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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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costume  Speak Example sentences
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[щедрые] more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
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[хобби] auxiliary activity; activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation
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[текущее] stream; flow; up-to-date; present
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[костюм] dress; attire; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
current  Speak Example sentences
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[кризис] dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
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[бедствий] catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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[трения] clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
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[текущее] stream; flow; up-to-date; present
debate  Speak Example sentences
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[отчаянные] having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
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[обсуждение] discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
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[Эксперт] a person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject
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[хобби] auxiliary activity; activity or interest pursued outside one's regular occupation
depression  Speak Example sentences
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[депрессии] recession; economic slump; concavity in a surface produced by pressing; sadness; low spirits
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[достойный] suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
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[класса] step or degree in any series, rank, quality, order; relative position or standing
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[щедрые] more than adequate; willing to give and share unstintingly
disaster  Speak Example sentences
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[идентичными] duplicate; alike; being the exact same one
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[бедствий] catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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[суета] angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
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[Эксперт] a person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject
document  Speak Example sentences
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[документ] provide written evidence; record in detail
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[сверла] bore; pierce; make a hole; practice; train
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[пара] a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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[определенной] fixed; exact; having distinct limits
due  Speak Example sentences
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[связи] owed and payable immediately or on-demand; proper and appropriate; fitting
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[достойный] suitable; modest.; honorable; meeting accepted standards
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[достоинства] regard with respect; favorable regard
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[пара] a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
fabric  Speak Example sentences
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[ткани] cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework
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[любезно] polite behavior; the act of civility or respect; consent or agreement in spite of the fact
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[бедствий] catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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[Эксперт] a person with a high degree of skill in or knowledge of a certain subject
federal  Speak Example sentences
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[враждебных] unfriendly; showing the disposition of an enemy
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[пустыня] an area with little or no vegetation; forsake; abandon
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[определенной] fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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[федерального] of or relating to central government; national
foundation  Speak Example sentences
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[обсуждение] discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
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[пара] a male and female associated together; a pair who associate with one another
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[взорваться] erupt; blow up; burst violently as a result of internal pressure
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[Фонд] basis on which something is grounded