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  Academic Words Level 1 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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irony  Speak Example sentences
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[свет] brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
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[беспорядок] soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
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[до] preceding in the order of time; former; previous
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[ирония] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
light  Speak Example sentences
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[свет] brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
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[поиск] act of searching for something
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[безрассудной] headstrong; rash; indifferent to or disregardful of consequences
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[джунгли] land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; a dense, confusing mass
lock  Speak Example sentences
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[Логика] reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
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[беспорядок] soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal
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[напомнить] recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
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[Блокировка] strand or cluster of hair; fastening together; a closing of one thing upon another; device operated by a key
luxury  Speak Example sentences
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[люкс] something that is an indulgence rather than necessity; excessively expensive
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[свет] brightness; something that admits illumination; source of fire; particular aspect of a situation
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[Логика] reasoned and reasonable judgment; a system of reasoning
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[процедуры] act or manner of moving forward; an act performed; steps taken in an action
minimum  Speak Example sentences
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[минимальный] the smallest possible quantity
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[прачечная] washing; a workplace where clothes are washed and ironed
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[независимо] without consideration; despite everything; anyway
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[брюки] trousers; underwear; garment extending from waist to knee or ankle
naked  Speak Example sentences
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[невидимым] incapable of being seen; impossible or nearly impossible to see
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[голые] bare and pure; completely unclothed
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[Заметим] be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
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[джунгли] land densely overgrown with tropical vegetation; a dense, confusing mass
nuclear  Speak Example sentences
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[физической] relating to the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
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[ирония] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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[личность] the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
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[ядерных] of, relating to, or forming a nucleus of an atom; pertaining to, or using nuclear weapons
observe  Speak Example sentences
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[смертного] man, human being; liable or subject to death; accompanying death
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[Заметим] be on the watch respecting; pay attention to; notice with care; see; perceive
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[Пожилые] develop and reach maturity; grow old or older
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[заднего] side of an object that is opposite its front; hind part; point, or area farthest from the front
opportunity  Speak Example sentences
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[ирония] expression by a deliberate contrast between apparent and intended meaning; the witty language used to insult
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[голые] bare and pure; completely unclothed
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[возможность] favorable or advantageous circumstance; a chance for progress or advancement
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[против] place in front of, or over against; set opposite; exhibit; confront; resist; withstand
pick  Speak Example sentences
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[личность] the complex of all the attributes of a person; the totality of qualities and traits of a person
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[мелкой] trivial; of small importance; very small
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[выбрать] remove something with the fingers or with the teeth; separate as choice or desirable
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[беспорядок] soft semi-liquid food; a quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision of food for one meal