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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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courtesy  Speak Example sentences
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[отчаянные] having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
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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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[рассвет] time each morning at which daylight first begins; beginning; start
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[жест] the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
crisis  Speak Example sentences
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[кризис] dangerous situation; crucial or decisive point or situation; a turning point
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[Показать] exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
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[круиз] sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
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[фатальной] causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
cue  Speak Example sentences
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[слушания] opportunity to be heard; capacity to hear; judicial investigation of a suit at law
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[кий] end of a thing; queue; last words of an actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
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[выборка] take away or remove; reduce; go or come after and bring or take back
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[ров] the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
debate  Speak Example sentences
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[Найдено] establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence;  melt metal and pour into a mold
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[жест] the motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
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[обсуждение] discussion; dispute; discussion involving opposing points
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[круиз] sail back and forth on the ocean; sail as for the protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, or for pleasure
desperate  Speak Example sentences
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[беспокоить] upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
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[Показать] exhibit; present or hold up to view; show; demonstrate; give evidence of; manifest
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[мошенничество] getting money by lying or cheating; something intended to deceive
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[отчаянные] having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
destiny  Speak Example sentences
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[исполнения] accomplishment; putting into practice;  putting a person to death
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[отчаянные] having lost all hope; dangerous; extremely intense
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[кий] end of a thing; queue; last words of an actor's speech; hint or intimation; humor
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[судьба] an event that will inevitably happen in the future
disturb  Speak Example sentences
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[выборка] take away or remove; reduce; go or come after and bring or take back
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[шторм] powerful wind; a gust of wind; emotional outburst as laughter or tears
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[определенной] fixed; exact; having distinct limits
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[беспокоить] upset; bother; trouble emotionally or mentally; put out of order; disarrange
ditch  Speak Example sentences
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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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[фатальной] causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
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[ров] the trench made in the earth by digging; any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of the earth
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[фестиваль] a day or period of time for feasting and celebration
fault  Speak Example sentences
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[фатальной] causing death; very serious and having an important bad effect in the future
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[вина] crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
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[нежный] well-born; of a good family or respectable birth; mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender
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[отдельных] single person or thing; human regarded as a unique personality
fetch  Speak Example sentences
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[выборка] take away or remove; reduce; go or come after and bring or take back
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[поколения] all offspring at the same stage from an ancestor; interval between the birth of parents and their offspring
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[встреча] face; confront;  meet, especially unexpectedly; come upon
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[отрицать] disagree with; refuse; declare untrue