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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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rub  Speak Example sentences
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[превосходное] greater rank or station or quality; excellent
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[якобы] seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
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[недооценивать] make too low an estimate of the quantity; undervalue
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[руб] move over the surface with pressure and friction; spread a substance thinly over
scandal  Speak Example sentences
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[якобы] seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
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[скольжения] move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
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[статуя] sculpture representing a human or animal
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[скандал] a publicized incident that brings about disgrace; damage to reputation by disclosure of improper behavior
setting  Speak Example sentences
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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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[настройки] context and environment in which something is set
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[статуя] sculpture representing a human or animal
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[закуски] eat light informal meal; eat lightly
severe  Speak Example sentences
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[превосходное] greater rank or station or quality; excellent
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[Схема проезда] an elaborate and systematic plan of action; chart or outline of a system or object
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[статуя] sculpture representing a human or animal
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[тяжелой] serious in feeling or manner; not light, lively, or cheerful
snack  Speak Example sentences
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[потрясающий] causing extreme terror; very great; extraordinarily good
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[Транспорт] carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
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[хирург] one who performs manual operations on a patient
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[закуски] eat light informal meal; eat lightly
sort  Speak Example sentences
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[несколько] to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
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[листа] bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece; any broad, thin surface
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[Действительный] logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable
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[рода] kind or species; a class of
stable  Speak Example sentences
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[целевой] reference point to shoot at; goal intended to be attained
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[стабильного] not easily moved or disturbed
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[уязвимых] susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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[якобы] seemingly; believed or reputed to be the case
stress  Speak Example sentences
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[уязвимых] susceptible to wounds; capable of being wounded or hurt
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[скольжения] move smoothly and easily; move out of position; move stealthily
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[Стресс] put special emphasis on; utter with an accent; state of extreme difficulty, pressure, or strain
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[месть] the punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an offense; retribution
surgeon  Speak Example sentences
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[хирург] one who performs manual operations on a patient
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[щит] protective covering or structure; protect; guard
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[Транспорт] carry from one place to another; carry away; deport
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[пощечину] sharp blow from a flat object  as an open hand; smack; sharp insult
swell  Speak Example sentences
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[статуя] sculpture representing a human or animal
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[винт] cause to penetrate with a circular motion; fastener with shank and slotted head
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[зыбь] bulge; expand abnormally; increase in size; become filled with pride or anger
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[значительные] reasonably large; important in effect or meaning