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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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investigate  Speak Example sentences
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[максимальной] the largest possible quantity
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[почки] the glandular organ which excretes urea and other waste products from the animal body
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[расследования] explore; observe or inquire into in detail; examine systematically
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[отказаться] make a choice or decision; choose; select
majority  Speak Example sentences
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[мнения] notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than an impression; favorable estimation
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[министр] one who performs service for another; officer of justice; executive head of a government department
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[Пожилые] develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
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[Большинство] greater number or part; a number more than half of the total
marsh  Speak Example sentences
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[численного] belonging to number; denoting a number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters
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[Марш] swamp; bog; low lying wetland with grassy vegetation
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[репутацию] state of being held in high esteem; general estimation in which a person is held by the public
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[рационального] consistent with; based on; using reason
mature  Speak Example sentences
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[журнал] magazine; periodical; log; diary; a ledger in which transactions have been recorded as they occurred
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[министр] one who performs service for another; officer of justice; executive head of a government department
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[Пожилые] develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
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[тянуть] steer or move into a certain direction; take away; remove from a fixed position; extract
minute  Speak Example sentences
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[минут] extremely small; short note
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[Отдых] make less severe or strict; become less tense
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[кредита] give temporarily; temporary provision of money
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[численного] belonging to number; denoting a number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters
numerical  Speak Example sentences
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[предложения] plan suggested for acceptance; a matter to be dealt with; subject for discussion or analysis
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[численного] belonging to number; denoting a number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters
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[премии] having or reflecting superior quality or value
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[рекомендации] making attractive or acceptable; pushing for something
offer  Speak Example sentences
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[радиолокационной] measuring instrument to detect distant objects by microwave
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[релиз] give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
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[пара] two people or things considered as a unit; two items of the same kind; a couple
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[Предложение] act of presenting; something, such as a suggestion, proposal, bid, or recommendation
opt  Speak Example sentences
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[численного] belonging to number; denoting a number; consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters
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[отказаться] make a choice or decision; choose; select
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[премии] having or reflecting superior quality or value
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[Восстановление] get or find back; regain a former condition
plague  Speak Example sentences
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[релиз] give off; liberate; grant freedom to; make something available
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[чумы] epidemic disease with a high death rate; annoyance
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[производительности] act of performing; dramatic or musical entertainment; process or manner
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[Восстановление] get or find back; regain a former condition