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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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reward  Speak Example sentences
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[ловушку] catch; hold or catch as if in a hole
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[возмущаться] feel bitter; consider as injury or affront; be in angry
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[награды] satisfying return or result; profit, return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
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[термоусадочная] become smaller or draw together; compress
scale  Speak Example sentences
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[традиционная] conforming to a type; representative
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[масштаб] climb up or over; alter according to a standard; estimate or measure; remove in layers
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[подошвы] bottom; underside of foot or shoe or boot; the bottom surface of a plow
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[темы] the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
scoop  Speak Example sentences
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[совок] vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; deep shovel for digging out and dipping; spoon-shaped instrument
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[напряжение] the action of stretching something tight; anxiety; feelings of hostility
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[темы] the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
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[подпись] name written in own handwriting
sector  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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[награды] satisfying return or result; profit, return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement.
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[сектор] a particular aspect of life or activity; a body of people who form part of society or economy
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[очки] ability to see; sight; the vivid mental image
similar  Speak Example sentences
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[] nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness
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[искренние] open and genuine; not deceitful; pure; unmixed
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[Верховный] most outstanding; highest; superior
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[недооценивать] make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
sophisticated  Speak Example sentences
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[темы] the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
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[остроумие] intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand
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[сложные] wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
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[сектор] a particular aspect of life or activity; a body of people who form part of society or economy
spring  Speak Example sentences
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[жилье] a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
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[весна] develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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[остроумие] intellect; mental ability; natural ability to perceive and understand
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[воск] increase gradually in size, number, strength, or intensity; show a progressively larger illuminated area
sting  Speak Example sentences
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[умные] clever; intelligent; showing mental alertness and calculation
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[жало] pierce painfully with sharp-pointed structure or organ; cause to suffer keenly in mind or feelings
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[смысле] faculty through which to know the external world; feeling produced by a stimulus
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[Действительный] logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable
superior  Speak Example sentences
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[Сети] textile fabric; complex, interconnected structure or arrangement; the World Wide Web; radio or television network
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[превосходное] greater rank or station or quality; excellent
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[дразнить] tear into pieces;  raise the fibers of
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[канализационных] a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water; someone who sews
theme  Speak Example sentences
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[Сплит] break apart; cut; divide
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[] nearly corresponding; somewhat like; having a general likeness
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[темы] the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
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[сектор] a particular aspect of life or activity; a body of people who form part of society or economy