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  Academic Words Level 1 - 2 - Matching Quizzes
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defendant  Speak Example sentences
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[Лифт] lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
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[ответчик] one required to make answer in an action or suit
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[бросать] throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
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[любезный] beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
deny  Speak Example sentences
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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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[бедствий] catastrophe; great harm, damage, or death, or serious difficulty
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[Grand] large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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[отрицать] disagree with; refuse; declare untrue
diet  Speak Example sentences
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[инстинкт] an inborn pattern of behavior; nature
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[слабый] lacking strength or vigor; weak
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[диета] nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
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[отвлечь] cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
discipline  Speak Example sentences
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[ползучести] move slowly; move stealthily or cautiously
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[удерживайте] keep from departing; take and maintain control over; stop dealing with
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[дисциплины] a trait of being well behaved; an act of punishing; a system of rules of conduct or method of practice
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[любезный] beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
distract  Speak Example sentences
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[отвлечь] cause to turn away from original focus; pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle
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[детектив] investigator;  usually of the police force, who investigates crimes and obtains evidence
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[унизить] cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
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[деликатный] pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way; easily hurt; very subtle between difference
dump  Speak Example sentences
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[неизбежны] unavoidable;  incapable of being avoided or prevented
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[ликвидации] eradicate; abolish; rule out
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[обнять] crowd together; keep close to; tight or amorous embrace
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[свалка] sell at artificially low prices; throw away as refuse
elevator  Speak Example sentences
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[Лифт] lifting device consisting of a platform or cage
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[любезный] beneficent; merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor
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[края] brink; perimeter; margin
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[унизить] cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of
exclusive  Speak Example sentences
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[Эксклюзив] not divided or shared with others; excluding much or all; not allowing something else
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[Гриль] question severely; torture or afflict
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[диета] nutritional plan; nourishment; a prescribed selection of foods
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[отдельных] single person or thing; human regarded as a unique personality
grand  Speak Example sentences
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[Grand] large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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[края] brink; perimeter; margin
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[разрушительных] causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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[Недвижимость] extensive landed property; everything you own; all of your assets
grudge  Speak Example sentences
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[разрушительных] causing, or able to cause, damage; ruinous
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[Grand] large and impressive in size, scope, or extent
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[доходов] gain from labor, business, property, or capital
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[обиду] be unwilling or reluctant to give or admit; be envious; show discontent