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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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ritual  Speak Example sentences
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[ритуал] procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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[огромный] huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
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[курорт] vacation spot; an act of turning to for assistance
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[тяжелой] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
shelter  Speak Example sentences
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[ритуал] procedure for religious ceremonies; any customary practice
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[терминал] causing or ending in or approaching death; station
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[Стресс] put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
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[жилье] a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
single  Speak Example sentences
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[одного] one only; consisting of one alone; alone; having no companion
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[свидетельство] solemn declaration or affirmation; something that serves as evidence
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[прокрутки] a roll of paper; a writing formed into a roll; schedule or list; mark added to a signature, intended to represent a seal
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[видов] a specific kind of something
sink  Speak Example sentences
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[запасных] give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
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[раковины] fall by, the force of gravity; descend lower; decline gradually; enter deeply
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[Вердикт] findings of a jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion
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[прокрутки] a roll of paper; a writing formed into a roll; schedule or list; mark added to a signature, intended to represent a seal
sketch  Speak Example sentences
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[весна] develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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[эскиз] draw or describe briefly; give the main points; summary of
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[стретч] extend; pull in opposite directions; lie down comfortably
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[зыбь] bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger
spoil  Speak Example sentences
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[поворот] turn in the opposite direction; form into a spiral shape
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[видов] a specific kind of something
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[портить] go bad; rot; decay; become unfit for consumption or use
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[душ] one who shows or exhibits; brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail; bath in which the water is sprayed
spring  Speak Example sentences
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[рода] kind or species; a class of
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[весна] develop suddenly; jump; move forward by leaps and bounds
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[надзиратель] keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
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[тяжелой] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
stress  Speak Example sentences
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[Стресс] put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
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[суд] experiment; an act of testing; examination of evidence to determine the charges or claims
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[запасных] give up what is not strictly needed; hold back from; withhold or avoid; save or relieve from action
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[долины] space between ranges of mountains; area drained or irrigated by a river; internal angle formed by the intersection
suck  Speak Example sentences
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[сосать] draw liquid into the mouth; take in;  draw something by vacuum
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[надзиратель] keeper; guardian; watchman; an officer who keeps or guards
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[душ] one who shows or exhibits; brief fall of precipitation, such as rain, hail; bath in which the water is sprayed
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[тяжелой] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
surgery  Speak Example sentences
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[операции] medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
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[сосать] draw liquid into the mouth; take in;  draw something by vacuum
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[Вердикт] findings of a jury on issues of fact for decision; judgment or opinion
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[ругаться] affirm or utter a solemn declaration; make a promise or resolve on oath