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  Academic Words Level 2 - 1 - Matching Quizzes
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adorn  Speak Example sentences
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[выравнивание] arrangement; association; alliance
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[украшают] enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
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[жалобу] expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
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[извиниться] beg pardon; tell someone that you are sorry for having done something
angular  Speak Example sentences
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[угловой] sharp-cornered; consisting of an angle or angles; stiff in manner
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[археология] study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
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[любопытство] desire to know or learn
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[ослепительно] bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting
babysitter  Speak Example sentences
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[няня] a person engaged in caring for children when the parents are not home
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[карьера] profession or occupation; individual's work and life roles over their lifespan
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[жалобу] expression of pain, dissatisfaction, or resentment; criticism
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[украшают] enhance or decorate with or as if with ornaments
balloon  Speak Example sentences
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[высокомерие] overbearing pride; haughtiness; manifest feeling of personal superiority in rank, power, or estimation
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[любопытным] difficult to satisfy; careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to research or inquiry
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[ослепительно] bright or brilliant; extremely attractive or exciting
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[воздушный шар] a large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air
beneath  Speak Example sentences
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[под] lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; below
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[учета] a system that provides quantitative information about finances
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[накопления] increase by natural growth or addition; concentration
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[оценки] act of judging or assessing; amount determined as payable
career  Speak Example sentences
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[отсутствует] go away or leave; missing; not present
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[карьера] profession or occupation; individual's work and life roles over their lifespan
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[континентальном] being or concerning or limited to a continent
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[собор] a large and important church, esp. one that is the center of a large area
carving  Speak Example sentences
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[воздушный шар] a large non-rigid bag filled with gas or heated air
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[кубических] having three dimensions
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[кинжал] knife; a short pointed weapon with sharp edges
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[резьба] cutting away parts to create the desired shape
ceremonial  Speak Example sentences
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[Торжественное] ritual; ceremony or rite
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[под] lower in place, with something directly over or on; under; underneath; below
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[пожаловаться] make a formal accusation; bring a formal charge
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[археология] study of artifacts and relics of early humankind
clarification  Speak Example sentences
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[условные] based upon traditional rules; formed by agreement or compact
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[доброжелательный] generous in providing aid to others; charitable
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[любопытство] desire to know or learn
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[разъяснения] process of making things clearer or easier to understand
coincident  Speak Example sentences
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[совпадают] happening at the same time; simultaneous
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[последовательной] agreeing with itself; coherent; regular
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[резьба] cutting away parts to create the desired shape
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[учета] a system that provides quantitative information about finances