемония] a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom
bore  Speak Example sentences
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[подбодрить] the lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment
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[альбом] a list of names; a register for visitors; a blank book to insert autographs sketches, memorial writing, photographs
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[отверстие] drill; make a hole in or through, with or as if with a drill
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[смелые] brave; daring; intrepid; impudent
brutal  Speak Example sentences
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[жестокий] like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
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[подбодрить] the lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment
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[задача] assert a right; raise a formal objection; take exception to
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[неловко] difficult to handle or manage
cabinet  Speak Example sentences
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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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[обвинить] blame; say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
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[концентрат] bring to or direct toward a common center; unite more closely; gather into one body
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[Доска объявлений] a committee having supervisory powers; a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose
cellar  Speak Example sentences
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[соответствующие] acquire; take possession of for one's own use; set apart for specific use
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[подбодрить] the lightness of spirits or mood; source of joy or happiness; festive food and drink; refreshment
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[подвал] room or rooms under a building, and usually below the surface of the ground
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[оформление] act of clearing; space cleared; permission to proceed or trust
cereal  Speak Example sentences
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[предать] be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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[зерновых] grass such as wheat, oats, or corn, the starchy grains of which are used as a food
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[помощь] give help or support to, especially as a subordinate
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[гражданского] having to do with citizens or the state; courteous and polite
ceremony  Speak Example sentences
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[жестокий] like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; merciless
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[союзником] confederate; partner; collaborator
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[корзина] common name for various kinds of vehicles; two-wheeled vehicle; light business wagon
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[Церемония] a formal act or set of acts performed as prescribed by ritual or custom