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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rise  Speak Example sentences
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[руб] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[объем] capacity; amount of space occupied by an object
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[рост] move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
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[стипендии] knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
rot  Speak Example sentences
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[масштаб] climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
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[установка] manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
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[тяжелой] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
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[гниль] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
rub  Speak Example sentences
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[руб] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
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[кражи] act of taking something from someone unlawfully; stealing
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[очки] ability to see; sight; the vivid mental image
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[сканирование] make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
shallow  Speak Example sentences
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[то] in one way or another; in some way not yet known; by some means
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[одного] one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
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[масштаб] climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
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[мелкой] lacking physical depth; not deep or strong
single  Speak Example sentences
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[одного] one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
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[эскиз] draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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[ловушку] catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
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[гниль] become decomposed by a natural process; perish slowly; become corrupt
sketch  Speak Example sentences
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[конкретных] stated explicitly or in detail; definite
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[надзиратель] keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
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[жертвы] the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
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[эскиз] draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
specific  Speak Example sentences
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[стипендии] knowledge resulting from study and research; grant of financial aid awarded to a student
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[рост] move from a lower position to a higher; mount up; move upward; reach a higher level
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[установка] manipulate dishonestly; make or construct in haste
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[конкретных] stated explicitly or in detail; definite
spoil  Speak Example sentences
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[яхта] a lightship used for private pleasure trips
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[сканирование] make a wide, sweeping search of; examine
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[жертвы] the offering of something to god; victim offered to God; surrender or loss of profit for higher object
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[портить] go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
sweep  Speak Example sentences
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[развертки] movement in an arc; clean with a broom; wide scope; winning all
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[скольжения] move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
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[Серия] several things or events standing or succeeding in order; sequence
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[тяжелой] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
tense  Speak Example sentences
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[напряженный] stretch or force to the limit; tight
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[эскиз] draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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[одного] one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
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[объем] capacity; amount of space occupied by an object