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  Academic Words Level 1 - 4 - Matching Quizzes
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ridiculous  Speak Example sentences
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[бродить] move about without a definite destination or purpose; range about; stroll; go away; depart
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[смешно] completely lacking wisdom or good sense
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[традиционная] conforming to a type; representative
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[закуски] eat light informal meal; eat lightly
seal  Speak Example sentences
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[печать] middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
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[брызги] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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[восстановления] give or bring back; return to its original condition
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[закуски] eat light informal meal; eat lightly
sheet  Speak Example sentences
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[листа] bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece; any broad, thin surface
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[Вице] moral fault or failing; evil, degrading, or immoral practice or habit; physical defect or weakness
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[несколько] to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
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[нуля] cut the surface of; cause friction
sophisticated  Speak Example sentences
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[огромный] huge; capable of making one tremble; terrible
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[духовной] not tangible or material; belonging to religion; sacred; supernatural
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[крушение] destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully
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[сложные] wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
spray  Speak Example sentences
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[брызги] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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[печать] middle size aquatic mammal; stamp used for authentication or security
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[разведчик] find paths through unexplored territory
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[расстройство] concerned by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
stake  Speak Example sentences
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[доля] money risked on a gamble; pole set up to mark something; right or legal share of something
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[разведчик] find paths through unexplored territory
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[ткани] groups of cells that make particular parts of the body; soft, thin paper
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[несколько] to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
surgeon  Speak Example sentences
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[хирург] one who performs manual operations on a patient
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[несколько] to some extent or degree; rather; a bit; slightly
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[сложные] wide-ranging knowledge; intricate; intellectually appealing
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[туннель] a passageway through or under something, usually underground
surgery  Speak Example sentences
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[слабину] area of still water; lack of tension; cord, rope, or cable that is hanging loosely; unused capacity; casual trousers
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[сессии] the meeting devoted to a particular activity; time for school to hold classes
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[след] path or track roughly through a wild or hilly country; overland route
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[операции] medical treatment that involves cutting open a person's body
swamp  Speak Example sentences
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[болото] low land that is seasonally flooded; low land region saturated with water
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[традиционная] conforming to a type; representative
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[Сплит] break apart; cut; divide
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[источника] point of origin, such as spring, of stream or river; one that causes, creates, or initiates
theme  Speak Example sentences
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[темы] the subject of conversation or discussion; topic; essay
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[листа] bed linen consisting of a large rectangular piece; any broad, thin surface
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[брызги] a mass of very small drops of liquid carried in the air
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[крушение] destruction; destroy; smash or break forcefully